If you are looking for academic or high-quality papers that discuss its principles or research its core techniques, the following resources are highly relevant:
: For a paper linking traditional Buddhist meditation to brain science, Beyond mindfulness: how Buddhist meditation transforms the mind discusses the neural restructuring that results from the stable attention practices described in the 20th-anniversary edition.
: Since the book focuses heavily on breath-focused awareness, this Nature study on the effects of mindfulness breathing meditation provides empirical evidence for the specific techniques Gunaratana teaches, noting improvements in cognitive flexibility and stress reduction.
: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English serves as a sister "paper" or volume that provides the scriptural and philosophical underpinning for the practices found in the original book. Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition
While Bhante Gunaratana's Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition is primarily a practical guidebook rather than a scientific journal, it is widely cited in academic circles as a foundational text for Vipassana meditation.