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85
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39641
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1166
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Thomas D. Borkovec 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 Thomas D. Borkovec 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.

Thomas D. Borkovec 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 Thomas D. Borkovec sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas D. Borkovec was affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research contributions primarily focused on psychology, with interdisciplinary connections to medicine.

The main fields of study attributed to their work included:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these domains, their subfields of research comprised:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

Their scientific investigations addressed several main topics, notably:

  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Mental Health Research Topics

Thomas D. Borkovec contributed to peer-reviewed literature with publications in recognized venues. One documented paper includes:

  • "The effects of verbal and imaginal worry on panic symptoms during an interoceptive exposure task," published in 2020 in Behaviour Research and Therapy

Collaborations with other researchers were part of their academic work. One frequent co-author was Evelyn Behar.

Research outputs were primarily published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy.

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of the penn state worry questionnaire

    T.J. Meyer;M.L. Miller;R.L. Metzger;Thomas D. Borkovec

  • Psychometric properties of the credibility/expectancy questionnaire.

    Grant J. Devilly;Thomas D. Borkovec

  • Preliminary exploration of worry: Some characteristics and processes

    T.D. Borkovec;Elwood Robinson;Thomas Pruzinsky;James A. DePree

  • Credibility of analogue therapy rationales

    Unknown

  • Autonomic characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder and worry.

    Julian F. Thayer;Bruce H. Friedman;Thomas D. Borkovec

  • Worry: A cognitive phenomenon intimately linked to affective, physiological, and interpersonal behavioral processes.

    T. D. Borkovec;William J. Ray;Joachim Stober

  • Avoidance Theory of Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

    Thomas D. Borkovec;Oscar M. Alcaine;Evelyn Behar

  • Efficacy of Applied Relaxation and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    T. D. Borkovec;Ellen Costello

  • A component analysis of cognitive-behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder and the role of interpersonal problems

    T. D. Borkovec;Michelle G. Newman;Aaron L. Pincus;Richard Lytle

  • The nature of worry in generalized anxiety disorder : a predominance of thought activity

    T.D. Borkovec;Jonathan Inz

  • Perceived functions of worry among generalized anxiety disorder subjects: Distraction from more emotionally distressing topics?

    T.D. Borkovec;Lizabeth Roemer

  • The Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric properties and associated characteristics.

    Silvia Molina;T. D. Borkovec

  • The nature, functions, and origins of worry.

    T. D. Borkovec

  • The effects of worry and rumination on affect states and cognitive activity.

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Thomas D. Borkovec;Nicholas J. Sibrava

  • Psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder.

    Thomas D. Borkovec;Ayelet M. Ruscio

  • The effect of worry on cardiovascular response to phobic imagery

    T.D. Borkovec;Senqi Hu

  • Screening for generalized anxiety disorder using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: a receiver operating characteristic analysis.

    Evelyn Behar;Oscar Alcaine;Andrea R. Zuellig;T.D. Borkovec

  • The PTSD Checklist—Civilian Version: Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure in a Nonclinical Sample

    Daniel Conybeare;Evelyn Behar;Ari Solomon;Michelle G. Newman

  • Effects of Suppressing Thoughts About Emotional Material

    Lizabeth Roemer;Thomas D. Borkovec

  • Generalized worry disorder: a review of DSM-IV generalized anxiety disorder and options for DSM-V.

    Gavin Andrews;Megan J. Hobbs;Thomas D. Borkovec;Katja Beesdo

  • Vagal tone in generalized anxiety disorder and the effects of aversive imagery and worrisome thinking.

    James D. Lyonfields;T.D. Borkovec;Julian F. Thayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis G. Castonguay
Louis G. Castonguay Pennsylvania State University
Michelle G. Newman
Michelle G. Newman Pennsylvania State University
Lizabeth Roemer
Lizabeth Roemer University of Massachusetts Boston
Julian F. Thayer
Julian F. Thayer University of California, Irvine
Aaron J. Fisher
Aaron J. Fisher University of California, Berkeley
Martin Grosse Holtforth
Martin Grosse Holtforth University of Bern
Ayelet Meron Ruscio
Ayelet Meron Ruscio University of Pennsylvania
Marvin R. Goldfried
Marvin R. Goldfried Stony Brook University
Nicholas Ladany
Nicholas Ladany Lehigh University
Katie A. McLaughlin
Katie A. McLaughlin University of Oregon

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