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Ioana A. Cristea

Ioana A. Cristea

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4086 3773 43 41 135 9807

Ioana A. Cristea publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ioana A. Cristea between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ioana A. Cristea published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2025. 36 of the 185 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2025. 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 25 publications
2008 2025

185 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ioana A. Cristea: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 2
2009 0
2010 0
2011 3
2012 5
2013 5
2014 6
2015 11
2016 14
2017 12
2018 16
2019 16
2020 13
2021 24
2022 13
2023 9
2024 11
2025 25
Total 185
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Ioana A. Cristea 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 Ioana A. Cristea sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 135 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 135
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Ioana A. Cristea 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 Ioana A. Cristea sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269 44
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Ioana A. Cristea is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and medicine, with significant contributions to the fields of clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, pharmacology, applied psychology, and statistics, probability, and uncertainty.

Their scholarly work centers on topics related to mental health research, treatment of major depression, digital mental health interventions, and meta-analysis and systematic reviews. Additional areas of study include anxiety, depression, psychometrics, cognitive processes, mental health treatment and access, and psychedelics and drug studies.

Recent notable publications by Ioana A. Cristea include:

  • "Digital interventions for the treatment of depression: A meta-analytic review." (2021) Psychological Bulletin
  • "Psychotherapies for depression: a network meta-analysis covering efficacy, acceptability and long-term outcomes of all main treatment types" (2021) World Psychiatry
  • "The efficacy of mindfulness meditation apps in enhancing users' well-being and mental health related outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" (2020) Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depressive disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis" (2020) The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Frequent collaborators in Ioana A. Cristea's research include Florian Naudet, Pim Cuijpers, Clara Miguel, Eirini Karyotaki, and John P. A. Ioannidis.

Their work is published in a variety of academic venues, with the most frequent being:

  • The Lancet Psychiatry
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • European Psychiatry

Ioana A. Cristea's research integrates meta-analytical methods with clinical practice insights, particularly targeting the efficacy and acceptability of interventions for depression and related mental health conditions.

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of Psychotherapies for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Ioana A. Cristea;Claudio Gentili;Carmen D. Cotet;Daniela Palomba

  • Efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depression: meta-analysis

    Ioana A Cristea;Ioana A Cristea;Robin N Kok;Robin N Kok;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers

  • How effective are cognitive behavior therapies for major depression and anxiety disorders? A meta-analytic update of the evidence

    Pim Cuijpers;Ioana A. Cristea;Eirini Karyotaki;Mirjam Reijnders

  • Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is the Current Gold Standard of Psychotherapy.

    Daniel David;Ioana Cristea;Stefan G. Hofmann

  • Assessing scientists for hiring, promotion, and tenure.

    David Moher;David Moher;Florian Naudet;Florian Naudet;Ioana A. Cristea;Ioana A. Cristea;Frank Miedema

  • Pre-post effect sizes should be avoided in meta-analyses.

    P Cuijpers;E Weitz;I A Cristea;J Twisk

  • Psychotherapies for depression: a network meta-analysis covering efficacy, acceptability and long-term outcomes of all main treatment types.

    Pim Cuijpers;Soledad Quero;Hisashi Noma;Marketa Ciharova

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Mental Health Problems: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Tara Donker;Myrna M. Weissman;Paula Ravitz

  • The effectiveness of virtual reality based interventions for symptoms of anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis.

    Liviu A. Fodor;Carmen D. Coteț;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Ștefan Szamoskozi

  • The efficacy of mindfulness meditation apps in enhancing users' well-being and mental health related outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Éva Gál;Simona Ștefan;Ioana A. Cristea

  • Efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depressive disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

    Liviu A Fodor;Raluca Georgescu;Pim Cuijpers;Ştefan Szamoskozi

  • Baseline Depression Severity as Moderator of Depression Outcomes Between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis.

    Erica S. Weitz;Steven D. Hollon;Jos Twisk;Annemieke van Straten

  • Data sharing and reanalysis of randomized controlled trials in leading biomedical journals with a full data sharing policy: survey of studies published in The BMJ and PLOS Medicine .

    Florian Naudet;Charlotte Sakarovitch;Perrine Janiaud;Ioana Cristea;Ioana Cristea

  • The Effectiveness of Cognitive Bias Modification Interventions for Substance Addictions: A Meta-Analysis

    Ioana A. Cristea;Ioana A. Cristea;Robin N. Kok;Pim Cuijpers

  • The effects of cognitive behavior therapy for adult depression on dysfunctional thinking: A meta-analysis

    Ioana A. Cristea;Ioana A. Cristea;Marcus J.H. Huibers;Daniel David;Steven D. Hollon

  • Beyond emotions: A meta-analysis of neural response within face processing system in social anxiety

    Claudio Gentili;Ioana Alina Cristea;Mike Angstadt;Heide Klumpp

  • PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS: A METAANALYSIS.

    Pim Cuijpers;Ioana A. Cristea;Ioana A. Cristea;David D. Ebert;Hans M. Koot

  • Practitioner Review: Cognitive bias modification for mental health problems in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.

    Ioana A. Cristea;Ioana A. Cristea;Cristina Mogoașe;Daniel David;Daniel David;Pim Cuijpers

  • Gender as predictor and moderator of outcome in cognitive behavior therapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression: an "individual patient data" meta-analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Erica Weitz;Jos Twisk;Christine Kuehner

  • Component studies of psychological treatments of adult depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Ioana A Cristea;Eirini Karyotaki;Mirjam Reijnders

Frequent Co-Authors

Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Daniel David
Daniel David Babeș-Bolyai University
Eirini Karyotaki
Eirini Karyotaki Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pietro Pietrini
Pietro Pietrini IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
John P. A. Ioannidis
John P. A. Ioannidis Stanford University
Steven D. Hollon
Steven D. Hollon Vanderbilt University
Emiliano Ricciardi
Emiliano Ricciardi IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Gaetano Valenza
Gaetano Valenza University of Pisa
Marcus J.H. Huibers
Marcus J.H. Huibers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jos W. R. Twisk
Jos W. R. Twisk Amsterdam UMC

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