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Susan M. Johnson

Susan M. Johnson

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
61
Citations
14083
World Ranking
3383
National Ranking
213

Susan M. Johnson 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 Susan M. Johnson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 178 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan M. Johnson 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 Susan M. Johnson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Susan M. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and medicine, with a particular focus on social and clinical psychology. Their research spans areas such as attachment and relationship dynamics, family support in illness, psychotherapy techniques, mental health treatment access, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Their recent papers include:

  • Emotionally focused therapy: Attachment, connection, and health (2021) in Current Opinion in Psychology
  • A review of the research during 2010-2019 on evidence-based treatments for couple relationship distress (2021) in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
  • Learning a new way of living together: a qualitative study exploring the relationship changes and intervention needs of patients with cardiovascular disease and their partners (2020) in BMJ Open
  • A pilot multi-centre prospective randomised controlled trial of RECELL for the treatment of venous leg ulcers (2020) in International Wound Journal
  • Practicing Emotionally Focused Therapy online: Calling all relationships (2021) in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Susan M. Johnson's frequent co-authors include Paul S. Greenman, Stephanie A. Wiebe, Robert Allan, Giorgio A. Tasca, and Heather Tulloch.

They have published multiple works in the following venues:

  • Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
  • Cureus
  • Current Opinion in Psychology
  • BMJ Open
  • International Wound Journal

Johnson has also authored a book titled La pratique de la thérapie de couple centrée sur l'émotion, 3e édition, published by Presses de l'Université du Québec eBooks in 2022.

Their research topics primarily cover:

  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships

Susan M. Johnson was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Emotionally focused therapy for couples

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Susan M. Johnson

  • The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection

    Susan M. Johnson

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Status and Challenges

    Susan M. Johnson;John Hunsley;Leslie Greenberg;Dwavne Schindler

  • RESEARCH ON THE TREATMENT OF COUPLE DISTRESS

    Jay L. Lebow;Anthony L. Chambers;Andrew Christensen;Susan M. Johnson

  • Attachment injuries in couple relationships: a new perspective on impasses in couples therapy.

    Susan M. Johnson;Judy A. Makinen;John W. Millikin

  • PREDICTORS OF SUCCESS IN EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED MARITAL THERAPY

    Susan M. Johnson;E. Talitman

  • Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds

    Susan M. Johnson

  • Differential effects of experiential and problem-solving interventions in resolving marital conflict.

    Susan M. Johnson;Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Resolving attachment injuries in couples using emotionally focused therapy: steps toward forgiveness and reconciliation.

    Judy A. Makinen;Susan M. Johnson

  • THE “COMING OF AGE” OF COUPLE THERAPY: A DECADE REVIEW

    Susan Johnson;Jay Lebow

  • Selecting the Best Items for a Short-Form of the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire

    Marie-France Lafontaine;Audrey Brassard;Yvan Lussier;Pierre Valois

  • RELATING PROCESS TO OUTCOME IN MARITAL THERAPY

    Susan M. Johnson;L. S. Greenberg

  • Attachment processes in couple and family therapy

    Susan M. Johnson;Valerie E. Whiffen

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: An Outcome Study.

    Susan M. Johnson;Leslie S. Greenberg

  • A Review of the Research in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples.

    Stephanie A. Wiebe;Susan M. Johnson

  • Emotionally focused marital intervention for couples with chronically ill children.

    Jan Gordon Walker;Susan Johnson;Ian Manion;Paula Cloutier

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples in the Treatment of Depression: A Pilot Study

    Andre Dessaulles;Susan M. Johnson;Wayne H. Denton

  • The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

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  • Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors.

    Heather B. MacIntosh;Susan Johnson

  • Changes in Relationship-Specific Attachment in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

    Melissa Burgess Moser;Susan M. Johnson;Tracy L. Dalgleish;Marie-France Lafontaine

  • CREATING HEALING RELATIONSHIPS FOR COUPLES DEALING WITH TRAUMA: THE USE OF EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED MARITAL THERAPY

    Susan M. Johnson;Lyn Williams-Keeler

  • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

    Susan M. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie S. Greenberg
Leslie S. Greenberg York University
Giorgio A. Tasca
Giorgio A. Tasca University of Ottawa
Marie-France Lafontaine
Marie-France Lafontaine University of Ottawa
Ian Manion
Ian Manion University of Ottawa
Valerie E. Whiffen
Valerie E. Whiffen University of Ottawa
Jay L. Lebow
Jay L. Lebow Northwestern University
Zul Merali
Zul Merali University of Ottawa
Dean M. Busby
Dean M. Busby Brigham Young University
James A. Coan
James A. Coan University of Virginia
Catherine C. Classen
Catherine C. Classen University of Toronto

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