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Rafi Nachmias

Rafi Nachmias

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Computer Science

D-Index
34
Citations
4614
World Ranking
12222
National Ranking
189

Overview

Rafi Nachmias is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and has contributed extensively to research in the overlapping areas of computer science, social sciences, and decision sciences. Their scholarly work addresses a variety of topics, including personal information management, mental health through writing, knowledge management, and educational technologies.

Their research spans multiple subfields such as communication, computer science applications, information systems and management, social psychology, and human-computer interaction. This interdisciplinary approach reflects the complexity of their focus areas and the integration of technological and behavioral perspectives.

Nachmias has published papers in several peer-reviewed venues, including:

  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • Education and Information Technologies
  • Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
  • Aslib Journal of Information Management

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nachmias cover themes related to affective and behavioral aspects of personal information management and the use of semantic web technologies for education. These include:

  • "Anxious and frustrated but still competent: Affective aspects of interactions with personal information management" (2020) - International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • "Gaps between actual and ideal personal information management behavior" (2020) - Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Investigating the potential of the semantic web for education: Exploring Wikidata as a learning platform" (2023) - Education and Information Technologies
  • "The role of feelings in personal information management behavior: Deleting and organizing information" (2022) - Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
  • "Towards a typology of personal information management behavior: exploring and defining people's interactions with personal information" (2020) - Aslib Journal of Information Management

Frequent collaborators in Nachmias's research include Lilach Alon, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Anat Cohen, and Alona Forkosh-Baruch. These partnerships suggest ongoing work in related fields of communication, human-computer interaction, and information management.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Personal Information Management and User Behavior
  • Mental Health via Writing
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Wikis in Education and Collaboration
  • Open Education and E-Learning
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Usability and User Interface Design

Best Publications

  • Learning Scientific Reasoning Skills in Microcomputer-Based Laboratories

    Yael Friedler;Rafi Nachmias;Marcia C. Linn

  • Web-based Learning Environments: Current Pedagogical and Technological State

    David Mioduser;Rafi Nachmias;Orly Lahav;Avigail Oren

  • Cognitive consequences of microcomputer-based laboratories: Graphing skills development*

    Marcia C. Linn;John W. Layman;Rafi Nachmias

  • Improved search engines and navigation preference in personal information management

    Ofer Bergman;Ruth Beyth-Marom;Rafi Nachmias;Noa Gradovitch

  • The user-subjective approach to personal information management systems

    Ofer Bergman;Ruth Beyth-Marom;Rafi Nachmias

  • Effectiveness of learning in online academic courses compared with face‐to‐face courses in higher education

    Tal Soffer;Rafi Nachmias

  • The project fragmentation problem in personal information management

    Ofer Bergman;Ruth Beyth-Marom;Rafi Nachmias

  • Factors Involved in the Implementation of Pedagogical Innovations Using Technology

    Rafi Nachmias;David Mioduser;Anat Cohen;Dorit Tubin

  • Evaluations of Science Laboratory Data: The Role of Computer-Presented Information

    Rafi Nachmias;Marcia C. Linn

  • Analysis Schema for the Study of Domains and Levels of Pedagogical Innovation in Schools Using ICT

    David Mioduser;Rafi Nachmias;Dorit Tubin;Alona Forkosh-Baruch

  • New Literacies for the Knowledge Society

    David Mioduser;Rafi Nachmias;Alona Forkosh-Baruch

  • Web-Supported Emergent-Collaboration In Higher Education Courses

    Rafi Nachmias;David Mioduser;Avigail Oren;Judith Ram

  • Types of Participant Behavior in a Massive Open Online Course

    Tali Kahan;Tal Soffer;Rafi Nachmias

  • Internet Usage by Students in an Israeli High School

    Rafi Nachmias;David Mioduser;Anat Shemla

  • Students' Use of Content in Web-Supported Academic Courses.

    Rafi Nachmias;Limor Segev

  • Domains and Levels of Pedagogical Innovation in Schools Using ICT: Ten Innovative Schools in Israel

    Dorit Tubin;David Mioduser;Rafi Nachmias;Alona Forkosh-Baruch

  • Online Persistence in Higher Education Web-Supported Courses

    Arnon Hershkovitz;Rafi Nachmias

  • WWW in Education

    David Mioduser;Rafi Nachmias

  • The user-subjective approach to personal information management systems design: Evidence and implementations

    Ofer Bergman;Ruth Beyth-Marom;Rafi Nachmias

  • A Research Framework for the Study of a Campus-Wide Web-Based Academic Instruction Project.

    Rafi Nachmias

  • Needle in a Hyperstack

    Rafi Nachmias;Amir Gilad

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcia C. Linn
Marcia C. Linn University of California, Berkeley
Steve Whittaker
Steve Whittaker University of California, Santa Cruz
Mark Sanderson
Mark Sanderson RMIT University

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