Athanasios Christopoulos

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Athanasios Christopoulos is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Athanasios Christopoulos has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 25 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 17 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Athanasios Christopoulos's work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (25 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (23 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (14 papers). Athanasios Christopoulos is often cited by papers focused on Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (25 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (23 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (14 papers). Athanasios Christopoulos collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Greece and United Kingdom. Athanasios Christopoulos's co-authors include Νικόλαος Πέλλας, Stylianos Mystakidis, Andreas Dengel, Mikko‐Jussi Laakso, Marc Conrad, Solomon Sunday Oyelere, Chrysostomos Stylios, Hiroaki Ogata, Ioannis Kazanidis and Robert D. Macredie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Sciences and British Journal of Educational Technology.

In The Last Decade

Athanasios Christopoulos

50 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

A systematic mapping review of augmented reality applications to support STEM learning in higher education

2021 169 citations Stylianos Mystakidis, Athanasios Christopoulos et al. Education and Information Technologies profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Athanasios Christopoulos Finland	16	469	359	315	296	258	56	1.1k
Shari Metcalf United States	14	224 0.5×	331 0.9×	296 0.9×	284 1.0×	251 1.0×	30	862
Feng‐Kuang Chiang China	16	296 0.6×	251 0.7×	530 1.7×	467 1.6×	340 1.3×	59	1.2k
Ioannis Kazanidis Greece	18	458 1.0×	331 0.9×	440 1.4×	438 1.5×	393 1.5×	78	1.4k
Johanna Pirker Austria	16	373 0.8×	270 0.8×	211 0.7×	136 0.5×	144 0.6×	85	894
Lasse X Jensen Denmark	8	665 1.4×	249 0.7×	261 0.8×	149 0.5×	234 0.9×	13	1.1k
Shao‐Chen Chang Taiwan	21	208 0.4×	464 1.3×	235 0.7×	412 1.4×	492 1.9×	33	1.3k
Juan Garzón Colombia	11	493 1.1×	194 0.5×	713 2.3×	475 1.6×	243 0.9×	35	1.2k
Brett E. Shelton United States	23	417 0.9×	427 1.2×	519 1.6×	349 1.2×	410 1.6×	57	1.6k
Jorge Bacca Colombia	9	518 1.1×	202 0.6×	806 2.6×	448 1.5×	179 0.7×	25	1.2k
Bertrand Schneider United States	21	469 1.0×	506 1.4×	344 1.1×	208 0.7×	313 1.2×	100	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2025). Technology-enhanced Learning and Learning Analytics for personalized STEM learning: A scoping review. International Journal of Educational Research. 134. 102827–102827.

Christopoulos, Athanasios, Stylianos Mystakidis, Chrysostomos Stylios, & Ioannis G. Tsoulos. (2025). Unplugged gamification in education: Developing computational thinking skills through embodied gameplay. The Journal of Educational Research. 119(1). 77–90.

Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2024). Relationships between self-efficacy and learning approaches as perceived by computer science students. Frontiers in Education. 9.

Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2024). A Conceptual Framework for Educational Metaverse. 176–181.

Mystakidis, Stylianos, et al.. (2024). Virtual Museum Gamification for Discovery-Based Online Learning in the Metaverse. 711–719. 1 indexed citations

Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2024). Is Immersion in 3D Virtual Games Associated with Mathematical Ability Improvement in Game-Based Learning?. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 22(7). 1479–1499. 4 indexed citations

Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2023). Comparing the effectiveness of video and stereoscopic 360° virtual reality‐supported instruction in high school biology courses. British Journal of Educational Technology. 54(4). 987–1005. 15 indexed citations

Matthews, Paul, et al.. (2023). Engagement with Optional Formative Feedback in a Portfolio-Based Digital Design Module. Information. 14(5). 287–287. 3 indexed citations

Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2022). Automatically detecting previous programming knowledge from novice programmer code compilation history. Informatics in Education. 2 indexed citations

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Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2022). Transformation of Robotics Education in the Era of Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 55(10). 2908–2913. 4 indexed citations

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Mystakidis, Stylianos & Athanasios Christopoulos. (2022). Teacher Perceptions on Virtual Reality Escape Rooms for STEM Education. Information. 13(3). 136–136. 47 indexed citations

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Mystakidis, Stylianos, et al.. (2022). Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Serious Game for School Fire Preparedness Training. Education Sciences. 12(4). 281–281. 34 indexed citations

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Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2021). The effects of augmented reality‐supported instruction in tertiary‐level medical education. British Journal of Educational Technology. 53(2). 307–325. 29 indexed citations

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Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2021). Multimodal Technologies in Precision Education: Providing New Opportunities or Adding More Challenges?. Education Sciences. 11(7). 338–338. 55 indexed citations

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Mystakidis, Stylianos, Athanasios Christopoulos, & Νικόλαος Πέλλας. (2021). A systematic mapping review of augmented reality applications to support STEM learning in higher education. Education and Information Technologies. 27(2). 1883–1927. 169 indexed citations breakdown →

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Christopoulos, Athanasios, Stylianos Mystakidis, Νικόλαος Πέλλας, & Mikko‐Jussi Laakso. (2021). ARLEAN: An Augmented Reality Learning Analytics Ethical Framework. Computers. 10(8). 92–92. 49 indexed citations

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Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2018). Interaction With Educational Games in Hybrid Virtual Worlds. Journal of Educational Technology Systems. 46(4). 385–413. 12 indexed citations

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Christopoulos, Athanasios, et al.. (2014). Objects, Worlds, and Students: Virtual Interaction in Education. Education Research International. 2014. 1–20. 10 indexed citations

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Christopoulos, Athanasios & Marc Conrad. (2013). Maintaining Context in a Changing (Virtual) World - Educators’ Perspectives for Opensim and Second Life. University of Bedfordshire Repository (University of Bedfordshire). 423–428. 2 indexed citations

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Christopoulos, Athanasios & Marc Conrad. (2012). Views of Educators on Immersion in Virtual Worlds from Second Life to OpenSim. University of Bedfordshire Repository (University of Bedfordshire). 48–59. 2 indexed citations

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