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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3524 3244 594 544 158 12643

Paul Luff publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Luff between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Luff published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2000. 1 of the 201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2000. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1987 2025

201 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Luff: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 4
1990 4
1991 4
1992 6
1993 7
1994 3
1995 6
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 22
2001 6
2002 12
2003 7
2004 11
2005 5
2006 6
2007 9
2008 8
2009 14
2010 10
2011 7
2012 5
2013 3
2014 1
2015 3
2016 4
2017 3
2018 5
2019 2
2020 3
2021 3
2022 3
2023 5
2024 0
2025 1
Total 201
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Paul Luff publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Luff sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 158
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Paul Luff D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Luff sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228 46
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Paul Luff is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Computer Science, with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Safety Research, Language and Linguistics, Social Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their research topics cover diverse aspects of artificial intelligence and human interaction, including ethics and social impacts of AI, language, discourse and communication strategies, neuroethics and biomedical innovations, social robot interaction and human-robot interaction (HRI), speech and dialogue systems, explainable artificial intelligence (XAI), and the application of AI in healthcare and education.

Paul Luff has published in various academic venues, with multiple contributions to Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). Other venues include Artificial Intelligence, AI & Society, Computer Law & Security Review, and Discourse Processes.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul Luff include the following:

  • Fair navigation planning: A resource for characterizing and designing fairness in mobile robots, 2020, Artificial Intelligence
  • Recipient design in human-robot interaction: the emergent assessment of a robot's competence, 2023, AI & Society
  • Building Trust in Human-Machine Partnerships, 2020, Computer Law & Security Review
  • Embodied Action, Projection, and Institutional Action: The Exchange of Tools and Implements During Surgical Procedures, 2020, Discourse Processes
  • PlanVerb: Domain-Independent Verbalization and Summary of Task Plans, 2022, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Frequent co-authors include Christian Heath, Gerard Canal, Andrew Coles, Senka Krivić, and Martim Brandão. Collaboration with these researchers reflects an interdisciplinary approach across domains related to AI, social interaction, and language.

Best Publications

  • Collaboration and controlCrisis management and multimedia technology in London Underground Line Control Rooms

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Workplace Studies: Recovering Work Practice and Informing System Design

    Paul Luff;Jonathan Hindmarsh;Christian Heath

  • Technology in Action: Index

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Mobility in collaboration

    Paul Luff;Christian Heath

  • Collaborative activity and technological design: task coordination in London underground control rooms

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Disembodied conduct: communication through video in a multi-media office environment

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Workplace Studies: List of contributors

    Paul Luff;Jon Hindmarsh;Christian Heath

  • Technology and social interaction: the emergence of 'workplace studies'.

    Christian Heath;Hubert Knoblauch;Paul Luff

  • Documents and professional practice: “bad” organisational reasons for “good” clinical records

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Configuring Awareness

    Christian Heath;Marcus Sanchez Svensson;Jon Hindmarsh;Paul Luff

  • Media space and communicative asymmetries: preliminary observations of video-mediated interaction

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • One is not enough: multiple views in a media space

    William W. Gaver;Abigail Sellen;Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Tasks-in-interaction: paper and screen based documentation in collaborative activity

    Paul Luff;Christian Heath;David Greatbatch

  • Unpacking collaboration: the interactional organisation of trading in a city dealing room

    Christian Heath;Christian Heath;Marina Jirotka;Marina Jirotka;Paul Luff;Paul Luff;Jon Hindmarsh;Jon Hindmarsh

  • Fractured ecologies: creating environments for collaboration

    Paul Luff;Christian Heath;Hideaki Kuzuoka;Jon Hindmarsh

  • Technology and medical practice

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff;Marcus Sanchez Svensson

  • Crafting participation: designing ecologies, configuring experience

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff;Dirk Vom Lehn;Jon Hindmarsh

  • How do desk-top computers affect the doctor-patient interaction

    David Greatbatch;Christian Heath;Peter Campion;Paul Luff

  • Cognition and communication at work: Convergent activities: Line control and passenger information on the London Underground

    Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Interpersonal communication and human-computer interaction: an examination of the use of computers in medical consultations

    David Greatbatch;Paul Luff;Christian Heath;Peter Campion

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Heath
Christian Heath King's College London
Hideaki Kuzuoka
Hideaki Kuzuoka University of Tokyo
Abigail Sellen
Abigail Sellen Microsoft (United States)
Yoshinori Kuno
Yoshinori Kuno Saitama University
Nigel Gilbert
Nigel Gilbert University of Surrey
Mohammad Shikh-Bahaei
Mohammad Shikh-Bahaei King's College London
Simon Parsons
Simon Parsons University of Lincoln
William Gaver
William Gaver Northumbria University
Srikant Sarangi
Srikant Sarangi Aalborg University
Luc Moreau
Luc Moreau King's College London

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