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I. Scott MacKenzie

I. Scott MacKenzie

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Computer Science
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
69
Citations
21181
World Ranking
1962
National Ranking
72

I. Scott MacKenzie 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 I. Scott MacKenzie sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 182 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

I. Scott MacKenzie 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 I. Scott MacKenzie sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award

Overview

I. Scott MacKenzie is affiliated with York University in Canada and has built a research profile primarily in the fields of Computer Science and Neuroscience. Their work notably bridges areas of Human-Computer Interaction and Cognitive Neuroscience, supported by a substantial number of publications in these domains.

The scientist's main subfields of study include Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Social Psychology, and Control and Systems Engineering. Their research topics cover a range of subjects such as Interactive and Immersive Displays, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology, Usability and User Interface Design, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Hand Gesture Recognition Systems, and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by I. Scott MacKenzie are the following:

  • Push, Tap, Dwell, and Pinch: Evaluation of Four Mid-air Selection Methods Augmented with Ultrasonic Haptic Feedback (2022), Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • GIMIS: Gaze Input with Motor Imagery Selection (2020), ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications
  • Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with a Large Fogscreen (2023), Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
  • Shaping Perceptions and Inspiring Future Neurosurgeons: The Value of a Hands-On Simulated Aneurysm Clipping Workshops at a Student-Organized Neurosurgical Conference (2024), Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Comparison of One-handed and Two-handed Text Entry in Virtual Reality Using Handheld Controllers (2023), AHFE international

Collaborations have included frequent co-authors such as Mathieu Raynal, John Paulin Hansen, Sadasivan Puthusserypady, Saurabh Garg, and Maria Francesca Roig-Maimó. These partnerships reflect ongoing research interactions spanning multiple projects and publications.

I. Scott MacKenzie's work has been published predominantly in venues such as Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications, Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, and AHFE international. Multiple contributions to the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction indicate a focus on computing and interaction design research within that platform.

Best Publications

  • Fitts' law as a research and design tool in human-computer interaction

    I. Scott MacKenzie

  • Towards a standard for pointing device evaluation, perspectives on 27 years of Fitts' law research in HCI

    R. William Soukoreff;I. Scott MacKenzie

  • Phrase sets for evaluating text entry techniques

    I. Scott MacKenzie;R. William Soukoreff

  • Extending Fitts' law to two-dimensional tasks

    I. Scott MacKenzie;William Buxton

  • Text Entry for Mobile Computing: Models and Methods,Theory and Practice

    I. Scott MacKenzie;R. William Soukoreff

  • A comparison of input devices in element pointing and dragging tasks

    I. Scott MacKenzie;Abigail Sellen;William A. S. Buxton

  • Accuracy measures for evaluating computer pointing devices

    I. Scott MacKenzie;Tatu Kauppinen;Miika Silfverberg

  • The design and evaluation of a high-performance soft keyboard

    I. Scott MacKenzie;Shawn X. Zhang

  • Lag as a determinant of human performance in interactive systems

    I. Scott MacKenzie;Colin Ware

  • Human-Computer Interaction: An Empirical Research Perspective

    I. Scott MacKenzie

  • Metrics for text entry research: an evaluation of MSD and KSPC, and a new unified error metric

    R. William Soukoreff;I. Scott MacKenzie

  • Predicting text entry speed on mobile phones

    Miika Silfverberg;I. Scott MacKenzie;Panu Korhonen

  • Testing pointing device performance and user assessment with the ISO 9241, Part 9 standard

    Sarah A. Douglas;Arthur E. Kirkpatrick;I. Scott MacKenzie

  • Movement time prediction in human-computer interfaces

    I. Scott MacKenzie

  • Measuring errors in text entry tasks: an application of the Levenshtein string distance statistic

    R. William Soukoreff;I. Scott MacKenzie

  • KSPC (Keystrokes per Character) as a Characteristic of Text Entry Techniques

    I. Scott MacKenzie

  • Theoretical upper and lower bounds on typing speed using a stylus and a soft keyboard

    R. William Soukoreff;I. Scott Mackenzie

  • LetterWise: prefix-based disambiguation for mobile text input

    I. Scott MacKenzie;Hedy Kober;Derek Smith;Terry Jones

  • Text entry using soft keyboards

    I. Scott Mackenzie;Shawn X. Zhang;R. William Soukoreff

  • Text Entry Systems: Mobility, Accessibility, Universality

    I. Scott MacKenzie;Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii

Frequent Co-Authors

William Buxton
William Buxton Microsoft (United States)
Janet C. Read
Janet C. Read University of Central Lancashire
Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
Wolfgang Stuerzlinger Simon Fraser University
Steffen Staab
Steffen Staab University of Stuttgart
Abigail Sellen
Abigail Sellen Microsoft (United States)
Edward Cutrell
Edward Cutrell Microsoft (United States)
Robert J. K. Jacob
Robert J. K. Jacob Tufts University
Jacob O. Wobbrock
Jacob O. Wobbrock University of Washington
Derek J. Smith
Derek J. Smith University of Cambridge
Hedy Kober
Hedy Kober Yale University

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