Art Therapy and Mental Health
Art Therapy and Mental Health is a research topic within Conservation. Science Explorer counts 9.7k research works in it since 1950. 28.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of art therapy, public health, and social prescribing, with a focus on its application in supporting individuals dealing with cancer, trauma, and mental well-being. The research emphasizes the efficacy of art therapy interventions in improving emotional expression, quality of life, and coping resources for various patient populations. It also delves into the neurobiological underpinnings of art therapy and its potential as a complementary approach in healthcare.
- Art Therapy
- Public Health
- Social Prescribing
- Cancer Patients
- Mental Well-being
- Creative Arts Interventions
- Trauma Therapy
- Neuroscience
- Emotional Expression
- Quality of Life
- Research works
- 9.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +74% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Art Therapy and Mental Health research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (632 and 432 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 632 works
- 2 United Kingdom 432 works
- 3 China 217 works
- 4 Canada 166 works
- 5 Australia 146 works
- 6 Indonesia 92 works
- 7 India 76 works
- 8 Spain 72 works
- 9 Israel 66 works
- 10 Türkiye 65 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Art Therapy and Mental Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Haifa publishes the most Art Therapy and Mental Health research, followed by The University of Melbourne and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of HaifaIsrael 25 works
- 2 The University of MelbourneAustralia 16 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 4 University of TorontoCanada 15 works
- 5 Film IndependentUnited States 13 works
- 6 Lesley UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 7 Newcastle UniversityUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 8 Tel Hai Academic CollegeIsrael 10 works
- 9 New York UniversityUnited States 10 works
- 10 University of British ColumbiaCanada 10 works
Where is Art Therapy and Mental Health research done?
The largest centres of Art Therapy and Mental Health research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Haifa and Newcastle upon Tyne.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 122 works
- 2 New York United States 45 works
- 3 Melbourne Australia 42 works
- 4 Toronto Canada 35 works
- 5 Los Angeles United States 27 works
- 6 Haifa Israel 26 works
- 7 Beijing China 24 works
- 8 Sydney Australia 23 works
- 9 Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom 22 works
- 10 Montreal Canada 22 works
Where it is the local speciality
- HaifaIL · 25.8 works13×
- Newcastle upon TyneGB · 22.3 works9.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Art Therapy and Mental Health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Art Therapy and Mental Health?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Haifa, Newcastle University and The University of Melbourne score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of HaifaIsrael | 73.7 | 39.5% | 38.9× | 25 | +60.4% |
| 2 | Newcastle UniversityUnited Kingdom | 71.2 | 59.3% | 9.1× | 10 | +80.6% |
| 3 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 63.4 | 35.5% | 6.1× | 16 | +269.1% |
| 4 | Drexel UniversityUnited States | 63.4 | 45.9% | 14.1× | 9 | +158.8% |
| 5 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 61.7 | 61.2% | 4.2× | 16 | +14.8% |
| 6 | Tel Hai Academic CollegeIsrael | 59.3 | 49.7% | 119.4× | 10 | +39.9% |
| 7 | Lesley UniversityUnited States | 56.9 | 43.0% | 610.8× | 11 | +51.4% |
| 8 | La Trobe UniversityAustralia | 52.1 | 40.0% | 10.7× | 9 | -41.5% |
| 9 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 46.6 | 62.1% | 2.5× | 9 | — |
| 10 | New York UniversityUnited States | 45.5 | 33.7% | 4.6× | 10 | +192.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Art Therapy and Mental Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Art Therapy and Mental Health.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.