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John Torous 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 John Torous sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 473 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Torous 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 John Torous sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Torous is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of psychology, with particular emphasis on applied psychology, general health professions, experimental and cognitive psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and social psychology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

John Torous has been a frequent contributor to several academic journals and publication venues. Notable venues with multiple publications include:

  • JMIR Mental Health
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • npj Digital Medicine
  • World Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia Research

Among their recent papers are:

  • A meta-review of "lifestyle psychiatry": the role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders, 2020, World Psychiatry
  • Digital Mental Health and COVID-19: Using Technology Today to Accelerate the Curve on Access and Quality Tomorrow, 2020, JMIR Mental Health
  • The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality, 2021, World Psychiatry
  • Social Media and Mental Health: Benefits, Risks, and Opportunities for Research and Practice, 2020, Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
  • Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health Care: Clinical Applications, Barriers, Facilitators, and Artificial Wisdom, 2021, Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Joseph Firth
  • Matcheri S. Keshavan
  • Erica Camacho
  • John A. Naslund
  • Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta

Best Publications

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Najma Siddiqi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Dan J Siskind

  • The efficacy of smartphone-based mental health interventions for depressive symptoms: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Joseph Firth;John B Torous;Jennifer Nicholas;Rebekah Carney

  • The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality.

    John Torous;Sandra Bucci;Imogen H Bell;Lars V Kessing

  • A meta-review of "lifestyle psychiatry": the role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Marco Solmi;Robyn E Wootton;Davy Vancampfort

  • Digital Mental Health and COVID-19: Using Technology Today to Accelerate the Curve on Access and Quality Tomorrow

    John Torous;Keris Jän Myrick;Natali Rauseo-Ricupero;Joseph Firth

  • Chatbots and Conversational Agents in Mental Health: A Review of the Psychiatric Landscape:

    Aditya Nrusimha Vaidyam;Hannah Wisniewski;John David Halamka;Matcheri S. Kashavan

  • Clinical review of user engagement with mental health smartphone apps: evidence, theory and improvements.

    John Torous;Jennifer Nicholas;Mark E Larsen;Mark E Larsen;Joseph Firth

  • New Tools for New Research in Psychiatry: A Scalable and Customizable Platform to Empower Data Driven Smartphone Research.

    John Torous;Mathew V Kiang;Jeanette Lorme;Jukka-Pekka Onnela

  • Can smartphone mental health interventions reduce symptoms of anxiety? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Joseph Firth;John Torous;Jennifer Nicholas;Rebekah Carney

  • The "online brain": how the Internet may be changing our cognition

    Joseph Firth;John B Torous;Brendon Stubbs;Josh A Firth

  • Social Media and Mental Health: Benefits, Risks, and Opportunities for Research and Practice.

    John A. Naslund;Ameya Bondre;John Torous;Kelly A. Aschbrenner

  • Dropout rates in clinical trials of smartphone apps for depressive symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    John Torous;Jessica Lipschitz;Michelle Ng;Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth

  • Relapse prediction in schizophrenia through digital phenotyping: a pilot study.

    Ian Barnett;John Torous;Patrick Staples;Luis Sandoval

  • Mobile Phone Ownership and Endorsement of “mHealth” Among People With Psychosis: A Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies

    Joseph Firth;Jack Cotter;John Torous;Sandra Bucci

  • Needed Innovation in Digital Health and Smartphone Applications for Mental Health: Transparency and Trust

    John Torous;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health Care: Clinical Applications, Barriers, Facilitators, and Artificial Wisdom.

    Ellen E. Lee;John Torous;Munmun De Choudhury;Colin A. Depp

  • The WPA-Lancet Psychiatry Commission on the Future of Psychiatry

    Dinesh Bhugra;Dinesh Bhugra;Allan Tasman;Soumitra Pathare;Stefan Priebe

  • Towards a consensus around standards for smartphone apps and digital mental health

    John Torous;Gerhard Andersson;Andrew Bertagnoli;Helen Christensen

  • Using science to sell apps: Evaluation of mental health app store quality claims

    Mark Erik Larsen;Kit Huckvale;Jennifer Nicholas;Jennifer Nicholas;John Torous

  • Smartphone ownership and interest in mobile applications to monitor symptoms of mental health conditions.

    John Torous;Rohn Friedman;Matcheri Keshavan

  • Smartphone Apps for Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review

    Joseph Firth;John B Torous

  • New dimensions and new tools to realize the potential of RDoC: digital phenotyping via smartphones and connected devices

    John B. Torous;J-P Onnela;Matcheri S Keshavan

Frequent Co-Authors

Matcheri S. Keshavan
Matcheri S. Keshavan Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Joseph Firth
Joseph Firth University of Manchester
Jukka-Pekka Onnela
Jukka-Pekka Onnela Harvard University
Helen Christensen
Helen Christensen University of New South Wales
Catherine M. DesRoches
Catherine M. DesRoches Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Theodore D. Cosco
Theodore D. Cosco University of Oxford
Jennifer Nicholas
Jennifer Nicholas London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
John A. Naslund
John A. Naslund Harvard University
Munmun De Choudhury
Munmun De Choudhury Georgia Institute of Technology
Laura Weiss Roberts
Laura Weiss Roberts Stanford University

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