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D-Index
41
Citations
9162
World Ranking
8688
National Ranking
430

Jan Borchers 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 Jan Borchers sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 318 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Borchers 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 Jan Borchers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jan Borchers is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and has produced research primarily in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their work addresses several subfields, including Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Science Applications, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their contributions focus on multiple topics related to technology and interaction design. These topics include:

  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Teaching and Learning Programming
  • Augmented Reality Applications
  • Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
  • Usability and User Interface Design

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate engagement with both practical and theoretical aspects of computer-human interaction and interface technology. Notable publications are:

  • Otherware, 2020, interactions
  • ANISMA: A Prototyping Toolkit to Explore Haptic Skin Deformation Applications Using Shape-Memory Alloys, 2022, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • Shaping Textile Sliders: An Evaluation of Form Factors and Tick Marks for Textile Sliders, 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Flowboard: How Seamless, Live, Flow-Based Programming Impacts Learning to Code for Embedded Electronics, 2022, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • SoRoCAD: A Design Tool for the Building Blocks of Pneumatic Soft Robotics, 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts

These publications cover a range of venues that frequently appear in their body of work. The venues with multiple publications include:

  • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts
  • interactions
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research environment. The scientist often works with several coauthors, including:

  • René Schäfer
  • Anke Brocker
  • Susanne Boll
  • Simon Voelker
  • Philipp Wacker

Best Publications

  • A Pattern Approach to Interaction Design

    Jan O. Borchers

  • The smart phone: a ubiquitous input device

    R. Ballagas;J. Borchers;M. Rohs;J.G. Sheridan

  • Overcoming Assumptions and Uncovering Practices: When Does the Public Really Look at Public Displays?

    Elaine M. Huang;Anna Koster;Jan Borchers

  • iStuff: a physical user interface toolkit for ubiquitous computing environments

    Rafael Ballagas;Meredith Ringel;Maureen Stone;Jan Borchers

  • SLAP widgets: bridging the gap between virtual and physical controls on tabletops

    Malte Weiss;Julie Wagner;Yvonne Jansen;Roger Jennings

  • Madgets: actuating widgets on interactive tabletops

    Malte Weiss;Florian Schwarz;Simon Jakubowski;Jan Borchers

  • Tactile motion instructions for physical activities

    Daniel Spelmezan;Mareike Jacobs;Anke Hilgers;Jan Borchers

  • FingerFlux: near-surface haptic feedback on tabletops

    Malte Weiss;Chat Wacharamanotham;Simon Voelker;Jan Borchers

  • Pinstripe: eyes-free continuous input on interactive clothing

    Thorsten Karrer;Moritz Wittenhagen;Leonhard Lichtschlag;Florian Heller

  • MudPad: tactile feedback and haptic texture overlay for touch surfaces

    Yvonne Jansen;Thorsten Karrer;Jan Borchers

  • REXplorer: a mobile, pervasive spell-casting game for tourists

    Rafael A. Ballagas;Sven G. Kratz;Jan Borchers;Eugen Yu

  • Stanford interactive workspaces: a framework for physical and graphical user interface prototyping

    J. Borchers;M. Ringel;J. Tyler;A. Fox

  • iStuff : a scalable architecture for lightweight, wireless devices for Ubicomp user interfaces

    Meredith Ringel;Joshua Tyler;Maureen Stone;Rafael Ballagas

  • Sketch&Stitch: Interactive Embroidery for E-textiles

    Nur Al-huda Hamdan;Simon Voelker;Jan Borchers

  • DRAGON: a direct manipulation interface for frame-accurate in-scene video navigation

    Thorsten Karrer;Malte Weiss;Eric Lee;Jan Borchers

  • Evaluating swabbing: a touchscreen input method for elderly users with tremor

    Chat Wacharamanotham;Jan Hurtmanns;Alexander Mertens;Martin Kronenbuerger

  • You're the conductor: a realistic interactive conducting system for children

    Eric Lee;Teresa Marrin Nakra;Jan Borchers

  • BendDesk: dragging across the curve

    Malte Weiss;Simon Voelker;Christine Sutter;Jan Borchers

  • PUCs: detecting transparent, passive untouched capacitive widgets on unmodified multi-touch displays

    Simon Voelker;Kosuke Nakajima;Christian Thoresen;Yuichi Itoh

  • iStuff mobile: rapidly prototyping new mobile phone interfaces for ubiquitous computing

    Rafael Ballagas;Faraz Memon;Rene Reiners;Jan Borchers

  • Springlets: Expressive, Flexible and Silent On-Skin Tactile Interfaces

    Nur Al-huda Hamdan;Adrian Wagner;Simon Voelker;Jürgen Steimle

Frequent Co-Authors

Max Mühlhäuser
Max Mühlhäuser Technical University of Darmstadt
Martina Ziefle
Martina Ziefle RWTH Aachen University
James D. Hollan
James D. Hollan University of California, San Diego
Michael Rohs
Michael Rohs University of Hannover
Jürgen Steimle
Jürgen Steimle Saarland University
Maureen Stone
Maureen Stone Tableau Software (United States)
Volker Wulf
Volker Wulf University of Siegen
Bernt Schiele
Bernt Schiele Max Planck Institute for Informatics
Marc Hassenzahl
Marc Hassenzahl University of Siegen
Oliver Deussen
Oliver Deussen University of Konstanz

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