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9026
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Philip Kortum 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 Philip Kortum sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 154 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip Kortum 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 Philip Kortum sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

    Aaron Bangor;Philip Kortum;James Miller

  • LiveLab: measuring wireless networks and smartphone users in the field

    Clayton Shepard;Ahmad Rahmati;Chad Tossell;Lin Zhong

  • Usability Ratings for Everyday Products Measured With the System Usability Scale

    Philip T. Kortum;Aaron Bangor

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

    Philip Kortum

  • A longitudinal study of emoticon use in text messaging from smartphones

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

  • Foveated image coding system and method for image bandwidth reduction

    Wilson S. Geisler;Philip T. Kortum

  • Measuring the Usability of Mobile Applications for Phones and Tablets

    Philip T. Kortum;Mary Sorber

  • 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

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

    Philip Kortum;Robert Bushey;Benjamin Knott;Marc Sullivan

  • Method, system, and software for correcting uniform resource locators

    Marc Sullivan;Philip T. Kortum

  • Implementation of a foveated image coding system for image bandwidth reduction

    Philip T. Kortum;Wilson S. Geisler

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

    Meiyuzi Gao;Philip Kortum;Frederick Oswald

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

    Philip Kortum;Christine Edwards;Rebecca Richards-Kortum

  • The System Usability Scale: Beyond Standard Usability Testing

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

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

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

  • Multi-Language Toolkit for the System Usability Scale

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

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

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

  • Replay icon for a display screen

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

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

    Ahmad Rahmati;Chad Tossell;Clayton Shepard;Philip Kortum

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

    Josh Benaloh;Mike Byrne;Philip Kortum;Neal McBurnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Sullivan
Marc Sullivan AT&T (United States)
Michael D. Byrne
Michael D. Byrne Rice University
Lin Zhong
Lin Zhong Yale University
Dan S. Wallach
Dan S. Wallach Rice University
Frederick L. Oswald
Frederick L. Oswald Rice University
Wilson S. Geisler
Wilson S. Geisler The University of Texas at Austin
Josh Benaloh
Josh Benaloh Microsoft (United States)
Michelle R. Hebl
Michelle R. Hebl Rice University
Marcia K. O'Malley
Marcia K. O'Malley Rice University

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