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D-Index
38
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8759
World Ranking
10029
National Ranking
73

Iolanda Leite 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 Iolanda Leite sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Iolanda Leite 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 Iolanda Leite sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Iolanda Leite is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and specializes in the field of Computer Science. Their research primarily focuses on Artificial Intelligence, with significant contributions across several interrelated subfields, including Social Psychology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Safety Research.

The scientist has a substantial publication record with at least 82 works in Computer Science. Within this domain, notable subfields addressed include:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Social Psychology
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Safety Research

Key topics covered in Iolanda Leite's research encompass a range of areas connected to human-robot and human-AI interaction:

  • Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
  • AI in Service Interactions
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Multimodal Machine Learning Applications
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Speech and dialogue systems
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety

Their research has appeared frequently in several notable venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • AI Matters
  • 2022 17th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
  • Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction

Recent publications by Iolanda Leite demonstrate engagement with current topics in AI and human-robot interaction, such as:

  • The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Using Explainability to Help Children Understand Gender Bias in AI, 2021, Interaction Design and Children
  • Norm-Breaking Responses to Sexist Abuse: A Cross-Cultural Human Robot Interaction Study, 2022, 2022 17th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
  • Interaction-Shaping Robotics: Robots That Influence Interactions between Other Agents, 2024, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction
  • Lessons Learned About Designing and Conducting Studies From HRI Experts, 2022, Frontiers in Robotics and AI

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Fethiye Irmak Doğan (14 joint publications)
  • Sarah Gillet (10 joint publications)
  • Anuj Karpatne (9 joint publications)
  • Ilaria Torre (8 joint publications)
  • Gaspar Isaac Melsión (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

    Ricardo Vinuesa;Hossein Azizpour;Iolanda Leite;Madeline Balaam

  • Social Robots for Long-Term Interaction: A Survey

    Iolanda Leite;Carlos Martinho;Ana Paiva

  • The influence of empathy in human-robot relations

    Iolanda Leite;André Pereira;Samuel Mascarenhas;Carlos Martinho

  • Empathy in Virtual Agents and Robots: A Survey

    Ana Paiva;Iolanda Leite;Hana Boukricha;Ipke Wachsmuth

  • Automatic analysis of affective postures and body motion to detect engagement with a game companion

    Jyotirmay Sanghvi;Ginevra Castellano;Iolanda Leite;André Pereira

  • Empathic Robots for Long-term Interaction

    Iolanda Leite;Ginevra Castellano;André Pereira;Carlos Martinho

  • Detecting user engagement with a robot companion using task and social interaction-based features

    Ginevra Castellano;André Pereira;Iolanda Leite;Ana Paiva

  • Are emotional robots more fun to play with

    I. Leite;A. Pereira;C. Martinho;A. Paiva

  • Modelling empathic behaviour in a robotic game companion for children: an ethnographic study in real-world settings

    Iolanda Leite;Ginevra Castellano;Andre Pereira;Carlos Martinho

  • As Time goes by: Long-term evaluation of social presence in robotic companions

    Iolanda Leite;Carlos Martinho;Andre Pereira;Ana Paiva

  • iCat, the chess player: the influence of embodiment in the enjoyment of a game

    André Pereira;Carlos Martinho;Iolanda Leite;Ana Paiva

  • Affect recognition for interactive companions: challenges and design in real world scenarios

    Ginevra Castellano;Iolanda Leite;André Pereira;Carlos Martinho

  • Comparing Models of Disengagement in Individual and Group Interactions

    Iolanda Leite;Marissa McCoy;Daniel Ullman;Nicole Salomons

  • Teachers' views on the use of empathic robotic tutors in the classroom

    Sofia Serholt;Wolmet Barendregt;Iolanda Leite;Helen Hastie

  • Modelling empathy in social robotic companions

    Iolanda Leite;André Pereira;Ginevra Castellano;Samuel Mascarenhas

  • Detecting Engagement in HRI: An Exploration of Social and Task-Based Context

    Ginevra Castellano;Iolanda Leite;Andre Pereira;Carlos Martinho

  • Feminist Human-Robot Interaction

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  • Using Empathy to Improve Human-Robot Relationships

    André Pereira;Iolanda Leite;Samuel Mascarenhas;Carlos Martinho

  • Using Empathy to Improve Human-Robot Relationships

    André Pereira;Iolanda Leite;Samuel Mascarenhas;Carlos Martinho

  • Sensors in the wild: exploring electrodermal activity in child-robot interaction

    Iolanda Leite;Rui Henriques;Carlos Martinho;Ana Paiva

  • iCat: an affective game buddy based on anticipatory mechanisms

    Iolanda Leite;Carlos Martinho;André Pereira;Ana Paiva

  • Comparing human-robot proxemics between virtual reality and the real world

    Rui Li;Marc van Almkerk;Sanne van Waveren;Elizabeth Carter

  • Boosting Robot Credibility and Challenging Gender Norms in Responding to Abusive Behaviour: A Case for Feminist Robots

    Katie Winkle;Gaspar Isaac Melsión;Donald McMillan;Iolanda Leite

  • Gesticulator: A framework for semantically-aware speech-driven gesture generation

    Taras Kucherenko;Patrik Jonell;Sanne van Waveren;Gustav Eje Henter

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Paiva
Ana Paiva Instituto Superior Técnico
Brian Scassellati
Brian Scassellati Yale University
Danica Kragic
Danica Kragic Royal Institute of Technology
Jonas Beskow
Jonas Beskow Royal Institute of Technology
Sami Domisch
Sami Domisch Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Ricardo Vinuesa
Ricardo Vinuesa University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Virginia Dignum
Virginia Dignum Umeå University
Vesna Jelic
Vesna Jelic Karolinska University Hospital
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland

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