Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1952. 26.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of mindfulness, self-compassion, and acceptance and commitment therapy in promoting psychological well-being. It delves into the mechanisms of mindfulness, its effects on emotion regulation, stress reduction, and cognitive flexibility, as well as its applications in various interventions such as meditation and cognitive therapy.
- Mindfulness
- Self-Compassion
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Meditation
- Emotion Regulation
- Neuroscience
- Stress Reduction
- Psychological Flexibility
- Cognitive Therapy
- Well-being
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 5.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +71% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (1.6k and 1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 India 1k works
- 3 China 643 works
- 4 United Kingdom 426 works
- 5 Iran 301 works
- 6 Canada 246 works
- 7 Türkiye 240 works
- 8 Australia 238 works
- 9 Germany 226 works
- 10 Indonesia 179 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana publishes the most Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions research, followed by Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy and McGill University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana India 35 works
- 2 Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy India 32 works
- 3 McGill University Canada 25 works
- 4 Beijing Normal University China 25 works
- 5 Harvard University United States 24 works
- 6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 24 works
- 7 Patanjali Research Foundation India 23 works
- 8 The University of Melbourne Australia 22 works
- 9 Christ University India 22 works
- 10 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions include Barbara L. Fredrickson and Richard J. Davidson.
- 1 Barbara L. Fredrickson 4.7k citations
- 2 Richard J. Davidson 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions research done?
The largest centres of Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Bengaluru (India), Beijing (China) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Haridwar.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- HaridwarIN · 34.9 works76×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Derby, Education University of Hong Kong and Utah State University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Derby United Kingdom | 84.2 | 56.5% | 32.2× | 16 | +444.8% |
| 2 | Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 75.2 | 49.9% | 9.9× | 10 | +194.1% |
| 3 | Utah State University United States | 66.3 | 31.5% | 10.8× | 14 | +332.6% |
| 4 | University of Waikato New Zealand | 64.6 | 44.9% | 13.9× | 11 | — |
| 5 | McGill University Canada | 62.9 | 32.7% | 4.9× | 25 | +179.2% |
| 6 | The University of Melbourne Australia | 59.8 | 42.0% | 3.3× | 22 | +151.0% |
| 7 | Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 59.1 | 43.4% | 2.8× | 13 | +249.6% |
| 8 | Christ University India | 57.3 | 26.6% | 9.1× | 22 | +45.0% |
| 9 | Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana India | 56.3 | 8.4% | 388.8× | 35 | +60.2% |
| 10 | University of Coimbra Portugal | 56.1 | 41.6% | 4.2× | 12 | +380.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 71% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.