Nicolae Nistor

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Nicolae Nistor is a scholar working on Education, Communication and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolae Nistor has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Education, 25 papers in Communication and 23 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nicolae Nistor's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (19 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (15 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (14 papers). Nicolae Nistor is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (19 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (15 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (14 papers). Nicolae Nistor collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Romania and United States. Nicolae Nistor's co-authors include Christian Scheibenzuber, Thomas Lerche, Sarah Hofer, Katrin Neubauer, Aytaç Göğüş, Mihai Dascălu, Ștefan Trăușan-Matu, Beate Baltes, Ángel Hernández-García and Armin Weinberger and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Nicolae Nistor

72 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Online teaching and learning in higher education: Lessons... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
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. Online teaching and learning in higher education: Lessons learned in crisis situations
    2021 137 citations Sarah Hofer, Nicolae Nistor et al. Computers in Human Behavior profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolae Nistor Germany 20 497 339 290 256 200 82 1.2k
Sawsen Lakhal Canada 19 726 1.5× 257 0.8× 368 1.3× 224 0.9× 166 0.8× 56 1.3k
Wenhao David Huang United States 17 508 1.0× 323 1.0× 245 0.8× 257 1.0× 235 1.2× 43 1.4k
Wilfred W. F. Lau Hong Kong 19 629 1.3× 430 1.3× 144 0.5× 279 1.1× 275 1.4× 50 1.3k
Paul Bazelais Canada 19 456 0.9× 242 0.7× 254 0.9× 280 1.1× 188 0.9× 40 1.2k
Tzyh-Lih Hsia Taiwan 8 534 1.1× 204 0.6× 266 0.9× 201 0.8× 151 0.8× 10 1.0k
David John Lemay Canada 19 430 0.9× 234 0.7× 226 0.8× 379 1.5× 197 1.0× 42 1.3k
Bram Pynoo Belgium 17 667 1.3× 269 0.8× 448 1.5× 193 0.8× 356 1.8× 40 1.4k
Hans van Buuren Netherlands 12 572 1.2× 299 0.9× 159 0.5× 154 0.6× 227 1.1× 18 1.1k
Harrison Hao Yang China 24 1.0k 2.0× 259 0.8× 141 0.5× 276 1.1× 466 2.3× 118 1.6k
Stavros A. Nikou Greece 16 532 1.1× 344 1.0× 483 1.7× 223 0.9× 441 2.2× 32 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Nicolae Nistor

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicolae Nistor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolae Nistor

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2025). Knowledge types and cognitive processing modes associated with online news credibility assessment: An interview study. Computers in Human Behavior. 172. 108721–108721.
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2024). Doctoral capstone theories as indicators of university rankings: Insights from a machine learning approach. Computers in Human Behavior. 164. 108504–108504. 1 indexed citations
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Hernández-García, Ángel, et al.. (2024). Decoding a decade. Trends and evolution in learning analytics: A comprehensive synthesis. Computers in Human Behavior. 165. 108526–108526. 1 indexed citations
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Scheibenzuber, Christian, et al.. (2023). Elementary school students’ information literacy: Instructional design and evaluation of a pilot training focused on misinformation. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 15(2). 31–43. 6 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2023). Lateral Reading Against Misinformation: Effects of a Scalable Training Based on Cognitive Apprenticeship. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2022). Higher education managers’ perspectives on quality management and technology acceptance: A tale of elders, mediators, and working bees in times of Covid-19. Computers in Human Behavior. 131. 107236–107236. 17 indexed citations
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Scheibenzuber, Christian, Sarah Hofer, & Nicolae Nistor. (2021). Designing for fake news literacy training: A problem-based undergraduate online-course. Computers in Human Behavior. 121. 106796–106796. 50 indexed citations
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Hofer, Sarah, Nicolae Nistor, & Christian Scheibenzuber. (2021). Online teaching and learning in higher education: Lessons learned in crisis situations. Computers in Human Behavior. 121. 106789–106789. 137 indexed citations breakdown →
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Țarcă, Elena, et al.. (2019). Abdominal hollow viscus trauma in children, injury mechanisms and treatment principles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 68(2). 69–73.
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2017). Newcomer Integration Strategies in Blogger Online Knowledge Building Communities: A Dialog Analysis. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. 3 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae & Silke Schworm. (2015). Generative online learning communities : The effect of peer participation perception on the acceptance and use of conceptual artefacts. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 151–158. 2 indexed citations
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Trăușan-Matu, Ștefan, et al.. (2015). HOW DOES TIME SHAPE A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. 380–386. 1 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2015). Online Knowledge Communities as Student-Centered Open Learning Environments: How Likely Will They Be to Integrate Learners as New Members?. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. 3 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2014). Designing Smart Knowledge Building Communities. Interaction design & architecture(s). 9–21. 10 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2014). Situated Learning in Young Romanian Roma Successful Learning Biographies. European Educational Research Journal. 13(3). 311–324. 2 indexed citations
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Dascălu, Mihai, Philippe Dessus, Nicolae Nistor, & Ștefan Trăușan-Matu. (2014). Social Behaviors and Learning in Smart Communities. Interaction design & architecture(s). 5–6. 2 indexed citations
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Baltes, Beate, et al.. (2013). Examining the Relationship between Math Scores and English Language Proficiency.. ScholarWorks (Walden University). 4(1). 11–29. 14 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae. (2012). Online Conceptual Artefacts and Their Acceptance Among Adult Users. Hiroshima University Acedemic Information Repository (Hiroshima University). 25–33. 3 indexed citations
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Göğüş, Aytaç, Nicolae Nistor, Richard W. Riley, & Thomas Lerche. (2012). Educational Technology Acceptance across Cultures: A Validation of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology in the Context of Turkish National Culture.. Sabanci University. 11(4). 394–408. 34 indexed citations
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Nistor, Nicolae, et al.. (2000). Romanian Internet Learning Workshop: Building an International Community of Experts on Learning in the Internet. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 2000(1). 909–913.

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