Nejc Plohl

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 546 citations indexed

About

Nejc Plohl is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nejc Plohl has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 546 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Social Psychology, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nejc Plohl's work include Mental Health via Writing (5 papers), Digital Mental Health Interventions (5 papers) and Technology Use by Older Adults (5 papers). Nejc Plohl is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health via Writing (5 papers), Digital Mental Health Interventions (5 papers) and Technology Use by Older Adults (5 papers). Nejc Plohl collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, Austria and United Kingdom. Nejc Plohl's co-authors include Bojan Musil, Izidor Mlakar, Sara Tement, Simon Lin, Jaka Sodnik, Grega Jakus, Marina Horvat, Saša Zorjan, Vita Poštuvan and Nenad Čuš Babić and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Expert Systems with Applications and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Nejc Plohl

29 papers receiving 523 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.

Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: the critical role of trust in science

2020 371 citations Nejc Plohl, Bojan Musil profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nejc Plohl Slovenia	10	267	126	119	91	85	35	546
Nour Mheidly United States	5	234 0.9×	226 1.8×	118 1.0×	83 0.9×	64 0.8×	7	670
Bojan Musil Slovenia	12	307 1.1×	137 1.1×	124 1.0×	179 2.0×	83 1.0×	34	685
Daniel Seddig Germany	14	399 1.5×	168 1.3×	136 1.1×	181 2.0×	62 0.7×	39	740
Michelle Dugas United States	14	313 1.2×	102 0.8×	130 1.1×	188 2.1×	31 0.4×	24	767
Shane Timmons Ireland	9	153 0.6×	169 1.3×	54 0.5×	73 0.8×	83 1.0×	29	464
Sunhee Kim South Korea	7	170 0.6×	108 0.9×	100 0.8×	28 0.3×	37 0.4×	47	412
Ekmel Geçer Türkiye	6	133 0.5×	302 2.4×	63 0.5×	84 0.9×	34 0.4×	30	523
Neophytos Georgiou Australia	9	304 1.1×	173 1.4×	139 1.2×	40 0.4×	129 1.5×	19	469
Haewon Yoon United States	7	106 0.4×	30 0.2×	87 0.7×	43 0.5×	71 0.8×	9	508
Ömer Akgül Türkiye	5	105 0.4×	275 2.2×	61 0.5×	64 0.7×	32 0.4×	14	473

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Plohl, Nejc, et al.. (2026). Subjective norms and pro-environmental behavior: The role of environmental awareness and self-efficacy. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. 10. 100263–100263.

Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2025). A randomized pilot study evaluating socially assistive robot effects on patient engagement and care quality. npj Digital Medicine. 8(1). 738–738.

Plohl, Nejc, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Feasibility of Generative AI in Persona Research: A Comparative Analysis of Large Language Model-Generated and Human-Crafted Personas in Obesity Research. Applied Sciences. 15(4). 1937–1937. 2 indexed citations

Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2024). Technophobia Mediates the Associations Between Age, Education Level, and Readiness to Adopt New (Health) Technology Among Aging Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 44(3). 497–507. 8 indexed citations

Plohl, Nejc, et al.. (2024). A short review of factors associated with acceptance of social robots in healthcare and lessons for their implementation in oncological settings. AIP conference proceedings. 3030. 30004–30004. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Simon, et al.. (2024). Multilingual Framework for Risk Assessment and Symptom Tracking (MRAST). Sensors. 24(4). 1101–1101. 4 indexed citations

Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the power of socially assistive robotic nurses in hospitals through innovative living lab methodology. Health Informatics Journal. 30(4). 1217776756–1217776756. 3 indexed citations

Plohl, Nejc, et al.. (2024). Scoping Review of Technological Solutions for Community Dwelling Older Adults and Implications for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Aging and Disease. 16(1). 345–345. 2 indexed citations

Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2024). Decoding anxiety: A scoping review of observable cues. Digital Health. 10. 599940718–599940718.

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Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2023). MT8 Assessing Feasibility of Socially Assistive Humanoid Robots in Assisting in Nursing Routine. Value in Health. 26(12). S428–S428. 1 indexed citations

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Plohl, Nejc & Bojan Musil. (2023). Trust in science moderates the effects of high/low threat communication on psychological reactance to COVID-19-related public health messages. Journal of Communications In Healthcare. 16(4). 401–411. 6 indexed citations

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Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2023). Using Structural Equation Modeling to Explore Patients’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Expectations and Attitudes Towards Socially Assistive Humanoid Robots in Nursing and Care Routine. International Journal of Social Robotics. 16(1). 105–124. 8 indexed citations

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Plohl, Nejc, et al.. (2023). Measuring young individuals’ responses to climate change: validation of the Slovenian versions of the climate anxiety scale and the climate change worry scale. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1297782–1297782. 15 indexed citations

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Plohl, Nejc & Bojan Musil. (2023). Assessing the incremental value of intellectual humility and cognitive reflection in predicting trust in science. Personality and Individual Differences. 214. 112340–112340. 13 indexed citations

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Plohl, Nejc, et al.. (2022). News Exposure and Psychological Adjustment: Examining the Emotional Effects and Correlates of Short and Long-Term Exposure to Soft and Hard News. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Kocjan, Gaja Zager, et al.. (2022). Assistive digital technology to promote quality of life and independent living for older adults through improved self-regulation: a scoping review. Behaviour and Information Technology. 42(16). 2832–2851. 9 indexed citations

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Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2022). Study protocol: a survey exploring patients’ and healthcare professionals’ expectations, attitudes and ethical acceptability regarding the integration of socially assistive humanoid robots in nursing. BMJ Open. 12(4). e054310–e054310. 5 indexed citations

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Mlakar, Izidor, et al.. (2021). Language, Speech, and Facial Expression Features for Artificial Intelligence–Based Detection of Cancer Survivors’ Depression: Scoping Meta-Review. JMIR Mental Health. 8(12). e30439–e30439. 16 indexed citations

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Tement, Sara, et al.. (2020). A randomized controlled trial to improve psychological detachment from work and well-being among employees: a study protocol comparing online CBT-based and mindfulness interventions. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 1708–1708. 9 indexed citations

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Askelund, Adrian Dahl, et al.. (2017). Communicating the Neuroscience of Psychopathy and Its Influence on Moral Behavior: Protocol of Two Experimental Studies. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 294–294. 1 indexed citations

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