Timo Partala

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Timo Partala is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timo Partala has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Social Psychology, 12 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Timo Partala's work include Emotion and Mood Recognition (6 papers), Spatial Cognition and Navigation (5 papers) and Color perception and design (5 papers). Timo Partala is often cited by papers focused on Emotion and Mood Recognition (6 papers), Spatial Cognition and Navigation (5 papers) and Color perception and design (5 papers). Timo Partala collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and Hungary. Timo Partala's co-authors include Veikko Surakka, Timo Saari, Toni Vanhala, Mika Luimula, Sari Kujala, Anne Aula, Sakari Pieskä, Martti Juhola, Jouni Laakso and Kaisa Väänänen and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies and Personal and Ubiquitous Computing.

In The Last Decade

Timo Partala

29 papers receiving 1.2k 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. Pupil size variation as an indication of affective processing
    2003 587 citations Timo Partala, Veikko Surakka International Journal of Human-Computer Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timo Partala Finland 13 459 407 385 318 154 31 1.3k
Joris H. Janssen Netherlands 17 361 0.8× 366 0.9× 362 0.9× 282 0.9× 140 0.9× 28 1.2k
Jaime Guixeres Spain 18 378 0.8× 356 0.9× 310 0.8× 482 1.5× 145 0.9× 47 1.4k
Rudolf Groner Switzerland 16 665 1.4× 247 0.6× 218 0.6× 346 1.1× 230 1.5× 46 1.5k
Mikko Salminen Finland 18 416 0.9× 330 0.8× 386 1.0× 480 1.5× 380 2.5× 45 1.5k
Andreas Sonderegger Switzerland 22 474 1.0× 657 1.6× 670 1.7× 593 1.9× 196 1.3× 64 2.2k
John Waterworth Sweden 19 268 0.6× 224 0.6× 277 0.7× 604 1.9× 142 0.9× 95 1.4k
Corey J. Bohil United States 16 866 1.9× 280 0.7× 333 0.9× 331 1.0× 113 0.7× 45 1.8k
Simone Grassini Norway 23 472 1.0× 195 0.5× 303 0.8× 425 1.3× 105 0.7× 60 2.0k
Kees Overbeeke Netherlands 19 409 0.9× 208 0.5× 351 0.9× 830 2.6× 96 0.6× 45 1.4k
Mark Grimshaw Denmark 15 323 0.7× 262 0.6× 266 0.7× 265 0.8× 184 1.2× 50 927

Countries citing papers authored by Timo Partala

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timo Partala

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timo Partala

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Timo Partala. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Timo Partala 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 Timo Partala. Timo Partala 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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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2024). Factors affecting growth and internationalization of micro-enterprises in a sparsely populated region: case South Savo, Finland. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 13(1). 2 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2021). Understanding the role of personal aspects in positive and negative meal experiences: psychological needs, values, and emotions. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. 22(1). 15–38. 2 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo & Sari Kujala. (2015). Exploring the Role of Ten Universal Values in Using Products and Services. Interacting with Computers. 28(3). 311–331. 16 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo & Timo Saari. (2015). Understanding the most influential user experiences in successful and unsuccessful technology adoptions. Computers in Human Behavior. 53. 381–395. 93 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2013). Little backpackers. 415–418. 4 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2012). User experience of photorealistic urban pedestrian navigation. 204–207. 13 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2012). Visualize your spatial experience (VYSE). 486–495. 2 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2010). Location-based communication techniques in parallel learning between the classroom and the field. International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning. 20(1). 21–21.
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2009). The combined walkthrough: measuring behavioral, affective, and cognitive information in usability testing. Journal of Usability Studies archive. 5(1). 21–33. 10 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo. (2009). Affective Information in Human-Computer Interaction. Trepo - Institutional Repository of Tampere University. 7 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2008). LocaweRoute. 392–395. 3 indexed citations
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Luimula, Mika, et al.. (2007). Techniques for location selection on a mobile device. 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, Veikko Surakka, & Toni Vanhala. (2005). Person-independent estimation of emotional experiences from facial expressions. 246–248. 7 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, Veikko Surakka, & Toni Vanhala. (2005). Real-time estimation of emotional experiences from facial expressions. Interacting with Computers. 18(2). 208–226. 39 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo & Veikko Surakka. (2003). Pupil size variation as an indication of affective processing. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 59(1-2). 185–198. 587 indexed citations breakdown →
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Partala, Timo, Anne Aula, & Veikko Surakka. (2001). Combined Voluntary Gaze Direction and Facial Muscle Activity as a New Pointing Technique.. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 100–107. 21 indexed citations
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Laakso, Jouni, et al.. (2001). Neural network and wavelet recognition of facial electromyographic signals.. PubMed. 84(Pt 1). 489–92. 8 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo, et al.. (2000). Pupillary responses to emotionally provocative stimuli. 123–129. 99 indexed citations
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Partala, Timo. (1999). Controlling a Single 3D Object: Viewpoint Metaphors, Speed and Subjective Satisfaction.. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 536–543. 5 indexed citations

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