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Derral C. Thorson

Derral C. Thorson

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
42
Citations
5283
World Ranking
8535
National Ranking
3646

Derral C. Thorson publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Derral C. Thorson sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 116 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Derral C. Thorson 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 Derral C. Thorson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • World Wide Web
  • Software

Derral C. Thorson spends much of his time researching Computer vision, Artificial intelligence, World Wide Web, Rendering and Multimedia. Derral C. Thorson works mostly in the field of Computer vision, limiting it down to topics relating to Waypoint and, in certain cases, Remote control and Assisted GPS, as a part of the same area of interest. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Algorithm and Data element.

His World Wide Web research includes themes of Computer program and Event. He focuses mostly in the field of Rendering, narrowing it down to matters related to Disparate system and, in some cases, Data format, Content management and Data type. His research investigates the link between Multimedia and topics such as Metadata that cross with problems in RSS, Speech synthesis, Media controls and Media content.

His most cited work include:

  • Audio menus describing media contents of media players (175 citations)
  • RSS content administration for rendering RSS content on a digital audio player (143 citations)
  • Management and rendering of calendar data (122 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are World Wide Web, Multimedia, Rendering, Computer program and Artificial intelligence. His work deals with themes such as Event, Disparate system, Media content and Identification, which intersect with World Wide Web. His Multimedia research incorporates elements of Web usability, Heuristic evaluation, Usability, Pluralistic walkthrough and Component-based usability testing.

His research integrates issues of RSS, Metadata and Data management in his study of Rendering. Derral C. Thorson interconnects Prosody, Computer graphics, Computer vision and Natural language processing in the investigation of issues within Artificial intelligence. His Computer vision study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Assisted GPS and Waypoint.

He most often published in these fields:

  • World Wide Web (38.05%)
  • Multimedia (33.63%)
  • Rendering (22.12%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2013)?

  • World Wide Web (38.05%)
  • Mobile device (7.08%)
  • Telecommunications (4.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Derral C. Thorson mainly focuses on World Wide Web, Mobile device, Telecommunications, Artificial intelligence and Database. His study in World Wide Web is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Java, Disparate system, Information retrieval and Table. His study focuses on the intersection of Mobile device and fields such as Interface with connections in the field of Quality.

His Telecommunications research incorporates themes from Routing, Computer network and Centralized management. The concepts of his Artificial intelligence study are interwoven with issues in Prosody, Computer vision and Natural language processing. His Database study incorporates themes from Control, Inventory control and Code.

Between 2007 and 2013, his most popular works were:

  • Inventory controls with radio frequency identification (98 citations)
  • Editing and browsing images for virtual cameras (79 citations)
  • Navigating a UAV having an on-board digital camera to capture desired geographic area (72 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Operating system
  • Software
  • World Wide Web

His main research concerns Computer vision, Artificial intelligence, Information retrieval, Single point and World Wide Web. His study in the field of Digital camera and Onboard camera is also linked to topics like Remote sensing, Geographic area and On board. Derral C. Thorson has included themes like User interface and Data element in his Artificial intelligence study.

His Information retrieval study frequently involves adjacent topics like Disparate system.

Best Publications

  • Audio menus describing media contents of media players

    William K. Bodin;David Jaramillo;Jerry W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • On-demand supplemental diagnostic and service resource planning for mobile systems

    Willam Kress Bodin;Derral C. Thorson

  • Navigating a uav with obstacle avoidance algorithms

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse Redman;Derral Charles Thorson

  • Supplemental diagnostic and services resource planning for mobile systems

    William Kress Bodin;Derral C. Thorson

  • RSS content administration for rendering RSS content on a digital audio player

    William K. Bodin;David Jaramillo;Jerry W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • Management and rendering of calendar data

    William Bodin;David Jaramillo;Jerry Redman;Derral Thorson

  • Inventory controls with radio frequency identification

    William Kress Bodin;Derral Charles Thorson;Parag Himanshu Shah

  • Enhancing an existing web page

    William K. Bodin;David Jaramillo;Jesse W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • Navigating UAVS with an on-board digital camera

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse Redman;Derral Charles Thorson

  • Navigating a UAV with a remote control device

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse J. W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • Dynamic media content for collaborators with VOIP support for client communications

    William Kress Bodin;Derral Charles Thorson

  • Navigating uavs in formation

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse Redman;Derral Charles Thorson

  • Navigating a UAV

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse J. W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • Navigating a UAV to a next waypoint

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse Redman;Derral Charles Thorson

  • Editing and browsing images for virtual cameras

    William Kress Bodin;Derral Charles Thorson

  • Navigating a UAV having an on-board digital camera to capture desired geographic area

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse Redman;Derral Charles Thorson

  • Navigating a UAV with telemetry through a socket

    William Kress Bodin;Jesse J. W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • Providing disparate content as a playlist of media files

    William K. Bodin;David Jaramillo;Jesse W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • Consolidated content management

    William K. Bodin;David Jaramillo;Jerry W. Redman;Derral C. Thorson

  • Active control of collaborative devices

    William Kress Bodin;Derral Charles Thorson

Frequent Co-Authors

William Kress Bodin
William Kress Bodin IBM (United States)
David Jaramillo
David Jaramillo IBM (United States)

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