Personal Information Management and User Behavior
Personal Information Management and User Behavior is a research topic within Information Systems and Management. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 31.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of information overload, focusing on its impact on knowledge management and work performance. It delves into various aspects such as interruptions, task switching, email management, cognitive load, mobile notifications, and attention management. The research aims to understand the challenges posed by information overload and develop strategies to mitigate its negative effects on individual and organizational productivity.
- Information Overload
- Interruptions
- Task Switching
- Email Management
- Personal Information Management
- Cognitive Load
- Mobile Notifications
- Attention Management
- Work Performance
- Knowledge Management
- Research works
- 10k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 31.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Personal Information Management and User Behavior research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (313 and 130 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 313 works
- 2 Germany 130 works
- 3 China 119 works
- 4 India 108 works
- 5 United Kingdom 79 works
- 6 Japan 49 works
- 7 Canada 43 works
- 8 France 39 works
- 9 Australia 35 works
- 10 Netherlands 31 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Personal Information Management and User Behavior research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tsinghua University publishes the most Personal Information Management and User Behavior research, followed by Carnegie Mellon University and Delft University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tsinghua UniversityChina 7 works
- 2 Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States 7 works
- 3 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 7 works
- 4 National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityTaiwan 5 works
- 5 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 5 works
- 6 Microsoft (United States)United States 5 works
- 7 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea 5 works
- 8 Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands 4 works
- 9 The University of MelbourneAustralia 4 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Personal Information Management and User Behavior?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Personal Information Management and User Behavior include Michael S. Bernstein, David R. Karger and Susan Dumais.
- 1 Michael S. Bernstein United States 10k citations
- 2 David R. Karger United States 5.2k citations
- 3 Susan Dumais United States 4.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Personal Information Management and User Behavior research done?
The largest centres of Personal Information Management and User Behavior research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Munich (Germany) and Tokyo (Japan).
Is Personal Information Management and User Behavior research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Personal Information Management and User Behavior.
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