2026 Kristina Höök: 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	57	3910	3799	17	17	219	10024

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - ACM Distinguished Member

Overview

Kristina Höök is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on computer science, with a strong emphasis on human-computer interaction.

The main fields of study they contribute to include:

Computer Science

Within this broad field, Höök's work specializes in several subfields such as:

Human-Computer Interaction
Social Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mechanical Engineering
Artificial Intelligence

Their research topics commonly cover areas like:

Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Design Education and Practice
Persona Design and Applications
Interactive and Immersive Displays
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Social Robot Interaction and HRI
Embodied and Extended Cognition

Kristina Höök has published extensively in several venues, with frequent appearances in:

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

Some of their recent publications include:

"Unpacking Non-Dualistic Design: The Soma Design Case" (2021), published in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
"Making New Worlds - Transformative Becomings with Soma Design" (2022), published in CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
"Strategies for Fostering a Genuine Feeling of Connection in Technologically Mediated Systems" (2022), published in CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
"Touching Our Breathing through Shape-Change: Monster, Organic Other, or Twisted Mirror" (2022), published in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
"Vulnerability as an ethical stance in soma design processes" (2022), published in CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers including:

Rachael Garrett
Airi Lampinen
Pedro Sanches
Kristina Popova
Vasiliki Tsaknaki

In recognition of their professional standing, Kristina Höök was awarded the ACM Distinguished Member honor in 2014.

Best Publications

Strong concepts: Intermediate-level knowledge in interaction design research

Kristina Höök;Jonas Löwgren

631
Citations
Steps to take before intelligent user interfaces become real

Unknown

379
Citations
Designing with the Body: Somaesthetic Interaction Design

Kristina Höök

362
Citations
Social navigation: techniques for building more usable systems

A. Dieberger;P. Dourish;K. Höök;P. Resnick

335
Citations
Sense and sensibility: evaluation and interactive art

Kristina Höök;Phoebe Sengers;Gerd Andersson

309
Citations
Somaesthetic Appreciation Design

Kristina Höök;Martin P. Jonsson;Anna Ståhl;Johanna Mercurio

306
Citations
Social Navigation of Information Space.

Alan J Munro;Kristina Höök;David Benyon

265
Citations
Experiencing the Affective Diary

Anna Ståhl;Kristina Höök;Martin Svensson;Alex S. Taylor

245
Citations
Designing information spaces: the social navigation approach

Kristina Höök;David Benyon;Alan J. Munro;Dan Diaper

221
Citations
HCI and Affective Health: Taking stock of a decade of studies and charting future research directions

Pedro Sanches;Axel Janson;Pavel Karpashevich;Camille Nadal

221
Citations
A glass box approach to adaptive hypermedia

Kristina Höök;Jussi Karlgren;Annika Wærn;Nils Dahlbäck

217
Citations
The sensual evaluation instrument: developing an affective evaluation tool

Katherine Isbister;Kristina Höök;Michael Sharp;Jarmo Laaksolahti

204
Citations
Transferring qualities from horseback riding to design

Kristina Höök

182
Citations
Mind the body!: designing a mobile stress management application encouraging personal reflection

Pedro Sanches;Kristina Höök;Elsa Vaara;Claus Weymann

175
Citations
Evaluating the utility and usability of an adaptive hypermedia system

Unknown

175
Citations
Navigation in Information Spaces: supporting the individual

David Benyon;Kristina Höök

143
Citations
In situ informants exploring an emotional mobile messaging system in their everyday practice

Petra Sundström;Anna Ståhl;Kristina Höök

134
Citations
Designing and evaluating kalas: A social navigation system for food recipes

Martin Svensson;Kristina Höök;Rickard Cöster

128
Citations
Social navigation of food recipes

Martin Svensson;Kristina Höök;Jarmo Laaksolahti;Annika Waern

128
Citations
Affective diary: designing for bodily expressiveness and self-reflection

Madelene Lindström;Anna Ståhl;Kristina Höök;Petra Sundström

123
Citations
Interactional empowerment

Kristina Höök;Anna Ståhl;Petra Sundström;Jarmo Laaksolaahti

113
Citations
Designing Gestures for Affective Input: An Analysis of Shape, Effort and Valence

Petra Fagerberg;Anna Ståhl;Kristina Höök

112
Citations
CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Joseph A. Konstan;Ed H. Chi;Kristina Höök

72
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine Isbister University of California, Santa Cruz

David Benyon Edinburgh Napier University

Ana Paiva Instituto Superior Técnico

Lars-Göran Nilsson Stockholm University

Corina Sas Lancaster University

Matthew Chalmers University of Glasgow

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller Monash University

Paul Resnick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Phoebe Sengers Cornell University

Peter Wright Newcastle University

External Links

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