Pia Kontos

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Pia Kontos is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Pia Kontos has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in General Health Professions, 39 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 18 papers in Conservation. Recurrent topics in Pia Kontos's work include Participatory Visual Research Methods (23 papers), Art Therapy and Mental Health (18 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (14 papers). Pia Kontos is often cited by papers focused on Participatory Visual Research Methods (23 papers), Art Therapy and Mental Health (18 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (14 papers). Pia Kontos collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Pia Kontos's co-authors include Blake Poland, Gary Naglie, Karen‐Lee Miller, Alisa Grigorovich, Gail J. Mitchell, Julia Gray, Jan Angus, Isabel Dyck, Patricia McKeever and Angela Colantonio and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Pia Kontos

111 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Mapping new theoretical and methodological terrain for knowledge translation: contributions from critical realism and the arts
    2009 654 citations Pia Kontos et al. profile →

Peers

Pia Kontos
Gavin J. Andrews Canada
Michael Bury United Kingdom
Linda Finlay United Kingdom
Gill Windle United Kingdom
Linda S. Noelker United States
Karin Dahlberg Sweden
Joan L. Bottorff Canada
Amedeo Giorgi United States
Verena Menec Canada
Sarah Nettleton United Kingdom
Gavin J. Andrews Canada
Pia Kontos
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Countries citing papers authored by Pia Kontos

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pia Kontos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pia Kontos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pia Kontos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pia Kontos 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 Pia Kontos. Pia Kontos is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dupuis, Sherry L., Pia Kontos, Christine Jonas‐Simpson, & Julia Gray. (2024). Translating relational theories into dementia care using research-informed drama. Educational Gerontology. 51(6). 582–597.
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Kokorelias, Kristina M., Josephine McMurray, Charlene H. Chu, et al.. (2024). Technology-Enabled Recreation and Leisure Programs and Activities for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Rapid Scoping Review. PubMed. 3. e53038–e53038. 2 indexed citations
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Herron, Rachel, Alisa Grigorovich, Rachel J. Bar, et al.. (2022). Dance Wherever You Are: The Evolution of Multimodal Delivery for Social Inclusion of Rural Older Adults. Innovation in Aging. 6(2). igab058–igab058. 8 indexed citations
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Haslam‐Larmer, Lynn, Alisa Grigorovich, Steven Stewart, et al.. (2022). Prevalence, causes, and consequences of moral distress in healthcare providers caring for people living with dementia in long-term care during a pandemic. Dementia. 22(1). 5–27. 9 indexed citations
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Kokorelias, Kristina M., Sarah Munce, Katherine S. McGilton, et al.. (2021). Conceptualization of frailty in rehabilitation interventions with adults: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation. 45(1). 117–153. 6 indexed citations
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Kirsh, Bonnie, Pia Kontos, Alisa Grigorovich, et al.. (2021). Critical Characteristics of Housing and Housing Supports for Individuals with Concurrent Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health and/or Substance Use Challenges: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 12211–12211. 10 indexed citations
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Jonas‐Simpson, Christine, et al.. (2021). Free to be: Experiences of arts-based relational caring in a community living and thriving with dementia. Dementia. 21(1). 61–76. 13 indexed citations
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Kontos, Pia, Alisa Grigorovich, Rachel J. Bar, et al.. (2020). Dancing With Dementia: Exploring the Embodied Dimensions of Creativity and Social Engagement. The Gerontologist. 61(5). 714–723. 38 indexed citations
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Skinner, Mark W., Rachel Herron, Rachel J. Bar, Pia Kontos, & Verena Menec. (2018). Improving social inclusion for people with dementia and carers through sharing dance: a qualitative sequential continuum of care pilot study protocol. BMJ Open. 8(11). e026912–e026912. 24 indexed citations
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Grigorovich, Alisa, Mei Lan Fang, Judith Sixsmith, & Pia Kontos. (2018). Defining and evaluating transdisciplinary research: implications for aging and technology. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 14(6). 533–542. 23 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Lena, et al.. (2017). Sustaining care for a parent with dementia: an indefinite and intertwined process. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being. 12(1). 1389578–1389578. 17 indexed citations
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Kontos, Pia, Shabbir M.H. Alibhai, Karen‐Lee Miller, et al.. (2017). A prospective 2-site parallel intervention trial of a research-based film to increase exercise amongst older hemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrology. 18(1). 37–37. 10 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Gail J., Sherry L. Dupuis, & Pia Kontos. (2013). Dementia Discourse: From Imposed Suffering to Knowing Other-Wise. 23 indexed citations
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Jaglal, Susan, Nancy M. Salbach, Gillian Hawker, et al.. (2013). Increasing Access to Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs in Rural and Remote Communities Using Telehealth. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 19(6). 467–473. 65 indexed citations
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Topolovec‐Vranic, Jane, Naomi Ennis, Angela Colantonio, et al.. (2012). Traumatic brain injury among people who are homeless: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 1059–1059. 81 indexed citations
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Kontos, Pia, Karen‐Lee Miller, Gail J. Mitchell, & Cheryl Cott. (2010). Dementia Care at the Intersection of Regulation and Reflexivity: A Critical Realist Perspective. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 66B(1). 119–128. 44 indexed citations
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Colantonio, Angela, Pia Kontos, Julie Gilbert, et al.. (2008). After the crash: Research-based theater for knowledge transfer. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 28(3). 180–185. 68 indexed citations
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Kontos, Pia. (2003). Embodied selfhood : an ethnography of Alzheimer's disease. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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