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Wayfinding Knowledge

Wayfinding Knowledge is a theoretical construct within the study of ancient navigation that encompasses the cognitive, cultural, and environmental information systems used by premodern seafaring societies to orient, navigate, and travel across open water without instrumental aids.

34

Publications

2.8K

Citations

82

Authors

52

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

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Publications

34

Taxonomy of Human Wayfinding Tasks: A Knowledge-Based Approach

Jan Wiener, Simon J. Büchner, Christoph Hölscher · Spatial Cognition and Computation · 2009 · 350 citations

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Age effects on wayfinding and route learning skills

Denise Head, Marlisa Isom · Behavioural Brain Research · 2010 · 321 citations

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Gender Differences in Wayfinding Strategies and Anxiety About Wayfinding: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Carol Lawton, János Kállai · Sex Roles · 2002 · 303 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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Just Down The Road A Piece

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

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Authors

82

  1. GL
    Gary L. Allen

    University of South Carolina, United States

    4 publications · 334 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. TM
    T Meilinger

    Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Germany

    3 publications · 244 citations

    3

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  3. SM
    Stefan Münzer

    University of Mannheim, Germany

    2 publications · 231 citations

    2

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  4. MK
    Markus Knauff

    Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany

    2 publications · 230 citations

    2

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  5. DH
    Denise Head

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    1 publications · 321 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

52

  1. Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

    Tübingen, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    474 citations

  2. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    240 citations

  3. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

  4. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Alabama

    Tuscaloosa, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    440 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    104 citations

  7. University of Hawaii System

    Honolulu, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  8. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    147 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Environmental Psychology

    6 publications · 655 citations

    6

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  2. Applied Cognitive Psychology

    ACP · 2 publications · 188 citations

    2

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  3. Environment and Behavior

    2 publications · 245 citations

    2

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  4. Behavioural Brain Research

    1 publications · 321 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society)

    Repository · 1 publications · 14 citations

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