Abílio Oliveira

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Abílio Oliveira is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Management and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abílio Oliveira has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Information Systems and Management and 12 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Abílio Oliveira's work include Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (13 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (12 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (10 papers). Abílio Oliveira is often cited by papers focused on Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (13 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (12 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (10 papers). Abílio Oliveira collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and China. Abílio Oliveira's co-authors include João Graça, Maria Manuela Calheiros, Luís Filipe Rodrigues, Carlos J. Costa, Helena Rodrigues, Taciano L. Milfont, Alberto Freitas, Daniel Sampaio, Lígia Amâncio and Bráulio Alturas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Abílio Oliveira

55 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Attached to meat? (Un)Willingness and intentions to adopt a more plant-based diet
    2015 370 citations João Graça, Maria Manuela Calheiros et al. Appetite profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abílio Oliveira Portugal 15 606 389 339 278 243 64 1.6k
Wai Chan Hong Kong 29 116 0.2× 127 0.3× 417 1.2× 114 0.4× 190 0.8× 82 3.0k
Sergio Román Spain 28 147 0.2× 368 0.9× 962 2.8× 754 2.7× 83 0.3× 67 3.2k
Dawn Birch Australia 18 116 0.2× 399 1.0× 224 0.7× 37 0.1× 83 0.3× 64 1.5k
Hendrik Slabbinck Belgium 19 194 0.3× 296 0.8× 238 0.7× 90 0.3× 14 0.1× 65 1.4k
Isaac Cheah Australia 19 108 0.2× 129 0.3× 452 1.3× 114 0.4× 27 0.1× 51 1.3k
Junghoon Moon South Korea 20 109 0.2× 195 0.5× 750 2.2× 598 2.2× 32 0.1× 99 1.8k
Rui Gaspar Portugal 14 287 0.5× 238 0.6× 372 1.1× 23 0.1× 19 0.1× 37 1.3k
Anwar Sadat Shimul Australia 17 106 0.2× 104 0.3× 440 1.3× 94 0.3× 25 0.1× 47 1.0k
Patrizia Catellani Italy 19 193 0.3× 168 0.4× 348 1.0× 20 0.1× 17 0.1× 92 1.1k
Áine Regan Ireland 25 129 0.2× 360 0.9× 490 1.4× 65 0.2× 12 0.0× 59 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Abílio Oliveira

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abílio Oliveira

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Abílio Oliveira. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Abílio Oliveira. The network helps show where Abílio Oliveira may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abílio Oliveira

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Abílio Oliveira. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Abílio Oliveira 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 Abílio Oliveira. Abílio Oliveira 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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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2025). At School … with and Without a Computer: The Importance of ICT in the School of the Future. Applied Sciences. 15(17). 9309–9309.
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2024). Technological Acceptance of E-Commerce by Generation Z in Portugal. Information. 15(7). 383–383. 2 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2024). Unravelling Virtual Realities—Gamers’ Perceptions of the Metaverse. Electronics. 13(13). 2491–2491. 3 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2024). Where Are We Now?—Exploring the Metaverse Representations to Find Digital Twins. Electronics. 13(10). 1984–1984. 2 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2024). Faraway, so Close: Perceptions of the Metaverse on the Edge of Madness. Computers. 13(1). 19–19. 2 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2023). Meeting Ourselves or Other Sides of Us?—Meta-Analysis of the Metaverse. Informatics. 10(2). 47–47. 9 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Luís Filipe, Abílio Oliveira, & Helena Rodrigues. (2023). E-banking usage by Gen X, Y, and Z generations. AHFE international. 115. 1 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2023). Virtually Connected in a Multiverse of Madness?—Perceptions of Gaming, Animation, and Metaverse. Applied Sciences. 13(15). 8573–8573. 9 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2022). Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game. Informatics. 10(1). 2–2. 2 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2022). Look at me Playing? – The eSports importance on consumers emotions. 2 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Luís Filipe, Abílio Oliveira, Helena Rodrigues, & Carlos J. Costa. (2019). Assessing consumer literacy on financial complex products. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 22. 93–104. 30 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Luís Filipe, Abílio Oliveira, & Helena Rodrigues. (2019). Main gamification concepts: A systematic mapping study. Heliyon. 5(7). e01993–e01993. 92 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Luís Filipe, Abílio Oliveira, Carlos J. Costa, & Helena Rodrigues. (2018). Gamification to teach and assess financial education: a case study of self-directed bank investors. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 2 indexed citations
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Graça, João, Maria Manuela Calheiros, Abílio Oliveira, & Taciano L. Milfont. (2018). Why are women less likely to support animal exploitation than men? The mediating roles of social dominance orientation and empathy. Personality and Individual Differences. 129. 66–69. 83 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2017). Animation and adults: Between the virtual and social reality. 1–6. 5 indexed citations
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Graça, João, Maria Manuela Calheiros, & Abílio Oliveira. (2015). Attached to meat? (Un)Willingness and intentions to adopt a more plant-based diet. Appetite. 95. 113–125. 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Graça, João, Abílio Oliveira, & Maria Manuela Calheiros. (2015). Meat, beyond the plate. Data-driven hypotheses for understanding consumer willingness to adopt a more plant-based diet. Appetite. 90. 80–90. 214 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Abílio, et al.. (2014). With or Without a Computer? Do You Want to Play with Me?. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 2 indexed citations
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Pereira, Susana, et al.. (2013). Distrofia miotónica congénita en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales: serie de casos. Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria. 112(1). e18–22.
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Oliveira, Abílio & Lígia Amâncio. (1999). Influência do contexto na percepção e nas representações sociais da morte. Psicologia. 12(2). 213–235. 2 indexed citations

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