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36
Citations
7662
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11057
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4595

Kay M. Stanney 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 Kay M. Stanney sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 156 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.

Kay M. Stanney 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 Kay M. Stanney sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to human factors engineering through virtual reality technology and strategic leadership.

Overview

Kay M. Stanney is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on computer science, with significant contributions in subfields such as computer vision and pattern recognition, human-computer interaction, social psychology, surgery, and media technology.

Their work extensively covers topics including augmented reality applications, virtual reality applications and impacts, human-automation interaction and safety, surgical simulation and training, advanced optical imaging technologies, image and video quality assessment, and intelligent tutoring systems and adaptive learning.

Stanney's publication record features multiple papers in prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Frontiers in Virtual Reality, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation Applications Methodology Technology, and Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science.

Representative recent papers are:

  • Virtual Reality Is Sexist: But It Does Not Have to Be (2020), Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • Identifying Causes of and Solutions for Cybersickness in Immersive Technology: Reformulation of a Research and Development Agenda (2020), International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
  • The Psychometrics of Cybersickness in Augmented Reality (2020), Frontiers in Virtual Reality
  • Editorial: Cybersickness in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (2021), Frontiers in Virtual Reality
  • Performance gains from adaptive eXtended Reality training fueled by artificial intelligence (2021), The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation Applications Methodology Technology

Stanney has collaborated frequently with researchers such as Cali Fidopiastis, Claire Hughes, Anna Skinner, Ben D. Lawson, and Ernesto Ruiz.

In recognition of contributions made through virtual reality technology and strategic leadership in human factors engineering, Stanney became a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications

    Kelly S. Hale;Kay M. Stanney

  • Human Factors Issues in Virtual Environments: A Review of the Literature

    Kay M. Stanney;Ronald R. Mourant;Robert S. Kennedy

  • Cybersickness is Not Simulator Sickness

    Kay M. Stanney;Robert S. Kennedy;Julie M. Drexler

  • Aftereffects and sense of presence in virtual environments: formulation of a research and development agenda.

    K. Stanney;G. Salvendy;J. Deisinger;P. DiZio

  • Duration and Exposure to Virtual Environments: Sickness Curves During and Across Sessions

    Robert S. Kennedy;Kay M. Stanney;William P. Dunlap

  • Presence in Virtual Environments

    Wallace Sadowski;Kay Stanney

  • Guidelines for multimodal user interface design

    Leah M. Reeves;Jennifer Lai;James A. Larson;Sharon Oviatt

  • What to expect from immersive virtual environment exposure: influences of gender, body mass index, and past experience.

    Kay M. Stanney;Kelly S. Hale;Isabelina Nahmens;Robert S. Kennedy

  • Deriving haptic design guidelines from human physiological, psychophysical, and neurological foundations

    K.S. Hale;K.M. Stanney

  • Virtual Reality Is Sexist: But It Does Not Have to Be

    Kay M. Stanney;Cali M. Fidopiastis;Linda Foster

  • Usability engineering of virtual environments (VEs): identifying multiple criteria that drive effective VE system design

    Kay M. Stanney;Mansooreh Mollaghasemi;Leah Reeves;Robert Breaux

  • Postural instability induced by virtual reality exposure: development of a certification protocol

    Robert S. Kennedy;Kay M. Stanney

  • Identifying Causes of and Solutions for Cybersickness in Immersive Technology: Reformulation of a Research and Development Agenda

    Kay M. Stanney;Ben D. Lawson;Bas Rokers;Mark Dennison

  • HANDBOOK OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

    Kay M. Stanney;Joseph Wilder;George K. Hung;Marilyn Mantei Tremaine

  • Locus of User-Initiated Control in Virtual Environments: Influences on Cybersickness

    Kay M. Stanney;Phillip Hash

  • A Theoretical Model of Wayfinding in Virtual Environments: Proposed Strategies for Navigational Aiding

    Jui Lin Chen;Kay M. Stanney

  • Manipulation of non-verbal interaction style and demographic embodiment to increase anthropomorphic computer character credibility

    Andrew J. Cowell;Kay M. Stanney

  • Virtual environments

    Kay M. Stanney

  • Motion sickness and proprioceptive aftereffects following virtual environment exposure.

    Kay M Stanney;Robert S Kennedy;Julie M Drexler;Deborah L Harm

  • Realizing the full potential of virtual reality: human factors issues that could stand in the way

    K. Stanney

  • Information visualization; assisting low spatial individuals with information access tasks through the use of visual mediators.

    Kay M. Stanney;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Configural Scoring of Simulator Sickness, Cybersickness and Space Adaptation Syndrome: Similarities and Differences?

    Robert S. Kennedy;Julie M. Drexler;Daniel E. Compton;Kay M. Stanney

  • Evaluation of an EEG workload model in an Aegis simulation environment

    Chris Berka;Daniel J. Levendowski;Caitlin K. Ramsey;Gene Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavriel Salvendy
Gavriel Salvendy University of Central Florida
Clint A. Bowers
Clint A. Bowers University of Central Florida
James R. Lackner
James R. Lackner Brandeis University
Peter A. Hancock
Peter A. Hancock University of Central Florida
Mark Mon-Williams
Mark Mon-Williams University of Leeds
Paul DiZio
Paul DiZio Brandeis University
Thomas A. Stoffregen
Thomas A. Stoffregen University of Minnesota
Jonathan W. Martin
Jonathan W. Martin Stockholm University
Mike Smith
Mike Smith Duke University
John P. Wann
John P. Wann Royal Holloway University of London

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