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Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
54
Citations
10238
World Ranking
4623
National Ranking
184

Chrystopher L. Nehaniv publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 343 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Chrystopher L. Nehaniv D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chrystopher L. Nehaniv sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Chrystopher L. Nehaniv is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, computational theory, and social psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including artificial intelligence, computational theory and mathematics, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and control and systems engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, notably social robot interaction and human-robot interaction (HRI), semigroups and automata theory, AI in service interactions, modular robots and swarm intelligence, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, and logic, programming, and type systems. Additionally, their research involves computability, logic, and AI algorithms.

Chrystopher L. Nehaniv has a significant presence in scholarly venues, frequently publishing in outlets such as arXiv (Cornell University), ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, International Journal of Social Robotics, Preprints.org, and Artificial Life. These publication venues reflect a research focus bridging both theoretical and applied domains of computer science and robotics.

Notable recent publications include:

  • EEG microstates: Functional significance and short-term test-retest reliability, 2022, Neuroimage Reports
  • EEG-Meta-Microstates: Towards a More Objective Use of Resting-State EEG Microstate Findings Across Studies, 2023, Brain Topography
  • EEG microstate syntax analysis: A review of methodological challenges and advances, 2025, NeuroImage
  • How Do We Perceive Our Trainee Robots? Exploring the Impact of Robot Errors and Appearance When Performing Domestic Physical Tasks on Teachers' Trust and Evaluations, 2023, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction
  • Autopoiesis: Foundations of life, cognition, and emergence of self/other, 2023, Biosystems

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors. Frequent collaborators include Kerstin Dautenhahn, Attila Egri-Nagy, Pourya Aliasghari, Moojan Ghafurian, and Mélanie Jouaiti, reflecting a collaborative approach in their research endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Imitation in Animals and Artifacts

    Kerstin Dautenhahn;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

  • How may I serve you?: a robot companion approaching a seated person in a helping context

    K. Dautenhahn;M. Walters;S. Woods;K. L. Koay

  • KASPAR --a minimally expressive humanoid robot for human--robot interaction research

    Kerstin Dautenhahn;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv;Michael L. Walters;Ben Robins

  • The influence of subjects' personality traits on personal spatial zones in a human-robot interaction experiment

    M.L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn;R. te Boekhorst;Kheng Lee Koay

  • Empowerment: a universal agent-centric measure of control

    A.S. Klyubin;D. Polani;C.L. Nehaniv

  • The correspondence problem

    Chrystopher L. Nehaniv;Kerstin Dautenhahn

  • Integration of Action and Language Knowledge: A Roadmap for Developmental Robotics

    A Cangelosi;G Metta;G Sagerer;S Nolfi

  • Cognitive Dimensions of Notations: Design Tools for Cognitive Technology

    Alan F. Blackwell;Carol Britton;Anna Louise Cox;Thomas R. G. Green

  • Imitation and Social Learning in Robots, Humans and Animals: Behavioural, Social and Communicative Dimensions

    Chrystopher L. Nehaniv;Kerstin Dautenhahn

  • Teaching robots by moulding behavior and scaffolding the environment

    Joe Saunders;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv;Kerstin Dautenhahn

  • An empirical framework for human-robot proxemics

    M.L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn;R. Te Boekhorst;K.L. Koay

  • Sensory-Motor Primitives as a Basis for Imitation: Linking Perception to Action and Biology to Robotics

    Kerstin Dautenhahn;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

  • Close encounters: spatial distances between people and a robot of mechanistic appearance

    M.L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn;K.L. Koay;C. Kaouri

  • Imitation with ALICE: learning to imitate corresponding actions across dissimilar embodiments

    A. Alissandrakis;C.L. Nehaniv;K. Dautenhahn

  • All else being equal be empowered

    Alexander S. Klyubin;Daniel Polani;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

  • Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents

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  • The art of designing robot faces: dimensions for human-robot interaction

    Mike Blow;Kerstin Dautenhahn;Andrew Appleby;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

  • A methodological approach relating the classification of gesture to identification of human intent in the context of human-robot interaction

    C.L. Nehaniv;K. Dautenhahn;J. Kubacki;M. Haegele

  • Keep Your Options Open: An Information-Based Driving Principle for Sensorimotor Systems

    Alexander S. Klyubin;Daniel Polani;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

  • Perception of Robot Smiles and Dimensions for Human-Robot Interaction Design

    M. Blow;K. Dautenhahn;A. Appleby;C.L. Nehaniv

  • Effects of Embodiment and Gestures on Social Interaction in Drumming Games with a Humanoid Robot

    Hatice Kose-Bagci;Ester Ferrari;Kerstin Dautenhahn;Dag Sverre Syrdal

  • Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents

    Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

Frequent Co-Authors

Kerstin Dautenhahn
Kerstin Dautenhahn University of Waterloo
Katharina J. Rohlfing
Katharina J. Rohlfing University of Paderborn
Michael L. Walters
Michael L. Walters University of Hertfordshire
Kheng Lee Koay
Kheng Lee Koay University of Hertfordshire
Angelo Cangelosi
Angelo Cangelosi University of Manchester
Stefano Nolfi
Stefano Nolfi National Research Council (CNR)
Giorgio Metta
Giorgio Metta Italian Institute of Technology
Tony Belpaeme
Tony Belpaeme Ghent University
Luciano Fadiga
Luciano Fadiga Italian Institute of Technology
Jun Tani
Jun Tani Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

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