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Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
50
Citations
11258
World Ranking
5404
National Ranking
363

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos 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 Hadjistavropoulos sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 211 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos 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 Hadjistavropoulos sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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 Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos is affiliated with the University of Regina in Canada and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work encompasses various subfields including General Health Professions, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The research topics addressed by Thomas Hadjistavropoulos include:

  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas Hadjistavropoulos include:

  • "Unobtrusive Pain Monitoring in Older Adults With Dementia Using Pairwise and Contrastive Training," 2020, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
  • "Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the Namaste Care program in long-term care settings in Canada," 2020, Pilot and Feasibility Studies
  • "The Effectiveness of Social Media in the Dissemination of Knowledge About Pain in Dementia," 2021, Pain Medicine
  • "COVID stress in older adults: Considerations during the Omicron wave and beyond," 2022, Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • "Stretching is Superior to Brisk Walking for Reducing Blood Pressure in People With High-Normal Blood Pressure or Stage I Hypertension," 2020, Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas Hadjistavropoulos are:

  • Louise I. R. Castillo
  • Paulette V. Hunter
  • Sharon Kaasalainen
  • Vanina Dal Bello-Haas
  • Natasha L. Gallant

Regular publication venues for their research include:

  • Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Clinical Journal of Pain

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Predicting caregiver burden and depression in Alzheimer's disease.

    Leah D. Clyburn;Michael J. Stones;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Holly Tuokko

  • An interdisciplinary expert consensus statement on assessment of pain in older persons

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Keela Herr;Dennis C. Turk;Perry G. Fine

  • A biopsychosocial formulation of pain communication

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Kenneth D. Craig;Steve Duck;Annmarie Cano

  • A theoretical framework for understanding self-report and observational measures of pain: a communications model

    T Hadjistavropoulos;K.D Craig

  • Development and preliminary validation of the pain assessment checklist for seniors with limited ability to communicate (PACSLAC)

    Shannon Fuchs-Lacelle;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

  • Reconceptualizing the role of fear of falling and balance confidence in fall risk

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Kim Delbaere;Theresa Dever Fitzgerald

  • The Clock Test: a sensitive measure to differentiate normal elderly from those with Alzheimer disease.

    H. Tuokko;T. Hadjistavropoulos;J. A. Miller;B. L. Beattie

  • Pain assessment in elderly adults with dementia

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Keela A. Herr;Kenneth M. Prkachin;Kenneth D. Craig

  • A meta-analysis of psychological and pharmacological treatments for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    Jaime Williams;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Donald Sharpe

  • Elements of Risk in Qualitative Research

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;William E. Smythe

  • Measuring movement-exacerbated pain in cognitively impaired frail elders.

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Diane L. Lachapelle;Farley K. Macleod;Bonnie Snider

  • Cognitive and behavioral responses to illness information: the role of health anxiety

    Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos;Kenneth D. Craig;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

  • Pain measurement in persons with intellectual disabilities.

    Diane L. LaChapelle;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Kenneth. D. Craig

  • Attentional Bias Toward Illness Threat in Individuals With Elevated Health Anxiety.

    Katherine M. B. Owens;Gordon J. G. Asmundson;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Travis J. Owens

  • Pain assessment as intervention: a study of older adults with severe dementia.

    Shannon Fuchs-Lacelle;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Lisa Lix

  • Pain Management Decision Making Among Long-Term Care Physicians and Nurses:

    Sharon Kaasalainen;Esther Coker;Lisa Dolovich;Alexandra Papaioannou

  • Pain: Psychological Perspectives

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Kenneth D. Craig

  • Culture and Organizational Climate: Nurses’ Insights Into Their Relationship With Physicians

    David Cruise Malloy;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Elizabeth Fahey McCarthy;Robin J Evans

  • Health anxiety moderates the effects of distraction versus attention to pain

    Heather D Hadjistavropoulos;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Allisson Quine

  • A qualitative investigation of seniors' and caregivers' views on pain assessment and management.

    Ronald Martin;Jaime Williams;Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Heather D Hadjistavropoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos
Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos University of Regina
Kenneth D. Craig
Kenneth D. Craig University of British Columbia
Kenneth M. Prkachin
Kenneth M. Prkachin University of Northern British Columbia
Gordon J.G. Asmundson
Gordon J.G. Asmundson University of Regina
Lisa M. Lix
Lisa M. Lix University of Manitoba
Holly Tuokko
Holly Tuokko University of Victoria
Jenny Ploeg
Jenny Ploeg McMaster University
Alex Mihailidis
Alex Mihailidis University of Toronto
R. Nicholas Carleton
R. Nicholas Carleton University of Regina
Norm O'Rourke
Norm O'Rourke Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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