Alena Denisova

962 total citations
33 papers, 631 citations indexed

About

Alena Denisova is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, Alena Denisova has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 631 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 11 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in Alena Denisova's work include Digital Games and Media (20 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (18 papers) and Media Influence and Health (8 papers). Alena Denisova is often cited by papers focused on Digital Games and Media (20 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (18 papers) and Media Influence and Health (8 papers). Alena Denisova collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Finland. Alena Denisova's co-authors include Paul Cairns, Christian Guckelsberger, David Zendle, A. Imran Nordin, Jin Huang, Feng Tian, Hongan Wang, Xiaolan Peng, Robert S. Laramee and Christopher Power and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies and International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

In The Last Decade

Alena Denisova

32 papers receiving 616 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alena Denisova United Kingdom 13 295 256 184 121 104 33 631
Madison Klarkowski Canada 13 201 0.7× 346 1.4× 126 0.7× 102 0.8× 108 1.0× 39 629
Jeanne Brockmyer United States 4 338 1.1× 249 1.0× 224 1.2× 53 0.4× 112 1.1× 4 706
Rina R. Wehbe Canada 11 380 1.3× 309 1.2× 186 1.0× 69 0.6× 92 0.9× 32 667
Evan McBroom United States 2 333 1.1× 271 1.1× 220 1.2× 48 0.4× 97 0.9× 3 696
Kathleen Curtiss United States 7 349 1.2× 305 1.2× 221 1.2× 50 0.4× 124 1.2× 7 840
Béatrice S. Hasler Israel 12 180 0.6× 162 0.6× 228 1.2× 73 0.6× 217 2.1× 24 702
J. Matias Kivikangas Finland 14 185 0.6× 350 1.4× 136 0.7× 68 0.6× 243 2.3× 23 902
Laura Ermi Finland 7 305 1.0× 337 1.3× 240 1.3× 97 0.8× 48 0.5× 10 645
Aki Järvinen Finland 10 189 0.6× 251 1.0× 99 0.5× 91 0.8× 49 0.5× 16 444
Kate M. Xu Netherlands 11 203 0.7× 112 0.4× 117 0.6× 88 0.7× 186 1.8× 25 759

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All Works

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Peng, Xiaolan, Alena Denisova, Zhuying Li, et al.. (2025). Emotionally Challenging Games Can Satisfy Older Adults' Psychological Needs: From Empirical Study to Design Guidelines. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 1–19. 1 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2024). Non-Euclidean Video Games: Exploring Player Perceptions and Experiences Inside Impossible Spaces. IEEE Transactions on Games. 17(1). 115–124.
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2024). “It’s a terrible choice to make but also a necessary one”: Exploring player experiences with moral decision making mechanics in video games. Computers in Human Behavior. 161. 108424–108424. 1 indexed citations
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Mandryk, Regan L., Pejman Mirza-Babaei, Alena Denisova, Guo Freeman, & Daniel Johnson. (2024). Games and Play SIG: Connecting Games Research to the Broader HCI Context. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2024). Towards Democratisation of Games User Research: Exploring Playtesting Challenges of Indie Video Game Developers. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 8(CHI PLAY). 1–25. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Xiaolan, Xurong Xie, Jin Huang, et al.. (2023). ChallengeDetect: Investigating the Potential of Detecting In-Game Challenge Experience from Physiological Measures. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1–29. 8 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2022). P-Lite: A study of parallel coordinate plot literacy. Visual Informatics. 6(3). 81–99. 12 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2022). The Effects of a Soundtrack on Board Game Player Experience. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 1–13. 5 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2021). “Whatever the Emotional Experience, It’s Up to Them”: Insights from Designers of Emotionally Impactful Games. City Research Online (City University London). 1–9. 23 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2020). Treemap Literacy: A Classroom-Based Investigation. Eurographics. 29–38. 9 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, Paul Cairns, Christian Guckelsberger, & David Zendle. (2019). Measuring perceived challenge in digital games: Development & validation of the challenge originating from recent gameplay interaction scale (CORGIS). International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 137. 102383–102383. 67 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena & Paul Cairns. (2018). Player experience and deceptive expectations of difficulty adaptation in digital games. Entertainment Computing. 29. 56–68. 23 indexed citations
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Power, Christopher, et al.. (2018). Lost at the Edge of Uncertainty: Measuring Player Uncertainty in Digital Games. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 35(12). 1033–1045. 22 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena, et al.. (2018). Acceptability of a Plasticity-Focused Serious Game Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: User Requirements Analysis. JMIR Serious Games. 7(2). e11909–e11909. 6 indexed citations
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Power, Christopher, et al.. (2017). Measuring Uncertainty in Games. City Research Online (City University London). 2839–2845. 7 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena & Paul Cairns. (2015). Adaptation in Digital Games. City Research Online (City University London). 97–101. 48 indexed citations
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Denisova, Alena & Paul Cairns. (2015). First Person vs. Third Person Perspective in Digital Games. City Research Online (City University London). 145–148. 103 indexed citations
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Nordin, A. Imran, Alena Denisova, & Paul Cairns. (2014). Too Many Questionnaires: Measuring Player Experience Whilst Playing Digital Games. City Research Online (City University London). 28 indexed citations

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