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D-Index
38
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10950
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9980
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4203

James W. Davis 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 James W. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 107 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James W. Davis 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 James W. Davis 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

James W. Davis is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, nuclear and high energy physics, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The research topics that Davis works on include:

  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Nuclear materials and properties
  • Metal and thin film mechanics
  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Diamond and carbon-based materials research
  • Fuel cells and related materials
  • Laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics

Davis has multiple recent publications, displaying activity in both experimental and applied aspects of nuclear materials and materials science. Selected papers are:

  • Developing solid-surface plasma facing components for pilot plants and reactors with replenishable wall claddings and continuous surface conditioning. Part A: concepts and questions, 2022, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
  • Low energy proton irradiation tolerance of molybdenum disulfide lubricants, 2021, Applied Surface Science
  • Nanoindentation yield load reduction in tungsten caused by hydrogen ion irradiation near the threshold displacement energy, 2023, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
  • Influence of nitrogen on deuterium retention in tungsten under sequential and simultaneous irradiation, 2021, Nuclear Materials and Energy
  • Thermogravimetric Oxidation Analyses of Carbon Tokamak Codeposits and Flakes, 2021, Fusion Science & Technology

Frequent publication venues where Davis contributes include Nuclear Materials and Energy, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Applied Surface Science, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, and Fusion Science & Technology.

Collaboration is an integral part of Davis's research, with notable coauthors including Eric Nicholson, Chandra Veer Singh, P.C. Stangeby, E.A. Unterberg, and T. Abrams. These collaborations cover various research domains predominantly linked to nuclear materials and fusion technology.

Best Publications

  • The recognition of human movement using temporal templates

    A.F. Bobick;J.W. Davis

  • The representation and recognition of human movement using temporal templates

    J.W. Davis;A.F. Bobick

  • The KidsRoom: A Perceptually-Based Interactive and Immersive Story Environment

    Aaron F. Bobick;Stephen S. Intille;James W. Davis;Freedom Baird

  • Background-subtraction using contour-based fusion of thermal and visible imagery

    James W. Davis;Vinay Sharma

  • Motion segmentation and pose recognition with motion history gradients

    G.R. Bradski;J. Davis

  • Real-time closed-world tracking

    S.S. Intille;J.W. Davis;A.F. Bobick

  • A Two-Stage Template Approach to Person Detection in Thermal Imagery

    J.W. Davis;M.A. Keck

  • Visual gesture recognition

    J. Davis;M. Shah

  • Real-time recognition of activity using temporal templates

    A. Bobick;J. Davis

  • Hierarchical motion history images for recognizing human motion

    J.W. Davis

  • Coverage optimization to support security monitoring

    Alan T. Murray;Kamyoung Kim;James W. Davis;Raghu Machiraju

  • An appearance-based representation of action

    A. Bobick;J. Davis

  • Recognizing Hand Gestures.

    Davis J;Shah M

  • Robust Background-Subtraction for Person Detection in Thermal Imagery

    J.W. Davis;V. Sharma

  • Background-Subtraction in Thermal Imagery Using Contour Saliency

    James W. Davis;Vinay Sharma

  • Fusion-Based Background-Subtraction using Contour Saliency

    J.W. Davis;V. Sharma

  • A perceptual user interface for recognizing head gesture acknowledgements

    James W. Davis;Serge Vaks

  • Virtual PAT: A Virtual Personal Aerobics Trainer

    Aaron F. Bobick;James W. Davis

  • Visual Categorization of Children and Adult Walking Styles

    James W. Davis

  • Minimal-latency human action recognition using reliable-inference

    James W. Davis;Ambrish Tyagi

  • A Perceptually-Based Interactive and Immersive Story Environment

    Aaron F. Bobick;Stephen S. Intille;James W. Davis;Freedom Baird

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron F. Bobick
Aaron F. Bobick Washington University in St. Louis
Stephen S. Intille
Stephen S. Intille Northeastern University
Andrew D. Wilson
Andrew D. Wilson Microsoft (United States)
Gerasimos Potamianos
Gerasimos Potamianos University Of Thessaly
David Woods
David Woods The Ohio State University
Mubarak Shah
Mubarak Shah University of Central Florida
Raghu Machiraju
Raghu Machiraju The Ohio State University
William G. Richards
William G. Richards Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wei Wang
Wei Wang University of California, San Diego
Xiaodong Li
Xiaodong Li University of Virginia

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