Shaun McNiff

1.9k total citations
61 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Shaun McNiff is a scholar working on Conservation, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaun McNiff has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Conservation, 14 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts and 12 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Shaun McNiff's work include Art Therapy and Mental Health (32 papers), Art Education and Development (11 papers) and Empathy and Medical Education (10 papers). Shaun McNiff is often cited by papers focused on Art Therapy and Mental Health (32 papers), Art Education and Development (11 papers) and Empathy and Medical Education (10 papers). Shaun McNiff collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Shaun McNiff's co-authors include Arthur W. Steller and Christopher C. H. Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Schizophrenia Bulletin and American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Shaun McNiff

56 papers receiving 702 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shaun McNiff United States 19 638 346 311 275 235 61 1.1k
Cathy A. Malchiodi United States 15 812 1.3× 612 1.8× 418 1.3× 188 0.7× 185 0.8× 65 1.3k
Elizabeth Münsterberg Koppitz United States 15 82 0.1× 273 0.8× 104 0.3× 99 0.4× 82 0.3× 34 1.0k
Nicholas Mazza United States 18 290 0.5× 428 1.2× 254 0.8× 16 0.1× 101 0.4× 47 807
Emanuel F. Hammer United States 13 97 0.2× 258 0.7× 115 0.4× 68 0.2× 64 0.3× 36 599
Hannah Zeilig United Kingdom 13 145 0.2× 79 0.2× 135 0.4× 11 0.0× 171 0.7× 29 646
James O. Pawelski United States 15 72 0.1× 158 0.5× 327 1.1× 12 0.0× 84 0.4× 49 623
Richard P. Jolley United Kingdom 17 26 0.0× 79 0.2× 137 0.4× 233 0.8× 102 0.4× 27 758
Jane Southcott Australia 15 46 0.1× 49 0.1× 224 0.7× 40 0.1× 100 0.4× 129 721
Joseph Guttmann Israel 15 64 0.1× 134 0.4× 171 0.5× 15 0.1× 174 0.7× 52 649
Phyllis Greenacre United States 21 17 0.0× 742 2.1× 137 0.4× 47 0.2× 85 0.4× 52 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Shaun McNiff

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shaun McNiff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaun McNiff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shaun McNiff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shaun McNiff 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 Shaun McNiff. Shaun McNiff 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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McNiff, Shaun. (2023). An integral community of art and healing: Transcending silos in the ecological era. Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 14(1). 13–25. 1 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (2021). ‘Companioning’ in artistic inquiry: Warren Lett and the role of personal process in research. Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 12(1). 45–55. 4 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (2021). Introduction to the Special Section honouring Warren R. Lett. Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 12(1). 9–14. 2 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (2019). Reflections on What “Art” Does in Art Therapy Practice and Research. Art Therapy. 36(3). 162–165. 19 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (2014). Developing arts and health – Within creative-arts therapy or separately?. Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 4(3). 345–353. 7 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun, et al.. (2009). Cross-Cultural Psychotherapy and Art. Art Therapy. 26(3). 100–106. 20 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (2007). Empathy With the Shadow: Engaging and Transforming Difficulties Through Art. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 47(3). 392–399. 18 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (2004). Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 104 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (2000). Art Therapy Is a Big Idea. Art Therapy. 17(4). 252–254. 1 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1999). The Virtual Art Therapy Studio. Art Therapy. 16(4). 197–200. 17 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1998). Art-Based Research. 202 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1995). Keeping the Studio. Art Therapy. 12(3). 179–183. 14 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1994). Art as Medicine: Creating a Therapy of the Imagination. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 56 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1992). Art as medicine. 52 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1989). Depth psychology of art. 22 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1988). Fundamentals of art therapy. 16 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1988). Expanding the spectrum. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 15(4). 303–305. 3 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1988). Family Art Psychotherapy: A Clinical Guide and Casebook. Art Therapy. 5(1). 30–31. 12 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1986). The Artistic Soul of Psychiatry. 2(2). 18–29. 2 indexed citations
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McNiff, Shaun. (1983). The Art Therapy Intensive. Art Therapy. 1(1). 51–52. 1 indexed citations

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