Hussein Haruna

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 816 citations indexed

About

Hussein Haruna is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Hussein Haruna has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 816 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 9 papers in Education and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Hussein Haruna's work include Educational Games and Gamification (11 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (6 papers) and Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (5 papers). Hussein Haruna is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (11 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (6 papers) and Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (5 papers). Hussein Haruna collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Mexico and United States. Hussein Haruna's co-authors include Samuel Kai Wah Chu, Zamzami Zainuddin, Muhammad Shujahat, Xiao Hu, Robin R. Mellecker, Samira Hosseini, Arturo Arrona‐Palacios, Kingsley Okoye, Xiuhan Li and Yin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Education and Information Technologies.

In The Last Decade

Hussein Haruna

25 papers receiving 772 citations

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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.

The role of gamified e-quizzes on student learning and engagement: An interactive gamification solution for a formative assessment system

2019 259 citations Zamzami Zainuddin, Muhammad Shujahat et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hussein Haruna Hong Kong	13	349	290	196	171	133	25	816
Chris Campbell Australia	16	433 1.2×	103 0.4×	161 0.8×	75 0.4×	42 0.3×	109	794
Tristan E. Johnson United States	16	382 1.1×	290 1.0×	116 0.6×	114 0.7×	42 0.3×	31	893
Cherng‐Jyh Yen United States	15	572 1.6×	227 0.8×	117 0.6×	237 1.4×	22 0.2×	31	902
Susan C. Connors United States	8	161 0.5×	248 0.9×	32 0.2×	93 0.5×	58 0.4×	14	556
Maria T Northcote Australia	15	576 1.7×	130 0.4×	124 0.6×	74 0.4×	25 0.2×	93	775
Martha A. Gabriel Canada	14	283 0.8×	114 0.4×	68 0.3×	71 0.4×	45 0.3×	31	541
Remco Feskens Netherlands	9	302 0.9×	211 0.7×	67 0.3×	115 0.7×	55 0.4×	23	719
Heli Ruokamo Finland	16	426 1.2×	210 0.7×	157 0.8×	117 0.7×	26 0.2×	68	820
María Consuelo Sáiz Manzanares Spain	18	382 1.1×	197 0.7×	221 1.1×	334 2.0×	29 0.2×	105	895
Jitendra Singh United States	10	357 1.0×	51 0.2×	138 0.7×	89 0.5×	82 0.6×	20	679

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hussein Haruna

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Abdallah, Salam, et al.. (2025). AI-IoT integration in Tanzania’s primary healthcare system: a narrative review. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 39(8). 1527–1543. 2 indexed citations

Okoye, Kingsley, Hussein Haruna, Arturo Arrona‐Palacios, et al.. (2022). Impact of digital technologies upon teaching and learning in higher education in Latin America: an outlook on the reach, barriers, and bottlenecks. Education and Information Technologies. 28(2). 2291–2360. 90 indexed citations

Abbas, Asad, Hussein Haruna, Arturo Arrona‐Palacios, et al.. (2022). Students’ evaluations of teachers and recommendation based on course structure or teaching approaches: An empirical study based on the institutional dataset of student opinion survey. Education and Information Technologies. 27(9). 12049–12064. 11 indexed citations

Haruna, Hussein, Kingsley Okoye, Zamzami Zainuddin, et al.. (2021). Gamifying Sexual Education for Adolescents in a Low-Tech Setting: Quasi-Experimental Design Study. JMIR Serious Games. 9(4). e19614–e19614. 16 indexed citations

Haruna, Hussein, Zamzami Zainuddin, Kingsley Okoye, et al.. (2021). Improving instruction and sexual health literacy with serious games and gamification interventions: an outlook to students’ learning outcomes and gender differences. Interactive Learning Environments. 31(4). 2392–2410. 17 indexed citations

Abbas, Asad, et al.. (2021). Research ethics dilemma in higher education: Impact of internet access, ethical controls, and teaching factors on student plagiarism. Education and Information Technologies. 26(5). 6109–6121. 25 indexed citations

Abbas, Asad, et al.. (2020). Elements of students’ expectation towards teacher-student research collaboration in higher education. 1–5. 18 indexed citations

Zainuddin, Zamzami, Corinne Jacqueline Perera, Hussein Haruna, & Habiburrahim Habiburrahim. (2020). Literacy in the new norm: stay-home game plan for parents. Information and Learning Sciences. 121(7/8). 645–653. 26 indexed citations

Haruna, Hussein, Xiao Hu, Samuel Kai Wah Chu, & Robin R. Mellecker. (2019). Initial Validation of the MAKE Framework: A Comprehensive Instrument for Evaluating the Efficacy of Game-Based Learning and Gamification in Adolescent Sexual Health Literacy. Annals of Global Health. 85(1). 19–19. 19 indexed citations

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Zainuddin, Zamzami, Hussein Haruna, Xiuhan Li, Yin Zhang, & Samuel Kai Wah Chu. (2019). A systematic review of flipped classroom empirical evidence from different fields: what are the gaps and future trends?. On the Horizon The International Journal of Learning Futures. 27(2). 72–86. 61 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, Zamzami Zainuddin, Robin R. Mellecker, Samuel Kai Wah Chu, & Xiao Hu. (2019). An iterative process for developing digital gamified sexual health education for adolescent students in low-tech settings. Information and Learning Sciences. 120(11/12). 723–742. 34 indexed citations

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Zainuddin, Zamzami, et al.. (2019). The effects of gamified flipped instruction on learner performance and need satisfaction. Information and Learning Sciences. 120(11/12). 789–802. 23 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, Xiao Hu, & Samuel Kai Wah Chu. (2018). Adolescent School-Based Sexual Health Education and Training: A Literature Review on Teaching and Learning Strategies. Global Journal of Health Science. 10(3). 172–172. 21 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, et al.. (2018). International Trends in Designing Electronic Health Information Literacy for Health Sciences Students: A Systematic Review of the Literature. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 44(2). 300–312. 12 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, et al.. (2017). Health Libraries and Information Services in Tanzania: A Strategic Assessment. Annals of Global Health. 82(5). 912–912. 8 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, et al.. (2017). Health Information Needs and Reliability of Sources Among Nondegree Health Sciences Students: A Prerequisite for Designing eHealth Literacy. Annals of Global Health. 83(2). 369–369. 6 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, et al.. (2016). Practices of Locating Health Information in an Electronic Environment: Reflections on Conducted Health Information Skills Training. The International Information & Library Review. 48(4). 249–257. 1 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, et al.. (2015). A situational analysis of health information library needs in Tanzania. Annals of Global Health. 81(1). 151–151. 3 indexed citations

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Haruna, Hussein, et al.. (2015). Promoting Public Access to Health information: Experience of the Association for Health Information and Library in Africa, AHILA-Tanzania Chapter. 3 indexed citations

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Kono, Mari, et al.. (1970). [Double-blind cross-over evaluation of the effectiveness of disodium cromoglicate on bronchial asthma in children, with special reference to the application of a numerical scoring method for the symptoms and treatments].. PubMed. 19(1). 31–44. 1 indexed citations

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