Michela Ott

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Michela Ott is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Michela Ott has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 18 papers in Education and 18 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Michela Ott's work include Educational Games and Gamification (29 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (12 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (9 papers). Michela Ott is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (29 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (12 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (9 papers). Michela Ott collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Michela Ott's co-authors include Laura Freina, Francesca Pozzi, Jeffrey Earp, Margarida Roméro, Mireia Usart, Manuel Ninaus, Theodore Lim, Cláudia Ribeiro, Elizabeth Boyle and Thomas Connolly and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Michela Ott

62 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

A LITERATURE REVIEW ON IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY IN EDUCA... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2015 250 500 750
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. A LITERATURE REVIEW ON IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY IN EDUCATION: STATE OF THE ART AND PERSPECTIVES.
    2015 829 citations Laura Freina, Michela Ott eLearning and Software for Education profile →
  2. An update to the systematic literature review of empirical evidence of the impacts and outcomes of computer games and serious games
    2015 692 citations Jeffrey Earp, Michela Ott et al. Computers & Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michela Ott Italy 20 1.3k 765 633 526 506 68 2.8k
Francesco Bellotti Italy 28 1.8k 1.4× 655 0.9× 423 0.7× 866 1.6× 648 1.3× 144 3.8k
Riccardo Berta Italy 26 1.6k 1.2× 438 0.6× 400 0.6× 636 1.2× 407 0.8× 111 3.0k
Michele D. Dickey United States 16 1.2k 0.9× 499 0.7× 694 1.1× 577 1.1× 163 0.3× 21 2.1k
Austin Henderson United States 16 710 0.5× 928 1.2× 769 1.2× 523 1.0× 277 0.5× 64 3.1k
Peta Wyeth Australia 24 1.5k 1.1× 848 1.1× 343 0.5× 1.1k 2.2× 306 0.6× 105 2.9k
Kristian Kiili Finland 24 2.1k 1.6× 371 0.5× 607 1.0× 596 1.1× 205 0.4× 76 2.9k
Deborah I. Fels Canada 19 1.3k 1.0× 557 0.7× 229 0.4× 574 1.1× 272 0.5× 82 2.5k
Danaë Stanton Fraser United Kingdom 29 579 0.4× 1.2k 1.6× 478 0.8× 404 0.8× 643 1.3× 115 3.1k
Barney Dalgarno Australia 27 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 1.9k 3.0× 640 1.2× 404 0.8× 93 3.9k
Hsiu‐Mei Huang Taiwan 20 858 0.6× 664 0.9× 1.8k 2.9× 731 1.4× 319 0.6× 52 4.0k

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All Works

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Costa, Filippo, Laura Freina, & Michela Ott. (2015). A CLOUD COMPUTING BASED INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLD TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THE DOWN SYNDROME LEARN THEIR WAY IN TOWN. INTED2015 Proceedings. 2730–2736. 2 indexed citations
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Dagnino, Francesca Maria, Michela Ott, Francesca Pozzi, et al.. (2015). SERIOUS GAMES TO SUPPORT LEARNING OF RARE ‘INTANGIBLE’ CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS. INTED2015 Proceedings. 7184–7194. 7 indexed citations
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Dagnino, Francesca Maria, et al.. (2015). SERIOUS GAMES DESIGN: REFLECTIONS FROM AN EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION. eLearning and Software for Education. 2. 57–64. 4 indexed citations
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Freina, Laura & Michela Ott. (2014). DISCUSSING IMPLEMENTATION CHOICES FOR SERIOUS GAMES SUPPORTING SPATIAL AND ORIENTATION SKILLS. 5182–5191. 9 indexed citations
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Freina, Laura, et al.. (2014). LEARNING TO COPE WITH STREET DANGERS: AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY IMPAIRED. EDULEARN14 Proceedings. 972–980. 5 indexed citations
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Bellotti, Francesco, Riccardo Berta, Alessandro De Gloria, et al.. (2014). Serious games and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in higher education engineering students. Entertainment Computing. 5(4). 357–366. 75 indexed citations
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Antonaci, Alessandra, et al.. (2013). EXPLORING THE "INTANGIBLE" THROUGH ICT. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 3962–3970. 1 indexed citations
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Ott, Michela & Mauro Tavella. (2010). Motivation and engagement in computer-based learning tasks: investigating key contributing factors. World Journal on Educational Technology Current Issues. 2(1). 1–15. 18 indexed citations
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Bottino, Rosa Maria, et al.. (2010). Pedagogical plans as communication oriented objects. Computers & Education. 55(2). 476–488. 14 indexed citations
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Ott, Michela & Mauro Tavella. (2009). A contribution to the understanding of what makes young students genuinely engaged in computer-based learning tasks. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 1(1). 184–188. 40 indexed citations
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Benigno, Vincenza, Stefania Bocconi, & Michela Ott. (2007). Inclusive education: helping teachers to choose ICT resources and to use them effectively. 4. 14 indexed citations
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Bocconi, Stefania, et al.. (2006). Accessibility of Educational Multimedia: in search of specific standards. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations
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Bocconi, Stefania, et al.. (2006). A proposito di accessibilità; del software didattico. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18 indexed citations
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Bottino, Rosa Maria & Michela Ott. (2005). The development of strategic thinking: some reflections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1). 46–46. 1 indexed citations
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Ott, Michela, et al.. (2004). Quale software didattico per il bambino sordo?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Ferlino, Lucia, et al.. (2004). Software didattico Open Source a scuola; abbiamo provato!. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Dettori, Giuliana & Michela Ott. (2001). Accessible software for early maths education: focusing on content, strategies, interface. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 798–802. 2 indexed citations
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Ott, Michela. (2000). Difficoltà di lettura e scrittura e uso del Word Processor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Ott, Michela. (1998). In search of hidden "difficulties". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 61–61. 2 indexed citations
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Ott, Michela. (1997). European Guide to Good Practice towards equal opportunities for disabled people. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 74–74.

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