2026 Joseph Sharit: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	43	7101	6618	3838	3486	162	13754

Joseph Sharit publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joseph Sharit sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 162 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Joseph Sharit D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joseph Sharit sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Joseph Sharit is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and primarily conducts research within the social sciences. Their work spans several subfields including demography, neuropsychology and physiological psychology, health, psychiatry and mental health, and general health professions.

The central focus of their research concerns technology use by older adults, with a detailed exploration of aging and gerontology, retirement, disability, and employment. Other areas addressed in their published work include health disparities and outcomes, dementia and cognitive impairment research, economic and environmental valuation, and artificial intelligence in service interactions.

Their recent publications reflect this focus, including the following papers:

The Factors Influencing Older Adults' Decisions Surrounding Adoption of Technology: Quantitative Experimental Study (2022, JMIR Aging)
The Benefits of Technology for Engaging Aging Adults: Findings From the PRISM 2.0 Trial (2024, Innovation in Aging)
Investigating Older Adults' Willingness to Invest Time to Acquire Technology Skills Using a Discounting Approach (2021, Innovation in Aging)
Beyond the Digital Divide: Factors Associated With Adoption of Technologies Related to Aging in Place (2025, Journal of Applied Gerontology)
Exploring artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistants to understand their potential to support older adults' search needs (2025, Human Factors in Healthcare)

Joseph Sharit frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

Sara J. Czaja
Jerad Moxley
Neil Charness
Wendy A. Rogers
Walter R. Boot

The scientist's work has appeared in a range of publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

Innovation in Aging
JMIR Aging
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Human Factors in Healthcare
Gerontechnology

Best Publications

Factors Predicting the Use of Technology: Findings From the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE)

Sara J. Czaja;Neil Charness;Arthur D. Fisk;Christopher Hertzog

2626
Citations
Designing for Older Adults: Principles and Creative Human Factors Approaches

Arthur D. Fisk;Wendy A. Rogers;Neil Charness;Sara J. Czaja

1710
Citations
Designing for Older Adults : Principles and Creative Human Factors Approaches, Second Edition

Arthur Fisk;Wendy Rogers;Neil Charness;Sara Czaja

1383
Citations
Older adults talk technology: Technology usage and attitudes

Tracy L. Mitzner;Julie B. Boron;Cara Bailey Fausset;Anne E. Adams

1331
Citations
Age Differences in Attitudes Toward Computers

Sara J. Czaja;Joseph Sharit

503
Citations
Improving Social Support for Older Adults Through Technology: Findings From the PRISM Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sara J Czaja;Walter R Boot;Neil Charness;Wendy A Rogers

443
Citations
Aging, Motor Control, and the Performance of Computer Mouse Tasks

Michael W. Smith;Joseph Sharit;Sara J. Czaja

355
Citations
Factors Predicting Decisions About Technology Adoption Among Older Adults.

Ronald W Berkowsky;Joseph Sharit;Sara J Czaja

310
Citations
Age differences in the performance of computer-based work.

Sara J. Czaja;Joseph Sharit

307
Citations
Technology Adoption by Older Adults: Findings From the PRISM Trial.

Tracy L Mitzner;Jyoti Savla;Walter R Boot;Joseph Sharit

283
Citations
Examining age differences in performance of a complex information search and retrieval task.

Sara J. Czaja;Joseph Sharit;Raymond Ownby;David L. Roth

253
Citations
Computer Proficiency Questionnaire: Assessing Low and High Computer Proficient Seniors

Walter R. Boot;Neil Charness;Sara J. Czaja;Joseph Sharit

253
Citations
Occupational Stress: Review and Reappraisal

Joseph Sharit;Gavriel Salvendy

248
Citations
Investigating the Roles of Knowledge and Cognitive Abilities in Older Adult Information Seeking on the Web

Joseph Sharit;Mario A. Hernández;Sara J. Czaja;Peter Pirolli

236
Citations
Factors influencing use of an e-health website in a community sample of older adults

Sara J Czaja;Joseph Sharit;Chin Chin Lee;Sankaran N Nair

174
Citations
Use of and Satisfaction With Sources of Health Information Among Older Internet Users and Nonusers

Jessica Taha;Joseph Sharit;Sara Czaja

172
Citations
Designing for Older Adults

Dan Fisk;Neil Charness;Sara J. Czaja;Wendy A. Rogers

163
Citations
Factors affecting usage of a personal health record (PHR) to manage health.

Jessica Taha;Sara J. Czaja;Joseph Sharit;Daniel G. Morrow

154
Citations
Designing Training and Instructional Programs for Older Adults

Sara J. Czaja;Joseph Sharit

125
Citations
Ability-performance relationships as a function of age and task experience for a data entry task

Sara J. Czaja;Joseph Sharit

123
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sara J. Czaja Cornell University

Neil Charness Florida State University

Arthur D. Fisk Georgia Institute of Technology

Walter R. Boot Florida State University

Colin G. Drury University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Gavriel Salvendy University of Central Florida

David L. Weimer University of Wisconsin–Madison

Rocio Garcia-Retamero University of Granada

Eleftherios Iakovou Texas A&M University

Peter Pirolli Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

External Links

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