Rens Brankaert

993 total citations
49 papers, 615 citations indexed

About

Rens Brankaert is a scholar working on Human-Computer Interaction, Demography and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Rens Brankaert has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 615 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Human-Computer Interaction, 23 papers in Demography and 18 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Rens Brankaert's work include Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (26 papers), Technology Use by Older Adults (23 papers) and Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (18 papers). Rens Brankaert is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (26 papers), Technology Use by Older Adults (23 papers) and Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (18 papers). Rens Brankaert collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and Ireland. Rens Brankaert's co-authors include Gail Kenning, Elke den Ouden, Aarnout Brombacher, Maarten Houben, Yuan Lü, Berry Eggen, Inge Bongers, Steven Vos, Pieter van Wesemael and Saskia Bakker and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Sustainability and The Gerontologist.

In The Last Decade

Rens Brankaert

48 papers receiving 601 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rens Brankaert Netherlands 15 263 259 134 88 82 49 615
Henk Herman Nap Netherlands 11 470 1.8× 157 0.6× 39 0.3× 70 0.8× 106 1.3× 46 822
Steven Baker Australia 19 342 1.3× 402 1.6× 21 0.2× 92 1.0× 110 1.3× 41 931
Guy Schofield United Kingdom 11 192 0.7× 365 1.4× 73 0.5× 32 0.4× 47 0.6× 35 601
David Unbehaun Germany 11 100 0.4× 131 0.5× 34 0.3× 108 1.2× 49 0.6× 23 343
Rachel L. Franz United States 11 331 1.3× 156 0.6× 23 0.2× 39 0.4× 92 1.1× 14 610
Gavin Wood United Kingdom 14 126 0.5× 440 1.7× 36 0.3× 42 0.5× 51 0.6× 40 654
Raymundo Cornejo Mexico 12 244 0.9× 185 0.7× 30 0.2× 28 0.3× 50 0.6× 24 455
Gail Kenning Australia 14 155 0.6× 172 0.7× 29 0.2× 61 0.7× 86 1.0× 42 497
Jasmin Niess Germany 16 108 0.4× 387 1.5× 15 0.1× 114 1.3× 71 0.9× 69 731
Sen H. Hirano United States 11 89 0.3× 196 0.8× 26 0.2× 37 0.4× 84 1.0× 17 731

Countries citing papers authored by Rens Brankaert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rens Brankaert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rens Brankaert

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rens Brankaert. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rens Brankaert 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 Rens Brankaert. Rens Brankaert 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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Berkel, Niels van, et al.. (2025). Challenging Futures: Using Chatbots to Reflect on Aging and Dementia. Tilburg University Research Portal. 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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Huisman, Emelieke, et al.. (2025). Sleep at home for older persons with dementia and their caregivers: a qualitative study of their experiences and challenges. European Journal of Ageing. 22(1). 28–28. 1 indexed citations
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Houben, Maarten, Minha Lee, Sarah Foley, Kellie Morrissey, & Rens Brankaert. (2024). HCI Research in Sensitive Settings: Learning Researcher Reflexivity, Ethical Conduct and Empathy in Participatory Design Approaches. TU/e Research Portal. 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Houben, Maarten, Minha Lee, Sarah Foley, Kellie Morrissey, & Rens Brankaert. (2023). HCI Research in Sensitive Settings: Lessons Learned from Technology Design and Ethical Challenges in Dementia. TU/e Research Portal. 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens, et al.. (2023). Reflecting on Living Labs as Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Networks to Evaluate Technological Products for People Living with Dementia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3). 1673–1673. 5 indexed citations
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Mannheim, Ittay, et al.. (2022). Ageism in the Discourse and Practice of Designing Digital Technology for Older Persons: A Scoping Review. The Gerontologist. 63(7). 1188–1200. 42 indexed citations
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Houben, Maarten, Rens Brankaert, Gail Kenning, Inge Bongers, & Berry Eggen. (2022). Designing for Everyday Sounds at Home with People with Dementia and their Partners. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 1–15. 25 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens, et al.. (2021). Advancing Digital Behavior Change Interventions by Exploring a Calendar-Based Suggestion System. TU/e Research Portal. 1–7. 7 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens, et al.. (2021). Creating a Social Learning Environment for and by Older Adults in the Use and Adoption of Smartphone Technology to Age in Place. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 568822–568822. 18 indexed citations
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Houben, Maarten, Rens Brankaert, Gail Kenning, Berry Eggen, & Inge Bongers. (2020). The Perspectives of Professional Caregivers on Implementing Audio-Based Technology in Residential Dementia Care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(17). 6333–6333. 8 indexed citations
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Schulte, Britta, Kellie Morrissey, Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard, & Rens Brankaert. (2020). Don't Blush. 405–408. 10 indexed citations
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Lallemand, Carine, et al.. (2020). Understanding Walking Meetings: Drivers and Barriers. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1–14. 26 indexed citations
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Houben, Maarten, et al.. (2020). Turnaround: Exploring Care Relations in Dementia Through Design. TU/e Research Portal. 1–8. 14 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens, et al.. (2019). ROOT. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens, et al.. (2019). The leisure time canvas: eliciting empathy for older adults through activities and hobbies. 1 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens, et al.. (2019). Dementia Lab 2019. Making Design Work: Engaging with Dementia in Context. Communications in computer and information science. 5 indexed citations
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Houben, Maarten, Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker, et al.. (2019). Foregrounding Everyday Sounds in Dementia. TU/e Research Portal. 71–83. 33 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens & Elke den Ouden. (2017). The Design-Driven Living Lab: A New Approach to Exploring Solutions to Complex Societal Challenges. Technology Innovation Management Review. 7(1). 44–51. 33 indexed citations
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Brankaert, Rens, et al.. (2017). Together we do not forget: co-designing with people living with dementia towards a design for social inclusion. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations

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