2026 James W. Davis: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	38	9982	9698	4203	4029	107	10950

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

3888
Citations
The representation and recognition of human movement using temporal templates

J.W. Davis;A.F. Bobick

1014
Citations
The KidsRoom: A Perceptually-Based Interactive and Immersive Story Environment

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

522
Citations
Background-subtraction using contour-based fusion of thermal and visible imagery

James W. Davis;Vinay Sharma

499
Citations
Motion segmentation and pose recognition with motion history gradients

G.R. Bradski;J. Davis

478
Citations
Real-time closed-world tracking

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

410
Citations
A Two-Stage Template Approach to Person Detection in Thermal Imagery

J.W. Davis;M.A. Keck

390
Citations
Visual gesture recognition

J. Davis;M. Shah

333
Citations
Real-time recognition of activity using temporal templates

A. Bobick;J. Davis

311
Citations
Hierarchical motion history images for recognizing human motion

J.W. Davis

249
Citations
Coverage optimization to support security monitoring

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

227
Citations
An appearance-based representation of action

A. Bobick;J. Davis

199
Citations
Recognizing Hand Gestures.

Davis J;Shah M

198
Citations
Robust Background-Subtraction for Person Detection in Thermal Imagery

J.W. Davis;V. Sharma

142
Citations
Background-Subtraction in Thermal Imagery Using Contour Saliency

James W. Davis;Vinay Sharma

139
Citations
Fusion-Based Background-Subtraction using Contour Saliency

J.W. Davis;V. Sharma

129
Citations
A perceptual user interface for recognizing head gesture acknowledgements

James W. Davis;Serge Vaks

107
Citations
Virtual PAT: A Virtual Personal Aerobics Trainer

Aaron F. Bobick;James W. Davis

97
Citations
Visual Categorization of Children and Adult Walking Styles

James W. Davis

93
Citations
Minimal-latency human action recognition using reliable-inference

James W. Davis;Ambrish Tyagi

87
Citations
A Perceptually-Based Interactive and Immersive Story Environment

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

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron F. Bobick Washington University in St. Louis

Stephen S. Intille Northeastern University

Andrew D. Wilson Microsoft (United States)

Mubarak Shah University of Central Florida

David Woods The Ohio State University

Gerasimos Potamianos University Of Thessaly

Raghu Machiraju The Ohio State University

Wei Wang University of California, San Diego

Whitman Richards MIT

Xiaodong Li University of Virginia

External Links

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