2026 Zafra Cooper: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	54	4480	4146	2488	2252	100	28353

Zafra Cooper 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 Zafra Cooper sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 100 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zafra Cooper 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 Zafra Cooper sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

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

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

Overview

Zafra Cooper is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and specializes in psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including clinical psychology, applied psychology, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as sociology and political science.

The main topics covered in Cooper's work include eating disorders and behaviors, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, digital mental health interventions, the impact of technology on adolescents, obesity and health practices, mental health treatment and access, and behavioral health and interventions.

Cooper has published extensively in several journals, frequently contributing to the following venues:

International Journal of Eating Disorders
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
BioPsychoSocial Medicine
Eating Disorders

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Cooper include:

"Challenges and opportunities for enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) in light of COVID-19," 2020, The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
"Posttraumatic stress disorder and eating disorders: maintaining mechanisms and treatment targets," 2021, Eating Disorders
"A common elements approach to the development of a modular cognitive behavioral theory for chronic loneliness," 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
"Developing a protocol to address co-occurring mental health conditions in the treatment of eating disorders," 2023, International Journal of Eating Disorders
"Cognitive-behavioural therapy for a variety of conditions: an overview of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis," 2021, Health Technology Assessment

Cooper's collaborations include frequent co-authorship with the following researchers:

Rebecca Murphy (7 co-authored works)
Riccardo Dalle Grave (5 co-authored works)
Karen S. Mitchell (5 co-authored works)
Roz Shafran (5 co-authored works)
Tracey Wade (5 co-authored works)

Best Publications

Cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders: a "transdiagnostic" theory and treatment.

Christopher G Fairburn;Zafra Cooper;Roz Shafran

4329
Citations
The development and validation of the body shape questionnaire

Peter J. Cooper;Melanie J. Taylor;Zafra Cooper;Christopher G. Fairbum

3429
Citations
The eating disorder examination: A semi‐structured interview for the assessment of the specific psychopathology of eating disorders

Zafra Cooper;Christopher Fairburn

1753
Citations
Clinical perfectionism: a cognitive-behavioural analysis.

Roz Shafran;Zafra Cooper;Christopher G. Fairburn

1412
Citations
Residual symptoms after partial remission: an important outcome in depression

E S Paykel;R Ramana;Z Cooper;H Hayhurst

1175
Citations
Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Eating Disorders: A Two-Site Trial With 60-Week Follow-Up

Christopher G. Fairburn;Zafra Cooper;Helen A. Doll;Marianne E. O’Connor

1037
Citations
Risk factors for anorexia nervosa: three integrated case-control comparisons.

Christopher G. Fairburn;Zafra Cooper;Helen A. Doll;Sarah L. Welch

1009
Citations
The Eating Disorder Examination (12th edition).

Christopher G. Fairburn;Zafra Cooper

996
Citations
A cognitive behavioural theory of anorexia nervosa.

Christopher G Fairburn;Roz Shafran;Zafra Cooper

979
Citations
The natural course of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in young women.

Christopher G. Fairburn;Zafra Cooper;Helen A. Doll;Patricia Norman

964
Citations
The validity of the eating disorder examination and its subscales.

Zafra Cooper;Peter J. Cooper;Christopher G. Fairburn

841
Citations
The measurement of impairment due to eating disorder psychopathology.

Kristin Bohn;Helen A. Doll;Zafra Cooper;Marianne O'Connor

582
Citations
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders

Rebecca Murphy;Suzanne Straebler;Zafra Cooper;Christopher G. Fairburn

568
Citations
Weight maintenance and relapse in obesity: A qualitative study

S Byrne;Z Cooper;C Fairburn

521
Citations
A new cognitive behavioural approach to the treatment of obesity.

Zafra Cooper;Christopher G Fairburn

494
Citations
Therapist competence, therapy quality, and therapist training.

Christopher G. Fairburn;Zafra Cooper

482
Citations
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obesity: A Clinician's Guide

Zafra Cooper;Christopher G. Fairburn;Deborah M. Hawker

411
Citations
The severity and status of eating disorder NOS: Implications for DSM-V

Christopher G. Fairburn;Zafra Cooper;Kristin Bohn;Marianne E. O’Connor

390
Citations
Eating Disorder Examination

Zafra Cooper;Christopher Fairburn

346
Citations
Remission and relapse in major depression: a two-year prospective follow-up study

R Ramana;E S Paykel;Z Cooper;H Hayhurst

344
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher G. Fairburn University of Oxford

Roz Shafran University College London

Helen Doll University of East Anglia

Peter J. Cooper University of Reading

Eugene S. Paykel University of Cambridge

Riccardo Dalle Grave University of Verona

Steven D. Hollon Vanderbilt University

Simona Calugi University of Bologna

Carlos M. Grilo Yale University

Sarah E Lamb University of Exeter

External Links

Personal website of Zafra Cooper

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