About Nick Yee is a scholar working on
Sociology and Political Science ,
Human-Computer Interaction and
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology .
According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Yee has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in
Sociology and Political Science , 15 papers in
Human-Computer Interaction and 13 papers in
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology . Recurrent topics in Nick Yee's work include
Digital Games and Media (19 papers),
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (12 papers) and
Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers). Nick Yee is often cited by papers focused on Digital Games and Media (19 papers), Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (12 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers). Nick Yee collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
United Kingdom and
Hong Kong . Nick Yee's co-authors include
Jeremy N. Bailenson ,
Dmitri Williams ,
Nicolas Ducheneaut ,
Scott E. Caplan ,
Gerard George ,
Amy E. Colbert ,
Eric Nickell ,
Les Nelson ,
Francis Chang and
Yuanyuan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as
Academy of Management Journal ,
Psychological Science and
Computers in Human Behavior .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Motivations for Play in Online Games 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2007 2006 2008 2006 500 1000 1.5k Peers Nick Yee
Comparison fields: 5 of 150 Sociology and Political Science 5.4k Human-Computer Interaction 2.6k Social Psychology 2.1k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.7k Literature and Literary Theory 1.2k Clinical Psychology 1.0k Education 993 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 865 Cognitive Neuroscience 847 Artificial Intelligence 721 Communication 677 Information Systems and Management 595 Applied Psychology 440 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 429 Gender Studies 398 Marketing 361 Computer Science Applications 274 Information Systems 249 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 179 Economics and Econometrics 175 Demography 148 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 141 Computer Networks and Communications 114 General Health Professions 112 Safety Research 112 Control and Systems Engineering 108 Strategy and Management 92 Ocean Engineering 87 Psychiatry and Mental health 86 Management of Technology and Innovation 82 Cultural Studies 77 Language and Linguistics 77 Physiology 77 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 73 Mechanical Engineering 68 Automotive Engineering 66 Management Science and Operations Research 65 Management Information Systems 54 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 52 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 46 Philosophy 46 Rehabilitation 46 Health 39 Political Science and International Relations 35 Museology 35 Media Technology 34 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 Urban Studies 30 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 28 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 26 Sensory Systems 24 Transportation 24 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 23 General Decision Sciences 22 Speech and Hearing 21 Signal Processing 20 Accounting 19 Genetics 17 Surgery 16 Geography, Planning and Development 15 Building and Construction 14 Biomedical Engineering 14 Occupational Therapy 13 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 Epidemiology 12 Human Factors and Ergonomics 12 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 12 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 Geology 11 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 10 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 Aerospace Engineering 9 Ecological Modeling 9 Pharmacology 8 Global and Planetary Change 8 Health Information Management 7 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 Health Informatics 7 Neurology 6 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 Conservation 6 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 6 Public Administration 6 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 5 Religious studies 5 Business and International Management 5 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 Modeling and Simulation 5 Law 4 Neurology 4 Plant Science 4 Development 4 Statistics and Probability 4 Infectious Diseases 4 Life-span and Life-course Studies 4 Atmospheric Science 3 General Dentistry 3 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 Food Science 3 General Social Sciences 3 Developmental Biology 3 Library and Information Sciences 3 Pharmacy 3 Molecular Biology 3 History and Philosophy of Science 2 Ecology 2 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 Hardware and Architecture 2 Organic Chemistry 2 Music 2 Software 2 Leadership and Management 2 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 Environmental Engineering 2 Emergency Medicine 2 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Finance 2 Anthropology 1 Biophysics 1 Archeology 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Complementary and alternative medicine 1 Rheumatology 1 Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Oral Surgery 1 Oceanography 1 Reproductive Medicine 1 Cell Biology 1 Linguistics and Language 1 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 Nutrition and Dietetics 1 Oncology 1 Small Animals 1 Urology 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Materials Chemistry 1 Family Practice 1 Industrial relations 1 Civil and Structural Engineering 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 Emergency Medical Services 1
Sociology and Political Science 5.4k Human-Computer Interaction 2.6k Social Psychology 2.1k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.7k Literature and Literary Theory 1.2k Frank Biocca United States
Andrew K Przybylski United Kingdom
Sherry Turkle United States
Richard Buchanan United States
Judee K. Burgoon United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 42) # Work Indexed citations 1 5 2 Retention and progression: Seven months in World of Warcraft.
9 3 100 4 105 5 495 6 110 7 325 8 2009 · Journal of Virtual Worlds Research · Nick Yee ,
(unknown) ,
(unknown) 1 9 31 10 Who plays, how much, and why? Debunking the stereotypical gamer profile
breakdown → 474 11 The Unbearable Likeness of Being Digital: The Persistence of Nonverbal Social Norms in Online Virtual Environments
breakdown → 421 12 52 13 25 14 2006 · CyberPsychology & Behavior · Nick Yee 1880 15 97 16 The Demographics, Motivations, and Derived Experiences of Users of Massively Multi-User Online Graphical Environments
breakdown → 2006 · PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality · Nick Yee 834 17 58 18 How Video Games Blur the Boundaries of Work and Play
2 19 220 20 374
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