Sten Govaerts

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sten Govaerts is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Science Applications and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sten Govaerts has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Information Systems, 10 papers in Computer Science Applications and 7 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sten Govaerts's work include Online Learning and Analytics (9 papers), Mobile Learning in Education (6 papers) and Music and Audio Processing (6 papers). Sten Govaerts is often cited by papers focused on Online Learning and Analytics (9 papers), Mobile Learning in Education (6 papers) and Music and Audio Processing (6 papers). Sten Govaerts collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Belgium and Germany. Sten Govaerts's co-authors include Erik Duval, Katrien Verbert, José Luis Santos, Joris Klerkx, Frans Van Assche, Gonzalo Parra, Abelardo Pardo, Denis Gillet, Adrian Holzer and Christophe Salzmann and has published in prestigious journals such as American Behavioral Scientist, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing and IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.

In The Last Decade

Sten Govaerts

29 papers receiving 991 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.

  1. Learning Analytics Dashboard Applications
    2013 379 citations Katrien Verbert, Erik Duval et al. American Behavioral Scientist profile →
  2. Learning dashboards: an overview and future research opportunities
    2013 258 citations Katrien Verbert, Sten Govaerts et al. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Sten Govaerts 768 369 327 197 192 29 1.1k
Joris Klerkx 780 1.0× 333 0.9× 317 1.0× 176 0.9× 232 1.2× 51 1.1k
Marí­a Jesús Rodríguez-Triana 1.0k 1.3× 579 1.6× 441 1.3× 328 1.7× 205 1.1× 89 1.5k
Carlos Alario‐Hoyos 1.1k 1.4× 594 1.6× 329 1.0× 413 2.1× 317 1.7× 102 1.6k
Mikko‐Jussi Laakso 805 1.0× 341 0.9× 402 1.2× 261 1.3× 100 0.5× 97 1.2k
Elvira Popescu 405 0.5× 317 0.9× 386 1.2× 213 1.1× 202 1.1× 78 857
Iván M. Jorrí­n Abellán 383 0.5× 269 0.7× 360 1.1× 258 1.3× 77 0.4× 52 791
Kemi Jona 948 1.2× 276 0.7× 472 1.4× 156 0.8× 131 0.7× 29 1.4k
Sergey Sosnovsky 561 0.7× 195 0.5× 338 1.0× 263 1.3× 477 2.5× 62 1.0k
Fılız Kalelıoğlu 728 0.9× 373 1.0× 370 1.1× 184 0.9× 87 0.5× 39 1.1k
Tom McKlin 714 0.9× 315 0.9× 298 0.9× 120 0.6× 56 0.3× 68 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sten Govaerts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sten Govaerts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sten Govaerts. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sten Govaerts. The network helps show where Sten Govaerts may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sten Govaerts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sten Govaerts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sten Govaerts 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 Sten Govaerts. Sten Govaerts 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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Govaerts, Sten, Adrian Holzer, Bruno Kocher, et al.. (2018). Blending Digital and Face-to-Face Interaction Using a Co-Located Social Media App in Class. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. 11(4). 478–492. 13 indexed citations
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Gillet, Denis, et al.. (2016). The perceptions of using instant interaction applications for enhancing peer discussion in a flipped classroom. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. 11(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, et al.. (2016). The perceptions of using instant interaction applications for enhancing peer discussion in a flipped classroom. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. 11(1). 1–1. 8 indexed citations
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Salzmann, Christophe, et al.. (2015). The Smart Device Specification for Remote Labs. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE). 11(4). 20–20. 20 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, et al.. (2015). Towards Mobile Blended Interaction Fostering Critical Thinking. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 735–742. 4 indexed citations
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Orduña, Pablo, Danilo Garbi Zutin, Sten Govaerts, et al.. (2015). An Extensible Architecture for the Integration of Remote and Virtual Laboratories in Public Learning Tools. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje. 10(4). 223–233. 30 indexed citations
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Holzer, Adrian, Sten Govaerts, Andrii Vozniuk, Bruno Kocher, & Denis Gillet. (2014). Speakup in the classroom. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1171–1176. 11 indexed citations
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Law, Effie, et al.. (2014). Pdot. 2581–2586. 14 indexed citations
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Verbert, Katrien, Erik Duval, Joris Klerkx, Sten Govaerts, & José Luis Santos. (2013). Learning Analytics Dashboard Applications. American Behavioral Scientist. 57(10). 1500–1509. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Verbert, Katrien, Sten Govaerts, Erik Duval, et al.. (2013). Learning dashboards: an overview and future research opportunities. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. 258 indexed citations breakdown →
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Santos, José Luis, Katrien Verbert, Sten Govaerts, & Erik Duval. (2013). Addressing learner issues with StepUp!. Lirias (KU Leuven). 14–22. 58 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, Katrien Verbert, Erik Duval, & Abelardo Pardo. (2012). The student activity meter for awareness and self-reflection. Lirias (KU Leuven). 869–884. 127 indexed citations
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Mödritscher, Felix, Barbara Krumay, Sandy El Helou, et al.. (2011). May I suggest? Three PLE recommender strategies in comparison. Digital Education Review. 1–11. 5 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, Sandy El Helou, Eric J. Duval, & Denis Gillet. (2011). A Federated Search and Social Recommendation Widget. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1–8. 8 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten & Erik Duval. (2009). A Web-Based Approach To Determine The Origin Of An Artist... Lirias (KU Leuven). 261–266. 12 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, et al.. (2009). The integration of a metadata generation framework in a music annotation workflow. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, et al.. (2009). Using Search Engine for Classification: Does It Still Work?. Lirias (KU Leuven). 483–488. 3 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, et al.. (2008). Connecting the dots : music metadata generation, schemas and application. TU/e Research Portal. 249–254. 11 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, et al.. (2007). Mood-Ex-Machina: Towards Automation Of Moody Tunes.. Lirias (KU Leuven). 347–350. 5 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Sten, et al.. (2006). Moody Tunes: The Rockanango Project.. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 308–313. 11 indexed citations

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