Nikki S. Rickard

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Nikki S. Rickard is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Music. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikki S. Rickard has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Social Psychology, 45 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 20 papers in Music. Recurrent topics in Nikki S. Rickard's work include Neuroscience and Music Perception (37 papers), Music Therapy and Health (30 papers) and Diverse Music Education Insights (20 papers). Nikki S. Rickard is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Music Perception (37 papers), Music Therapy and Health (30 papers) and Diverse Music Education Insights (20 papers). Nikki S. Rickard collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Nikki S. Rickard's co-authors include David Bakker, Elizabeth Seabrook, Debra Rickwood, Nikolaos Kazantzis, Margaret L. Kern, Tan‐Chyuan Chin, Thomas M. Edwards, William M. Randall, Dianne Vella‐Brodrick and Karen Ng and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Behaviour Research and Therapy and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Nikki S. Rickard

96 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mental Health Smartphone Apps: Review and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Future Developments

2016 573 citations David Bakker, Nikki S. Rickard et al. JMIR Mental Health profile →
Social Networking Sites, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review

2016 486 citations Elizabeth Seabrook, Margaret L. Kern et al. JMIR Mental Health profile →

Peers

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Marc Wittmann Germany

César Ávila Spain

Kelly G. Lambert United States

Michel Hansenne Belgium

Qi Dong China

Thomas R. Kwapil United States

John F. Kihlstrom United States

William M. Kelley United States

Jerry B. Richards United States

Didier Grandjean Switzerland

Marc Wittmann Germany

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nikki S. Rickard

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rickard, Nikki S., et al.. (2025). The unifying power of live music events: A systematic review of social outcomes for audience members. Musicae Scientiae. 29(4). 595–623.

Vella‐Brodrick, Dianne, Kent Patrick, Amanda Ng, et al.. (2023). Youth experiences of co-designing a well-being intervention: reflections, learnings and recommendations. Oxford Review of Education. 49(6). 838–857. 4 indexed citations

Rickard, Nikki S., et al.. (2022). Systematic assessment of the quality and integrity of popular mental health smartphone apps using the American Psychiatric Association's app evaluation model. Frontiers in Digital Health. 4. 1003181–1003181. 8 indexed citations

Arjmand, Hussain‐Abdulah, Elizabeth Seabrook, David Bakker, & Nikki S. Rickard. (2021). Mental Health Consequences of Adversity in Australia: National Bushfires Associated With Increased Depressive Symptoms, While COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Increased Symptoms of Anxiety. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 635158–635158. 14 indexed citations

Roddy, Chantal, Nikki S. Rickard, Jeanette Tamplin, Claire Lee, & Felicity A. Baker. (2018). Exploring self-concept, wellbeing and distress in therapeutic songwriting participants following acquired brain injury: A case series analysis. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 30(2). 166–186. 9 indexed citations

Seabrook, Elizabeth, Margaret L. Kern, Ben Fulcher, & Nikki S. Rickard. (2018). Predicting Depression From Language-Based Emotion Dynamics: Longitudinal Analysis of Facebook and Twitter Status Updates. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20(5). e168–e168. 73 indexed citations

Roddy, Chantal, Nikki S. Rickard, Jeanette Tamplin, & Felicity A. Baker. (2017). Personal identity narratives of therapeutic songwriting participants following Spinal Cord Injury: A case series analysis. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 41(4). 435–443. 8 indexed citations

Baker, Felicity A., Jeanette Tamplin, Raymond MacDonald, et al.. (2017). Exploring the Self through Songwriting: An Analysis of Songs Composed by People with Acquired Neurodisability in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Program. Journal of Music Therapy. 54(1). 35–54. 15 indexed citations

Bakker, David & Nikki S. Rickard. (2017). Engagement in mobile phone app for self-monitoring of emotional wellbeing predicts changes in mental health: MoodPrism. Journal of Affective Disorders. 227. 432–442. 143 indexed citations

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Seabrook, Elizabeth, Margaret L. Kern, & Nikki S. Rickard. (2016). Social Networking Sites, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review. JMIR Mental Health. 3(4). e50–e50. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rickard, Nikki S., Hussain‐Abdulah Arjmand, David Bakker, & Elizabeth Seabrook. (2016). Development of a Mobile Phone App to Support Self-Monitoring of Emotional Well-Being: A Mental Health Digital Innovation. JMIR Mental Health. 3(4). e49–e49. 83 indexed citations

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Rickard, Nikki S. & Katrina Skewes McFerran. (2012). Lifelong engagement with music : benefits for mental health and well-being. Nova Science eBooks. 39 indexed citations

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Baker, Kathryn, Thomas M. Edwards, & Nikki S. Rickard. (2011). Pharmacobehavioural evidence for nitric oxide and noradrenaline interactions with ryanodine receptors during memory formation in the young chick.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 125(2). 175–183. 4 indexed citations

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Baker, Kathryn, Thomas M. Edwards, & Nikki S. Rickard. (2008). Inhibition of mGluR1 and IP3Rs impairs long-term memory formation in young chicks. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 90(1). 269–274. 13 indexed citations

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Rickard, Nikki S., et al.. (2007). A Preliminary Examination of Short-term Effects of an Active Class-based Music Program on Young Adolescents' Self-esteem and Anger Expression. Australian journal of music education/Australian journal of music education (Online). 2007(1). 4–16. 5 indexed citations

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Rickard, Nikki S., et al.. (2007). Maternal hen calls modulate memory formation in the day-old chick: The role of noradrenaline. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 88(3). 321–330. 28 indexed citations

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Smith, Anna Jo Bodurtha & Nikki S. Rickard. (2004). Prediction of Music Performance Anxiety via Personality and Trait Anxiety in Young Musicians. Australian journal of music education/Australian journal of music education (Online). 1(1). 3–12. 13 indexed citations

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Rickard, Nikki S., et al.. (2001). Relaxing Music Prevents Stress-Induced Increases in Subjective Anxiety, Systolic Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate in Healthy Males and Females. Journal of Music Therapy. 38(4). 254–272. 316 indexed citations

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Rickard, Nikki S. & Karen Ng. (1995). Blockade of metabotropic glutamate receptors prevents long-term memory consolidation. Brain Research Bulletin. 36(4). 355–359. 29 indexed citations

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Ng, Karen, M.E. Gibbs, Simon F. Crowe, et al.. (1991). Molecular mechanisms of memory formation. Molecular Neurobiology. 5(2-4). 333–350. 36 indexed citations

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