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Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Melis Yilmaz Balban
Stanford University
2
Sydney Malenfant
Alberta Health Services
3
David Sumantry
Toronto Metropolitan University
4
Karin Matko
Chemnitz University of Technology
5
Minh Anh Quang Tran
James Cook University
6
Arianna Prudenzi
University of Sheffield
7
Tzofnat Zadok-Gurman
Tel Aviv University
8
Benno Bremer
TUM Klinikum
9
Aamer Aldbyani
Shandong Xiehe University
10
Stevie‐Jae Hepburn
The University of Queensland

Rising Stars Papers

1
Exploring Islamic Mindfulness: Cultural Practices and Their Impact on Public Health Outcomes
Mindfulness|2024
22 cit.
2
Positive psychological traits and psychological well-being: investigating roles of positive coping strategies and life stressors
BMC Psychology|2025
14 cit.
3
Dispositional mindfulness and psychological well-being: investigating the mediating role of meaning in life
Frontiers in Psychology|2025
9 cit.
4
Mindfulness and problematic smartphone use: indirect and conditional associations via self-regulated learning and digital detox
BMC Psychology|2025
7 cit.
5
Supporting employers and their employees with mental hEalth conditions to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science|2024
6 cit.
6
Mindfulness, Academic Competency and Academic Self-efficacy: A Cross-sectional Study
Psychological Science and Education|2024
6 cit.
7
The impact of mindfulness training on alleviating COVID-19 fear among international students in China: A quasi-experimental study
Heliyon|2024
4 cit.
8
The role of motivation in the association of dispositional mindfulness with self-learning and academic achievement
Frontiers in Psychology|2025
3 cit.
9
Beyond serenity: Adverse effects of meditation and mindfulness in clinical practice
Current Opinion in Psychology|2025
3 cit.
10
The effect of mindfulness meditation on psychological well-being and mental health outcomes: a cross-sectional and quasi-experimental approach
Current Psychology|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Michail Mantzios
Birmingham City University
2
Jaskaran Basran
University of Derby
3
Karen E. Shackleford
Fielding Graduate University
4
You-Fa Li
Beijing Normal University
5
Matthew D. Sacchet
Stanford University
6
Simon B. Goldberg
University of Wisconsin–Madison
7
Bassam Khoury
McGill University
8
István Tóth‐Király
Eötvös Loránd University
9
Oliver Davidson
The University of Texas at Austin
10
Daniel Campos
Universidad de Zaragoza

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
PLOS Digital Health|2022
247 cit.
2
Prevalence and associations of challenging, difficult or distressing experiences using classic psychedelics
Journal of Affective Disorders|2023
124 cit.
3
A Framework for the Empirical Investigation of Mindfulness Meditative Development
Mindfulness|2023
80 cit.
4
A randomized controlled trial of a smartphone-based well-being training in public school system employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal of Educational Psychology|2022
74 cit.
5
Defining Meditation: Foundations for an Activity-Based Phenomenological Classification System
Frontiers in Psychology|2022
68 cit.
6
A common factors perspective on mindfulness-based interventions
Nature Reviews Psychology|2022
68 cit.
7
Investigation of advanced mindfulness meditation “cessation” experiences using EEG spectral analysis in an intensively sampled case study
Neuropsychologia|2023
52 cit.
8
Interpersonal Mindfulness Questionnaire: Scale Development and Validation
Mindfulness|2022
45 cit.
9
Overall and Differential Attrition in Mindfulness-Based Interventions: a Meta-Analysis
Mindfulness|2022
42 cit.
10
Mindfulness, Self-compassion, Self-injury, and Suicidal thoughts and Behaviors: a Correlational Meta-analysis
Mindfulness|2022
41 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Richard M. Ryan
University of Rochester
2
Richard J. Davidson
University of Wisconsin–Madison
3
J. David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
4
Mark T. Greenberg
Pennsylvania State University
5
Christopher Peterson
Carilion Clinic
6
J. Mark G. Williams
University of Oxford
7
Mark A. Lau
Institute of Flight
8
Sara W. Lazar
Massachusetts General Hospital
9
Ruth A. Baer
University of Oxford
10
Chris Frith
University of London

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
34.5k cit.
2
The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
Psychological Inquiry|2000
32.1k cit.
3
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
27.6k cit.
4
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
18.2k cit.
5
Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1988
15.4k cit.
6
The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2003
13.3k cit.
7
Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness
Assessment|2006
7.5k cit.
8
Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health.
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne|2008
6.5k cit.
9
Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions.
American Psychologist|2005
5.9k cit.
10
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2020
5.2k cit.

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