Nisha Sajnani

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 654 citations indexed

About

Nisha Sajnani is a scholar working on Conservation, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nisha Sajnani has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 654 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Conservation, 17 papers in Social Psychology and 16 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nisha Sajnani's work include Art Therapy and Mental Health (42 papers), Music Therapy and Health (17 papers) and Child Therapy and Development (14 papers). Nisha Sajnani is often cited by papers focused on Art Therapy and Mental Health (42 papers), Music Therapy and Health (17 papers) and Child Therapy and Development (14 papers). Nisha Sajnani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Nisha Sajnani's co-authors include Hod Orkibi, Girija Kaimal, Felicity Baker, Martina de Witte, Shoshi Keisari, Rth Ho, Vicky Karkou, Bani Malhotra, Sabine C. Koch and David Read Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nisha Sajnani

52 papers receiving 594 citations

Hit Papers

From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the C... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
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. From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review
    2021 134 citations Martina de Witte, Hod Orkibi et al. Frontiers in Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nisha Sajnani United States 13 426 274 189 131 90 62 654
Lisa D. Hinz United States 13 350 0.8× 227 0.8× 319 1.7× 99 0.8× 67 0.7× 38 628
Frances F. Kaplan United States 11 405 1.0× 217 0.8× 235 1.2× 106 0.8× 139 1.5× 44 631
Dafna Regev Israel 17 602 1.4× 311 1.1× 476 2.5× 88 0.7× 106 1.2× 80 850
Theresa Van Lith United States 13 382 0.9× 229 0.8× 214 1.1× 48 0.4× 22 0.2× 37 542
Tony Noice United States 15 184 0.4× 256 0.9× 46 0.2× 184 1.4× 22 0.2× 21 663
Sharon Snir Israel 14 436 1.0× 236 0.9× 434 2.3× 56 0.4× 84 0.9× 66 634
Vija B. Lusebrink United States 13 562 1.3× 275 1.0× 267 1.4× 214 1.6× 187 2.1× 28 747
Judith A. Rubin United States 11 373 0.9× 167 0.6× 272 1.4× 59 0.5× 112 1.2× 31 539
Anne Basting United States 11 220 0.5× 130 0.5× 79 0.4× 62 0.5× 26 0.3× 17 577
Harriet Wadeson United States 11 234 0.5× 92 0.3× 254 1.3× 34 0.3× 75 0.8× 45 449

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nisha Sajnani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nisha Sajnani

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All Works

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Sonke, Jill, Virginia Pesata, Tasha L. Golden, et al.. (2025). The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review. Nature Medicine. 31(11). 3907–3916.
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Squires, Allison, et al.. (2024). Impact of Patient-Clinician Relationships on Pain and Objective Functional Measures for Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain: An Experimental Study. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 35(4). 1229–1257. 1 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha, et al.. (2023). A scoping review of observed benefits of Developmental Transformations (DvT). 9(2). 273–315. 2 indexed citations
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Talwar, Savneet & Nisha Sajnani. (2022). Intersectionality and the Ethics of Care in the creative arts therapies. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 80. 101944–101944. 7 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha, et al.. (2022). Intercultural Dramatherapy.
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Keisari, Shoshi, et al.. (2022). Loss, adaptation and growth: The experiences of creative arts therapists during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 82. 101983–101983. 10 indexed citations
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Witte, Martina de, Hod Orkibi, Vicky Karkou, et al.. (2021). From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 678397–678397. 134 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sajnani, Nisha, et al.. (2020). Aesthetic presence: The role of the arts in the education of creative arts therapists in the classroom and online. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 69. 101668–101668. 44 indexed citations
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Dunphy, Kim, Felicity Baker, Katrina Carroll-Haskins, et al.. (2019). Creative Arts Interventions to Address Depression in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Outcomes, Processes, and Mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 2655–2655. 98 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha. (2016). Borderlands: Diversity and coexistence in drama therapy. 2(1). 3–6. 1 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha. (2016). Borderlands: Diversity and social justice in drama therapy. 2(1). 3–8. 6 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha. (2014). Towards an open conversation in drama therapy. 1(1). 3–5. 4 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha & David Read Johnson. (2014). Trauma-informed drama therapy : transforming clinics, classrooms, and communities. 12 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha. (2013). The Body Politic: The relevance of an intersectional framework for therapeutic performance research in drama therapy. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 40(4). 382–385. 21 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha. (2012). Decolonizing “social justice” work: Stories to support organizations, facilitators, and youth working against oppression. 2 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha, et al.. (2006). Creating Safer Spaces for Immigrant Women of Colour: Performing the Politics of Possibility. Canadian women's studies. 25(1). 6 indexed citations
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Sajnani, Nisha. (2004). Strategic narratives: The embodiment of minority discourse in biographical performance. Canadian Theatre Review. 117. 33–37. 2 indexed citations

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