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Computer Science

D-Index
87
Citations
28914
World Ranking
729
National Ranking
385

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - ACM Fellow For pioneering contributions to information visualization, animated 3D user interfaces, multimedia message systems, hypertext systems, operating systems, and programming languages.
  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1953 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1934 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1932 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George G. Robertson is affiliated with Microsoft in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, focusing on subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's recent publications illustrate a focus on viral pathogens and advanced scientific instrumentation. Recent papers include:

  • A Framework for Assessing Viral Pathogens: A Key Element of the BARDA Emerging Infectious Diseases Strategy (2025), published in Health Security
  • Simplifying access and usability of advanced synchrotron radiation microscopes for heritage science (2025), published in Europhysics news

Frequent co-authors collaborating with George G. Robertson are:

  • Richard C. White
  • Gerald R. Kovacs
  • Suchismita Chandran
  • Peter L. Adams
  • Kyla A. Britson

The scientist has contributed articles to publication venues including:

  • Health Security
  • Europhysics news

The research topics covered in their work include:

  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

George G. Robertson has been recognized with several awards. They were named an ACM Fellow in 2001, awarded for pioneering contributions to information visualization, animated 3D user interfaces, multimedia message systems, hypertext systems, operating systems, and programming languages.

Additionally, they have been recognized multiple times as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1932, 1934, 1953, and 1963.

Best Publications

  • Cone Trees: animated 3D visualizations of hierarchical information

    George G. Robertson;Jock D. Mackinlay;Stuart K. Card

  • The perspective wall: detail and context smoothly integrated

    Jock D. Mackinlay;George G. Robertson;Stuart K. Card

  • The information visualizer, an information workspace

    Stuart K. Card;George G. Robertson;Jock D. Mackinlay

  • Information visualization using 3D interactive animation

    George G. Robertson;Stuart K. Card;Jack D. Mackinlay

  • Data mountain: using spatial memory for document management

    George Robertson;Mary Czerwinski;Kevin Larson;Daniel C. Robbins

  • Systems and methods for personal ubiquitous information retrieval and reuse

    Susan Dumais;Eric Horvitz;Edward Cutrell;Jonathan Cadiz

  • The WebBook and the Web Forager: an information workspace for the World-Wide Web

    Stuart K. Card;George G. Robertson;William York

  • Animated Transitions in Statistical Data Graphics

    J. Heer;G.G. Robertson

  • The document lens

    George G. Robertson;Jock D. Mackinlay

  • Rapid controlled movement through a virtual 3D workspace

    Jock D. Mackinlay;Stuart K. Card;George G. Robertson

  • Effectiveness of Animation in Trend Visualization

    G. Robertson;R. Fernandez;D. Fisher;B. Lee

  • Accent: A communication oriented network operating system kernel

    Richard F. Rashid;George G. Robertson

  • A morphological analysis of the design space of input devices

    Stuart K. Card;Jock D. Mackinlay;George G. Robertson

  • Perceptual user interfaces (introduction)

    Matthew Turk;George Robertson

  • FASTDash: a visual dashboard for fostering awareness in software teams

    Jacob T. Biehl;Mary Czerwinski;Greg Smith;George G. Robertson

  • Toward Characterizing the Productivity Benefits of Very Large Displays

    Mary Czerwinski;Greg Smith;Tim Regan;Brian Meyers

  • Display system for displaying lists of linked documents

    George G. Robertson;Stuart K. Card

  • The Task Gallery: a 3D window manager

    George Robertson;Maarten van Dantzich;Daniel Robbins;Mary Czerwinski

  • Rich interaction in the digital library

    Ramana Rao;Jan O. Pedersen;Marti A. Hearst;Jock D. Mackinlay

  • Context-preserving display system using a perspective sheet

    Jock D. Mackinlay;George G. Robertson

  • Information visualization using 3D interactive animation : Graphical user interfaces : the next generation

    G. G. Robertson;S. K. Card;J. D. Mackinlay

  • Information visualization using 3D interactive animation

    George G. Robertson;Jock D. Mackinlay;Stuart K. Card

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Czerwinski
Mary Czerwinski Microsoft (United States)
Daniel C. Robbins
Daniel C. Robbins Microsoft (United States)
Bongshin Lee
Bongshin Lee Microsoft (United States)
Desney S. Tan
Desney S. Tan Microsoft (United States)
Brian R. Meyers
Brian R. Meyers Microsoft (United States)
Stuart K. Card
Stuart K. Card Stanford University
Jock D. Mackinlay
Jock D. Mackinlay Tableau Software (United States)
Patrick Baudisch
Patrick Baudisch Hasso Plattner Institute
Danyel Fisher
Danyel Fisher Microsoft (United States)
Nuria Oliver
Nuria Oliver European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems

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