Paul Hekkert

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Paul Hekkert is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Hekkert has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Social Psychology, 26 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 21 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Paul Hekkert's work include Color perception and design (31 papers), Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (19 papers) and Design Education and Practice (17 papers). Paul Hekkert is often cited by papers focused on Color perception and design (31 papers), Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (19 papers) and Design Education and Practice (17 papers). Paul Hekkert collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and United States. Paul Hekkert's co-authors include Pieter Desmet, Piet C. W. van Wieringen, Dirk Snelders, Elvin Karana, Prabhu Kandachar, P.C.W. van Wieringen, Janneke Blijlevens, Nazlı Cila, Nynke Tromp and T. W. Allan Whitfield and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Psychology, Psychology and Marketing and International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.

In The Last Decade

Paul Hekkert

62 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Framework of product experience
    2007 558 citations Pieter Desmet, Paul Hekkert Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) profile →

Peers

Paul Hekkert
Pieter Desmet Netherlands
Nathan Crilly United Kingdom
Paul Hekkert Netherlands
Sung H. Han South Korea
Qingguo Ma China
Patrick W. Jordan United Kingdom
Kristina Höök Sweden
Carmen Llinares Spain
Linden J. Ball United Kingdom
Deana McDonagh United States
Pieter Desmet Netherlands
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Countries citing papers authored by Paul Hekkert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Hekkert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Hekkert

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

All Works

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Tromp, Nynke, et al.. (2024). Framing for the protein transition: Eight pathways to foster plant-based diets through design. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 52. 100848–100848. 3 indexed citations
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Blijlevens, Janneke & Paul Hekkert. (2019). “Autonomous, yet Connected”: An esthetic principle explaining our appreciation of product designs. Psychology and Marketing. 36(5). 530–546. 10 indexed citations
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Barati, Bahareh, Elvin Karana, & Paul Hekkert. (2019). Prototyping materials experience: Towards a shared understanding of underdeveloped smart material composites. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 13(2). 21–38. 13 indexed citations
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Hekkert, Paul, et al.. (2015). The beauty in product-service systems. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology).
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Blijlevens, Janneke & Paul Hekkert. (2015). "Autonomous, yet connected": A social design principle explaining consumers' aesthetic appreciation of products. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library).
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Blijlevens, Janneke, et al.. (2015). ‘To preserve unity while almost allowing for chaos’: Testing the aesthetic principle of unity-in-variety in product design. Acta Psychologica. 163. 142–152. 33 indexed citations
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Crilly, Nathan, et al.. (2015). How People's Appreciation of Products Is Affected by Their Knowledge of the Designers' Intentions. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 21 indexed citations
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Hekkert, Paul, et al.. (2013). The mere exposure effect for consumer products as a consequence of existing familiarity and controlled exposure. Acta Psychologica. 144(2). 411–417. 22 indexed citations
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Hekkert, Paul, et al.. (2011). " What's love got to do with it? " Love in person-product relationships. The Design Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Desmet, Pieter, et al.. (2009). Assessing emotion in interaction: Some problems and a new approach. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 12 indexed citations
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Desmet, Pieter, et al.. (2009). Appraisal Patterns of Emotions in Human-Product Interaction. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 72 indexed citations
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Desmet, Pieter & Paul Hekkert. (2007). Framework of product experience. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 558 indexed citations breakdown →
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Karana, Elvin, Paul Hekkert, & Prabhu Kandachar. (2007). Material Considerations in Product Design: A Survey on Crucial Material Aspects Used by Product Designers. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 6 indexed citations
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Hekkert, Paul. (2006). Design aesthetics: principles of pleasure in design. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 48(2). 157–172. 300 indexed citations
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Rompay, Thomas van, et al.. (2005). Grounding abstract object characteristics in embodied interactions. Acta Psychologica. 119(3). 315–351. 43 indexed citations
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McDonagh, Deana, et al.. (2004). Design and emotion : the experience of everyday things. Taylor & Francis eBooks. 71 indexed citations
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Hekkert, Paul, Dirk Snelders, & Piet C. W. van Wieringen. (2003). ‘Most advanced, yet acceptable’: Typicality and novelty as joint predictors of aesthetic preference in industrial design. British Journal of Psychology. 94(1). 111–124. 383 indexed citations
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Hekkert, Paul & Dirk Snelders. (1999). Il nuovo e l'appropriato come componenti nella valutazione dell'originalità del design. 1 indexed citations
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Hekkert, Paul & Piet C. W. van Wieringen. (1998). Assessment of aesthetic quality of artworks by expert observers: An empirical investigation of group decisions. Poetics. 25(5). 281–292. 7 indexed citations

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