Michael Yacci

877 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 568 citations indexed

About

Michael Yacci is a scholar working on Education, Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Yacci has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 568 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Education, 4 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in Michael Yacci's work include Online and Blended Learning (4 papers), Usability and User Interface Design (3 papers) and Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning (2 papers). Michael Yacci is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (4 papers), Usability and User Interface Design (3 papers) and Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning (2 papers). Michael Yacci collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Yacci's co-authors include Katherine Beissner, David H. Jonassen, Anne R. Haake and Paul Hyman and has published in prestigious journals such as Performance Improvement Quarterly, CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) and Educational Technology archive.

In The Last Decade

Michael Yacci

10 papers receiving 454 citations

Hit Papers

Structural Knowledge: Techniques for Representing, Convey... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400
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. Structural Knowledge: Techniques for Representing, Conveying, and Acquiring Structural Knowledge
    1993 468 citations David H. Jonassen, Katherine Beissner et al. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Yacci United States 5 273 238 114 85 71 13 568
Janine Swaak Netherlands 11 358 1.3× 307 1.3× 107 0.9× 188 2.2× 63 0.9× 20 639
Hsin‐Chin Chen Taiwan 14 204 0.7× 130 0.5× 85 0.7× 96 1.1× 48 0.7× 37 610
Sigmar‐Olaf Tergan Germany 10 157 0.6× 142 0.6× 85 0.7× 50 0.6× 56 0.8× 20 374
Paul Brna United Kingdom 17 337 1.2× 277 1.2× 249 2.2× 107 1.3× 151 2.1× 69 845
Bas Kollöffel Netherlands 11 266 1.0× 302 1.3× 55 0.5× 142 1.7× 95 1.3× 22 612
Joanna Wolfe United States 16 180 0.7× 237 1.0× 70 0.6× 45 0.5× 72 1.0× 40 668
Hannie Gijlers Netherlands 17 426 1.6× 528 2.2× 60 0.5× 102 1.2× 103 1.5× 39 840
Deniz Eseryel United States 10 311 1.1× 196 0.8× 68 0.6× 33 0.4× 150 2.1× 37 626
Yi-Chun Lin Taiwan 12 213 0.8× 222 0.9× 52 0.5× 83 1.0× 89 1.3× 50 606
Oliver Scheuer Germany 7 303 1.1× 223 0.9× 172 1.5× 31 0.4× 126 1.8× 21 564

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Yacci

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Yacci

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Yacci

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Yacci. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Yacci 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 Michael Yacci. Michael Yacci is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Jonassen, David H., Katherine Beissner, & Michael Yacci. (2013). Structural Knowledge. 16 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael, et al.. (2012). Student information consumption strategies. 248–253. 2 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael, et al.. (2010). Personification and Practical Dialogues in a Kiosk Agent. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2010(1). 3007–3012.
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Yacci, Michael, et al.. (2008). Active Learning for Classroom Management Model. Informing Science and IT Education Conference. 4 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael. (2008). The Knowledge Warehouses Reusing Knowledge Components. Performance Improvement Quarterly. 12(3). 132–140. 7 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael. (2005). Automated Interactivity Design.. 13(1). 180–186.
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Yacci, Michael. (2004). Game-Based Learning: Structures and Outcomes. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 2004(1). 1894–1896. 1 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael, et al.. (2004). Operations and Strategy Learning in Edutainment Interfaces. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2004(1). 4416–4421. 4 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael, et al.. (2004). Paper Presented at AACE World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications. Lugano, Switzerland. 2004. 2 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael & Paul Hyman. (2001). Factors Contributing to Ideal Instructional Interactivity. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2001(1). 2092–2096. 2 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael. (2000). Interactivity Demystified: A Structural Definition for Distance Education and Intelligent Computer-based Instruction.. Educational Technology archive. 40(4). 5–16. 57 indexed citations
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Yacci, Michael. (1994). A grounded theory of student choice in information-rich learning environments. 3(3). 327–350. 5 indexed citations
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Jonassen, David H., Katherine Beissner, & Michael Yacci. (1993). Structural Knowledge: Techniques for Representing, Conveying, and Acquiring Structural Knowledge. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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