Erik Wästlund

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Erik Wästlund is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Marketing and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Wästlund has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Marketing and 12 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Erik Wästlund's work include Privacy, Security, and Data Protection (13 papers), Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (11 papers) and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (7 papers). Erik Wästlund is often cited by papers focused on Privacy, Security, and Data Protection (13 papers), Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (11 papers) and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (7 papers). Erik Wästlund collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Erik Wästlund's co-authors include Johan Högberg, Anders Gustafsson, Poja Shams, Tobias Otterbring, Torsten Norlander, Trevor Archer, Juho Hamari, Per Kristensson, Peter Magnusson and Simone Fischer‐Hübner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Computers in Human Behavior and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Erik Wästlund

55 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Gameful Experience Questionnaire (GAMEFULQUEST): an instrument for measuring the perceived gamefulness of system use
    2019 185 citations Johan Högberg, Juho Hamari et al. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction profile →

Peers

Erik Wästlund
Heather L. O'Brien Canada
Karen Robson Canada
Qin Gao China
Ayoung Suh South Korea
Nannan Xi Finland
Juan E. Gilbert United States
Pierre‐Majorique Léger Canada
Seung Hwan Lee Canada
Jawaid Abdul Ghani United States
Barbara S. Chaparro United States
Heather L. O'Brien Canada
Erik Wästlund
Citations per year, relative to Erik Wästlund Erik Wästlund (= 1×) peers Heather L. O'Brien

Countries citing papers authored by Erik Wästlund

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Wästlund

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Erik Wästlund. 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 Erik Wästlund. The network helps show where Erik Wästlund may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Wästlund

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Wästlund. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Wästlund 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 Erik Wästlund. Erik Wästlund 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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Gustavsson, Johanna, et al.. (2024). Physical activity from the perspective of older adults: a convergent mixed-method study. BMC Geriatrics. 24(1). 768–768. 1 indexed citations
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Martucci, Leonardo A., et al.. (2023). Designing for privacy: Exploring the influence of affect and individual characteristics on users' interactions with privacy policies. Computers & Security. 134. 103468–103468. 4 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, et al.. (2023). Lockdown locomotion: the fast-forwarding effects of technology use on digital well-being due to COVID-19 restrictions. Behaviour and Information Technology. 43(6). 1178–1205. 6 indexed citations
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Tillfors, Maria, et al.. (2022). Technically sleeping? A clinical single-case study of a commercial sleep robot. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 919023–919023. 2 indexed citations
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Högberg, Johan, et al.. (2022). Online Terms and Conditions: Improving User Engagement, Awareness, and Satisfaction through UI Design. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 1–22. 7 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, et al.. (2021). Maintaining or Losing Intervention-Induced Health-Related Behavior Change. A Mixed Methods Field Study. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 688192–688192. 7 indexed citations
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Tillfors, Maria, et al.. (2021). The effects of a sleep robot intervention on sleep, depression and anxiety in adults with insomnia – Study protocol of a randomized waitlist-controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 110. 106588–106588. 7 indexed citations
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Högberg, Johan, et al.. (2020). Herding the Hordes: Using Location-Based Services and Mobile Messaging to Affect Visitor Behavior. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. 44(5). 870–878. 4 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, et al.. (2020). Increasing Students’ Long-Term Well-Being by Mandatory Intervention – A Positive Psychology Field Study. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 553764–553764. 1 indexed citations
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Trischler, Jakob, et al.. (2020). Bridging the valuescape with digital technology: A mixed methods study on customers’ value creation process in the physical retail space. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 56. 102161–102161. 34 indexed citations
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Högberg, Johan, Juho Hamari, & Erik Wästlund. (2019). Gameful Experience Questionnaire (GAMEFULQUEST): an instrument for measuring the perceived gamefulness of system use. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction. 29(3). 619–660. 185 indexed citations breakdown →
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Otterbring, Tobias, et al.. (2018). The relationship between office type and job satisfaction: Testing a multiple mediation model through ease of interaction and well-being. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 44(3). 330–334. 23 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, Poja Shams, & Tobias Otterbring. (2017). Unsold is unseen … or is it? Examining the role of peripheral vision in the consumer choice process using eye-tracking methodology. Appetite. 120. 49–56. 42 indexed citations
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Fischer‐Hübner, Simone, et al.. (2016). Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Malleable Signatures in a Cloud-based eHealth Scenario. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 220–230. 2 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, et al.. (2015). Evaluating gaze-driven power wheelchair with navigation support for persons with disabilities. The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 52(7). 815–826. 28 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, et al.. (2013). Requirements and concepts for privacy- enhancing access control in social networks and collaborative workspaces. 2 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, Poja Shams, Martin Löfgren, Lars Witell, & Anders Gustafsson. (2008). Consumer Perception at Point of Purchase: Evaluating Proposed Package Designs in an Eye-tracking Lab. Journal of Business & Retail Management Research. 5(1). 41–50. 8 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, et al.. (2004). Effects of VDT and paper presentation on consumption and production of information: Psychological and physiological factors. Computers in Human Behavior. 21(2). 377–394. 108 indexed citations
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Wästlund, Erik, Torsten Norlander, & Trevor Archer. (2001). Internet Blues Revisited: Replication and Extension of an Internet Paradox Study. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 4(3). 385–391. 71 indexed citations

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