Matthew Barr

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 683 citations indexed

About

Matthew Barr is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew Barr has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 683 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Education and 18 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Matthew Barr's work include Educational Games and Gamification (15 papers), Teaching and Learning Programming (13 papers) and Higher Education and Employability (11 papers). Matthew Barr is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (15 papers), Teaching and Learning Programming (13 papers) and Higher Education and Employability (11 papers). Matthew Barr collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Matthew Barr's co-authors include Jack Parkinson, Colin Hay, Gerry Stoker, Stephen M. Cornish, Tony Greening, Sally Smith, Michel Foucault, Tessa Berg, Khristin Fabian and James H. Paterson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Matthew Barr

52 papers receiving 641 citations

Hit Papers

Playing Video Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Effe... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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. Playing Video Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Effects on Players’ Well-Being
    2021 169 citations Matthew Barr et al. Games and Culture profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew Barr United Kingdom 12 257 196 177 106 92 61 683
Andrew B. Collmus United States 9 154 0.6× 300 1.5× 62 0.4× 73 0.7× 52 0.6× 9 607
Bena Kallick 12 106 0.4× 200 1.0× 644 3.6× 35 0.3× 66 0.7× 28 943
Abraham E. Flanigan United States 15 150 0.6× 184 0.9× 241 1.4× 183 1.7× 99 1.1× 34 655
Tamara Clegg United States 18 265 1.0× 182 0.9× 450 2.5× 183 1.7× 233 2.5× 62 914
Scott Warren United States 13 164 0.6× 440 2.2× 306 1.7× 158 1.5× 89 1.0× 56 732
Fong-Ling Fu Taiwan 5 180 0.7× 397 2.0× 123 0.7× 138 1.3× 76 0.8× 9 598
Joerg Zumbach Austria 15 139 0.5× 225 1.1× 201 1.1× 74 0.7× 87 0.9× 34 573
Ümmühan Avcı Türkiye 13 132 0.5× 135 0.7× 287 1.6× 97 0.9× 105 1.1× 42 545
Natasha Anne Rappa Australia 12 113 0.4× 128 0.7× 188 1.1× 155 1.5× 78 0.8× 24 567
Margaret C. Keiper United States 8 427 1.7× 133 0.7× 60 0.3× 43 0.4× 24 0.3× 19 668

Countries citing papers authored by Matthew Barr

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew Barr

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew Barr

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matthew Barr. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matthew Barr 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 Matthew Barr. Matthew Barr 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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Kinnunen, Päivi, et al.. (2025). From disciplinary enthusiasm to soulless tasks: norms behind computing educators' emotion display. European Journal of Engineering Education. 1–43.
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Smith, Sally, Khristin Fabian, Matthew Barr, et al.. (2023). ‘They gave me an opportunity, and I took it’: motivations and concerns of adult apprentices. Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 77(2). 465–483. 3 indexed citations
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Barr, Matthew, et al.. (2023). Widening Access to Higher Education through Degree-level Apprenticeships in Software Engineering. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1–8.
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Barr, Matthew, et al.. (2023). A Historical Text-Based Game Designed to Develop Critical Thinking Skills. International Journal of Game-Based Learning. 13(1). 1–14. 4 indexed citations
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Hart, Adam G., Matthew Barr, Tamara Clegg, et al.. (2022). Understanding Engagement, Marketing, and Motivation to Benefit Recruitment and Retention in Citizen Science. Citizen Science Theory and Practice. 7(1). 14 indexed citations
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Smith, Sally, et al.. (2022). Participant-centred planning Framework for effective gender balance activities in tech. Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling). 1–7. 4 indexed citations
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Miller, Alice, et al.. (2020). Breakout Group Allocation Schedules and the Social Golfer Problem with Adjacent Group Sizes. Symmetry. 13(1). 13–13. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Sally, Khristin Fabian, Matthew Barr, et al.. (2020). Computing degree apprenticeships: An opportunity to address gender imbalance in the IT sector?. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1–8. 11 indexed citations
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Cutts, Quintin, et al.. (2020). Addressing mixed levels of prior knowledge by individualising learning pathways in a Degree Apprenticeship Summer School. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Cutts, Quintin, et al.. (2019). Devising Work-based Learning Curricula with Apprentice Research Software Engineers. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 313–313. 1 indexed citations
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Barr, Matthew, et al.. (2019). Introduction: A Literary Studies/Games Studies Conversation. Games and Culture. 15(7). 751–756. 3 indexed citations
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Barr, Matthew, et al.. (2016). Increasing Engagement with the Library via Gamification. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 2–6. 3 indexed citations
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Stoker, Gerry, Colin Hay, & Matthew Barr. (2015). Fast thinking: Implications for democratic politics. European Journal of Political Research. 55(1). 3–21. 35 indexed citations
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Seitz, Laurent B., Matthew Barr, & G. Gregory Haff. (2014). Effects of Sprint Training With or Without Ball Carry in Elite Rugby Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 10(6). 761–766. 10 indexed citations
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Barr, Matthew. (2013). Can playing video games help develop graduate attributes?. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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Barr, Matthew. (2013). Computer games and learning: the current state of play. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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Barr, Matthew, et al.. (2010). Reflections on Preserving the State of New Media Art. Archiving Conference. 7(1). 170–175.
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Foucault, Michel, et al.. (2010). Manet and the Object of Painting. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 20 indexed citations
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MacKenzie, Scott M., R. Fräser, Stephen P. Miller, et al.. (2008). Effects of genetic variation in the aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene on enzyme function. Clinical Endocrinology. 70(3). 363–371. 6 indexed citations
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Barr, Matthew, et al.. (2000). Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and Helicobacter pylori. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 14(s3). 43–47. 7 indexed citations

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