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2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
62
Citations
16800
World Ranking
2881
National Ranking
34

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Mariano Alcañiz is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Social Psychology, and Applied Psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Color perception and design, Emotion and Mood Recognition, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Several frequent co-authors have contributed alongside Mariano Alcañiz, including Javier Marín-Morales, Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Maria Eleonora Minissi, Jaime Guixeres, and Lucía A. Carrasco-Ribelles.

Their research has been published in multiple venues, notably Frontiers in Psychology, Applied Sciences, arXiv (Cornell University), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Sensors.

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Emotion Recognition in Immersive Virtual Reality: From Statistics to Affective Computing", 2020, Sensors
  • "Eye gaze as a biomarker in the recognition of autism spectrum disorder using virtual reality and machine learning: A proof of concept for diagnosis", 2021, Autism Research
  • "Machine Learning and Virtual Reality on Body Movements' Behaviors to Classify Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder", 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Development and Calibration of an Eye-Tracking Fixation Identification Algorithm for Immersive Virtual Reality", 2020, Sensors
  • "Application of Supervised Machine Learning for Behavioral Biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on Electrodermal Activity and Virtual Reality", 2020, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Mariano Alcañiz has also contributed to book publications under Springer Science+Business Media, with multiple editions of "Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality" published in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Best Publications

  • Affective Interactions Using Virtual Reality: The Link between Presence and Emotions

    Giuseppe Riva;Fabrizia Mantovani;Claret Samantha Capideville;Alessandra Preziosa

  • The Past, Present, and Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality Research: A Network and Cluster Analysis of the Literature

    Pietro Cipresso;Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli;Mariano Alcañiz Raya;Giuseppe Riva

  • Improved watershed transform for medical image segmentation using prior information

    V. Grau;A.U.J. Mewes;M. Alcaniz;R. Kikinis

  • Immersion and emotion: their impact on the sense of presence.

    R.M. Baños;C. Botella;M. Alcañiz;V. Liaño

  • Education: Design and validation of an augmented book for spatial abilities development in engineering students

    Jorge Martín-Gutiérrez;José Luís Saorín;Manuel Contero;Mariano Alcañiz

  • Affective computing in virtual reality: emotion recognition from brain and heartbeat dynamics using wearable sensors.

    Javier Marín-Morales;Juan Luis Higuera-Trujillo;Alberto Greco;Jaime Guixeres

  • Real-time deformable models for surgery simulation: a survey

    U. Meier;O. López;C. Monserrat;M. C. Juan

  • Virtual reality treatment of claustrophobia : a case report

    C. Botella;R.M. Baños;C. Perpiñá;H. Villa

  • Presence and Reality Judgment in Virtual Environments: A Unitary Construct?

    R.M. Baños;C. Botella;A. Garcia-Palacios;H. Villa

  • Virtual reality exposure in the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia: A controlled study

    C. Botella;A. García-Palacios;H. Villa;R. M. Baños

  • Automatic Detection of Optic Disc Based on PCA and Mathematical Morphology

    S. Morales;V. Naranjo;J. Angulo;M. Alcaniz

  • Automatic localization of cephalometric landmarks

    V. Grau;M. Alcañiz;M. C. Juan;C. Monserrat

  • The present and future of positive technologies

    Cristina Botella;Giuseppe Riva;Andrea Gaggioli;Brenda K. Wiederhold

  • Presence and emotions in virtual environments: the influence of stereoscopy.

    Rosa M. Baños;Cristina Botella;Isabel Rubió;Soledad Quero

  • Cognition, technology and games for the elderly: An introduction to ELDERGAMES Project

    Luciano Gamberini;Mariano Alcañiz Raya;Giacinto Barresi;Malena Fabregat

  • The influence of virtual reality in e-commerce

    Jesus Martínez-Navarro;Enrique Bigné;Jaime Guixeres;Mariano Alcañiz

  • Emotion Recognition in Immersive Virtual Reality: From Statistics to Affective Computing.

    Javier Marín-Morales;Carmen Llinares;Jaime Guixeres;Mariano Alcañiz

  • Using augmented reality to treat phobias

    M.C. Juan;M. Alcaniz;C. Monserrat;C. Botella

  • Virtual Reality in Marketing: A Framework, Review, and Research Agenda

    Mariano Alcañiz;Enrique Bigné;Jaime Guixeres

  • An Internet-based self-help treatment for fear of public speaking: a controlled trial.

    C. Botella;M.J. Gallego;A. Garcia-Palacios;A. Garcia-Palacios;V. Guillen

  • Treating cockroach phobia using a serious game on a mobile phone and augmented reality exposure: A single case study

    C. Botella;J. Breton-López;S. Quero;R. M. Baños

  • Mixing Realities? An Application of Augmented Reality for the Treatment of Cockroach Phobia

    C.M. Botella;M.C. Juan;R.M. Baños;M. Alcañiz

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristina Botella
Cristina Botella Jaume I University
Rosa M. Baños
Rosa M. Baños University of Valencia
Azucena García-Palacios
Azucena García-Palacios Jaume I University
Luciano Gamberini
Luciano Gamberini University of Padua
Andrea Gaggioli
Andrea Gaggioli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Jose A. Lozano
Jose A. Lozano Basque Center for Applied Mathematics
Ausiàs Cebolla
Ausiàs Cebolla University of Valencia
Giuseppe Riva
Giuseppe Riva Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Enrico Molinari
Enrico Molinari Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
César Ávila
César Ávila Jaume I University

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