Matt Omasta

687 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 422 citations indexed

About

Matt Omasta is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Matt Omasta has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 422 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Matt Omasta's work include Theatre and Performance Studies (8 papers), Creative Drama in Education (4 papers) and Art Education and Development (4 papers). Matt Omasta is often cited by papers focused on Theatre and Performance Studies (8 papers), Creative Drama in Education (4 papers) and Art Education and Development (4 papers). Matt Omasta collaborates with scholars based in United States. Matt Omasta's co-authors include Johnny Saldaña, Elizabeth McKay, Amy Petersen Jensen and Mark Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies, Arts Education Policy Review and Research in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance.

In The Last Decade

Matt Omasta

13 papers receiving 384 citations

Hit Papers

Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life
    2017 350 citations Johnny Saldaña, Matt Omasta Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matt Omasta United States 5 184 98 45 43 43 16 422
Rosemary C. Reilly Canada 14 242 1.3× 165 1.7× 30 0.7× 78 1.8× 41 1.0× 35 568
Robin S. Grenier United States 14 163 0.9× 168 1.7× 46 1.0× 61 1.4× 9 0.2× 43 471
Kerri S. Kearney United States 8 118 0.6× 116 1.2× 21 0.5× 44 1.0× 27 0.6× 24 349
Jessica Harris Australia 15 332 1.8× 90 0.9× 11 0.2× 60 1.4× 102 2.4× 56 576
Jane Agee United States 9 249 1.4× 192 2.0× 10 0.2× 37 0.9× 47 1.1× 15 552
Tünde Varga‐Atkins United Kingdom 12 188 1.0× 91 0.9× 10 0.2× 37 0.9× 33 0.8× 31 456
Jean Kilbourne United States 6 101 0.5× 130 1.3× 14 0.3× 43 1.0× 145 3.4× 12 543
Anthea Rose United Kingdom 10 265 1.4× 134 1.4× 6 0.1× 47 1.1× 59 1.4× 22 455
Ann Webster-Wright Australia 5 604 3.3× 79 0.8× 10 0.2× 43 1.0× 25 0.6× 6 770
Carey E. Andrzejewski United States 10 178 1.0× 195 2.0× 7 0.2× 123 2.9× 37 0.9× 24 512

Countries citing papers authored by Matt Omasta

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matt Omasta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matt Omasta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matt Omasta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matt Omasta based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Matt Omasta. Matt Omasta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Omasta, Matt, et al.. (2022). Impacting Theatre Audiences. 2 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt, et al.. (2021). Performing the Lived Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Individuals From Religious Backgrounds. Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies. 21(3). 276–286. 1 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt, et al.. (2020). Assessment in elementary-level drama education: Teachers’ conceptualizations and practices. Arts Education Policy Review. 122(4). 265–279. 4 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt, et al.. (2020). Social emotional learning and the national core arts standards: a cross-disciplinary analysis of policy and practices. Arts Education Policy Review. 122(3). 158–170. 11 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt. (2019). Research for Impact: Audience, Method, and Dissemination. 5(2). 156–162. 1 indexed citations
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Saldaña, Johnny & Matt Omasta. (2017). Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Omasta, Matt, et al.. (2016). Student perceptions of high school theatre programs: An investigation of social issues and call for replication. Youth Theatre Journal. 30(1). 50–67. 1 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt. (2015). Adult Stakeholder Perspectives on Social Issues in Theatre for Young Audiences. Youth Theatre Journal. 29(1). 73–86. 1 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt, et al.. (2015). Theatre Education in the Academy: Major Impacts of Minor Differences. Theatre topics. 25(3). 185–197.
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Omasta, Matt, et al.. (2014). Gaps, silences and comfort zones: dominant paradigms in educational drama and applied theatre discourse. Research in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance. 19(1). 7–22. 16 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt. (2012). A Survey of School Theatre: A Landscape Survey of Theatre Education in United States High Schools. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 24(1). 8–29. 4 indexed citations
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Saldaña, Johnny, et al.. (2012). Lifelong Impact: Adult Perceptions of Their High School Speech and/or Theatre Participation. Youth Theatre Journal. 26(1). 2–25. 18 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt. (2011). Adolescents' Affective Engagement with Theatre: Surveying Middle School Students' Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs.. International journal of education and the arts. 12(6). 1–18. 2 indexed citations
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Omasta, Matt. (2011). Artist Intention and Audience Reception in Theatre for Young Audiences. Youth Theatre Journal. 25(1). 32–50. 8 indexed citations
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