OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Empirical Studies of the Arts is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Musical Activity as Avoidance-Based Emotion Regulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence Across Continents	28
Comparative Designs Reveal Preferences for Human-Generated Rather Than AI-Generated art	19
The Aesthetic Emotion Lexicon: A Literature Review of Emotion Words Used by Researchers to Describe Aesthetic Experiences	16
Wikipedia and Shostakovich Meets Goya: Elaborative Narration and Music Enhance Affect Derived From Art	13
I Love Music! It Harmonizes Me! : Listening to Music Based on Adaptive Function of Music Listening (AFML) and its Influence on Study Engagement in Physical Education – A Cro	12
Examining the Mediating Effects of Cognitive Style on the Relation Between Music Competence and Creativity	12
When Labels Matter More: Behavioral and Eye-Tracking Evidence on Aesthetic Judgment of AI-Generated and Human-Created Paintings by Lay Viewers	11
What Elevates Music to a ‘Favorite’? On the Aesthetics of Music from the Perspective of Musical Taste	11
“Listening” to Paintings: Synergetic Effect of a Cross-Modal Experience on Subjective Perception	11
Detection of Emotions in Artworks Using a Convolutional Neural Network Trained on Non-Artistic Images: A Methodology to Reduce the Cross-Depiction Problem	11
Education, Gender, and Blue-Chip Gallery Representation: The Importance of Educational Prestige in a Male-Dominated Art World	10
Can Narrative Bibliotherapy Reduce Vulnerability to Eating Disorders? Evidence from a Reading Experiment	9
The Gray Cube Effect on Street Art Appreciation: Preliminary Findings on the Role of Art Figurativeness—A Brief Report	9
Emotional Regulation in Dance and Its Role in Emotional Expression: Evidence from Dance Majors	8
Flourishing Aims of Art Museums: A Survey of Art Museum Professionals	8
Ethos Theory of Music: Toward An Empirical Confirmation Through Moral Foundations Theory	7
Conscious vs. Preconscious Affective Priming Modulate Beauty Ratings and Gaze Patterns in AI-Generated Paintings	7
The Impact of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit Titles on Memory for Artist-Created and AI-Generated Art	7
Do Prestige and Animacy Matter to Art Experts? Exploring Social Learning, Signaling, Perceptual, and Cognitive Explanations	6
Immersed in Art: The Impact of Affinity for Technology Interaction and Hedonic Motivation on Aesthetic Experiences in Virtual Reality	6
AI Performer Bias: Listeners Like Music Less When They Think it was Performed by an AI	6
The Influence of News, Expert and Public Opinion on Painting Prices: An Empirical Analysis	5
Preference for Harmony: A Preference for Structural Simplicity, Familiarity, or Both?	5
Art Engagement and Symmetryphilia in Undergraduate Psychology Students	5
Does the Source Matter? An Experimental Study on User Perception of AI-Generated Versus Human-Authored Curatorial Narratives	5

Students’ Personal Experience vis-à-vis Personal Interest Towards Philippine Traditional Dances with Respect to Dance Steps, Music, Costume, and Dance History for Preservation Endeavors: Does it Matte	5
Can Fashion Aesthetics be Studied Empirically? The Preference Structure of Everyday Clothing Choices	4
The Effects of Psychotic Tendencies on Aesthetic Preferences of Paintings	4
Psychological Coaching for Performing Artists: Perceptions of and Reflections on Finding Ways to Manage Performance Anxiety	4
Designing for Aesthetic Awe: Self-Transcendent Experiences with Generative AI and Augmented Self-Reflection	4
The Artistic Characteristics of Modern Calligraphy After 1985: An Exploration Based on Grounded Theory	4
Exposure to Fernando Botero’s Art Is Associated with Lower Implicit Bias Against People with Obesity	4
Audiovisual Associations in Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals : A Cross-Cultural Investigation on the Role of Timbre	4
Shades of Grey: Quantifying a Database of 18 Aesthetic Moods in Classical Chinese Poetry	4
Integrating Meaning and Stylistic Coherence: A Factor–Analytic Study of Artistic Expression in Student Visual Works	4
Artists and Mate Preferences: The Effects of Being a Painter and Intellectuality	4
Effects of an Art Intervention Program Using Ambiguous Image-Text Interactions on Creative Thinking	3
Exploring Film as Popular Art Promoting Scarred Villain Trope	3
Three Forms of Tears at Art Museums: A Phenomenological Study of Viewers’ Tear-Shedding Experiences Through Blog Narratives	3
Narrative Imaginings Mediate the Relationship Between Perceived Emotions and Social Connectedness During Music Listening: Evidence from a Study with Western and Chinese Instrumental Excerpts	3
Examining Facebook Groups Engaging in Reading Experiences: The Interactive Therapeutic Process Perspective	3
The Effects of Titles on the Aesthetic Evaluation of Japanese Poetry	3
Effect of Pictorial Depth Cues on Illusory Spatial Depth of the Lin Family Garden	3
Do American Critic Reviews Affect Film Consumption Abroad? The Brazilian Case	3
Artists on Climate Change: Their Intended Impact and Audiences	3
The Effect of Music Classes Conducted in Northern Cypriot Schools with the Kodály Approach on the Musical Development of Students: A Pilot Study	3
Perceptual and Cognitive Skills Related to Art Knowledge and Expertise	3
Comparison of Audiovisual Components of Dance in Novices and Experts’ Aesthetic Interest Perceptions	3
The Influence of Demographic Factors on Word Usage in Texts Written About Artworks	3
Perceived Intense Emotions and Their Influence on Cultural Identification Processes: A Mixed-Method Study of a Classical Music Festival	3
Understanding Consumer Preferences for Hedonic Furniture: A Push-Pull-Mooring Analysis	3
The Relation Between DJs Behavior and Their Audience's Positive Affect and Perception of the Show. A Field Study in Electronic Dance Music Clubs	3
Can Virtual Art Touch Your Heart?—The Impact of Virtual Reality Art on Affect Considering Individual Characteristics and Aesthetic Experiences	3