Rabindra Ratan

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Rabindra Ratan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Human-Computer Interaction and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rabindra Ratan has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 24 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rabindra Ratan's work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (24 papers), Media Influence and Health (21 papers) and Digital Games and Media (20 papers). Rabindra Ratan is often cited by papers focused on Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (24 papers), Media Influence and Health (21 papers) and Digital Games and Media (20 papers). Rabindra Ratan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Germany. Rabindra Ratan's co-authors include Dmitri Williams, Andrew Gambino, Jesse Fox, Cuihua Shen, Young June Sah, Benjamin J. Li, David Beyea, Nicole Martins, Michael E. Dawson and Kuo‐Ting Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rabindra Ratan

74 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Building a Stronger CASA: Extending the Computers Are Soc... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Building a Stronger CASA: Extending the Computers Are Social Actors Paradigm
    2020 310 citations Andrew Gambino, Rabindra Ratan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rabindra Ratan United States 25 979 687 614 340 337 81 2.4k
Kwan Min Lee United States 24 886 0.9× 502 0.7× 766 1.2× 284 0.8× 523 1.6× 43 2.4k
Carrie Heeter United States 19 772 0.8× 872 1.3× 468 0.8× 367 1.1× 111 0.3× 57 2.3k
Hayeon Song South Korea 28 1.5k 1.5× 317 0.5× 600 1.0× 230 0.7× 242 0.7× 71 2.9k
Kristine L. Nowak United States 21 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 973 1.6× 197 0.6× 372 1.1× 39 2.8k
Guo Freeman United States 27 714 0.7× 953 1.4× 538 0.9× 97 0.3× 278 0.8× 88 2.1k
Elisa D. Mekler Switzerland 27 1.1k 1.1× 697 1.0× 499 0.8× 1.3k 3.8× 172 0.5× 70 2.7k
Sun Joo Ahn United States 26 879 0.9× 868 1.3× 601 1.0× 204 0.6× 141 0.4× 66 2.4k
Jenny Waycott Australia 33 1.1k 1.2× 946 1.4× 263 0.4× 451 1.3× 231 0.7× 148 4.0k
Christoph Klimmt Germany 27 2.0k 2.1× 947 1.4× 757 1.2× 800 2.4× 166 0.5× 105 4.0k
Ayoung Suh South Korea 23 1.0k 1.0× 504 0.7× 472 0.8× 397 1.2× 188 0.6× 54 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Rabindra Ratan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rabindra Ratan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rabindra Ratan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rabindra Ratan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rabindra Ratan 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 Rabindra Ratan. Rabindra Ratan 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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Ratan, Rabindra, et al.. (2026). Proceedings of Meaningful Play 2018. Figshare.
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Ratan, Rabindra, et al.. (2025). Time matters in VR: Students benefit from longer VR class duration, but certain outcomes decline after 45 minutes, with large individual variance. Computers & Education. 235. 105328–105328. 1 indexed citations
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Ratan, Rabindra, et al.. (2025). Meeting needs: How social interaction anxiety, zoom fatigue, relatedness, and demographics predict virtual meeting feature preferences. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 18. 100673–100673.
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Ratan, Rabindra, et al.. (2024). An Avatar's worth in the metaverse workplace: Assessing predictors of avatar customization valuation. Computers in Human Behavior. 158. 108309–108309. 11 indexed citations
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Beyea, David, et al.. (2024). Zoom fatigue in review: A meta-analytical examination of videoconferencing fatigue's antecedents. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 17. 100571–100571. 2 indexed citations
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Ratan, Rabindra, et al.. (2024). Zoom Fatigue and Facial Dissatisfaction Relate to Virtual Meeting Engagement Differently in the U.S. and South Korean Contexts. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 28(2). 82–89. 2 indexed citations
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Ratan, Rabindra, et al.. (2024). Examining the Proteus effect on misogynistic behavior induced by a sports mascot avatar in virtual reality. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 19659–19659.
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Bailenson, Jeremy N., et al.. (2024). Seeing the world through digital prisms: Psychological implications of passthrough video usage in mixed reality.. 5(2). 43–58. 14 indexed citations
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Kao, Dominic, et al.. (2023). Exploring how gender-anonymous voice avatars influence women’s performance in online computing group work. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 181. 103146–103146. 1 indexed citations
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Liaw, Sok Ying, Siriwan Lim, Wentao Zhou, et al.. (2023). Artificial intelligence in virtual reality simulation for interprofessional communication training: Mixed method study. Nurse Education Today. 122. 105718–105718. 105 indexed citations
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Liaw, Sok Ying, Khairul Dzakirin Bin Rusli, Rabindra Ratan, et al.. (2023). Artificial Intelligence Versus Human-Controlled Doctor in Virtual Reality Simulation for Sepsis Team Training: Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e47748–e47748. 33 indexed citations
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Ratan, Rabindra, Sonny Rosenthal, Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen, et al.. (2021). The (digital) medium of mobility is the message: Examining the influence of e-scooter mobile app perceptions on e-scooter use intent. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 3. 100076–100076. 35 indexed citations
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Sah, Young June, Minjin Rheu, & Rabindra Ratan. (2021). Avatar-User Bond as Meta-Cognitive Experience: Explicating Identification and Embodiment as Cognitive Fluency. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 695358–695358. 10 indexed citations
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Ratan, Rabindra. (2019). Cars and Contemporary Communication| When Automobiles are Avacars: A Self-Other-Utility Approach to Cars and Avatars. International journal of communication. 13. 19. 2 indexed citations
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Ratan, Rabindra & Young June Sah. (2015). Leveling up on stereotype threat: The role of avatar customization and avatar embodiment. Computers in Human Behavior. 50. 367–374. 91 indexed citations
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Martins, Nicole, Nicholas L. Matthews, & Rabindra Ratan. (2015). Playing by the Rules. Journal of Family Issues. 185–229. 38 indexed citations
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Cai, Yonghua, et al.. (2015). Champions of Equality: Examining Gender Egalitarianism in Virtual Teams across Cultures. 393–401. 4 indexed citations
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Ratan, Rabindra & Béatrice S. Hasler. (2010). Exploring self-presence in collaborative virtual teams. 8(1). 11–31. 38 indexed citations
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Castronova, Edward, Dmitri Williams, Cuihua Shen, et al.. (2009). As Real as Real? Macroeconomic Behavior in a Large-Scale Virtual World. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Castronova, Edward, Dmitri Williams, Cuihua Shen, et al.. (2009). As real as real? Macroeconomic behavior in a large-scale virtual world. New Media & Society. 11(5). 685–707. 96 indexed citations

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