2026 Philip Kortum: 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	40	9027	8772	3834	3680	154	16213

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Philip Kortum is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with focused contributions across several subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Information Systems.

The scientist has authored publications on a variety of topics, which include:

Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
Usability and User Interface Design
Safety Warnings and Signage
Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
User Authentication and Security Systems

Frequently appearing in their publication record are contributions to the following venues:

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
PsycTESTS Dataset
Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Notable recent papers include:

"Is It Time to Go Positive? Assessing the Positively Worded System Usability Scale (SUS)," 2020, Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
"Multi-Language Toolkit for the System Usability Scale," 2020, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
"Avoid equipment graveyards: rigorous process to improve identification and procurement of effective, affordable, and usable newborn devices in low-resource hospital settings," 2023, BMC Pediatrics
"Adaptation of Heuristic Evaluations for the Physical Environment," 2020, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
"Voter Verification of Ballot Marking Device Ballots Is a Two-Part Question: Can They? Mostly, They Can. Do They? Mostly, They Don't," 2020, Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy

Philip Kortum has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

Frederick L. Oswald
Claudia Ziegler Acemyan
Michael D. Byrne
Meiyuzi Gao
Ian Robertson

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2017.

Best Publications

An Empirical Evaluation of the System Usability Scale

Aaron Bangor;Philip T. Kortum;James T. Miller

5571
Citations
Determining what individual SUS scores mean: adding an adjective rating scale

Aaron Bangor;Philip Kortum;James Miller

4409
Citations
LiveLab: measuring wireless networks and smartphone users in the field

Clayton Shepard;Ahmad Rahmati;Chad Tossell;Lin Zhong

390
Citations
Usability Ratings for Everyday Products Measured With the System Usability Scale

Philip T. Kortum;Aaron Bangor

383
Citations
HCI Beyond the GUI: Design for Haptic, Speech, Olfactory, and Other Nontraditional Interfaces

Philip Kortum

343
Citations
A longitudinal study of emoticon use in text messaging from smartphones

Chad C. Tossell;Philip Kortum;Clayton Shepard;Laura H. Barg-Walkow

341
Citations
Foveated image coding system and method for image bandwidth reduction

Wilson S. Geisler;Philip T. Kortum

262
Citations
Measuring the Usability of Mobile Applications for Phones and Tablets

Philip T. Kortum;Mary Sorber

255
Citations
You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him learn: Smartphone use in higher education

Chad C. Tossell;Philip T. Kortum;Clayton Shepard;Ahmad Rahmati

204
Citations
System and method for adapting the level of instructional detail provided through a user interface

Philip Kortum;Robert Bushey;Benjamin Knott;Marc Sullivan

200
Citations
Method, system, and software for correcting uniform resource locators

Marc Sullivan;Philip T. Kortum

192
Citations
Implementation of a foveated image coding system for image bandwidth reduction

Philip T. Kortum;Wilson S. Geisler

192
Citations
Psychometric Evaluation of the USE (Usefulness, Satisfaction, and Ease of use) Questionnaire for Reliability and Validity:

Meiyuzi Gao;Philip Kortum;Frederick Oswald

179
Citations
The impact of inaccurate Internet health information in a secondary school learning environment.

Philip Kortum;Christine Edwards;Rebecca Richards-Kortum

155
Citations
The System Usability Scale: Beyond Standard Usability Testing

Rebecca A. Grier;Aaron Bangor;Philip Kortum;S. Camille Peres

146
Citations
Exploring Smartphone Addiction: Insights from Long-Term Telemetric Behavioral Measures

Chad Tossell;Philip T. Kortum;Clayton Shepard;Ahmad Rahmati

141
Citations
Multi-Language Toolkit for the System Usability Scale

Meiyuzi Gao;Philip T. Kortum;Frederick L. Oswald

128
Citations
STAR-Vote: A Secure, Transparent, Auditable, and Reliable Voting System

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

122
Citations
Replay icon for a display screen

Philip Ted Kortum;Marc Andrew Sullivan;Alyssa Lenorah Noll Williams

118
Citations
Exploring iPhone usage: the influence of socioeconomic differences on smartphone adoption, usage and usability

Ahmad Rahmati;Chad Tossell;Clayton Shepard;Philip Kortum

114
Citations
STAR-Vote: A Secure, Transparent, Auditable, and Reliable Voting System

Josh Benaloh;Mike Byrne;Philip Kortum;Neal McBurnett

13
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Sullivan AT&T (United States)

Michael D. Byrne Rice University

Lin Zhong Yale University

Dan S. Wallach Rice University

Frederick L. Oswald Rice University

Wilson S. Geisler The University of Texas at Austin

Josh Benaloh Microsoft (United States)

Michelle R. Hebl Rice University

Marcia K. O'Malley Rice University

Rebecca Richards-Kortum Rice University

External Links

Personal website of Philip Kortum Google Scholar page

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