Sebastian Deterding: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Sebastian Deterding's h-index is 47 (100 i10-index, 42,165+ total citations across 189+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Sebastian Deterding is affiliated with Professor of Design Engineering, Imperial College London.
Sebastian Deterding is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, specializing in Motivational Design, Game Design, Gamification. Their work has been cited 42,165 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in Austria.
Sebastian Deterding's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 189 indexed publications. Of these, 3 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 47
- i10-Index
- 100
- Total Citations
- 42,165
- Citing Countries
- 3
As of June 2026.
Sebastian Deterding has an h-index of 47 and 42,165 total citations across 189 publications, with research cited by institutions in 3 countries.
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From game design elements to gamefulness: defining "gamification"
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About Sebastian Deterding's research
Sebastian Deterding is a researcher in Motivational Design, Game Design and Gamification at Professor of Design Engineering, Imperial College London. Their work has been cited 42,165 times across 189 publications (h-index 47), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “From game design elements to gamefulness: defining "gamification"” (2011), has accumulated 21,223 citations. Other influential works include “Gamification: Using Game Design Elements in Non-Gaming Contexts” (2011) with 4,360 citations and “Gamification: Toward a definition” (2011) with 3,252 citations.
Citations of Sebastian Deterding's research come primarily from Austria, Germany and United States, reflecting international research impact. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
