Zahira Merchant

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Zahira Merchant is a scholar working on Education, Human-Computer Interaction and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zahira Merchant has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Education, 5 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 3 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zahira Merchant's work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (5 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (3 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (3 papers). Zahira Merchant is often cited by papers focused on Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (5 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (3 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (3 papers). Zahira Merchant collaborates with scholars based in United States and Türkiye. Zahira Merchant's co-authors include Trina J. Davis, Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, Ernest T. Goetz, Lauren Cıfuentes, Oi‐Man Kwok, Brian Beatty, Michael Albert, Luis A. Cifuentes, Ayesha Sadaf and Philip Harvey and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning and TechTrends.

In The Last Decade

Zahira Merchant

9 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Effectiveness of virtual reality-based instruction on students' learning outcomes in K-12 and higher education: A meta-analysis

2013 1.1k citations Zahira Merchant, Ernest T. Goetz et al. Computers & Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zahira Merchant United States	6	848	410	382	332	232	11	1.4k
Trina J. Davis United States	7	851 1.0×	425 1.0×	381 1.0×	352 1.1×	242 1.0×	25	1.4k
Tassos A. Mikropoulos Greece	20	863 1.0×	488 1.2×	346 0.9×	436 1.3×	206 0.9×	62	1.7k
Jennifer Fromm Germany	7	1.3k 1.5×	443 1.1×	563 1.5×	262 0.8×	216 0.9×	14	1.9k
Lauren Cıfuentes United States	13	811 1.0×	657 1.6×	360 0.9×	742 2.2×	232 1.0×	53	1.9k
Lasse X Jensen Denmark	8	665 0.8×	249 0.6×	261 0.7×	234 0.7×	135 0.6×	13	1.1k
Gustav Bøg Petersen Denmark	11	870 1.0×	450 1.1×	242 0.6×	187 0.6×	317 1.4×	13	1.3k
Thomas Terkildsen Denmark	9	840 1.0×	335 0.8×	275 0.7×	145 0.4×	358 1.5×	10	1.2k
Jocelyn Parong United States	13	766 0.9×	470 1.1×	258 0.7×	195 0.6×	414 1.8×	20	1.3k
Robb Lindgren United States	15	457 0.5×	601 1.5×	271 0.7×	381 1.1×	205 0.9×	50	1.4k
Mina C. Johnson‐Glenberg United States	19	738 0.9×	829 2.0×	263 0.7×	349 1.1×	372 1.6×	45	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zahira Merchant

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zahira Merchant. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zahira Merchant 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 Zahira Merchant. Zahira Merchant is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Merchant, Zahira, et al.. (2023). Applying persuasive techniques in an online learning environment: A mixed-method study. Pedagogical Research. 8(2). em0156–em0156.

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Davis, Trina J., Zahira Merchant, & Oi‐Man Kwok. (2022). An Examination of Practice-Based Virtual Simulations and Pre-Service Mathematics Teaching Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy. Education Sciences. 12(4). 262–262. 9 indexed citations

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Merchant, Zahira, et al.. (2021). A Systematic Review of Research Questions in Mixed Methods Studies in Instructional Design. Pedagogical Research. 6(4). em0107–em0107. 3 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhaoshuo, et al.. (2020). Board 43: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using Mobile Learning in Engineering Dynamics and Vibrations Courses. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 1 indexed citations

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Beatty, Brian, Zahira Merchant, & Michael Albert. (2017). Analysis of Student Use of Video in a Flipped Classroom. TechTrends. 63(4). 376–385. 39 indexed citations

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Merchant, Zahira, et al.. (2015). Predicting Undergraduate Students' Acceptance of Second Life for Teaching Chemistry. 5 indexed citations

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Cıfuentes, Lauren, et al.. (2014). Web 2.0 Technologies Forge The Way For Global Citizenship/Web 2.0 Teknolojisinin Global Vatandaşliğa Etkisi. DergiPark (Istanbul University).

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Merchant, Zahira, et al.. (2013). Exploring 3‐D virtual reality technology for spatial ability and chemistry achievement. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 29(6). 579–590. 70 indexed citations

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Merchant, Zahira, Ernest T. Goetz, Lauren Cıfuentes, Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, & Trina J. Davis. (2013). Effectiveness of virtual reality-based instruction on students' learning outcomes in K-12 and higher education: A meta-analysis. Computers & Education. 70. 29–40. 1089 indexed citations breakdown →

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Merchant, Zahira. (2012). The impact of virtual reality-based learning environment design features on students' academic achievements. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries). 2 indexed citations

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Merchant, Zahira, Ernest T. Goetz, Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, et al.. (2012). The learner characteristics, features of desktop 3D virtual reality environments, and college chemistry instruction: A structural equation modeling analysis. Computers & Education. 59(2). 551–568. 141 indexed citations

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