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68
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804
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383

Gavriel Salvendy publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gavriel Salvendy sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 445 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Gavriel Salvendy D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gavriel Salvendy sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For fundamental contributions to and professional leadership in human, physical and cognitive aspects of engineering systems.
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Gavriel Salvendy is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering, psychology, and computer science. Their research spans several subfields including social psychology, computer vision and pattern recognition, information systems, computer networks and communications, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Salvendy's main research topics cover a diverse range of areas such as human-automation interaction and safety, context-aware activity recognition systems, user authentication and security systems, IoT and edge/fog computing, digital transformation in industry, systems engineering methodologies and applications, and quality and safety in healthcare.

The scientist has published articles in various academic venues including:

  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
  • International Journal of Production Research
  • Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
  • Applied Ergonomics
  • AHFE international

Recent representative papers authored by or associated with Salvendy include:

  • "Seven HCI Grand Challenges Revisited: Five-Year Progress," 2025, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
  • "Grand challenges in industrial and systems engineering," 2025, International Journal of Production Research
  • "Emotional factors and physical properties of ballpoint pens that affect user satisfaction: Implications for pen and stylus design," 2020, Applied Ergonomics
  • "Grand challenges for human factors and ergonomics," 2025, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
  • "The Effect of Communicational Signals on Drivers' Emotion States," 2021, AHFE international

Salvendy has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Vincent G. Duffy, Waldemar Karwowski, and Qin Gao.

In addition to research articles, Salvendy has contributed to multiple books published by Springer Science+Business Media. Some titles include:

  • Design, User Experience, and Usability: Design for Emotion, Well-being and Health, Learning, and Culture (2022)
  • Design, User Experience, and Usability: Design Thinking and Practice in Contemporary and Emerging Technologies (2022)
  • HCI International 2021 - Posters (2021)
  • Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications (2020)

Throughout their career, Salvendy has been recognized with notable awards, such as being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1990 for fundamental contributions and professional leadership in human, physical, and cognitive aspects of engineering systems. They were also made a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1987.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics

    Gavriel Salvendy

  • Handbook of human factors.

    Gavriel Salvendy

  • Handbook of industrial engineering : technology and operations management

    Gavriel Salvendy

  • Handbook of industrial engineering

    Gavriel Salvendy

  • A proposed index of usability : a method for comparing the relative usability of different software systems

    Han X. Lin;Yee-Yin Choong;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Number of people required for usability evaluation: the 10±2 rule

    Wonil Hwang;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Seven HCI Grand Challenges

    Constantine Stephanidis;Gavriel Salvendy;Margherita Antona;Jessie Y. C. Chen

  • Can Traditional Divergent Thinking Tests Be Trusted in Measuring and Predicting Real-World Creativity?

    Liang Zeng;Robert W. Proctor;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Six Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Grand Challenges

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  • Aftereffects and sense of presence in virtual environments: formulation of a research and development agenda.

    K. Stanney;G. Salvendy;J. Deisinger;P. DiZio

  • Measuring Player Immersion in the Computer Game Narrative

    Hua Qin;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Information retention from PowerPoint ™ and traditional lectures

    April Savoy;Robert W. Proctor;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Review and reappraisal of modelling and predicting mental workload in single- and multi-task environments

    Bin Xie;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Hierarchical Menu Design: Breadth, Depth, and Task Complexity:

    Julie A. Jacko;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Occupational Stress: Review and Reappraisal

    Joseph Sharit;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Prediction of Mental Workload in Single and Multiple Tasks Environments

    Bin Xie;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Toward an Information Society for All: An International Research and Development Agenda

    Constantine Stephanidis;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Consumer‐based assessment of product creativity: A review and reappraisal

    Diana Horn;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Perceived security determinants in e-commerce among Turkish university students

    Mehmet M. Yenisey;A. Ant Ozok;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Effective advertising on mobile phones: a literature review and presentation of results from 53 case studies

    Taezoon Park;Rashmi Shenoy;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Usability and Security An Appraisal of Usability Issues in Information Security Methods

    E.Eugene Schultz;Robert W Proctor;Mei-Ching Lien;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4th Edition

    Gavriel Salvendy

Frequent Co-Authors

Pei-Luen Patrick Rau
Pei-Luen Patrick Rau Tsinghua University
Robert W. Proctor
Robert W. Proctor Purdue University West Lafayette
Waldemar Karwowski
Waldemar Karwowski University of Central Florida
Joseph Sharit
Joseph Sharit University of Miami
Constantine Stephanidis
Constantine Stephanidis University of Crete
Nong Ye
Nong Ye Arizona State University
Kay M. Stanney
Kay M. Stanney University of Central Florida
Shimon Y. Nof
Shimon Y. Nof Purdue University West Lafayette
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Singapore Management University

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