2026 Michael D. Byrne: 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	32	12871	12492	5191	4951	119	9286

Michael D. Byrne 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 Michael D. Byrne sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 119 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael D. Byrne 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 Michael D. Byrne sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael D. Byrne is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a significant focus on computer science and social sciences. Within these domains, Byrne has contributed to subfields including artificial intelligence, sociology and political science, information systems, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and human-computer interaction.

Their work covers several main topics such as privacy, security, and data protection, internet traffic analysis and secure e-voting, user authentication and security systems, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, usability and user interface design, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, and intracranial aneurysms treatment and complications.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Byrne include:

"Voter Verification of Ballot Marking Device Ballots Is a Two-Part Question: Can They? Mostly, They Can. Do They? Mostly, They Don't" (2020), published in Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy
"Evaluation of Robotic-Assisted Carotid Artery Stenting in a Virtual Model Using Motion-Based Performance Metrics" (2022), published in Journal of Endovascular Therapy
"Velocity-Domain Motion Quality Measures for Surgical Performance Evaluation and Feedback" (2020), published in Journal of Medical Devices
"The environmental basis of memory." (2022), published in Psychological Review
"Can Voters Detect Errors on Their Printed Ballots? Absolutely" (2022), published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Byrne frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include Philip Kortum, Annlyle Diokno, Barathwaj Murali, Marcia K. O'Malley, and Julie Whitmore.

Their research has been published extensively in venues including:

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Endovascular Therapy
Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy
Psychological Review

Best Publications

An Integrated Theory of the Mind.

John R. Anderson;Daniel Bothell;Michael D. Byrne;Scott Douglass

4424
Citations
Eye tracking the visual search of click-down menus

Michael D. Byrne;John R. Anderson;Scott Douglass;Michael Matessa

362
Citations
ACT-R/PM and menu selection

Michael D. Byrne

334
Citations
Evaluating animations as student aids in learning computer algorithms

Michael D. Byrne;Richard Catrambone;John T. Stasko

327
Citations
The tangled Web we wove: a taskonomy of WWW use

Michael D. Byrne;Bonnie E. John;Neil S. Wehrle;David C. Crow

285
Citations
Serial modules in parallel: the psychological refractory period and perfect time-sharing.

Michael D. Byrne;John R. Anderson

244
Citations
Using icons to find documents: simplicity is critical

Michael D. Byrne

174
Citations
Cognitive architecture

Michael D. Byrne

165
Citations
Modeling the visual search of displays: a revised ACT-R model of icon search based on eye-tracking data

Michael D. Fleetwood;Michael D. Byrne

147
Citations
Effects of scent and breadth on use of site-specific search on e-commerce Web sites

Michael A. Katz;Michael D. Byrne

144
Citations
A comparison of tools for building GOMS models

Lynn K. Baumeister;Bonnie E. John;Michael D. Byrne

139
Citations
Using Computational Cognitive Modeling to Diagnose Possible Sources of Aviation Error

Michael D. Byrne;Alex Kirlik

136
Citations
Learning to Achieve Perfect Timesharing: Architectural Implications of Hazeltine, Teague, and Ivry (2002).

John R. Anderson;Niels A. Taatgen;Michael D. Byrne

130
Citations
STAR-Vote: A Secure, Transparent, Auditable, and Reliable Voting System

Susan Bell;Josh Benaloh;Michael D. Byrne;Dana DeBeauvoir

122
Citations
Automating interface evaluation

Michael D. Byrne;D. Wood;Piyawadee Sukaviriya;James D. Foley

113
Citations
Usability of voting systems: baseline data for paper, punch cards, and lever machines

Michael D. Byrne;Kristen K. Greene;Sarah P. Everett

110
Citations
Electronic voting machines versus traditional methods: improved preference, similar performance

Sarah P. Everett;Kristen K. Greene;Michael D. Byrne;Dan S. Wallach

97
Citations
Modeling icon search in ACT-R/PM

Michael D Fleetwood;Michael D Byrne

94
Citations
Do Algorithm Animations Aid Learning

Michael Dwyer Byrne;Richard Catrambone;John T. Stasko

90
Citations
Measuring the Usability of Paper Ballots: Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Satisfaction

Sarah P. Everett;Michael D. Byrne;Kristen K. Greene

90
Citations
STAR-Vote: A Secure, Transparent, Auditable, and Reliable Voting System

Josh Benaloh;Mike Byrne;Philip Kortum;Neal McBurnett

13
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcia K. O'Malley Rice University

Philip Kortum Rice University

Dan S. Wallach Rice University

Christian Lebiere Carnegie Mellon University

John R. Anderson Carnegie Mellon University

Bonnie E. John IBM (United States)

John Stasko Georgia Institute of Technology

Christopher D. Wickens Colorado State University

Richard Catrambone Georgia Institute of Technology

Alan Carr University College Dublin

External Links

Personal website of Michael D. Byrne

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