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Pei-Luen Patrick Rau

Pei-Luen Patrick Rau

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3839 3539 59 58 326 9778
Computer Science 44 7505 7286 986 980 285 9384

Pei-Luen Patrick Rau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pei-Luen Patrick Rau between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pei-Luen Patrick Rau published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2021. 48 of the 387 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2021. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 26 publications
1999 2025

387 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pei-Luen Patrick Rau: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 2
2003 3
2004 3
2005 4
2006 4
2007 12
2008 8
2009 16
2010 16
2011 19
2012 10
2013 19
2014 19
2015 21
2016 19
2017 25
2018 15
2019 27
2020 24
2021 30
2022 23
2023 14
2024 22
2025 26
Total 387
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Pei-Luen Patrick Rau 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 Pei-Luen Patrick Rau 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, 324–333 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: 326 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 81 326
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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Pei-Luen Patrick Rau 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 Pei-Luen Patrick Rau 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 45
46 228
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

Pei-Luen Patrick Rau is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has a multidisciplinary research profile spanning psychology, computer science, and social sciences. Their work primarily engages with subfields such as social psychology, sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research addresses a variety of topics, including:

  • AI in Service Interactions
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Color perception and design
  • Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

Notable recent publications cover diverse themes and venues. Examples include:

  • "Measuring user competence in using artificial intelligence: validity and reliability of artificial intelligence literacy scale," 2022, Behaviour and Information Technology
  • "Tools or peers? Impacts of anthropomorphism level and social role on emotional attachment and disclosure tendency towards intelligent agents," 2022, Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Has facial recognition technology been misused? A public perception model of facial recognition scenarios," 2021, Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Short-Term Abstinence Intervention for Problematic Social Media Use: Improved Well-Being and Underlying Mechanisms," 2020, Psychiatric Quarterly
  • "Effect of relative status on responsibility attributions in human-robot collaboration: Mediating role of sense of responsibility and moderating role of power distance orientation," 2021, Computers in Human Behavior

Pei-Luen Patrick Rau has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • International Journal of Social Robotics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AHFE international

The scientist has contributed to academic book publications through prominent publishers such as Springer Science+Business Media and Springer Nature. Key published works include:

  • Cross-Cultural Design. Applications in Health, Learning, Communication, and Creativity (2020)
  • Cross-Cultural Design. User Experience of Products, Services, and Intelligent Environments (2020)
  • HCI International 2020 - Late Breaking Papers: User Experience Design and Case Studies (2020)
  • HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Papers: Design and User Experience (2021)
  • HCI International 2022 - Late Breaking Papers. Design, User Experience and Interaction (2022)
  • Human-Automation Interaction (2022)

In collaboration, Pei-Luen Patrick Rau frequently works with several coauthors, including Xin Lei, Pin-Hsuan Chen, Hanjing Huang, Xiaojun Lai, and Jingyu Zhao.

Best Publications

  • Understanding lurkers in online communities: A literature review

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  • A Cross-cultural Study: Effect of Robot Appearance and Task

    Dingjun Li;Dingjun Li;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Ye Li

  • Seven HCI Grand Challenges

    Constantine Stephanidis;Gavriel Salvendy;Margherita Antona;Jessie Y. C. Chen

  • Using mobile communication technology in high school education: Motivation, pressure, and learning performance

    Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Qin Gao;Li-Mei Wu

  • Relationship between the level of intimacy and lurking in online social network services

    Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Qin Gao;Yinan Ding

  • Measuring Player Immersion in the Computer Game Narrative

    Hua Qin;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Time distortion for expert and novice online game players.

    Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Shu-Yun Peng;Chin-Chow Yang

  • The Influence of Cultural Differences on the Use of Social Network Services and the Formation of Social Capital

    Yong Gu Ji;Hwan Hwangbo;Ji Soo Yi;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau

  • Effects of communication style and culture on ability to accept recommendations from robots

    P.L. Patrick Rau;Ye Li;Dingjun Li

  • Perception of Interactivity: Affects of Four Key Variables in Mobile Advertising

    Qin Gao;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Perception of information security

    Ding-Long Huang;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Factors affecting perception of information security and their impacts on IT adoption and security practices

    Ding-Long Huang;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy;Fei Gao

  • Young driving learners' intention to use a handheld or hands-free mobile phone when driving

    Ronggang Zhou;Chengqiu Wu;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Weigang Zhang

  • When in Rome: the role of culture & context in adherence to robot recommendations

    Lin Wang;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Vanessa Evers;Benjamin Krisper Robinson

  • Watching a Movie Alone yet Together: Understanding Reasons for Watching Danmaku Videos

    Yue Chen;Qin Gao;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau

  • Effects of different scenarios of game difficulty on player immersion

    Hua Qin;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Older adults’ use of smart phones: an investigation of the factors influencing the acceptance of new functions

    Jia Zhou;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Use and Design of Handheld Computers for Older Adults: A Review and Appraisal

    Jia Zhou;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Older Adults' Acceptance of Information Technology

    Lin Wang;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

  • Speed reading on virtual reality and augmented reality

    Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Jian Zheng;Zhi Guo;Jiaqi Li

  • Measuring perceived interactivity of mobile advertisements

    Qin Gao;Pei-Luen Patrick Rau;Gavriel Salvendy

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavriel Salvendy
Gavriel Salvendy University of Central Florida
Jun S. Liu
Jun S. Liu Harvard University
Hui Su
Hui Su IBM (United States)
Pamela J. Hinds
Pamela J. Hinds Stanford University
Harold Thimbleby
Harold Thimbleby Swansea University
Vanessa Evers
Vanessa Evers Nanyang Technological University
Aaron Marcus
Aaron Marcus Aaron Marcus and Associates
Yueng-Hsiang Huang
Yueng-Hsiang Huang Oregon Health & Science University
Chi-Yue Chiu
Chi-Yue Chiu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gloria Mark
Gloria Mark University of California, Irvine

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