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Pei-Luen Patrick Rau

Pei-Luen Patrick Rau

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
45
Citations
9778
World Ranking
3839
National Ranking
59

Computer Science

D-Index
44
Citations
9384
World Ranking
7505
National Ranking
986

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.

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44 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.

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.

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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.

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

  • Measuring user competence in using artificial intelligence: validity and reliability of artificial intelligence literacy scale

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  • 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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