2026 Matthias Rauterberg: 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	36	11227	10907	205	195	325	5784

Overview

Matthias Rauterberg is affiliated with the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily psychology and computer science, with significant contributions to subfields such as social psychology, human-computer interaction, cognitive neuroscience, demography, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's recent publications address topics related to human-technology interaction, dementia care, and sensory experiences. Notable papers include:

ENGAGE-DEM: A Model of Engagement of People With Dementia (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing
Effects of the Level of Interactivity of a Social Robot and the Response of the Augmented Reality Display in Contextual Interactions of People with Dementia (2020) published in Sensors
Gaining Situation Awareness through a Vibrotactile Display to Mitigate Motion Sickness in Fully-Automated Driving Cars (2020) published in International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering
Context-Enhanced Human-Robot Interaction: Exploring the Role of System Interactivity and Multimodal Stimuli on the Engagement of People with Dementia (2021) published in International Journal of Social Robotics
A comprehensive value framework for design (2020) published in Technology in Society

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Matthias Rauterberg include:

Jun Hu (13 joint works)
Emilia Barakova (7 joint works)
Ting Han (7 joint works)
Yuan Feng (5 joint works)
Suihuai Yu (4 joint works)

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as Universal Access in the Information Society, Sensors, IEEE Access, Behaviour and Information Technology, and the International Journal of Social Robotics. These venues reflect a strong focus on accessibility, sensor technologies, and human-robot interaction.

Matthias Rauterberg has contributed extensively to book publications under Springer Science+Business Media. Recent titles include:

Culture and Computing. Design Thinking and Cultural Computing (2021)
Culture and Computing. Interactive Cultural Heritage and Arts (2021)
HCI International 2020 - Late Breaking Papers: User Experience Design and Case Studies (2020)
HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Inclusion, Learning, and Culture (2021)
Culture and Computing (multiple editions from 2020 to 2023)

The main topics of their work focus on:

Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Technology Use by Older Adults
Action Observation and Synchronization

Best Publications

An activity theory-based model for serious games analysis and-conceptual design

Maira B. Carvalho;Francesco Bellotti;Riccardo Berta;Alessandro De Gloria

453
Citations
Physical and Virtual Tools: ActivityTheory Applied to the Design of Groupware

Morten Fjeld;Kristina Lauche;Martin Bichsel;Fred Voorhorst

278
Citations
The Evolution of First Person Vision Methods: A Survey

Alejandro Betancourt;Pietro Morerio;Carlo S. Regazzoni;Matthias Rauterberg

223
Citations
An empirical comparison of menu-selection (CUI) and desktop (GUI) computer programs carried out by beginners and experts

Matthias Rauterberg

145
Citations
Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2004

Matthias Rauterberg

126
Citations
BUILD-IT: a planning tool for construction and design

Matthias Rauterberg;Morten Fjeld;Helmut Krueger;Martin Bichsel

118
Citations
A computer support tool for the early stages of architectural design

Dzmitry Aliakseyeu;Jean-Bernard Martens;Matthias Rauterberg

108
Citations
A new framework for entertainment computing: from passive to active experience

Ryohei Nakatsu;Matthias Rauterberg;Peter Vorderer

100
Citations
The effect of peripheral visual feedforward system in enhancing situation awareness and mitigating motion sickness in fully automated driving

Juffrizal Karjanto;Juffrizal Karjanto;Nidzamuddin Md. Yusof;Nidzamuddin Md. Yusof;Chao Wang;Jacques Terken

90
Citations
BUILD-IT: An Intuitive Design Tool Based on Direct Object Manipulation

Morten Fjeld;Martin Bichsel;Matthias Rauterberg

90
Citations
AMME: an Automatic Mental Model Evaluation to analyse user behaviour traced in a finite, discrete state space.

Matthias Rauterberg

84
Citations
A learning analytics approach to correlate the academic achievements of students with interaction data from an educational simulator

Mehrnoosh Vahdat;Mehrnoosh Vahdat;Luca Oneto;Davide Anguita;Mathias Funk

81
Citations
The Exploration of Autonomous Vehicle Driving Styles: Preferred Longitudinal, Lateral, and Vertical Accelerations

Nidzamuddin Md. Yusof;Juffrizal Karjanto;Jacques Terken;Frank Delbressine

78
Citations
About a framework for information and information processing of learning systems

Matthias Rauterberg

77
Citations
BUILD-IT: A Computer Vision-based Interaction Technique for a Planning Tool

Matthias Rauterberg;Morten Fjeld;Helmut Krueger;Martin Bichsel

74
Citations
Task orientation and user-oriented dialog design

Eberhard Ulich;Matthias Rauterberg;Thomas Moll;Thomas Greutmann

68
Citations
Unconscious emotions: quantifying and logging something we are not aware of

Leonid Ivonin;Huang-Ming Chang;Wei Chen;Matthias Rauterberg

67
Citations
Interaction techniques for navigation through and manipulation of 2D and 3D data

Dzmitry Aliakseyeu;Sriram Subramanian;Jean-bernard O.S. Martens;Matthias Rauterberg

66
Citations
Incongruity-based adaptive game balancing

Giel van Lankveld;Pieter Spronck;H. Jaap van den Herik;Matthias Rauterberg

62
Citations
Designing for action: An evaluation of Social Recipes in reducing food waste

Veranika Lim;Veranika Lim;Mathias Funk;Lucio Marcenaro;Carlo S. Regazzoni

58
Citations
Handbook of Digital Games and Entertainment Technologies

Ryohei Nakatsu;Matthias Rauterberg;Paolo Ciancarini

19
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo S. Regazzoni University of Genoa

Jacques Terken Eindhoven University of Technology

Christoph Bartneck University of Canterbury

Francesco Bellotti University of Genoa

Paolo Ciancarini University of Bologna

Davide Anguita University of Genoa

Karl Tuyls DeepMind (United Kingdom)

Marco Roccetti University of Bologna

Richard Harper Social Shaping Research

Christian Cachin University of Bern

External Links

Personal website of Matthias Rauterberg

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