Sara Smilansky

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 851 citations indexed

About

Sara Smilansky is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Smilansky has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 851 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Clinical Psychology, 3 papers in Education and 3 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Sara Smilansky's work include Child Therapy and Development (3 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 papers) and Creative Drama in Education (2 papers). Sara Smilansky is often cited by papers focused on Child Therapy and Development (3 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 papers) and Creative Drama in Education (2 papers). Sara Smilansky collaborates with scholars based in Israel and United States. Sara Smilansky's co-authors include David J. Schonfeld, Elliot W. Eisner and Helen Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Death Studies, Teachers College Press eBooks and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

Sara Smilansky

7 papers receiving 669 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.

The effects of sociodramatic play on disadvantaged preschool children

1968 594 citations Sara Smilansky profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Smilansky Israel	6	587	274	268	98	97	7	851
Kristen M. Kemple United States	16	476 0.8×	113 0.4×	224 0.8×	103 1.1×	120 1.2×	32	726
Thomas D. Yawkey United States	11	336 0.6×	126 0.5×	124 0.5×	70 0.7×	55 0.6×	70	520
Deborah J. Cassidy United States	22	933 1.6×	300 1.1×	313 1.2×	147 1.5×	95 1.0×	47	1.2k
Karen Steiner	3	319 0.5×	202 0.7×	148 0.6×	74 0.8×	90 0.9×	5	520
Christine A. Marvin United States	16	759 1.3×	563 2.1×	431 1.6×	57 0.6×	39 0.4×	41	1.2k
T. F. McLaughlin United States	17	355 0.6×	571 2.1×	175 0.7×	62 0.6×	89 0.9×	113	938
Elly Singer Netherlands	13	429 0.7×	185 0.7×	195 0.7×	140 1.4×	99 1.0×	45	612
Richard L. Luftig United States	15	186 0.3×	234 0.9×	125 0.5×	34 0.3×	107 1.1×	35	587
Robyn Beaman Australia	12	393 0.7×	294 1.1×	88 0.3×	56 0.6×	135 1.4×	20	663
Susan L. Recchia United States	16	530 0.9×	141 0.5×	245 0.9×	163 1.7×	163 1.7×	48	804

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Smilansky

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Smilansky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Smilansky

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

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Smilansky, Sara, et al.. (1990). Children's play and learning : perspectives and policy implications. Teachers College Press eBooks. 63 indexed citations

2.

Smilansky, Sara, et al.. (1990). Facilitating Play: A Medium for Promoting Cognitive, Socio-Emotional and Academic Development in Young Children. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 124 indexed citations

3.

Schonfeld, David J. & Sara Smilansky. (1989). A cross-cultural comparison of israeli and american children's death concepts. Death Studies. 13(6). 593–604. 25 indexed citations

4.

Smilansky, Sara, et al.. (1989). Clay in the Classroom: Helping Children Develop Cognitive and Affective Skills for Learning. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations

5.

Smilansky, Sara. (1988). On Death: Helping Children Understand and Cope. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 35 indexed citations

6.

Smilansky, Sara, et al.. (1973). An Experiment in the Use of Drawing to Promote Cognitive Development in Disadvantaged Preschool Children in Israel and the United States. Final Report.. 2 indexed citations

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Smilansky, Sara. (1968). The effects of sociodramatic play on disadvantaged preschool children. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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