2026 J. Christopher Muran: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	43	7153	6669	3868	3515	150	10073

Research.com Recognitions

2007 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

J. Christopher Muran is affiliated with Adelphi University in the United States and focuses primarily on the field of Psychology, with a particular emphasis on Clinical Psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, Epidemiology, and Surgery, demonstrating a diverse academic interest.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics:

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Psychiatric care and mental health services
Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

J. Christopher Muran has published extensively, with notable papers including:

The reciprocal relationship between alliance and early treatment symptoms: A two-stage individual participant data meta-analysis., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
One more time with less jargon: An introduction to "Rupture Repair in Practice", 2021, Journal of Clinical Psychology
Commentary: Rupture repair as a transtheoretical corrective experience, 2021, Journal of Clinical Psychology
Broadening the evidentiary basis for clinical practice guidelines: Recommendations from qualitative psychotherapy researchers., 2024, American Psychologist
Comparing the interpersonal profiles of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder: Are there homogeneous profiles or interpersonal subtypes?, 2020, Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment

The frequent co-authors who collaborate with Muran include:

Catherine F. Eubanks
Lisa Wallner Samstag
Lauren M. Lipner
Adelya Urmanche
James H. MacDonald

Publications appear regularly in established venues such as:

Journal of Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy Research
Psychotherapy
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

In addition to journal articles, Muran has contributed to book literature with two publications from the American Psychological Association:

Therapist performance under pressure: Negotiating emotion, difference, and rupture., 2020
Alliance-focused training: An evidence-based guide to negotiating ruptures in therapy., 2025

The academic career includes recognition as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), awarded in 2007.

Best Publications

Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran

2396
Citations
Repairing alliance ruptures.

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran;Catherine Eubanks-Carter

1024
Citations
The Resolution of Ruptures in the Therapeutic Alliance.

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran

906
Citations
Resolving therapeutic alliance ruptures: Diversity and integration

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran

443
Citations
Alliance rupture repair: A meta-analysis.

Catherine F. Eubanks;J. Christopher Muran;Jeremy D. Safran

400
Citations
Has the concept of the therapeutic alliance outlived its usefulness

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran

367
Citations
Short-term psychotherapy of personality disorders.

Winston A;Laikin M;Pollack J;Samstag Lw

362
Citations
Patient pretreatment interpersonal problems and therapeutic alliance in short-term cognitive therapy.

J. Christopher Muran;Zindel V. Segal;Lisa Wallner Samstag;Cynthia E. Crawford

350
Citations
Resolving therapeutic alliance ruptures: A task analytic investigation.

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran;Lisa Wallner Samstag

324
Citations
Early Identification of Treatment Failures in Short-Term Psychotherapy: An Assessment of Therapeutic Alliance and Interpersonal Behavior

L W Samstag;S T Batchelder;J C Muran;J D Safran

309
Citations
Evaluating an alliance-focused treatment for personality disorders.

J. Christopher Muran;Jeremy D. Safran;Lisa Wallner Samstag;Arnold Winston

295
Citations
The relationship of early alliance ruptures and their resolution to process and outcome in three time-limited psychotherapies for personality disorders

J. Christopher Muran;Jeremy D. Safran;Bernard S. Gorman;Lisa Wallner Samstag

290
Citations
The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice

J. Christopher Muran;Jacques P. Barber

233
Citations
Evaluating alliance-focused intervention for potential treatment failures: A feasibility study and descriptive analysis.

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran;Lisa Wallner Samstag;Arnold Winston

194
Citations
Research on psychotherapy integration: Building on the past, looking to the future

Louis G. Castonguay;Catherine F. Eubanks;Marvin R. Goldfried;J. Christopher Muran

192
Citations
The relationship between alliance and outcome: Analysis of a two-person perspective on alliance and session outcome.

Sigal Zilcha-Mano;J. Christopher Muran;Clara Hungr;Catherine F. Eubanks

159
Citations
Linking in-session change to overall outcome in short-term cognitive therapy.

J. Christopher Muran;Bernard S. Gorman;Jeremy D. Safran;Lynne Twining

140
Citations
The reciprocal relationship between alliance and early treatment symptoms: A two-stage individual participant data meta-analysis.

Christoph Flückiger;Julian Rubel;A. C. Del Re;Adam O. Horvath

138
Citations
Patient pretreatment interpersonal problems and therapeutic alliance in short-term cognitive therapy.

Unknown

136
Citations
Levels and patterns of the therapeutic alliance in brief psychotherapy.

Christopher L. Stevens;J. Christopher Muran;Jeremy D. Safran;Bernard S. Gorman

134
Citations
Alliance-focused training.

Catherine Eubanks-Carter;J. Christopher Muran;Jeremy D. Safran

134
Citations
Repairing alliance ruptures.

Unknown

124
Citations
The therapeutic alliance in brief psychotherapy: General principles.

Jeremy D. Safran;J. Christopher Muran

114
Citations
Therapist mindfulness, alliance and treatment outcome

Anjanette Ryan;Jeremy D Safran;Jennifer M Doran;J Christopher Muran

107
Citations
Rupture Resolution Rating System (3RS): Development and validation.

Catherine F Eubanks;Jessica Lubitz;J Christopher Muran;Jeremy D Safran

106
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy D. Safran New School

Louis G. Castonguay Pennsylvania State University

Sigal Zilcha-Mano University of Haifa

Jacques P. Barber Adelphi University

Zindel V. Segal University of Toronto

Jeffrey A. Hayes Pennsylvania State University

Marvin R. Goldfried Stony Brook University

Lynne Angus York University

Nicholas Ladany Lehigh University

Mark J. Hilsenroth Adelphi University

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