Rilla Khaled

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Rilla Khaled is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Rilla Khaled has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Rilla Khaled's work include Educational Games and Gamification (22 papers), Digital Games and Media (21 papers) and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (11 papers). Rilla Khaled is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (22 papers), Digital Games and Media (21 papers) and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (11 papers). Rilla Khaled collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Denmark and United Kingdom. Rilla Khaled's co-authors include Dan Dixon, Lennart E. Nacke, Sebastian Deterding, Asimina Vasalou, Daniel Gooch, Pippin Barr, Laura Benton, Robert Biddle, James Noble and Gordon Ingram and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers & Education and Frontiers in Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Rilla Khaled

45 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

From game design elements to gamefulness 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rilla Khaled Canada 18 3.8k 1.9k 1.2k 1.2k 877 46 5.9k
Dan Dixon United Kingdom 6 4.4k 1.2× 2.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 898 1.0× 9 6.7k
Jonna Koivisto Finland 21 4.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 743 0.8× 30 7.2k
Sara de Freitas United Kingdom 33 2.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 903 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 129 4.8k
Thomas Hainey United Kingdom 19 3.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 512 0.4× 977 1.1× 65 4.5k
Sebastian Deterding United Kingdom 23 6.0k 1.6× 3.2k 1.7× 1.8k 1.5× 1.9k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 87 9.7k
Elizabeth Boyle United Kingdom 21 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 892 0.7× 517 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 69 5.6k
Kurt Squire United States 39 4.2k 1.1× 2.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 861 0.7× 2.6k 3.0× 86 7.7k
Jan L. Plass United States 40 3.9k 1.0× 701 0.4× 748 0.6× 723 0.6× 2.3k 2.6× 106 7.6k
Sasha A. Barab United States 44 4.5k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 690 0.6× 4.3k 4.9× 102 8.8k
Kenton O’Hara United Kingdom 38 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 565 0.5× 2.5k 2.0× 440 0.5× 114 6.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Khaled, Rilla & Pippin Barr. (2023). Generative Logics and Conceptual Clicks: A Case Study of the Method for Design Materialization. Design Issues. 39(1). 55–69. 2 indexed citations
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Khalili‐Mahani, Najmeh, Sandra L. Woods, Rilla Khaled, et al.. (2021). Play the Pain: A Digital Strategy for Play-Oriented Research and Action. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 746477–746477. 5 indexed citations
3.
Khaled, Rilla, et al.. (2019). ctrl+R: Reflections on Prompting Reflective Game Design. 2 indexed citations
4.
Chisik, Yoram, Jussi Holopainen, Rilla Khaled, José Luís Silva, & Paula Alexandra Silva. (2018). International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. 40 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla, et al.. (2016). Spectrum: Exploring the Effects of Player Experience on Game Design. 4 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla, Vero Vanden Abeele, Maarten Van Mechelen, & Asimina Vasalou. (2014). Participatory design for serious game design. 457–460. 15 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla & Asimina Vasalou. (2014). Bridging serious games and participatory design. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. 2(2). 93–100. 115 indexed citations
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Holmgård, Christoffer, Georgios N. Yannakakis, & Rilla Khaled. (2013). The games for health prototype. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 396–399. 2 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla & Georgios N. Yannakakis. (2013). Village Voices: An adaptive game for conflict resolution.. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 425–426. 3 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla, et al.. (2012). Ethical Considerations in Designing Adaptive Persuasive Games. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 13–16. 1 indexed citations
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Cheong, Yun-Gyung, et al.. (2012). Modelling Global Pattern Formations for Collaborative Learning Environments. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 726–727. 1 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla, et al.. (2011). StoryTrek: Experiencing Stories in the Real World. IT University Of Copenhagen (IT University of Copenhagen).
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Deterding, Sebastian, Dan Dixon, Rilla Khaled, & Lennart E. Nacke. (2011). From Game Design Elements to Gamefulness: Defining “Gamification”. IT University Of Copenhagen (IT University of Copenhagen). 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheong, Yun-Gyung, Rilla Khaled, Carlos Martinho, et al.. (2011). A computational approach towards conflict resolution for serious games. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 15–22. 20 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla. (2008). Culturally-Relevant Persuasive Technology. Figshare. 14 indexed citations
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Barr, Pippin, James Noble, Robert Biddle, & Rilla Khaled. (2006). From pushing buttons to play and progress: value and interaction in fable. 61–68. 7 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla, Robert Biddle, James Noble, Pippin Barr, & Ronald Fischer. (2006). Persuasive interaction for collectivist cultures. 73–80. 24 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla, Pippin Barr, Ronald Fischer, James Noble, & Robert Biddle. (2006). Factoring culture into the design of a persuasive game. 213–213. 28 indexed citations
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Barr, Pippin, Rilla Khaled, James Noble, & Robert Biddle. (2005). A taxonomic analysis of user-interface metaphors in the Microsoft Office Project Gallery. 109–117. 9 indexed citations
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Khaled, Rilla, et al.. (2002). A lightweight web-based case tool for sequence diagrams. 55–60. 12 indexed citations

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