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James O. Prochaska

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 122 233 148 344 133012

James O. Prochaska publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James O. Prochaska between 1971 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James O. Prochaska published across 51 years, from 1971 to 2021, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2006. 11 of the 370 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2006. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 5 publications
1971 2021

370 publications in total across all disciplines

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James O. Prochaska: publications per year, 1971 to 2021
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 2
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 10
1983 8
1984 7
1985 8
1986 7
1987 1
1988 5
1989 3
1990 3
1991 8
1992 11
1993 10
1994 12
1995 13
1996 10
1997 8
1998 8
1999 16
2000 8
2001 14
2002 2
2003 7
2004 10
2005 9
2006 22
2007 7
2008 14
2009 3
2010 13
2011 9
2012 12
2013 19
2014 8
2015 16
2016 9
2017 5
2018 7
2019 7
2020 6
2021 5
Total 370
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James O. Prochaska publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James O. Prochaska sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–350 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 344 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85 344
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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James O. Prochaska D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James O. Prochaska sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 122–123 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24 122
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

James O. Prochaska was affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States. Their research primarily focused on medicine and psychology, with notable contributions to both general and specialized areas within these disciplines.

Their work covered subfields such as General Health Professions, Oncology, Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Philosophy. Central research topics included cancer survivorship and care, behavioral health and interventions, mental health research topics, mental health and psychiatry, empathy and medical education, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, and health and wellbeing research.

Among their recent papers were:

  • "A philosophy of health: life as reality, health as a universal value," 2020, Palgrave Communications
  • "Development and Implementation of a Psychological Service for Patients With Cancer," 2020, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
  • "Identifying patient-level factors associated with interest in psychosocial services during cancer: A brief report," 2020, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
  • "An adaptive behavioral immune system: a model of population health behavior," 2021, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • "Managing Stress Effectively: A Longitudinal Transtheoretical Comparison of Successful Changers, Relapsers, and Non-Changers," 2021, Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent collaborators throughout their career included Joseph S. Rossi, Miryam Yusufov, Colleen A. Redding, Julian M. Saad, and Lawrence C. Grebstein.

The recurring venues for their publications were:

  • Palgrave Communications
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
  • Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • Research Square (Research Square)

James O. Prochaska was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • In Search of How People Change: Applications to Addictive Behaviors

    James O. Prochaska;Carlo C. DiClemente;John C. Norcross

  • Stages and processes of self-change of smoking : toward an integrative model of change

    James O. Prochaska;Carlo C. DiClemente

  • The Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change

    James O. Prochaska;Wayne F. Velicer

  • Transtheoretical therapy: Toward a more integrative model of change.

    James O. Prochaska;Carlo C. DiClemente

  • The transtheoretical approach: Crossing traditional boundaries of therapy

    James O. Prochaska

  • Stages of change and decisional balance for 12 problem behaviors

    James O. Prochaska;Wayne F. Velicer;Joseph S. Rossi;Michael G. Goldstein

  • The Process of Smoking Cessation: An Analysis of Precontemplation, Contemplation, and Preparation Stages of Change.

    Carlo C. DiClemente;James O. Prochaska;Scott K. Fairhurst;Wayne F. Velicer

  • Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis

    James O. Prochaska;John C. Norcross

  • Changing for Good

    James O. Prochaska;John C. Norcross;Carlo C. DiClemente

  • Stages of change in the modification of problem behaviors.

    J O Prochaska;C C DiClemente

  • Toward a Comprehensive Model of Change

    James O. Prochaska;Carlo C. Diclemente

  • The transtheoretical model and stages of change.

    James O. Prochaska;Colleen A. Redding;Kerry E. Evers

  • Stages of change in psychotherapy: Measurement and sample profiles.

    Eileen A. McConnaughy;James O. Prochaska;Wayne F. Velicer

  • The transtheoretical approach

    James O. Prochaska;Carlo C. DiClemente

  • Measuring processes of change: applications to the cessation of smoking.

    James O. Prochaska;Wayne F. Velicer;Carlo C. DiClemente;Joseph Fava

  • Self-change and therapy change of smoking behavior: A comparison of processes of change in cessation and maintenance

    Carlo C. DiClemente;James O. Prochaska

  • Decisional balance measure for assessing and predicting smoking status.

    Wayne F. Velicer;Carlo C. DiClemente;James O. Prochaska;Nancy Brandenburg

  • Stages of change

    John C. Norcross;Paul M. Krebs;James O. Prochaska

  • Relapse situations and self-efficacy: An integrative model☆☆☆

    Wayne F. Velicer;Carlo C. Diclemente;Joseph S. Rossi;James O. Prochaska

  • Standardized, individualized, interactive, and personalized self-help programs for smoking cessation.

    James O. Prochaska;Carlo C. DiClemente;Wayne F. Velicer;Joseph S. Rossi

Frequent Co-Authors

Wayne F. Velicer
Wayne F. Velicer University of Rhode Island
Joseph S. Rossi
Joseph S. Rossi University of Rhode Island
Colleen A. Redding
Colleen A. Redding University of Rhode Island
John C. Norcross
John C. Norcross University of Scranton
Carlo C. DiClemente
Carlo C. DiClemente University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Joseph L. Fava
Joseph L. Fava Brown University
Gregory J. Norman
Gregory J. Norman Dexcom (United States)
Alexander V. Prokhorov
Alexander V. Prokhorov The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Judith J. Prochaska
Judith J. Prochaska Stanford University
David B. Abrams
David B. Abrams New York University

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Hein de Vries

Hein de Vries

Maastricht University

Publications: 174

Bess H. Marcus

Bess H. Marcus

Brown University

Publications: 144

Johannes Brug

Johannes Brug

Utrecht University

Publications: 103

Ulrich John

Ulrich John

Greifswald University Hospital

Publications: 94

Carlo C. DiClemente

Carlo C. DiClemente

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Publications: 85

Claudio R. Nigg

Claudio R. Nigg

University of Bern

Publications: 75

Beth C. Bock

Beth C. Bock

Brown University

Publications: 73

Russell E. Glasgow

Russell E. Glasgow

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Publications: 71

Judith J. Prochaska

Judith J. Prochaska

Stanford University

Publications: 69

Ryan E. Rhodes

Ryan E. Rhodes

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Publications: 68

David B. Abrams

David B. Abrams

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Publications: 66

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Ron Borland

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Hans-Jürgen Rumpf

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Publications: 60

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