Sylvester Arnab

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sylvester Arnab is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvester Arnab has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 22 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Sylvester Arnab's work include Educational Games and Gamification (62 papers), Digital Games and Media (16 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (13 papers). Sylvester Arnab is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (62 papers), Digital Games and Media (16 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (13 papers). Sylvester Arnab collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malaysia and Italy. Sylvester Arnab's co-authors include Sara de Freitas, Samantha Clarke, Petros Lameras, Ian Dunwell, Kristian Kiili, Timo Lainema, Theodore Lim, Sandy Louchart, Neil Suttie and Panagiotis Petridis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers & Education and British Journal of Educational Technology.

In The Last Decade

Sylvester Arnab

95 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mapping learning and game mechanics for serious games analysis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sylvester Arnab United Kingdom	20	1.3k	588	473	463	339	107	2.2k
Judy Robertson United Kingdom	26	770 0.6×	464 0.8×	488 1.0×	365 0.8×	261 0.8×	80	2.3k
Jessica Hammer United States	21	765 0.6×	427 0.7×	385 0.8×	649 1.4×	300 0.9×	114	2.0k
Μαρίνα Παπαστεργίου Greece	14	1.4k 1.0×	583 1.0×	793 1.7×	586 1.3×	399 1.2×	32	2.3k
Michele D. Dickey United States	16	1.2k 0.9×	377 0.6×	694 1.5×	577 1.2×	243 0.7×	21	2.1k
Jodi Asbell‐Clarke United States	10	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 2.0×	404 0.9×	312 0.7×	322 0.9×	30	2.2k
Christo Dichev United States	15	1.6k 1.2×	878 1.5×	616 1.3×	402 0.9×	505 1.5×	58	2.4k
Kristian Kiili Finland	24	2.1k 1.6×	659 1.1×	607 1.3×	596 1.3×	411 1.2×	76	2.9k
Luis de‐Marcos Spain	18	1.7k 1.3×	966 1.6×	655 1.4×	659 1.4×	648 1.9×	97	2.8k
Karl M. Kapp United States	8	1.6k 1.2×	648 1.1×	805 1.7×	654 1.4×	585 1.7×	22	2.6k
Joey J. Lee United States	11	754 0.6×	289 0.5×	420 0.9×	471 1.0×	422 1.2×	15	1.7k

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Aziz, Salim, et al.. (2025). Systematic review: The impact of virtual reality interventions on stress and anxiety in intensive care units. Journal of Critical Care. 90. 155164–155164.

Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2025). Empathic and Agentic Approaches to Community-Engaged Research Scholarship: A Playful, Frugal, and Co-Creative Framework Through the ACES Project in Southeast Asia. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 24. 1 indexed citations

Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2025). Open-Source Gamification Plug-Ins: A Study on Usability and User Preferences. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning. 23(1).

Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2025). Playful and frugal learning design: A value-based approach to inclusive and sustainable STEM education. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. 12. 101923–101923.

Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2024). Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations—a qualitative study. Frontiers in Digital Health. 6. 1307817–1307817.

Hammady, Ramy & Sylvester Arnab. (2022). Serious Gaming for Behaviour Change: A Systematic Review. Information. 13(3). 142–142. 41 indexed citations

Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2021). Designing Mini-Games as Micro-Learning Resources for Professional Development in Multi-Cultural Organisations. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning. 19(2). 44–58. 14 indexed citations

Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2020). Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. 5(2). 6 indexed citations

Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2020). Pelatihan Daring Membuat Topeng Karakter dengan Kilat untuk Meningkatkan Sosial Resiliensi. 4 indexed citations

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Roméro, Margarida, et al.. (2019). Assessment of Co‑Creativity in the Process of Game Design. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning. 17(3). 8 indexed citations

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Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2019). A Participatory Co‑creation Model to Drive Community Engagement in Rural Indigenous Schools: A Case Study in Sarawak. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning. 17(3). 16 indexed citations

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Arnab, Sylvester, Samantha Clarke, & Luca Morini. (2019). Co‑Creativity through Play and Game Design Thinking. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning. 17(3). 41 indexed citations

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Lameras, Petros, Panagiotis Petridis, Ian Dunwell, et al.. (2013). A game-based approach for raising awareness on sustainability issues in public spaces. Pure (Coventry University). 59 Suppl 1. 16–22. 1 indexed citations

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Petridis, Panagiotis, Ian Dunwell, Fotis Liarokapis, et al.. (2013). The Herbert Virtual Museum. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 2013. 1–8. 24 indexed citations

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Arnab, Sylvester, Riccardo Berta, Jeffrey Earp, et al.. (2012). Framing the Adoption of Serious Games in Formal Education. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning. 10(2). 159–171. 51 indexed citations

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Petridis, Panagiotis, Ian Dunwell, David Panzoli, et al.. (2012). Game Engines Selection Framework for High-Fidelity Serious Applications. Pure (Coventry University). 1–19. 40 indexed citations

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Arnab, Sylvester, et al.. (2012). E-commerce transactions in a virtual environment: virtual transactions. Electronic Commerce Research. 12(3). 379–407. 36 indexed citations

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Arnab, Sylvester, Panagiotis Petridis, Ian Dunwell, & Sara de Freitas. (2011). Tactile interaction in an ancient world on a web browser. Coventry University Open Collections (Coventry university). 3. 687–695. 8 indexed citations

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Petridis, Panagiotis, Ian Dunwell, Sylvester Arnab, et al.. (2011). Building Social Commmunities around Alternate Reality Games. Coventry University Open Collections (Coventry university). 76–83. 4 indexed citations

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Arnab, Sylvester & Vinesh Raja. (2008). Chapter 4: Simulating a Deformable Object Using a Surface Mass Spring System. Pure (Coventry University). 21–26. 5 indexed citations

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