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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 93 528 512 282 272 164 30300

Scott Forstall publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Scott Forstall between 1998 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Scott Forstall published across 24 years, from 1998 to 2021, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 69 publications in 2007. 2 of the 234 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 69. Peak 69 publications in 2007. 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 41 publications 2007: 69 publications 2008: 43 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication
1998 2021

234 publications in total across all disciplines

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Scott Forstall: publications per year, 1998 to 2021
Year Publications
1998 4
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 3
2003 2
2004 2
2005 10
2006 41
2007 69
2008 43
2009 2
2010 6
2011 8
2012 12
2013 20
2014 1
2015 1
2016 4
2017 4
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 1
Total 234
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Scott Forstall 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 Scott Forstall sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 32–41 to 991+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 609. Most scientists, 609, have 142–151 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 162–171 publications, is where this scientist sits. 32–41 publications: 7 scientists 42–51 publications: 22 scientists 52–61 publications: 82 scientists 62–71 publications: 134 scientists 72–81 publications: 249 scientists 82–91 publications: 324 scientists 92–101 publications: 421 scientists 102–111 publications: 420 scientists 112–121 publications: 497 scientists 122–131 publications: 544 scientists 132–141 publications: 555 scientists 142–151 publications: 609 scientists 152–161 publications: 559 scientists 162–171 publications: 534 scientists 172–181 publications: 556 scientists 182–191 publications: 583 scientists 192–201 publications: 519 scientists 202–211 publications: 508 scientists 212–221 publications: 490 scientists 222–231 publications: 437 scientists 232–241 publications: 423 scientists 242–251 publications: 408 scientists 252–261 publications: 377 scientists 262–271 publications: 301 scientists 272–281 publications: 335 scientists 282–291 publications: 320 scientists 292–301 publications: 293 scientists 302–311 publications: 250 scientists 312–321 publications: 238 scientists 322–331 publications: 206 scientists 332–341 publications: 209 scientists 342–351 publications: 208 scientists 352–361 publications: 162 scientists 362–371 publications: 176 scientists 372–381 publications: 127 scientists 382–391 publications: 158 scientists 392–401 publications: 128 scientists 402–411 publications: 104 scientists 412–421 publications: 94 scientists 422–431 publications: 99 scientists 432–441 publications: 83 scientists 442–451 publications: 108 scientists 452–461 publications: 73 scientists 462–471 publications: 77 scientists 472–481 publications: 69 scientists 482–491 publications: 84 scientists 492–501 publications: 62 scientists 502–511 publications: 54 scientists 512–521 publications: 57 scientists 522–531 publications: 51 scientists 532–541 publications: 51 scientists 542–551 publications: 32 scientists 552–561 publications: 38 scientists 562–571 publications: 28 scientists 572–581 publications: 43 scientists 582–591 publications: 33 scientists 592–601 publications: 41 scientists 602–611 publications: 32 scientists 612–621 publications: 28 scientists 622–631 publications: 25 scientists 632–641 publications: 27 scientists 642–651 publications: 17 scientists 652–661 publications: 20 scientists 662–671 publications: 17 scientists 672–681 publications: 15 scientists 682–691 publications: 14 scientists 692–701 publications: 21 scientists 702–711 publications: 13 scientists 712–721 publications: 12 scientists 722–731 publications: 19 scientists 732–741 publications: 14 scientists 742–751 publications: 12 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 10 scientists 772–781 publications: 11 scientists 782–791 publications: 10 scientists 792–801 publications: 11 scientists 802–811 publications: 8 scientists 812–821 publications: 8 scientists 822–831 publications: 7 scientists 832–841 publications: 11 scientists 842–851 publications: 10 scientists 852–861 publications: 5 scientists 862–871 publications: 9 scientists 872–881 publications: 4 scientists 882–891 publications: 6 scientists 892–901 publications: 3 scientists 902–911 publications: 6 scientists 912–921 publications: 3 scientists 922–931 publications: 2 scientists 932–941 publications: 2 scientists 942–951 publications: 2 scientists 952–961 publications: 3 scientists 962–971 publications: 3 scientists 972–981 publications: 3 scientists 982–990 publications: 5 scientists 991+ publications: 100 scientists
32–41 publications 991+

This scientist: 164 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Computer Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
32–41 7
42–51 22
52–61 82
62–71 134
72–81 249
82–91 324
92–101 421
102–111 420
112–121 497
122–131 544
132–141 555
142–151 609
152–161 559
162–171 534 164
172–181 556
182–191 583
192–201 519
202–211 508
212–221 490
222–231 437
232–241 423
242–251 408
252–261 377
262–271 301
272–281 335
282–291 320
292–301 293
302–311 250
312–321 238
322–331 206
332–341 209
342–351 208
352–361 162
362–371 176
372–381 127
382–391 158
392–401 128
402–411 104
412–421 94
422–431 99
432–441 83
442–451 108
452–461 73
462–471 77
472–481 69
482–491 84
492–501 62
502–511 54
512–521 57
522–531 51
532–541 51
542–551 32
552–561 38
562–571 28
572–581 43
582–591 33
592–601 41
602–611 32
612–621 28
622–631 25
632–641 27
642–651 17
652–661 20
662–671 17
672–681 15
682–691 14
692–701 21
702–711 13
712–721 12
722–731 19
732–741 14
742–751 12
752–761 10
762–771 10
772–781 11
782–791 10
792–801 11
802–811 8
812–821 8
822–831 7
832–841 11
842–851 10
852–861 5
862–871 9
872–881 4
882–891 6
892–901 3
902–911 6
912–921 3
922–931 2
932–941 2
942–951 2
952–961 3
962–971 3
972–981 3
982–990 5
991+ 100
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Scott Forstall 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 Scott Forstall sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 52 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 131+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 990. Most scientists, 990, have 36–37 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Computer Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 879
32–33 983
34–35 918
36–37 990
38–39 968
40–41 907
42–43 821
44–45 763
46–47 689
48–49 543
50–51 543
52–53 518
54–55 500
56–57 458
58–59 400
60–61 337
62–63 308
64–65 292
66–67 249
68–69 213
70–71 192
72–73 189
74–75 165
76–77 139
78–79 119
80–81 121
82–83 113
84–85 88
86–87 87
88–89 75
90–91 69
92–93 57 93
94–95 46
96–97 38
98–99 34
100–101 36
102–103 27
104–105 37
106–107 18
108–109 31
110–111 19
112–113 16
114–115 12
116–117 20
118–119 15
120–121 5
122–123 20
124–125 8
126–127 5
128–129 7
130 3
131+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • World Wide Web

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Human–computer interaction, Computer graphics, Computer hardware, Artificial intelligence and Gesture. His study explores the link between Human–computer interaction and topics such as World Wide Web that cross with problems in Dashboard and Telephone call. His Computer graphics research focuses on Graphical user interface and how it relates to State and Web search query.

His Computer hardware study also includes fields such as

  • User interface, Mode, Session and Password most often made with reference to Interface,
  • Communication device which intersects with area such as Object based. His Artificial intelligence research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Speech recognition and Computer vision. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sensory cue and Heuristics.

His most cited work include:

  • Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics (2124 citations)
  • Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image (1402 citations)
  • Portable electronic device with interface reconfiguration mode (616 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in User interface, Human–computer interaction, Computer graphics, Artificial intelligence and World Wide Web. Scott Forstall focuses mostly in the field of User interface, narrowing it down to matters related to Interface and, in some cases, Display device. The concepts of his Human–computer interaction study are interwoven with issues in Graphical user interface, Multimedia and 10-foot user interface.

His study focuses on the intersection of Graphical user interface and fields such as Heuristics with connections in the field of Heuristic. His studies deal with areas such as Orientation, Electronic document, Gesture and Electronics as well as Computer graphics. In his work, Mode is strongly intertwined with Computer vision, which is a subfield of Artificial intelligence.

He most often published in these fields:

  • User interface (22.40%)
  • Human–computer interaction (20.77%)
  • Computer graphics (19.13%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • User interface (22.40%)
  • Computer vision (15.85%)
  • Artificial intelligence (16.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

User interface, Computer vision, Artificial intelligence, Computer graphics and Gesture are his primary areas of study. The various areas that Scott Forstall examines in his User interface study include Process, Presentation, Track, Mode and Synchronization. In his study, PATH and Path is strongly linked to Sensory cue, which falls under the umbrella field of Computer vision.

While the research belongs to areas of Computer graphics, Scott Forstall spends his time largely on the problem of Interface, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Human–computer interaction, Password, Session and State. He has included themes like Graphical user interface, Thumbnail Image, Thumbnail, Photo management and Scrolling in his Gesture study. His Graphical user interface research incorporates themes from Object, Computer hardware, Heuristics and Display device.

Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image (1402 citations)
  • Context-aware voice guidance (250 citations)
  • Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Accessing an Application in a Locked Device (213 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • World Wide Web

His main research concerns Artificial intelligence, Computer vision, Human–computer interaction, Interface and Graphical user interface. His study on Object, Gesture and Tracking is often connected to Location as part of broader study in Artificial intelligence. Scott Forstall has researched Gesture in several fields, including User interface, Image, Sensory cue and Path.

His study in Human–computer interaction is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Speech recognition, Voice Tag and Presentation. His Interface study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Computer graphics and Display device. His Graphical user interface research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Heuristics and Scrolling.

Best Publications

  • Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics

    Steven P. Jobs;Scott Forstall;Greg Christie;Stephen O. Lemay

  • Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image

    Imran Chaudhri;Bas Ording;Freddy Allen Anzures;Marcel van Os

  • Portable electronic device with interface reconfiguration mode

    Os Marcel Van;Freddy A. Anzures;Scott Forstall;Greg Christie

  • Portable electronic device with multi-touch input

    Bas Ording;Scott Forstall;Greg Christie;Stephen O. Lemay

  • Portable electronic device for photo management

    Michael Matas;Gregory N. Christie;Paul D. Marcos;Scott Forstall

  • Immediate search feedback

    Scott James Forstall;Donald D. Melton;John William Sullivan;Darin Benjamin Adler

  • Keyboards for Portable Electronic Devices

    Kenneth Kocienda;Scott Herz;Richard Williamson;Gregory Novick

  • Indication of progress towards satisfaction of a user input condition

    Freddy Allen Anzures;Bas Ording;Imran Chaudhri;Marcel van Os

  • Portrait-landscape rotation heuristics for a portable multifunction device

    Scott Forstall;Chris Blumenberg

  • Method, device, and graphical user interface providing word recommendations for text input

    Kenneth Kocienda;Greg Christie;Bas Ording;Scott Forstall

  • Account information display for portable communication device

    Steven P. Jobs;Freddy Allen Anzures;Bas Ording;Imran Chaudhri

  • Touch Screen Keyboards for Portable Electronic Devices

    Kenneth Kocienda;Scott Herz;Richard Williamson;Gregory Novick

  • Methods and graphical user interfaces for conducting searches on a portable multifunction device

    Marcel van Os;Stephen O. Lemay;Paul D. Marcos;Alexandre Aybes

  • Context-aware voice guidance

    Jonathan A. Bennett;Stephen O. Lemay;Marcel van Os;Scott Forstall

  • Threaded presentation of electronic mail

    Scott Forstall;Gregory N. Christie;Steve Lemay

  • Method and system for providing word recommendations for text input

    Greg Christie;Bas Ording;Scott Forstall;Kenneth Kocienda

  • Web-clip widgets on a portable multifunction device

    Scott Forstall

  • Email Client for a Portable Multifunction Device

    Nitin K. Ganatra;Gregory Novick;Stephen O. Lemay;Greg Christie

  • Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Accessing an Application in a Locked Device

    Richard R. Dellinger;Imran Chaudhri;Gregory Christie;Scott Forstall

  • Mobile device base station

    Scott Forstall;Gregory N. Christie;Robert E. Borchers;Kevin Tiene

Frequent Co-Authors

Imran Chaudhri
Imran Chaudhri Humane Inc.
Stephen O. Lemay
Stephen O. Lemay Apple (United States)
Greg Christie
Greg Christie Apple (United States)
Bas Ording
Bas Ording Apple (United States)
Gregory N. Christie
Gregory N. Christie Apple (United States)
Marcel van Os
Marcel van Os Apple (United States)
Richard Williamson
Richard Williamson Facebook (United States)
Scott Herz
Scott Herz Apple (United States)
Patrick L. Coffman
Patrick L. Coffman Apple (United States)

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