Athanasios Drigas

16.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
362 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Athanasios Drigas is a scholar working on Education, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Athanasios Drigas has authored 362 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Education, 72 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 62 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Athanasios Drigas's work include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (39 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (35 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (33 papers). Athanasios Drigas is often cited by papers focused on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (39 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (35 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (33 papers). Athanasios Drigas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Slovakia and United States. Athanasios Drigas's co-authors include Eleni Mitsea, Charalabos Skianis, Chara Papoutsi, Maria Karyotaki, Marios A. Pappas, Georgia Kokkalia, Irene Chaidi, George Papanastasiou, Miltiadis D. Lytras and John Vrettaros and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

Athanasios Drigas

343 papers receiving 10.4k 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.

Virtual and augmented reality effects on K-12, higher and tertiary education students’ twenty-first century skills

2018 274 citations Athanasios Drigas, Charalabos Skianis et al. profile →
The importance of working memory in children with Dyscalculia and Ageometria

2021 91 citations Athanasios Drigas et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
ICTs and Speed Learning in Special Education: High-Consciousness Training Strategies for High-Capacity Learners through Metacognition Lens

2022 60 citations Eleni Mitsea, Athanasios Drigas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Athanasios Drigas Greece	71	3.0k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	1.6k	362	11.3k
David L. Neumann Australia	40	1.4k 0.5×	359 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	465 0.3×	201	6.0k
Peter W. Foltz United States	27	480 0.2×	1.2k 0.6×	911 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	397 0.3×	102	6.6k
Gillian R. Hayes United States	46	990 0.3×	544 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	427 0.2×	364 0.2×	202	6.6k
Guido Makransky Denmark	37	1.1k 0.4×	775 0.4×	433 0.2×	2.0k 1.1×	175 0.1×	93	7.0k
Florence Martin United States	37	3.5k 1.2×	1.3k 0.6×	216 0.1×	963 0.5×	146 0.1×	155	5.5k
Geri Gay United States	46	714 0.2×	2.1k 1.0×	408 0.2×	613 0.3×	195 0.1×	145	7.8k
Fengfeng Ke United States	34	2.0k 0.7×	692 0.3×	428 0.2×	2.3k 1.2×	91 0.1×	119	4.4k
John Dunlosky United States	65	3.2k 1.1×	371 0.2×	7.6k 3.8×	7.7k 4.1×	589 0.4×	221	15.0k
Kathy Hirsh‐Pasek United States	60	5.6k 1.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	7.3k 3.9×	117 0.1×	244	12.6k
Tamara van Gog Netherlands	59	4.1k 1.4×	539 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	5.5k 2.9×	235 0.2×	227	12.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Kefalis, Chrysovalantis, Constantine Skordoulis, & Athanasios Drigas. (2025). Digital Simulations in STEM Education: Insights from Recent Empirical Studies, a Systematic Review. Encyclopedia. 5(1). 10–10. 8 indexed citations

Skianis, Charalampos, et al.. (2025). AI Chatbots and Cognitive Control: Enhancing Executive Functions Through Chatbot Interactions: A Systematic Review. Brain Sciences. 15(1). 47–47. 14 indexed citations

Koutsojannis, Constantinos, et al.. (2025). Non-Invasive BCI-VR Applied Protocols as Intervention Paradigms on School-Aged Subjects with ASD: A Systematic Review. Sensors. 25(5). 1342–1342. 1 indexed citations

Drigas, Athanasios, et al.. (2024). The impact of STEAM education using robotics on the executive function of typical and ADHD students along with developmental exploration. Brazilian Journal of Science. 3(2). 113–122. 4 indexed citations

Mitsea, Eleni, Athanasios Drigas, & Charalabos Skianis. (2024). Well-Being Technologies and Positive Psychology Strategies for Training Metacognition, Emotional Intelligence and Motivation Meta-Skills in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 305–344. 10 indexed citations

Drigas, Athanasios, et al.. (2024). Understanding the challenges of learning disabilities and psychosocial disorders. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(6).

Kefalis, Chrysovalantis, Constantine Skordoulis, & Athanasios Drigas. (2024). The Role of 3D Printing in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) Education in General and Special Schools. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE). 20(12). 4–18. 3 indexed citations

Drigas, Athanasios, et al.. (2024). Measuring the stress of autistic people with the help of a smartwatch, Internet of Things Technology. Brazilian Journal of Science. 3(2). 45–56. 3 indexed citations

Karyotaki, Maria, Athanasios Drigas, & Charalabos Skianis. (2024). Contributions of the 9-Layered Model of Giftedness to the Development of a Conversational Agent for Healthy Ageing and Sustainable Living. Sustainability. 16(7). 2913–2913. 1 indexed citations

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Drigas, Athanasios, et al.. (2024). The Effect of Gut Microbiome, Neurotransmitters, and Digital Insights in Autism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 1677–1701. 12 indexed citations

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Mitsea, Eleni, Athanasios Drigas, & Charalabos Skianis. (2023). Digitally Assisted Mindfulness in Training Self-Regulation Skills for Sustainable Mental Health: A Systematic Review. Behavioral Sciences. 13(12). 1008–1008. 44 indexed citations

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Driga, Anna Maria, et al.. (2023). NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF 15 WHITE FOODS ON HEALTH AND BRAIN AND THE ROLE OF MOBILES IN HEALTHY LIVING EDUCATION. 2(2). e2235–e2235.

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Drigas, Athanasios, et al.. (2023). DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER (DCD) AND THE ROLE OF ICTS AND NEUROFEEDBACK (NF) FOR TRAINING AND INTERVENTION. 2(2). e2238–e2238. 5 indexed citations

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Chaidi, Irene & Athanasios Drigas. (2020). Parents' Involvement in the Education of their Children with Autism: Related Research and its Results. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET). 15(14). 194–194. 96 indexed citations

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Drigas, Athanasios, Marios A. Pappas, & Miltiadis D. Lytras. (2016). Emerging technologies for ICT based education for dyscalculia: implications for computer engineering education. International journal of engineering education. 32(4). 1604–1610. 70 indexed citations

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Drigas, Athanasios, Georgia Kokkalia, & Miltiadis D. Lytras. (2015). Mobile and multimedia learning in preschool education. Journal of Multimedia. 11(1). 119–133. 69 indexed citations

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Drigas, Athanasios, et al.. (2005). E-government structure for e-protocol, e-application submission and internal organizational and operational support. Memory & Cognition. 46(3). 43–383. 8 indexed citations

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Drigas, Athanasios. (2005). E-course support and delivery for e-psychology. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 18(11). 30–9. 8 indexed citations

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Drigas, Athanasios, et al.. (2005). Adaptive encryption protocols. International Conference on Communications. 36. 3 indexed citations

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Drigas, Athanasios, Leyteris Koukianakis, & Yannis Papagerasimou. (2005). A system for e-inclusion for individuals with sight disabilities. 146–150. 25 indexed citations

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