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122
Citations
133012
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233
National Ranking
148

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.

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31 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.

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.

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30 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.

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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