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Wayfinding Heuristics

Wayfinding Heuristics is a cognitive strategy within the domain of spatial navigation that comprises mental shortcuts or rules of thumb individuals employ to efficiently determine routes and make directional decisions in complex environments.

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70

Authors

32

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2017–2026

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Publications

25

Up the down staircase: Wayfinding strategies in multi-level buildings

Christoph Hölscher, T Meilinger, Georg Vrachliotis et al. · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 2006 · 346 citations

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Just Down The Road A Piece

Saif Haq, Craig Zimring · Environment and Behavior · 2003 · 205 citations

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THE RELATIONS AMONG WAYFINDING STRATEGY USE, SENSE OF DIRECTION, SEX, FAMILIARITY, AND WAYFINDING ABILITY

Jillian Prestopnik, Beverly Roskos‐Ewoldsen · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 2000 · 205 citations

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Would you follow your own route description? Cognitive strategies in urban route planning

Christoph Hölscher, Thora Tenbrink, Jan Wiener · Cognition · 2011 · 180 citations

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Effects of familiarity and plan complexity on wayfinding in simulated buildings

Michael J. O’Neill · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 1992 · 160 citations

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Authors

70

  1. HA
    Holly A. Taylor

    Tufts University, United States

    3 publications · 105 citations

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  2. TT
    Tad T. Brunyé

    Tufts University, United States

    3 publications · 105 citations

    3

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  3. CH
    Christoph Hölscher

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    2 publications · 526 citations

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  4. TM
    T Meilinger

    Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Germany

    2 publications · 442 citations

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  5. ST
    Sarah Tower-Richardi

    Tufts University, United States

    1 publications · 25 citations

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Institutions

32

  1. Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center

    Natick, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    315 citations

  2. Tufts University

    Medford, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    420 citations

  3. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

    Tübingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    442 citations

  6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

    Vicksburg, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

  7. United States Army

    Arlington, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

  8. University of Louisville

    Louisville, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    87 citations

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  1. Journal of Environmental Psychology

    6 publications · 960 citations

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  2. Environment and Behavior

    2 publications · 245 citations

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  4. Computers Environment and Urban Systems

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. Journal of Sports Sciences

    1 publications · 44 citations

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