Sara Catalán

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 984 citations indexed

About

Sara Catalán is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Catalán has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 984 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 11 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Sara Catalán's work include Educational Games and Gamification (16 papers), Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (11 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (10 papers). Sara Catalán is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (16 papers), Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (11 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (10 papers). Sara Catalán collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Ireland and Germany. Sara Catalán's co-authors include Isabel Buil, Paula Bitrián, Eva Pardos Martínez, José Miguel Pina Pérez, Rafael Bravo, Eva Martı́nez, Elaine Wallace, Eva Martínez Salinas, Dominik Merli and Raquel Ortega and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Business Research and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Sara Catalán

28 papers receiving 933 citations

Hit Papers

Enhancing user engagement: The role of gamification in mo... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Enhancing user engagement: The role of gamification in mobile apps
    2021 225 citations Paula Bitrián, Isabel Buil et al. Journal of Business Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sara Catalán Spain 18 374 373 272 184 157 30 984
José Martí Parreño Spain 14 293 0.8× 431 1.2× 210 0.8× 181 1.0× 141 0.9× 56 841
Antoni Meseguer‐Artola Spain 15 149 0.4× 247 0.7× 260 1.0× 145 0.8× 134 0.9× 49 860
Hsiu-Li Liao Taiwan 11 90 0.2× 422 1.1× 480 1.8× 112 0.6× 233 1.5× 31 1.0k
Szu‐Yuan Sun Taiwan 9 140 0.4× 421 1.1× 612 2.3× 179 1.0× 277 1.8× 21 1.2k
Lorena Blasco‐Arcas Spain 9 107 0.3× 315 0.8× 156 0.6× 210 1.1× 317 2.0× 13 784
Bryan Hammer United States 7 90 0.2× 676 1.8× 425 1.6× 150 0.8× 54 0.3× 18 1.1k
John C. Beck United States 7 132 0.4× 347 0.9× 98 0.4× 91 0.5× 77 0.5× 10 805
Jiming Wu United States 11 109 0.3× 664 1.8× 567 2.1× 159 0.9× 49 0.3× 28 1.1k
Rocío Aguilar-Illescas Spain 9 70 0.2× 452 1.2× 289 1.1× 326 1.8× 142 0.9× 9 765
Tzyh-Lih Hsia Taiwan 8 106 0.3× 204 0.5× 266 1.0× 128 0.7× 534 3.4× 10 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Catalán

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Catalán

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Catalán

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Catalán. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Catalán 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 Sara Catalán. Sara Catalán 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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Buil, Isabel, Sara Catalán, & Tiago Oliveira. (2024). Encouraging altruistic user-generated content in gamified review platforms. Internet Research. 36(1). 263–291. 2 indexed citations
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Bitrián, Paula, Isabel Buil, Sara Catalán, & Dominik Merli. (2024). Gamification in workforce training: Improving employees’ self-efficacy and information security and data protection behaviours. Journal of Business Research. 179. 114685–114685. 6 indexed citations
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Bravo, Rafael, Sara Catalán, & José Miguel Pina Pérez. (2023). The impact of gamified loyalty programmes on customer engagement behaviours. A hotel industry application. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology. 14(5). 925–940. 10 indexed citations
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Bitrián, Paula, et al.. (2023). The use of gamification strategies to enhance employees’ attitudes towards e-training systems. The International Journal of Management Education. 21(3). 100892–100892. 6 indexed citations
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Bitrián, Paula, Isabel Buil, & Sara Catalán. (2022). The motivational power of mobile gamified exercise apps. Cuadernos de Gestión. 23(2). 21–36. 3 indexed citations
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Bitrián, Paula, Isabel Buil, & Sara Catalán. (2021). Making finance fun: the gamification of personal financial management apps. International Journal of Bank Marketing. 39(7). 1310–1332. 40 indexed citations
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Bravo, Rafael, Sara Catalán, & José Miguel Pina Pérez. (2021). Gamification in tourism and hospitality review platforms: How to R.A.M.P. up users’ motivation to create content. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 99. 103064–103064. 28 indexed citations
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Bitrián, Paula, Isabel Buil, & Sara Catalán. (2021). Enhancing user engagement: The role of gamification in mobile apps. Journal of Business Research. 132. 170–185. 225 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wallace, Elaine, Isabel Buil, & Sara Catalán. (2020). Facebook and luxury fashion brands: self-congruent posts and purchase intentions. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. 24(4). 571–588. 29 indexed citations
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Buil, Isabel, Sara Catalán, & Eva Pardos Martínez. (2020). Understanding applicants’ reactions to gamified recruitment. Journal of Business Research. 110. 41–50. 54 indexed citations
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Bitrián, Paula, Isabel Buil, & Sara Catalán. (2020). Gamification in sport apps: the determinants of users' motivation. European Journal of Management and Business Economics. 29(3). 365–381. 39 indexed citations
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Bitrián, Paula, Isabel Buil, & Sara Catalán. (2020). Flow and business simulation games: A typology of students. The International Journal of Management Education. 18(1). 100365–100365. 35 indexed citations
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Bravo, Rafael, Sara Catalán, & José Miguel Pina Pérez. (2019). Intergenerational differences in customer engagement behaviours: An analysis of social tourism websites. International Journal of Tourism Research. 22(2). 182–191. 49 indexed citations
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Buil, Isabel, Sara Catalán, & Raquel Ortega. (2019). GAMIFICACIÓN Y MOTIVACIÓN: NUEVAS HERRAMIENTAS PARA LA CAPTACIÓN DE TALENTO. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 16(3). 146–179. 2 indexed citations
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Bravo, Rafael, Sara Catalán, & José Miguel Pina Pérez. (2018). Analysing teamwork in higher education: an empirical study on the antecedents and consequences of team cohesiveness. Studies in Higher Education. 44(7). 1153–1165. 50 indexed citations
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Catalán, Sara & Eva Martínez Salinas. (2018). FAVORECER EL ‘ESTADO DE FLOW’: LA CLAVE DE LOS JUEGOS DE SIMULACIÓN EMPRESARIAL. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 140–159. 9 indexed citations
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Buil, Isabel, Sara Catalán, & Eva Martı́nez. (2018). Exploring students' flow experiences in business simulation games. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 34(2). 183–192. 64 indexed citations
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Buil, Isabel, et al.. (2017). The influence of flow on learning outcomes: An empirical study on the use of clickers. British Journal of Educational Technology. 50(1). 428–439. 60 indexed citations
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Buil, Isabel, Sara Catalán, & Eva Martı́nez. (2015). The importance of corporate brand identity in business management: An application to the UK banking sector. BRQ Business Research Quarterly. 19(1). 3–12. 43 indexed citations

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