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Luca Chittaro

Luca Chittaro

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Computer Science
Italy
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
57
Citations
10104
World Ranking
3908
National Ranking
81

Luca Chittaro 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 Luca Chittaro sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 199 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Chittaro 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 Luca Chittaro sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Luca Chittaro is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Medicine, Psychology, and Computer Science, with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Ophthalmology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

Frequent collaboration has been observed with several coauthors, notably:

  • Fabio Buttussi
  • Marta Serafini
  • S. Longhino
  • Luca Quartuccio
  • Francesca Valent

Luca Chittaro has published in various scientific venues, most commonly in:

  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • Digital Health
  • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

Selected recent papers by the scientist include:

  • "A Comparison of Procedural Safety Training in Three Conditions: Virtual Reality Headset, Smartphone, and Printed Materials" (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
  • "A virtual reality methodology for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training with and without a physical mannequin" (2020) published in Journal of Biomedical Informatics
  • "Acquisition and retention of spatial knowledge through virtual reality experiences: Effects of VR setup and locomotion technique" (2023) published in International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • "Learning Safety Through Public Serious Games: A Study of "Prepare for Impact" on a Very Large, International Sample of Players" (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "A mobile app for home-based exercise in spinal cord injured persons: Proposal and pilot study" (2022) published in Digital Health

Best Publications

  • Web3D technologies in learning, education and training: Motivations, issues, opportunities

    Luca Chittaro;Roberto Ranon

  • Visualizing information on mobile devices

    L. Chittaro

  • Effects of Different Types of Virtual Reality Display on Presence and Learning in a Safety Training Scenario

    Fabio Buttussi;Luca Chittaro

  • Assessing Knowledge Retention of an Immersive Serious Game vs. a Traditional Education Method in Aviation Safety

    Luca Chittaro;Fabio Buttussi

  • Virtual reality in autism: state of the art

    M. Bellani;L. Fornasari;L. Chittaro;P. Brambilla

  • MOPET: A context-aware and user-adaptive wearable system for fitness training

    Fabio Buttussi;Luca Chittaro

  • Navigation in 3D virtual environments: Effects of user experience and location-pointing navigation aids

    Stefano Burigat;Luca Chittaro

  • Functional and teleological knowledge in the multimodeling approach for reasoning about physical systems: a case study in diagnosis

    L. Chittaro;G. Guida;C. Tasso;E. Toppano

  • Affective basis of judgment-behavior discrepancy in virtual experiences of moral dilemmas.

    Indrajeet Patil;Carlotta Cogoni;Nicola Zangrando;Luca Chittaro

  • Information visualization and its application to medicine

    Luca Chittaro

  • Visualizing locations of off-screen objects on mobile devices: a comparative evaluation of three approaches

    Stefano Burigat;Luca Chittaro;Silvia Gabrielli

  • Bringing mobile guides and fitness activities together: a solution based on an embodied virtual trainer

    Fabio Buttussi;Luca Chittaro;Daniele Nadalutti

  • Hierarchical model-based diagnosis based on structural abstraction

    Luca Chittaro;Roberto Ranon

  • 3D location-pointing as a navigation aid in Virtual Environments

    Luca Chittaro;Stefano Burigat

  • Location-aware visualization of VRML models in GPS-based mobile guides

    Stefano Burigat;Luca Chittaro

  • Serious games for emergency preparedness

    Luca Chittaro;Riccardo Sioni

  • Temporal representation and reasoning in artificial intelligence: Issues and approaches

    Luca Chittaro;Angelo Montanari

  • Navigation techniques for small-screen devices: An evaluation on maps and web pages

    Stefano Burigat;Luca Chittaro;Silvia Gabrielli

  • Serious Games for Training Occupants of a Building in Personal Fire Safety Skills

    Luca Chittaro;Roberto Ranon

  • VU-Flow: A Visualization Tool for Analyzing Navigation in Virtual Environments

    L. Chittaro;R. Ranon;L. Ieronutti

  • Locomotion in Place in Virtual Reality: A Comparative Evaluation of Joystick, Teleport, and Leaning

    Fabio Buttussi;Luca Chittaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Montanari
Angelo Montanari University of Udine
Carlo Combi
Carlo Combi University of Verona
Giorgia Silani
Giorgia Silani University of Vienna
Luciano Gamberini
Luciano Gamberini University of Padua
Michel Dojat
Michel Dojat French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Franco Fabbro
Franco Fabbro University of Udine
Giuseppe Riva
Giuseppe Riva Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Massimo Molteni
Massimo Molteni University of Padua
Adrian David Cheok
Adrian David Cheok i-University Tokyo

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