2026 Mark J. Stefik: 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	55	4177	4060	1971	1902	205	29321

Mark J. Stefik 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 Mark J. Stefik sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 205 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark J. Stefik 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 Mark J. Stefik sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1990 - Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

Overview

Mark J. Stefik is affiliated with SRI International in the United States. Their research primarily resides within the field of Computer Science, with notable focus areas including Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Automotive Engineering, Health Informatics, and Safety Research.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a concentration on Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), advanced neural network applications, autonomous vehicle technology and safety, artificial intelligence in healthcare and education, and ethics and social impacts of AI. These topics are represented across multiple papers spanning from 2021 to projections into 2025.

Explaining autonomous drones: An XAI journey, 2021, Applied AI Letters
Bootstrapping Developmental AIs: From Simple Competences to Intelligent Human-Compatible AIs, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
Roots and Requirements for Collaborative AIs, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
What AIs are not Learning (and Why), 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
What AIs are not learning (and why), 2025, AI Magazine

Mark J. Stefik has collaborated frequently with Robert L. Price, with two joint publications. Other collaborators include G. Michael Youngblood, Peter Pirolli, Christian Lebière, and Robert Thomson.

Robert L. Price
G. Michael Youngblood
Peter Pirolli
Christian Lebière
Robert Thomson

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University) with three publications, alongside contributions to Applied AI Letters and AI Magazine.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Applied AI Letters
AI Magazine

Mark J. Stefik has been recognized by their peers with fellowships awarded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997 and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) in 1990.

Best Publications

XAI—Explainable artificial intelligence

David Gunning;Mark Stefik;Jaesik Choi;Timothy Miller

2898
Citations
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works

Mark J. Stefik;Peter L. T. Pirolli

2010
Citations
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works having attached usage rights where the usage rights are defined by a usage rights grammar

Mark J. Stefik

1735
Citations
Beyond the chalkboard: computer support for collaboration and problem solving in meetings

Mark Stefik;Gregg Foster;Daniel G. Bobrow;Kenneth Kahn

1620
Citations
Object-oriented programming: themes and variations

M. J. Stefik;D. G. Bobrow

1368
Citations
System and method for permitting use of content

Mark J. Stefik;Peter L.T. Pirolli

1296
Citations
Planning with constraints

Mark Jeffrey Stefik

1244
Citations
SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL WORK HAVING FEE REPORTING MECHANISM

Stefik Mark J;Merkle Ralph C;Pirolli Peter L T

1238
Citations
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF COMPOUND DIGITAL WORK

Stefik Mark J;Bobrow Daniel G;Pirolli Peter L T

1227
Citations
The cost structure of sensemaking

Daniel M. Russell;Mark J. Stefik;Peter Pirolli;Stuart K. Card

1032
Citations
WYSIWIS revised: early experiences with multiuser interfaces

M. Stefik;D. G. Bobrow;G. Foster;S. Lanning

994
Citations
Introduction to knowledge systems

Mark Stefik

678
Citations
System and method for providing distributed on-street valet parking with the aid of a digital computer

Mark Jeffrey Stefik;Alan G. Bell;Craig Eldershaw;Lance E. Good

657
Citations
Method for accessing digital document in transportable storage device

Daniel G Bobrow;Stuart K Card;Michalene M Casey;Richard J Goldstein

646
Citations
System for controlling the distribution and use of rendered digital works through watermarking

Mark J. Stefik;Glen W. Petrie;Steve A. Okamoto;Nicholas H. Briggs

622
Citations
Planning and meta-planning (MOLGEN: Part 2)

Mark Stefik

506
Citations
CommonLoops: merging Lisp and object-oriented programming

Daniel G. Bobrow;Kenneth Kahn;Gregor Kiczales;Larry Masinter

455
Citations
The organization of expert systems, a tutorial☆

Mark Stefik;Jan Aikins;Robert Balzer;John Benoit

448
Citations
Expert systems: perils and promise

D. G. Bobrow;S. Mittal;M. J. Stefik

334
Citations
Method and system for providing search based on topic

Stuart K Card;Lichan Hong;Peter L Pirolli;Mark J Stefik

311
Citations
V. Braitenberg, Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology.

Mark J. Stefik

146
Citations
Machine learning: An artificial intelligence approach: R.S. Michalski, J.G. Carbonell and T.M. Mitchell, (Tioga, Palo Alto, CA); 572 pages, $39.50

Mark J. Stefik

43
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel H. Greene Palo Alto Research Center

Daniel G. Bobrow Palo Alto Research Center

Daniel M. Russell University of Zurich

Lichan Hong Google (United States)

Stuart K. Card Stanford University

Jock D. Mackinlay Tableau Software (United States)

Thomas M. Breuel Nvidia (United States)

Peter Pirolli Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

Ed H. Chi Google (United States)

Lawrence A. Birnbaum Northwestern University

External Links

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