Eoin Whelan

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Eoin Whelan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Eoin Whelan has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Social Psychology and 11 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Eoin Whelan's work include Knowledge Management and Sharing (11 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (9 papers). Eoin Whelan is often cited by papers focused on Knowledge Management and Sharing (11 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (9 papers). Eoin Whelan collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Finland. Eoin Whelan's co-authors include A.K.M. Najmul Islam, Stoney Brooks, Robin Teigland, Marian Carcary, Brian Donnellan, William Golden, Salvatore Parise, Rick Aalbers, David G. Collings and Trevor Clohessy and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Computers & Education and Information Systems Research.

In The Last Decade

Eoin Whelan

47 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Is boredom proneness related to social media overload and fatigue? A stress–strain–outcome approach

2020 159 citations Eoin Whelan, A.K.M. Najmul Islam et al. Internet Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eoin Whelan Ireland	17	489	267	236	209	207	49	1.2k
Henri Pirkkalainen Finland	17	561 1.1×	241 0.9×	66 0.3×	441 2.1×	261 1.3×	64	1.3k
Massimo Magni Italy	16	273 0.6×	220 0.8×	209 0.9×	232 1.1×	291 1.4×	36	999
Rupashree Baral India	21	548 1.1×	165 0.6×	186 0.8×	291 1.4×	221 1.1×	58	1.3k
Oscar Peters Netherlands	18	682 1.4×	238 0.9×	53 0.2×	85 0.4×	238 1.1×	38	1.4k
Zaryab Sheikh Pakistan	12	527 1.1×	138 0.5×	283 1.2×	77 0.4×	366 1.8×	15	1.4k
Bo Xiao United States	18	766 1.6×	171 0.6×	92 0.4×	210 1.0×	387 1.9×	56	1.3k
Alvin Hwang United States	16	182 0.4×	233 0.9×	135 0.6×	202 1.0×	80 0.4×	41	1.2k
Derrick J. Neufeld Canada	15	454 0.9×	368 1.4×	172 0.7×	221 1.1×	289 1.4×	31	1.4k
Yu‐Qian Zhu Taiwan	18	721 1.5×	177 0.7×	102 0.4×	127 0.6×	403 1.9×	36	1.4k
Mari‐Klara Stein Denmark	12	460 0.9×	94 0.4×	119 0.5×	156 0.7×	131 0.6×	38	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eoin Whelan

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

James, Tabitha, Eoin Whelan, & Kieran Conboy. (2025). Is Fitness Technology-Facilitated Social Comparison the Thief of Well-Being? The Mediating Role of Social Comparison on the Relationships Between Passion and Performance Self-Esteem. Information Systems Research.

O’Brien, Ann, et al.. (2025). You'll never work alone: Assessing user value in remote working hubs. Journal of Rural Studies. 120. 103873–103873.

Whelan, Eoin, Michael Lang, & Martin Butler. (2024). Beyond lazy; external locus of control as an alternative explanation for the privacy paradox. Internet Research. 35(1). 349–379. 3 indexed citations

Whelan, Eoin, et al.. (2024). Examining the impact of mobile gambling harm minimisation features: a dualistic model of passion perspective. European Journal of Information Systems. 34(4). 665–688. 1 indexed citations

Whelan, Eoin & Ofir Turel. (2023). Personal use of smartphones in the workplace and work–life conflict: a natural quasi-experiment. Internet Research. 34(7). 24–54. 7 indexed citations

Whelan, Eoin, Samuli Laato, A.K.M. Najmul Islam, & Joël Billieux. (2021). A casino in my pocket: Gratifications associated with obsessive and harmonious passion for mobile gambling. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0246432–e0246432. 15 indexed citations

Islam, A.K.M. Najmul, Eoin Whelan, & Stoney Brooks. (2020). Does multitasking computer self-efficacy mitigate the impact of social media affordances on overload and fatigue among professionals?. Information Technology and People. 34(5). 1439–1461. 48 indexed citations

Whelan, Eoin, A.K.M. Najmul Islam, & Stoney Brooks. (2019). Applying the SOBC paradigm to explain how social media overload affects academic performance. Computers & Education. 143. 103692–103692. 146 indexed citations

Conboy, Kieran, et al.. (2019). UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOSTRESS ON WORKERS’ JOB SATISFACTION IN GIG-ECONOMY: AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 5 indexed citations

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Islam, A.K.M. Najmul, Eoin Whelan, & Stoney Brooks. (2018). SOCIAL MEDIA OVERLOAD AND FATIGUE: THE MODERATING ROLE OF MULTITASKING COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 10 indexed citations

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Scott, Murray, et al.. (2018). How to Create Public Value Through Open Data Driven Co-Creation. MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library (National University of Ireland, Maynooth). 363–370. 2 indexed citations

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Whelan, Eoin, A.K.M. Najmul Islam, & Stoney Brooks. (2017). COGNITIVE CONTROL AND SOCIAL MEDIA OVERLOAD. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 12 indexed citations

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Scott, Murray, et al.. (2017). A Co-Creation Based Model For Engaging Citizen Open Data Use. 47–55. 2 indexed citations

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Parise, Salvatore, et al.. (2015). How twitter users can generate better ideas. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 56(4). 21–25. 31 indexed citations

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Whelan, Eoin & Kieran Conboy. (2014). UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF ADVICE NETWORKS IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 2 indexed citations

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Whelan, Eoin & David Firth. (2012). Changing the Introductory IS Course to Improve Future Enrollments: An Irish Perspective. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 23(4). 395–406. 6 indexed citations

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Whelan, Eoin, et al.. (2011). Creating Employee Networks That Deliver Open Innovation. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 53(1). 37–44. 84 indexed citations

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Whelan, Eoin & Robin Teigland. (2011). MANAGING INFORMATION OVERLOAD; EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE HUMAN FILTER. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 63. 1 indexed citations

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Whelan, Eoin. (2010). Digitising the R&D Social Network: Re-Visiting the Technological Gatekeeper. MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library (National University of Ireland, Maynooth). 8 indexed citations

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Whelan, Eoin, Mikko Ahonen, & Brian Donnellan. (2008). Knowledge Diffusion in R&D Groups: The Impact of Internet Technologies. Maynooth University ePrints and eTheses Archive (Maynooth University). 2100–2111. 5 indexed citations

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