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D-Index
33
Citations
6541
World Ranking
12470
National Ranking
5059

Stephen P. Capps 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 Stephen P. Capps sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 37 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen P. Capps 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 Stephen P. Capps sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Graphical user interface

His primary areas of study are Computer graphics, Pointer, Artificial intelligence, Gesture and Stylus. His Computer graphics study typically links adjacent topics like Engineering drawing. His Pointer research incorporates themes from Graphical user interface, Minimum bounding box and User interface.

Within one scientific family, Stephen P. Capps focuses on topics pertaining to Computer vision under Artificial intelligence, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Central processing unit. His research integrates issues of Paging, Interface and Header in his study of Gesture. Stephen P. Capps has included themes like Mode and Pointing device in his Object study.

His most cited work include:

  • Method and apparatus for deducing user intent and providing computer implemented services (334 citations)
  • Method for deleting objects on a computer display (304 citations)
  • Gesture sensitive buttons for graphical user interfaces (259 citations)

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

Computer graphics, Object, Stylus, Engineering drawing and Artificial intelligence are his primary areas of study. The study incorporates disciplines such as User interface, Cursor, Inkwell, Central processing unit and Gesture in addition to Computer graphics. His work deals with themes such as Header and Pointer, which intersect with Gesture.

His Object study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Process and Pointing device. His studies deal with areas such as Window, External storage and Scrolling as well as Engineering drawing. His work carried out in the field of Artificial intelligence brings together such families of science as Speech recognition, Line, Computer vision and Natural language processing.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Computer graphics (31.58%)
  • Object (31.58%)
  • Stylus (21.05%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1994-2006)?

  • Graphical user interface (15.79%)
  • Computer graphics (31.58%)
  • Object (31.58%)

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

Stephen P. Capps mainly focuses on Graphical user interface, Computer graphics, Object, Pointer and Human–computer interaction. The various areas that Stephen P. Capps examines in his Graphical user interface study include Field, Data field, Self-organizing list and Usability. His work in Computer graphics covers topics such as Central processing unit which are related to areas like Algorithm and Gesture.

His Object study combines topics in areas such as User intent, Information retrieval and Speech recognition. His research investigates the link between Speech recognition and topics such as Arbiter that cross with problems in Stylus and Interface. His Pointer research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of User interface and Minimum bounding box.

Between 1994 and 2006, his most popular works were:

  • Graphic editor user interface for a pointer-based computer system (153 citations)
  • String inserter for pen-based computer systems and method for providing same (152 citations)
  • Graphical user interface using historical lists with field classes (141 citations)

Best Publications

  • Method and apparatus for deducing user intent and providing computer implemented services

    William W. Luciw;Stephen P. Capps;Lawrence G. Tesler

  • Method for deleting objects on a computer display

    Stephen P. Capps;Ernest H. Beernink

  • Gesture sensitive buttons for graphical user interfaces

    Ernest H. Beernink;Gregg S. Foster;Stephen P. Capps

  • Method for routing items within a computer system

    Gregg S. Foster;John R. Meier;Stephen P. Capps

  • Method and apparatus for indicating a change in status of an object and its disposition using animation

    Stephen P. Capps

  • Visible clipboard for graphical computer environments

    Gregg S. Foster;Stephen P. Capps;Benjamin W. Sharpe

  • Pointing gesture based computer note pad paging and scrolling interface

    Michael C. Tchao;Stephen P. Capps

  • Method and apparatus for correcting words

    Stephen P. Capps;Ernest H. Beernink;John R. Meier;David Temkin

  • Graphic editor user interface for a pointer-based computer system

    John R. Meier;Stephen P. Capps

  • String inserter for pen-based computer systems and method for providing same

    Stephen P. Capps;Ernest H. Beernink;David T. Temkin

  • Method and apparatus for the manipulation of text on a computer display screen

    Ann M. Greyson;Jeffrey D. Hokit;Marjory Kaptanoglu;Annette M. Wagner

  • Graphical user interface using historical lists with field classes

    Stephen P. Capps

  • Boxed input correction system and method for pen based computer systems

    Ernest H. Beernink;Stephen P. Capps

  • Method and apparatus for providing implicit computer-implemented assistance

    William W. Luciw;Stephen P. Capps;Lawrence G. Tesler

  • Method and apparatus for tab access and tab cycling in a pen-based computer system

    Michael C. Tchao;Stephen P. Capps

  • Method and apparatus for computerized recognition

    Giulia Pagallo;Ernest H. Beernink;Michael C. Tchao;Stephen P. Capps

  • Method and apparatus for inserting text on a pen-based computer system

    Frederich N. Tou;Stephen P. Capps

  • System and method for event parameter interdependence and adjustment with pen input

    Stephen P. Capps

  • Multiple personas for mobile devices

    Stephen P. Capps;Joseph G. Ansanelli;Ton-Yun Fang

  • Method for correcting handwriting on a pen-based computer

    Ernest H. Beernink;Stephen P. Capps;John R. Meier;Frederich N. Tou

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