Pelle Ehn

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Pelle Ehn is a scholar working on Human-Computer Interaction, Sociology and Political Science and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pelle Ehn has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Human-Computer Interaction, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pelle Ehn's work include Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (13 papers), Design Education and Practice (10 papers) and Information Systems Theories and Implementation (10 papers). Pelle Ehn is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (13 papers), Design Education and Practice (10 papers) and Information Systems Theories and Implementation (10 papers). Pelle Ehn collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United States. Pelle Ehn's co-authors include Per-Anders Hillgren, Erling Björgvinsson, Morten Kyng, Gro Bjerknes, Kristen Nygaard, Susanne Bødker, Thomas Binder, Richard Badham, Eva Brandt and Joachim Halse and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Accounting Organizations and Society and Journal of the Association for Information Systems.

In The Last Decade

Pelle Ehn

42 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Work-oriented design of computer artifacts

1989 667 citations Pelle Ehn profile →
Participatory design and "democratizing innovation"

2010 443 citations Erling Björgvinsson, Pelle Ehn et al. profile →
Design Things and Design Thinking: Contemporary Participatory Design Challenges

2012 381 citations Pelle Ehn, Per-Anders Hillgren et al. Design Issues profile →

Peers

Pelle Ehn

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Carl DiSalvo United States

Susanne Bødker Denmark

Kim Halskov Denmark

Ann Light United Kingdom

Erik Stolterman United States

Jeffrey Bardzell United States

Phoebe Sengers United States

Shaowen Bardzell United States

Mark Blythe United Kingdom

Liam J. Bannon Ireland

Carl DiSalvo United States

Pelle Ehn

2.8k ×1.5

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1.1k ×0.9

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893 ×0.9

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403 ×0.9

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388 ×1.1

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Citations per year, relative to Pelle Ehn Pelle Ehn (= 1×) peers Carl DiSalvo

Countries citing papers authored by Pelle Ehn

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pelle Ehn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pelle Ehn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pelle Ehn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pelle Ehn 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 Pelle Ehn. Pelle Ehn 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

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Ehn, Pelle. (2023). Design Things: Drawing Things Together and Making Things Public. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 31–52.

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Ehn, Pelle, Ignacio Farías, & Tomás Sánchez Criado. (2018). La On the Possibility of Socialist-democratic Design Things: Interview with Pelle Ehn. Interviewers: I. Farías & T. Sánchez Criado. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 52–69. 3 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle. (2016). Design, Democracy and Work: Exploring the Scandinavian Participatory Design Tradition. Digital Commons - RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). 1 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle, et al.. (2014). Making Futures: Marginal Notes on Innovation, Design, and Democracy. MIT Press eBooks. 86 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle, et al.. (2012). Design Things and Design Thinking: Contemporary Participatory Design Challenges. Design Issues. 28(3). 101–116. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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Björgvinsson, Erling, Pelle Ehn, & Per-Anders Hillgren. (2012). Agonistic participatory design: working with marginalised social movements. CoDesign. 8(2-3). 127–144. 272 indexed citations

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Björgvinsson, Erling, Pelle Ehn, & Per-Anders Hillgren. (2010). Participatory design and "democratizing innovation". 41–50. 443 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ehn, Pelle. (2008). Participation in design things. Participatory Design Conference. 92–101. 337 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle. (2008). DOC and the power of things and representatives. 31–32. 2 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle & Jonas Löwgren. (2004). Design [x] research: Essays on interaction design as knowledge. Malmö University Publications (Malmö University). 4 indexed citations

11.

Ehn, Pelle & Richard Badham. (2002). Participatory Design and the Collective Designer. Participatory Design Conference. 1–10. 40 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle. (2002). Neither Bauhäusler nor nerd educating the interaction designer. 19–23. 4 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle, et al.. (1998). The design challenge. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 10(1). 211–218. 9 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle, et al.. (1996). The Envisioment Workshop - From Visions to Practice. Participatory Design Conference. 141–152. 4 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle. (1991). The art and science of designing computer artifacts. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 288–307. 8 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle. (1991). The art and science of designing computet artifacts. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 1(9). 21–42. 7 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle, et al.. (1991). Playing in reality. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 2. 101–120. 12 indexed citations

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Bødker, Susanne, et al.. (1988). Computer support for cooperative design (invited paper). 377–394. 63 indexed citations

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Bjerknes, Gro, Pelle Ehn, Morten Kyng, & Kristen Nygaard. (1987). Computers and Democracy: A Scandinavian Challenge. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 491 indexed citations

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Ehn, Pelle & Morten Kyng. (1986). A Tool Perspective on Design of Interactive Computer Support for Skilled Workers. DAIMI Report Series. 14(190). 35 indexed citations

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