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Nikki S Rickard publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nikki S Rickard sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 111 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Nikki S Rickard D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nikki S Rickard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nikki S Rickard is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the field of Psychology, with a focus on various subfields including Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory, and Music.

Their scholarly work addresses several main topics related to mental health, music, and education. Key research themes include Neuroscience and Music Perception, Music Therapy and Health, Media Influence and Health, Diverse Music Education Insights, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Digital Mental Health Interventions, and Resilience and Mental Health.

Rickard's recent published papers include:

  • Effects of a positive education programme on secondary school students' mental health and wellbeing; challenges of the school context (2023, Oxford Review of Education)
  • Systematic assessment of the quality and integrity of popular mental health smartphone apps using the American Psychiatric Association's app evaluation model (2022, Frontiers in Digital Health)

Other significant earlier papers related to their research network include:

  • The benefits of participation in a choir and an exercise group on older adults' wellbeing in a naturalistic setting (2020, Musicae Scientiae)
  • Mental Health Consequences of Adversity in Australia: National Bushfires Associated With Increased Depressive Symptoms, While COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Increased Symptoms of Anxiety (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • Socio-emotional Benefits Associated with Choir Participation for Older Adults Related to Both Activity Characteristics and Motivation Factors (2022, Music & Science)

Rickard frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Dianne Vella-Brodrick
  • Susan Maury
  • Tan-Chyuan Chin
  • Donna Cross
  • Perin Kurt

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in journals such as:

  • Musicae Scientiae
  • Oxford Review of Education
  • Frontiers in Digital Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Music & Science

Best Publications

  • Mental Health Smartphone Apps: Review and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Future Developments

    David Bakker;Nikolaos Kazantzis;Debra Rickwood;Nikki Rickard

  • Social Networking Sites, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review

    Elizabeth M Seabrook;Margaret L Kern;Nikki S Rickard;Nikki S Rickard

  • Relaxing music prevents stress-induced increases in subjective anxiety, systolic blood pressure, and heart rate in healthy males and females

    Wendy E. J. Knight;Nikki S. Rickard

  • Intense emotional responses to music: a test of the physiological arousal hypothesis

    Nikki S. Rickard

  • Engagement in mobile phone app for self-monitoring of emotional wellbeing predicts changes in mental health: MoodPrism

    David Bakker;Nikki Rickard

  • Emotion regulation strategy mediates both positive and negative relationships between music uses and well-being

    Tan Chyuan Chin;Tan Chyuan Chin;Nikki Sue Rickard

  • A randomized controlled trial of three smartphone apps for enhancing public mental health

    David Bakker;Nikolaos Kazantzis;Debra Rickwood;Nikki Rickard

  • The Music USE (MUSE) Questionnaire: An Instrument to Measure Engagement in Music

    Tan Chyuan Chin;Nikki Sue Rickard

  • The effect of music on cognitive performance: insight from neurobiological and animal studies.

    Nikki Sue Rickard;Samia Rachael Toukhsati;Simone E Field

  • Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Well-Being and Positive Education

    Lucy Morrish;Nikki Rickard;Nikki Rickard;Tan Chyuan Chin;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Orchestrating life skills: The effect of increased school-based music classes on children’s social competence and self-esteem:

    Nikki Sue Rickard;Peter Appelman;Richard James;Fintan Patrick Murphy

  • Predicting Depression From Language-Based Emotion Dynamics: Longitudinal Analysis of Facebook and Twitter Status Updates

    Elizabeth M Seabrook;Margaret L Kern;Ben D Fulcher;Nikki S Rickard

  • The Relative Utility of ‘Pleasantness’ and ‘Liking’ Dimensions in Predicting the Emotions Expressed by Music

    Damian Anthony Ritossa;Nikki S Rickard

  • Emotional outcomes of regulation strategies used during personal music listening: A mobile experience sampling study:

    William Matthew Randall;Nikki Sue Rickard;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Absence of widespread psychosocial and cognitive effects of school-based music instruction in 10–13-year-old students

    Nikki Sue Rickard;Caroline Janine Bambrick;Anneliese Gill

  • Development of a Mobile Phone App to Support Self-Monitoring of Emotional Well-Being: A Mental Health Digital Innovation.

    Nikki Rickard;Hussain-Abdulah Arjmand;David Bakker;Elizabeth Seabrook

  • The role of intracellular calcium stores in synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation.

    Kathryn Denise Baker;Thomas Mark Edwards;Nikki Sue Rickard

  • The effect of post-learning presentation of music on long-term word-list retention.

    Sarah Judde;Nikki Rickard

  • Reasons for personal music listening: A mobile experience sampling study of emotional outcomes:

    William M. Randall;Nikki Sue Rickard

  • New perspectives on the mechanisms through which nitric oxide may affect learning and memory processes

    Thomas Mark Edwards;Nikki Sue Rickard

  • Benefits of a Classroom Based Instrumental Music Program on Verbal Memory of Primary School Children: A Longitudinal Study.

    Nikki S. Rickard;Jorge T. Vasquez;Fintan Murphy;Anneliese Gill

  • DEVELOPMENT AND TRIAL OF A MOBILE EXPERIENCE SAMPLING METHOD (M-ESM) FOR PERSONAL MUSIC LISTENING

    William Matthew Randall;Nikki Sue Rickard

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie E. Gibbs
Marie E. Gibbs Monash University
Dianne Vella-Brodrick
Dianne Vella-Brodrick University of Melbourne
Felicity A. Baker
Felicity A. Baker University of Melbourne
Jennie Ponsford
Jennie Ponsford Monash University
Debra Rickwood
Debra Rickwood University of Canberra
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Nikolaos Kazantzis Monash University
Klaus R. Scherer
Klaus R. Scherer University of Geneva
Margaret L. Kern
Margaret L. Kern University of Melbourne
Simon F. Crowe
Simon F. Crowe La Trobe University
John Hattie
John Hattie University of Melbourne

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