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Elspeth Guthrie publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elspeth Guthrie sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 160 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Elspeth Guthrie D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elspeth Guthrie sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Elspeth Guthrie is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and psychology, with significant contributions to subfields such as clinical psychology, social psychology, gastroenterology, psychiatry and mental health, and emergency medicine.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to gastrointestinal disorders, mental health treatment, and emergency care. Notable recent papers include:

  • Amitriptyline at Low-Dose and Titrated for Irritable Bowel Syndrome as Second-Line Treatment in primary care (ATLANTIS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial (2023) published in The Lancet
  • A Novel Method to Classify and Subgroup Patients With IBS Based on Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Psychological Profiles (2020) published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Factors associated with lower disease-specific and generic health-related quality of life in Rome IV irritable bowel syndrome (2022) published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Anxiety-related factors associated with symptom severity in irritable bowel syndrome (2020) published in Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • What helps people to reduce or stop self-harm? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of first-hand accounts (2022) published in Journal of Public Health

Frequent co-authors in Guthrie's work include:

  • Alexander C. Ford
  • Allan House
  • Daniel Romeu
  • Amanda Farrin
  • Alexandra Wright-Hughes

Guthrie's publications appear frequently in several journals, reflecting their interdisciplinary approach. Key publication venues include:

  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • BJPsych Open
  • BMJ Open
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Health Technology Assessment

The main topics addressed in their work span multiple areas of health research:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

This spectrum of topics highlights Guthrie's focus on the intersection of mental and physical health, especially relating to gastrointestinal conditions and psychological impacts.

Best Publications

  • Psychological stress and burnout in medical students: a five-year prospective longitudinal study:

    E Guthrie;D Black;H Bagalkote;C Shaw

  • A controlled trial of psychological treatment for the irritable bowel syndrome.

    Elspeth Guthrie;Francis Creed;David Dawson;Barbara Tomenson

  • The cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy and paroxetine for severe irritable bowel syndrome.

    Francis Creed;Lakshmi Fernandes;Elspeth Guthrie;Stephen Palmer

  • Embarking upon a medical career: psychological morbidity in first year medical students

    E A Guthrie;D Black;C M Shaw;J Hamilton

  • Randomised controlled trial of brief psychological intervention after deliberate self poisoning.

    Elspeth Guthrie;Navneet Kapur;Kevin Mackway-Jones;Carolyn Chew-Graham

  • Gender, age, society, culture, and the patient's perspective in the functional gastrointestinal disorders.

    Lin Chang;Brenda B. Toner;Brenda B. Toner;Shin Fukudo;Elspeth Guthrie

  • Psychological disorder and severity of inflammatory bowel disease predict health-related quality of life in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

    Elspeth Guthrie;Judy Jackson;Jon Shaffer;David Thompson

  • Bi-directionality of Brain–Gut Interactions in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    David J. Gracie;David J. Gracie;Elspeth A. Guthrie;P. John Hamlin;P. John Hamlin;Alexander C. Ford;Alexander C. Ford

  • Health-related quality of life and health care costs in severe, refractory irritable bowel syndrome.

    Francis Creed;Joy Ratcliffe;Lakshmi Fernandez;Barbara Tomenson

  • A randomized controlled trial of psychotherapy in patients with chronic functional dyspepsia.

    Jane Hamilton;Elspeth Guthrie;Francis Creed;David Thompson

  • Is there a better term than "medically unexplained symptoms"?

    Francis Creed;Elspeth Guthrie;Per Fink;Peter Henningsen

  • A randomised controlled trial of psychotherapy in patients with refractory irritable bowel syndrome.

    Elspeth Guthrie;Francis Creed;David Dawson;Barbara Tomenson

  • Cost-effectiveness of brief psychodynamic-interpersonal therapy in high utilizers of psychiatric services.

    Elspeth Guthrie;James Moorey;Frank Margison;Helen Barker

  • Functional bowel disorders - A multicenter comparison of health status and development of illness severity index

    Douglas A. Drossman;Zhiming Li;Brenda B. Toner;Nicholas E. Diamant

  • Depression and anxiety predict health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Amy Blakemore;Chris Dickens;Elspeth Guthrie;Peter Bower

  • Psychological factors in the irritable bowel syndrome.

    F Creed;E Guthrie

  • Management of deliberate self poisoning in adults in four teaching hospitals: descriptive study.

    Navneet Kapur;Allan House;Francis Creed;Eleanor Feldman

  • Brief psychodynamic interpersonal psychotherapy for patients with multisomatoform disorder: randomised controlled trial

    Heribert Sattel;Claas Lahmann;Harald Gündel;Elspeth Guthrie

  • Centrally Mediated Disorders of Gastrointestinal Pain

    Laurie Keefer;Douglas A. Drossman;Elspeth Guthrie;Magnus Simrén

  • Cluster analysis of symptoms and health seeking behaviour differentiates subgroups of patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome

    E Guthrie;FH Creed;L Fernandes;J Ratcliffe

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Thompson
David G. Thompson University of Manchester
Peter Salmon
Peter Salmon University of Liverpool
Thomas Hyphantis
Thomas Hyphantis University of Ioannina
Chris Dickens
Chris Dickens University of Exeter
Mike J. Crawford
Mike J. Crawford Imperial College London
Peter Henningsen
Peter Henningsen Technical University of Munich
Brenda B. Toner
Brenda B. Toner University of Toronto
Peter A. Coventry
Peter A. Coventry University of York
Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis
Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Laurie Keefer
Laurie Keefer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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