--- title: "John Torous — author profile and papers — Elamur Research" description: "John Torous, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2026), h-index 89 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-torous/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-torous/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / John Torous # John Torous John Torous has 2 papers in our library, in 2026, most of them on [Evaluation & benchmarks](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/); often with [Hongbin Na](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongbin-na/), [Ling Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ling-chen/), [Shaoxiong Ji](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shaoxiong-ji/). 2 papers in our library · 2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5026523515) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5362-7937) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48499008) · [**h-index 89**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5026523515) · [802 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5026523515) · [36,000 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5026523515&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-torous/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 28 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-torous/cited-by/) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #8585](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/86/#star-8585) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=John+Torous) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=John+Torous) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=John+Torous) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=John+Torous) ## Affiliations [🏥**Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center** Boston · United States 2014–2026 · 609 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/hospitals/beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center/) · [🎓**Harvard University** Cambridge · United States 2013–2026 · 521 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/harvard-university/) · [🏥**Brigham and Women's Hospital** Boston · United States 2015–2016 · 16 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/hospitals/brigham-and-women-s-hospital/) · [🏥**Massachusetts Mental Health Center** Boston · United States 2014–2023 · 9 papers](https://ror.org/0229c7854) · [🏥**Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital** Plymouth · United States 2019–2020 · 4 papers](https://ror.org/02cpjkp59) · [🎓**Emory University** Atlanta · United States 2021–2025 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/emory-university/) · [🎓**Stanford University** Stanford · United States 2016–2025 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/stanford-university/) · [🎓**University of California, Los Angeles** Los Angeles · United States 2021–2025 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-california-los-angeles/) · [🎓**Uppsala University** Uppsala · Sweden 2021–2024 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/uppsala-university/) · [🏥**Massachusetts General Hospital** Boston · United States 2020–2022 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/hospitals/massachusetts-general-hospital/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 61 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 5 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Social Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/social-psychology/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Evaluation & benchmarks · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-torous/year/2026/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[You Never Know a Person, You Only Know Their Defenses: Detecting Levels of Psychological Defense Mechanisms in Supportive Conversations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/na-2026-you-never-know-person-you/)** *(2026 · 15 citations)* Psychological defenses are mostly automatic coping strategies. They shape what help seekers reveal and whether they accept or push back against support. Emotional support dialogue systems do not model them, and no public conversational dataset has been annotated with them. The authors address this gap with… 2. **[Overview of the PsyDefDetect Shared Task at BioNLP 2026: Detecting Levels of Psychological Defense Mechanisms in Supportive Conversations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/na-2026-overview-psydefdetect-shared-task-bionlp/)** *(2026 · 13 citations)* Emotional support dialogue systems have mostly modeled empathy, supporter strategies and affect. They have largely ignored how help-seekers' words reveal psychological defenses, which shape what people disclose and whether they accept help. The PsyDefDetect shared task at BioNLP@ACL 2026 addresses this gap. Systems… ## Co-authors here 12 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Hongbin Na](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongbin-na/) ×2 - [Ling Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ling-chen/) ×2 - [Shaoxiong Ji](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shaoxiong-ji/) ×2 - [Wei Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/wei-wang/) ×2 - [Yining Hua](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/yining-hua/) ×2 - [Zhaoming Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/zhaoming-chen/) ×2 - [Zimu Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/zimu-wang/) ×2 - [Kailai Yang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/kailai-yang/) - [Peilin Zhou](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/peilin-zhou/) - [Rena Gao](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rena-gao/) - [Sophia Ananiadou](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sophia-ananiadou/) - [Tao Shen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/tao-shen/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [BioNLP](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bionlp/): [BioNLP 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bionlp/2026/) - [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/): [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2026/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 28 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [8 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-torous/cited-by/). Updated 1 November 2026