Simon Wessely
Impact in
- Clinical Psychology top 0.01%
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health top 0.01%
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Papers in
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- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research 162
- Migration, Health and Trauma 47
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies 27
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- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research 180
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments 81
- Schizophrenia research and treatment 28
- Co-authors
- Neil Greenberg (140 shared papers)Samantha K. Brooks (8 shared papers)Louise Smith (7 shared papers)Rebecca Webster (6 shared papers)Lisa Woodland (5 shared papers)Gideon James Rubin (4 shared papers)Matthew Hotopf (110 shared papers)Trudie Chalder (45 shared papers)
- Journals
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (51 papers)Psychological Medicine (44 papers)The Lancet (34 papers)Journal of Psychosomatic Research (29 papers)Occupational Medicine (19 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesAustralia
In The Last Decade
Simon Wessely
693 papers receiving 54.2k citations
Simon Wessely's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 220
- Clinical Psychology 23.5k
- Psychiatry and Mental health 14.6k
- General Health Professions 8.6k
- Applied Psychology 1.7k
- Behavioral Neuroscience 1.0k
Countries citing papers authored by Simon Wessely
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Simon Wessely, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 11090 |
| 2 | Development of a fatigue scale Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 2421 |
| 3 | Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal probability sample survey of the UK population Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 1932 |
| 4 | Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 1481 |
| 5 | Functional somatic syndromes: one or many? Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 920 |
| 6 | Public perceptions, anxiety, and behaviour change in relation to the swine flu outbreak: cross sectional telephone survey Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 880 |
| 7 | Psychological debriefing for preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 861 |
| 8 | The psychological effects of quarantining a city Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 723 |
| 9 | The assessment of fatigue Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 686 |
| 10 | Health-protective behaviour, social media usage and conspiracy belief during the COVID-19 public health emergency Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 654 |
| 11 | Diagnosis and classification of disorders specifically associated with stress: proposals for ICD-11 Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 600 |
| 12 | Population based study of fatigue and psychological distress Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 571 |
| 13 | 1991 | 493 | |
| 14 | Trends in mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 492 |
| 15 | A review of current evidence regarding the ICD-11 proposals for diagnosing PTSD and complex PTSD Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 480 |
| 16 | 2001 | 475 | |
| 17 | What are the consequences of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the mental health of the UK armed forces? A cohort study Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 461 |
| 18 | 1999 | 453 | |
| 19 | Proposals for mental disorders specifically associated with stress in the International Classification of Diseases-11 Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 422 |
| 20 | 1989 | 414 |
About Simon Wessely
Simon Wessely is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health, General Health Professions, Philosophy and Social Psychology, having authored 721 papers that have together received 58.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (180 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (162 papers), Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (81 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (47 papers), Health, psychology, and well-being (46 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (39 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (28 papers) and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Clinical Psychology (23.5k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (14.6k citations), General Health Professions (8.6k citations), Applied Psychology (1.7k citations) and Behavioral Neuroscience (1.0k citations). Simon Wessely has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Neil Greenberg, Samantha K. Brooks, Louise Smith, Rebecca Webster, Lisa Woodland, Gideon James Rubin, Matthew Hotopf, Trudie Chalder, G. James Rubin and Nicola T. Fear. Their work appears in journals such as The British Journal of Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, The Lancet, Journal of Psychosomatic Research and Occupational Medicine.
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