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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. 1 United States 313 works
  2. 2 Germany 130 works
  3. 3 China 119 works
  4. 4 India 108 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 79 works
  6. 6 Japan 49 works
  7. 7 Canada 43 works
  8. 8 France 39 works
  9. 9 Australia 35 works
  10. 10 Netherlands 31 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 33.0%Germany: 13.7%China: 12.6%India: 11.4%6 others listed: 29.2%33%largest
United States313 · 33.0%Germany130 · 13.7%China119 · 12.6%India108 · 11.4%6 others listed277 · 29.2%

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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.

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. 1 Michael S. Bernstein United States 10k citations
  2. 2 David R. Karger United States 5.2k citations
  3. 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).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 37 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 19 works
  3. 3 Munich Germany 15 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 15 works
  5. 5 Paris France 10 works
  6. 6 Melbourne Australia 10 works
  7. 7 Pune India 10 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 10 works
  9. 9 Bengaluru India 10 works
  10. 10 Berlin Germany 10 works
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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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Which topics inside it are moving

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