Nannan Xi

2.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
42 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Nannan Xi is a scholar working on Human-Computer Interaction, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nannan Xi has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Human-Computer Interaction, 12 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Nannan Xi's work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (13 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (11 papers) and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (10 papers). Nannan Xi is often cited by papers focused on Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (13 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (11 papers) and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (10 papers). Nannan Xi collaborates with scholars based in Finland, China and Germany. Nannan Xi's co-authors include Juho Hamari, Marc Riar, Juan Chen, Filipe Gama, Vassilios Assimakopoulos, Kostas Karpouzis, Nikoletta-Zampeta Legaki, Rüdiger Zarnekow, Tommi Laukkanen and Heli Hallikainen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Business Research and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

In The Last Decade

Nannan Xi

39 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Does gamification satisfy needs? A study on the relationship between gamification features and intrinsic need satisfaction

2019 401 citations Nannan Xi, Juho Hamari profile →
The challenges of entering the metaverse: An experiment on the effect of extended reality on workload

2022 267 citations Nannan Xi, Juan Chen et al. Information Systems Frontiers profile →
Does gamification affect brand engagement and equity? A study in online brand communities

2020 246 citations Nannan Xi, Juho Hamari profile →
The effect of challenge-based gamification on learning: An experiment in the context of statistics education

2020 178 citations Nikoletta-Zampeta Legaki, Nannan Xi et al. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies profile →
Shopping in virtual reality: A literature review and future agenda

2021 167 citations Nannan Xi, Juho Hamari profile →

Peers

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Alexandre N. Tuch Switzerland

Kai Huotari Finland

Heather L. O'Brien Canada

Amon Rapp Italy

Panayiotis Zaphiris Cyprus

Erik Wästlund Sweden

Effie Lai‐Chong Law United Kingdom

Evangelos Karapanos Portugal

Karen Robson Canada

Kwan Min Lee United States

Alexandre N. Tuch Switzerland

Nannan Xi

785 ×1.2

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798 ×1.4

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Citations per year, relative to Nannan Xi Nannan Xi (= 1×) peers Alexandre N. Tuch

Countries citing papers authored by Nannan Xi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nannan Xi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nannan Xi

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hamari, Juho, et al.. (2026). Gamification for ethics literacy: A systematic review and future agenda. Trepo - Institutional Repository of Tampere University.

Zhang, Yanping, et al.. (2025). Gamification for elderly well-being: Effects on experience and engagement. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 217. 124155–124155. 1 indexed citations

Dong, Xuebing, Г. И. Зверева, Xin Wen, & Nannan Xi. (2025). More polite, more immoral: how does politeness in service robots influence consumer moral choices?. Service Industries Journal. 46(3-4). 217–249. 4 indexed citations

Xi, Nannan, et al.. (2024). Virtual Experiences, Real Memories? A Study on Information Recall and Recognition in the Metaverse. Information Systems Frontiers. 27(3). 1183–1207. 8 indexed citations

Xi, Nannan, et al.. (2024). Acceptance of the metaverse: a laboratory experiment on augmented and virtual reality shopping. Internet Research. 34(7). 82–117. 34 indexed citations

Xi, Nannan, et al.. (2024). Effects of Immersion and Embodiment on Memory in Virtual Reality. Trepo - Institutional Repository of Tampere University. 58–67.

Xi, Nannan, et al.. (2024). Gamification and Employee Well-being: A Systematic Literature Review. Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Dong, Xuebing, et al.. (2024). How should social media influencers tell compelling stories through video blogs? A study of storytelling features on live comments. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. 37(7). 1713–1732. 4 indexed citations

Xi, Nannan, Xinghui Xia, & Yang Li. (2023). Climate warming inhibits neonicotinoid photodegradation on vegetable leaves: Important role of the olefin group in leaf wax. The Science of The Total Environment. 882. 163399–163399. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Xuejie, et al.. (2023). Medical practice in gamified online communities: Longitudinal effects of gamification on doctor engagement. Information & Management. 61(7). 103906–103906. 11 indexed citations

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Xi, Nannan, et al.. (2023). Wearable gaming technology: A study on the relationships between wearable features and gameful experiences. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 181. 103157–103157. 8 indexed citations

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Riar, Marc, et al.. (2022). Using augmented reality for shopping: a framework for AR induced consumer behavior, literature review and future agenda. Internet Research. 33(1). 242–279. 87 indexed citations

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Xi, Nannan, Juan Chen, Filipe Gama, Marc Riar, & Juho Hamari. (2022). The challenges of entering the metaverse: An experiment on the effect of extended reality on workload. Information Systems Frontiers. 25(2). 659–680. 267 indexed citations breakdown →

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Legaki, Nikoletta-Zampeta, Nannan Xi, Juho Hamari, Kostas Karpouzis, & Vassilios Assimakopoulos. (2020). The effect of challenge-based gamification on learning: An experiment in the context of statistics education. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 144. 102496–102496. 178 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hassan, Lobna, et al.. (2020). Gameful Self-Regulation: A Study on How Gamified Self-Tracking Features Evoke Gameful Experiences. Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 25 indexed citations

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Chen, Juan, et al.. (2019). Virtual Reality Marketing: A Review and Prospects. Waiguo jingji yu guanli. 41(10). 17–30. 2 indexed citations

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Xi, Nannan, et al.. (2019). IT Capability and Firm Performance: The Mediating Roles of Interaction Praxis. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Hui, et al.. (2019). What Determines the Successfulness of a Crowdsourcing Campaign? A Study on Attributes of Crowdsourcing Campaigns. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 1 indexed citations

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Xi, Nannan & Juho Hamari. (2019). VR Shopping: A Review of Literature. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 6 indexed citations

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Xi, Nannan, et al.. (2017). A Review and Prospects of Foreign Gamification Marketing Research. Waiguo jingji yu guanli. 39(10). 72–85. 3 indexed citations

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