Maria Ruotsalainen

Maria Ruotsalainen

Jyväskylän yliopisto

H-index: 9

Europe-Finland

About Maria Ruotsalainen

Maria Ruotsalainen, With an exceptional h-index of 9 and a recent h-index of 8 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Jyväskylän yliopisto, specializes in the field of Game studies, esports, gender studies.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

“I’ve Played More Minecraft with the Kids”: Gaming and Family Dynamics in the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Communicating and Practicing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Finnish Esports Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities

The light, the dark, and everything else: making sense of young people's digital gaming

Pelaaminen on ikkuna nuorten elämään

Nuorten monimuotoiset pelikulttuurit kutsuvat tutkijoita

Young video game players’ self-identified toxic gaming behaviour: An interview study

Teemanumero: Nuorten monimuotoiset pelikulttuurit

Modes of esports engagement in overwatch

Maria Ruotsalainen Information

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Citations(all)

341

Citations(since 2020)

318

Cited By

94

hIndex(all)

9

hIndex(since 2020)

8

i10Index(all)

9

i10Index(since 2020)

7

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Maria Ruotsalainen Skills & Research Interests

Game studies

esports

gender studies

Top articles of Maria Ruotsalainen

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

“I’ve Played More Minecraft with the Kids”: Gaming and Family Dynamics in the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gaming and Gamers in Times of Pandemic

Mikko Meriläinen

Maria Ruotsalainen

2024/1/11

Communicating and Practicing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Finnish Esports Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities

Usva Friman

Maria Ruotsalainen

Matilda Ståhl

2023/8/22

The light, the dark, and everything else: making sense of young people's digital gaming

Frontiers in Psychology

Mikko Meriläinen

Maria Ruotsalainen

2023/6/12

Pelaaminen on ikkuna nuorten elämään

Ilmiö

Mikko Meriläinen

Maria Ruotsalainen

2023

Nuorten monimuotoiset pelikulttuurit kutsuvat tutkijoita

Nuorisotutkimus

Mikko Meriläinen

Maria Ruotsalainen

2023

Young video game players’ self-identified toxic gaming behaviour: An interview study

Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture

Maria Ruotsalainen

Mikko Meriläinen

2023/12/14

Teemanumero: Nuorten monimuotoiset pelikulttuurit

Nuorisotutkimus

Mikko Meriläinen

Maria Ruotsalainen

2023/10/26

Modes of esports engagement in overwatch

Maria Ruotsalainen

Maria Törhönen

Veli-Matti Karhulahti

2022

Player reception of change and stability in character mechanics

Tanja Välisalo

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022/3/10

Esports Leagues and Tournaments for Women and Gender Minorities

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

Maria Ruotsalainen

Matilda Ståhl

Usva Friman

2022/11/21

Gender and toxic meritocracy in competitive Overwatch: Case “Ellie”

Modes of esports engagement in overwatch

Usva Friman

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022

“KKona where’s your sense of patriotism?”: Positioning Nationality in the Spectatorship of Competitive Overwatch Play

Marko Siitonen

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022/3/10

Exploring constructions of situated esports aesthetics within and outside gameplay in a Nordic context

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

Matilda Ståhl

Maria Ruotsalainen

Usva Friman

Fredrik Rusk

2022/11/21

“Not my proudest fap”–Among Us porn videos and audience reception

Tanja Välisalo

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022

Examining the Cultures of Discipline in Overwatch and League of Legends Esports

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

Miia Siutila

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022/11/21

“Sexuality does not belong to the game”: Discourses in Overwatch Community and the Privilege of Belonging

Game Studies: the international journal of computer game research

Tanja Välisalo

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022

“Cute Goddess is Actually an Aunty”: The Evasive Middle-Aged Woman Streamer and Normative Performances of Femininity in Video Game Streaming

Television & New Media

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022/7

Sanailua, suunsoittoa ja syrjintää: Nuorten kokemuksia pelikäytöksestä

Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja

Mikko Meriläinen

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022/12/19

Overwatch esports and the (re) configurations of gender and nationality

JYU dissertations

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022

Performing ‘us’ and ‘other’: Intersectional analyses of right-wing populist media

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Ov Cristian Norocel

Tuija Saresma

Tuuli Lähdesmäki

Maria Ruotsalainen

2022/6

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