OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nordic Journal of Music Therapy is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Attunement in expressive arts therapy: Toward an understanding of embodied empathy (2nd edition)	24
The LongSTEP approach: Theoretical framework and intervention protocol for using parent-driven infant-directed singing as resource-oriented music therapy	17
When (if) to stop?: Music therapy with persons living with severe dementia – Reflections on years of care and connection	11
Shaping the digital space: Exploring relationships in online music therapy session delivery	10
Rhythmic exercises as tools for rehabilitation following cerebellar stroke: A case study integrating music therapy and physiotherapy techniques	10
Where’s the evidence? A complex question for complex times	9
Exploring music in the everyday lives of autistic women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis	9
Creating a prenatal song for an unborn infant during a music therapy program: A longitudinal and microanalytic case study from before birth to three months of age	8
Gratitude for professional service	7
Music therapists’ perceptions on their role and status in medical settings in France: A survey study	6
Music-oriented parent counseling to promote improvement in level of parental stress, quality of life and the use of music in everyday life among parents of children with autism: A mixed-methods random	6
Validation of item pool for early adolescents’ emotional skills assessment in music therapy	5
Duet	5
Together in song: Designing a singing for health group intervention for older people living in the community	5
Upcoming events	5
Trauma-informed music therapy: Theory and practice	5
Examining music therapist behaviors during intervention delivery: A retrospective video analysis	5
Upcoming events	5
Unleashing the potential of chaos: How music therapists and young people can engage chaos as a resource in short-term music therapy groups	4
Upcoming events	4
The meaning in life: A qualitative co-research study on guided imagery and music in early-stage dementia	4
Where are the mixed methods research studies?	4
Ethical reflections on social media use within music therapy: A conversational focus group study	4
Musical immersion	4
Live and recorded music interventions for management of delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients: Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial	3

“The room is a mess”: Exploring the co-creation of space for attunement dynamics between an autistic child and a non-autistic music therapist	3
Integrating innovation: Arts technologies for aiding recovery in rehabilitation	3
The development of the Person Attuned Musical Interactions modified version (PAMI-M) for UK care home staff working with residents with dementia	3
Music therapy in a multicultural context: A handbook for music therapy students and professionals	3
Music listening for improvement of sleep in post-acute rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury: A feasibility study	3
Upcoming events	3
The effects of group music imagery for women with methamphetamine use disorder in compulsory rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial	3
Parent perspectives of telehealth compared to in-person family-centred music therapy for their autistic child in Hong Kong: A qualitative study	3
Neurological music therapy for poststroke depression, activity of daily living and cognitive function: A pilot randomized controlled study	3
Depressed adults’ experiences of listening to their own clinical improvisations at home: A process evaluation of the music therapy homework	2
A response to Blauth and Oldfield’s “Research into increasing resilience in children with autism through music therapy: Statistical analysis of video data”	2
Breaking strings: Explorations of mistakes in music therapy	2
The research pipeline	2
Exploring the lived experiences of young autistic adults in Nordoff-Robbins music therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	2
Challenges and innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey of music therapy educators	2
Music therapists’ perceptions of creating safety in the context of trauma with children and adolescents: A qualitative study	2
Being a person who plays in a band rather than being a person with a mental illness playing in a band: A qualitative study of stigma in the context of music therapy in mental health aftercare	2
Neuropsychological assessments to evaluate cognition in music therapy and music-based interventions for mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A descriptive systematic review	2
Moving towards anti-oppressive practice in music therapy	2
Upcoming events	2
Upcoming events	2
A framework to support prioritisation of music therapy resources in an acute paediatric healthcare setting	2