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D-Index
44
Citations
8058
World Ranking
7580
National Ranking
3290

Shaun K. Kane 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 Shaun K. Kane sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 117 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shaun K. Kane 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 Shaun K. Kane sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Shaun K. Kane is affiliated with Google in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Computer Science. Within these broad disciplines, their work focuses significantly on Human-Computer Interaction, Occupational Therapy, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their research contributions are documented across several frequent publication venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings.
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • Designing Interactive Systems Conference
  • ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

Kane's scholarship encompasses multiple topics, notably:

  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Geographies of Human-Animal Interactions
  • Multimodal Machine Learning Applications
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Recent publications illustrate the scope and interdisciplinary nature of their work. These include:

  • Towards augmented reality coaching for daily routines: Participatory design with individuals with cognitive disabilities and their caregivers (2022), published in International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • Knitting Access: Exploring Stateful Textiles with People with Disabilities (2022), from Designing Interactive Systems Conference
  • What's in an ALT Tag? Exploring Caption Content Priorities through Collaborative Captioning (2022), in ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
  • Reconfiguring science education through caring human inquiry and design with pets (2023), published in Journal of the Learning Sciences
  • Using large language models to accelerate communication for eye gaze typing users with ALS (2024), appearing in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in Kane's work include Joseph L. Polman, R. Benjamin Shapiro, Priyanka Parekh, Annika Muehlbradt, and Shanqing Cai, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Kane was recognized with the Fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Ability-Based Design: Concept, Principles and Examples

    Jacob O. Wobbrock;Shaun K. Kane;Krzysztof Z. Gajos;Susumu Harada

  • Slide rule: making mobile touch screens accessible to blind people using multi-touch interaction techniques

    Shaun K. Kane;Jeffrey P. Bigham;Jacob O. Wobbrock

  • Freedom to roam: a study of mobile device adoption and accessibility for people with visual and motor disabilities

    Shaun K. Kane;Chandrika Jayant;Jacob O. Wobbrock;Richard E. Ladner

  • Usable gestures for blind people: understanding preference and performance

    Shaun K. Kane;Jacob O. Wobbrock;Richard E. Ladner

  • Sharing is Caring: Assistive Technology Designs on Thingiverse

    Erin Buehler;Stacy Branham;Abdullah Ali;Jeremy J. Chang

  • Toward Everyday Gaze Input: Accuracy and Precision of Eye Tracking and Implications for Design

    Anna Maria Feit;Shane Williams;Arturo Toledo;Ann Paradiso

  • Getting off the treadmill: evaluating walking user interfaces for mobile devices in public spaces

    Shaun K. Kane;Jacob O. Wobbrock;Ian E. Smith

  • Design patterns for sociality in human-robot interaction

    Peter H. Kahn;Nathan G. Freier;Takayuki Kanda;Hiroshi Ishiguro

  • Bonfire: a nomadic system for hybrid laptop-tabletop interaction

    Shaun K. Kane;Daniel Avrahami;Jacob O. Wobbrock;Beverly Harrison

  • Working Overtime: Patterns of Smartphone and PC Usage in the Day of an Information Worker

    Amy K. Karlson;Brian R. Meyers;Andy Jacobs;Paul Johns

  • Envisioning systemic effects on persons and society throughout interactive system design

    Lisa P. Nathan;Batya Friedman;Predrag Klasnja;Shaun K. Kane

  • ABC and 3D: opportunities and obstacles to 3D printing in special education environments

    Erin Buehler;Shaun K. Kane;Amy Hurst

  • "Pray before you step out": describing personal and situational blind navigation behaviors

    Michele A. Williams;Amy Hurst;Shaun K. Kane

  • Access overlays: improving non-visual access to large touch screens for blind users

    Shaun K. Kane;Meredith Ringel Morris;Annuska Z. Perkins;Daniel Wigdor

  • The Invisible Work of Accessibility: How Blind Employees Manage Accessibility in Mixed-Ability Workplaces

    Stacy M. Branham;Shaun K. Kane

  • Collaborative Accessibility: How Blind and Sighted Companions Co-Create Accessible Home Spaces

    Stacy M. Branham;Shaun K. Kane

  • A web accessibility report card for top international university web sites

    Shaun K. Kane;Jessie A. Shulman;Timothy J. Shockley;Richard E. Ladner

  • Ability-based design

    Jacob O. Wobbrock;Krzysztof Z. Gajos;Shaun K. Kane;Gregg C. Vanderheiden

  • "With most of it being pictures now, I rarely use it": Understanding Twitter's Evolving Accessibility to Blind Users

    Meredith Ringel Morris;Annuska Zolyomi;Catherine Yao;Sina Bahram

  • The AT Effect: How Disability Affects the Perceived Social Acceptability of Head-Mounted Display Use

    Halley Profita;Reem Albaghli;Leah Findlater;Paul Jaeger

  • Accessible Crowdwork?: Understanding the Value in and Challenge of Microtask Employment for People with Disabilities

    Kathryn Zyskowski;Meredith Ringel Morris;Jeffrey P. Bigham;Mary L. Gray

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy Hurst
Amy Hurst New York University
Jacob O. Wobbrock
Jacob O. Wobbrock University of Washington
Meredith Ringel Morris
Meredith Ringel Morris Google (United States)
Richard E. Ladner
Richard E. Ladner University of Washington
Jeffrey P. Bigham
Jeffrey P. Bigham Carnegie Mellon University
Leah Findlater
Leah Findlater University of Washington
Predrag Klasnja
Predrag Klasnja University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peter H. Kahn
Peter H. Kahn University of Washington
Takayuki Kanda
Takayuki Kanda Kyoto University
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Hiroshi Ishiguro Osaka University

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