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Flow Experience in Various Fields

Flow Experience in Various Fields is a research topic within Developmental and Educational Psychology. Science Explorer counts 3.7k research works in it since 1950. 22.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of flow theory and its application to student engagement in high school classrooms. It delves into psychological well-being, optimal experience, intrinsic motivation, and performance, while also investigating the neurocognitive and physiological correlates of flow experiences. The research emphasizes the importance of cognitive synchronization and the interplay between challenge and skill balance in educational settings.

  • Flow Theory
  • Student Engagement
  • High School Classrooms
  • Psychological Well-being
  • Optimal Experience
  • Intrinsic Motivation
  • Performance
  • Cognitive Synchronization
  • Neurocognitive Mechanisms
  • Physiological Correlates
Research works
3.7k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
820
per year above
Top-10% rate
22.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+51%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Flow Experience in Various Fields research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (164 and 148 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 164 works
  2. 2 China 148 works
  3. 3 Germany 83 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 72 works
  5. 5 Japan 61 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 40 works
  7. 7 Indonesia 38 works
  8. 8 India 38 works
  9. 9 Italy 36 works
  10. 10 Canada 32 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 23.0%China: 20.8%Germany: 11.7%United Kingdom: 10.1%6 others listed: 34.3%23%largest
United States164 · 23.0%China148 · 20.8%Germany83 · 11.7%United Kingdom72 · 10.1%6 others listed244 · 34.3%

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Which institutions lead Flow Experience in Various Fields research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sapienza University of Rome publishes the most Flow Experience in Various Fields research, followed by University of Oxford and Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo.

Who are the leading researchers in Flow Experience in Various Fields?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Flow Experience in Various Fields include Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Lennart E. Nacke and Giuseppe Riva.

  1. 1 Mihály Csíkszentmihályi United States 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Lennart E. Nacke Canada 2.7k citations
  3. 3 Giuseppe Riva Italy 1.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Flow Experience in Various Fields research done?

The largest centres of Flow Experience in Various Fields research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan) and Taipei (Taiwan).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 27 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 19 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 16 works
  4. 4 Taipei Taiwan 15 works
  5. 5 Budapest Hungary 14 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 12 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 10 works
  8. 8 Rome Italy 10 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 9 works
  10. 10 New York United States 9 works
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Is Flow Experience in Various Fields research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Flow Experience in Various Fields.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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