Türkan Karakuş

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 756 citations indexed

About

Türkan Karakuş is a scholar working on Education, Human-Computer Interaction and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Türkan Karakuş has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 756 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Education, 9 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Türkan Karakuş's work include Educational Games and Gamification (8 papers), Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (7 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (6 papers). Türkan Karakuş is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (8 papers), Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (7 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (6 papers). Türkan Karakuş collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye. Türkan Karakuş's co-authors include Yavuz İnal, Hakan Tüzün, Gonca KIZILKAYA CUMAOĞLU, Kürşat Çağıltay, Engin Kurşun, Erol Özçelik, Yüksel Göktaş, Rabia Meryem Yılmaz, Özlem Baydaş and Christine Ogan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Türkan Karakuş

19 papers receiving 683 citations

Hit Papers

The effects of computer games on primary school students’... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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. The effects of computer games on primary school students’ achievement and motivation in geography learning
    2008 411 citations Hakan Tüzün, Türkan Karakuş et al. Computers & Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Türkan Karakuş Türkiye 9 417 273 175 149 132 21 756
Séverine Erhel France 8 443 1.1× 193 0.7× 123 0.7× 86 0.6× 87 0.7× 14 698
Shawn Holmes United States 7 512 1.2× 265 1.0× 178 1.0× 56 0.4× 99 0.8× 12 755
Stephen S. Killingsworth United States 7 668 1.6× 258 0.9× 209 1.2× 85 0.6× 74 0.6× 15 866
Anissa All Belgium 10 389 0.9× 199 0.7× 173 1.0× 44 0.3× 123 0.9× 30 695
Michael C. Mayrath United States 12 303 0.7× 295 1.1× 98 0.6× 64 0.4× 232 1.8× 17 683
Ricardo Rosas Chile 10 517 1.2× 279 1.0× 232 1.3× 56 0.4× 61 0.5× 30 805
Frederik Cornillie Belgium 16 428 1.0× 229 0.8× 103 0.6× 63 0.4× 61 0.5× 42 838
Julie M. Sykes United States 14 379 0.9× 265 1.0× 119 0.7× 73 0.5× 144 1.1× 27 1.0k
Elena Novak United States 12 341 0.8× 307 1.1× 110 0.6× 98 0.7× 36 0.3× 30 727
Jeffrey Earp Italy 10 710 1.7× 227 0.8× 334 1.9× 57 0.4× 83 0.6× 30 951

Countries citing papers authored by Türkan Karakuş

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Fields of papers citing papers by Türkan Karakuş

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Türkan Karakuş

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karakuş, Türkan, et al.. (2023). Türkiye’deki Çocukların İnternet Kullanım Alışkanlıkları ve Dijital Okuryazarlık Becerileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma. Korkut Ata Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 1331–1364. 1 indexed citations
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Karakuş, Türkan, et al.. (2021). Investigating the Digital Parenting Behaviors of Parents on Children’s Digital Game Play. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 50(2). 833–857. 8 indexed citations
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Karakuş, Türkan, et al.. (2017). Teknoloji Destekli Öğrenme Ortamlarında Öğretmenler ve Öğrencilerin Karşılaştığı Pedagojik Problemler: FATİH Projesi Örneği. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 1 indexed citations
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Göksu, İdris, Alper Aslan, & Türkan Karakuş. (2016). CHANGES IN SOCIOCULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS IN POPULAR DIGITAL GAMES. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 21–35. 1 indexed citations
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Karakuş, Türkan, et al.. (2016). Orchestrating learning during implementation of a 3D virtual world. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia. 22(4). 303–320. 7 indexed citations
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Çoban, Murat, et al.. (2015). Technical Problems Experienced in the Transformation of Virtual Worlds into an Education Environment and Coping Strategies. Educational Technology & Society. 18(1). 37–49. 8 indexed citations
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Göktaş, Yüksel, Murat Çoban, & Türkan Karakuş. (2015). Technical problems experienced in the virtual learning environment and coping strategies. 565–569. 1 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Rabia Meryem, Özlem Baydaş, Türkan Karakuş, & Yüksel Göktaş. (2015). An examination of interactions in a three-dimensional virtual world. Computers & Education. 88. 256–267. 28 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Rabia Meryem, İlknur Reisoğlu, Fatma Burcu Topu, Türkan Karakuş, & Yüksel Göktaş. (2015). The Development of a Criteria List for the Selection of 3D Virtual Worlds to Design an Educational Environment / Razrada popisa kriterija za odabir 3D virtualnih svjetova i izradu obrazovnog okruženja. Croatian Journal of Education - Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje. 17(4). 3 indexed citations
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Karakuş, Türkan, et al.. (2014). Türkiye ve Avrupa’daki Çocukların İnternet Alışkanlıkları ve Güvenli İnternet Kullanımı. TED EĞİTİM VE BİLİM. 39(171). 230–243. 6 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Rabia Meryem, et al.. (2014). İlköğretim Öğrencilerinin 3 Boyutlu Sanal Öğrenme Ortamlarına Yönelik Tutumları: Second Life Örneği. Ege Eğitim Dergisi. 15(2). 538–538. 4 indexed citations
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Baydaş, Özlem, et al.. (2014). Retention and flow under guided and unguided learning experience in 3D virtual worlds. Computers in Human Behavior. 44. 96–102. 18 indexed citations
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Ogan, Christine, Türkan Karakuş, & Engin Kurşun. (2012). Methodological Issues in a Survey of Children's Online Risk-Taking and Other Behaviours in Europe. Journal of Children and Media. 7(1). 133–150. 17 indexed citations
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Tokmak, Hatice Sancar & Türkan Karakuş. (2011). ICT Pre-service Teachers’ Opinions about the Contribution of Initial Teacher Training to Teaching Practice. Contemporary Educational Technology. 2(4). 10 indexed citations
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Özçelik, Erol, Türkan Karakuş, Engin Kurşun, & Kürşat Çağıltay. (2009). An eye-tracking study of how color coding affects multimedia learning. Computers & Education. 53(2). 445–453. 164 indexed citations
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Karakuş, Türkan, et al.. (2008). An Eye Tracking Study: The Effects of Individual Differences on Navigation Patterns and Recall Performance on Hypertext Environments. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2008(1). 1272–1278. 1 indexed citations
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İnal, Yavuz, Türkan Karakuş, & Kürşat Çağıltay. (2008). TURKISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ’ CONSIDERATIONS, EXPECTATIONS AND AWARENESS ON DISTANCE EDUCATION. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Karakuş, Türkan, Yavuz İnal, & Kürşat Çağıltay. (2008). A descriptive study of Turkish high school students’ game-playing characteristics and their considerations concerning the effects of games. Computers in Human Behavior. 24(6). 2520–2529. 61 indexed citations
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Tüzün, Hakan, et al.. (2008). The effects of computer games on primary school students’ achievement and motivation in geography learning. Computers & Education. 52(1). 68–77. 411 indexed citations breakdown →

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