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 Timo Ojala sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 194 publications — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.
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 Timo Ojala sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile
33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.
Timo Ojala is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and has contributed extensively to the fields of computer science, medicine, and engineering. Their research intersects multiple subfields including human-computer interaction, cognitive neuroscience, computer vision and pattern recognition, surgery, and rheumatology.
Their main topics of research focus on virtual reality applications and impacts, visual perception and processing mechanisms, visual attention and saliency detection, tactile and sensory interactions, orthopedic infections and treatments, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, and advanced optical imaging technologies.
Ojala's recent publications demonstrate a blend of interests spanning immersive virtual environments and biomedical applications. Notable papers include:
The frequent coauthors collaborating with Ojala include Steven M. LaValle, Matti Pouke, Katherine J. Mimnaugh, Alexis P. Chambers, and Evan G. Center. These collaborators have contributed to a broad spectrum of projects within virtual reality and medical imaging domains.
Ojala's work has appeared frequently in several publication venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Frontiers in Virtual Reality, the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, Entertainment Computing, and IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
In addition to journal and conference papers, Ojala has contributed to book publications, including a chapter in Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics XIV published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.
T. Ojala;M. Pietikainen;T. Maenpaa
Timo Ojala;Matti Pietikäinen;David Harwood
T. Ojala;M. Pietikainen;D. Harwood
T. Ojala;T. Maenpaa;M. Pietikainen;J. Viertola
Timo Ojala;Matti Pietikäinen;Topi Mäenpää
Matti Pietikäinen;Timo Ojala;Zelin Xu
Timo Ojala;Matti Pietikäinen
Lauri Aalto;Nicklas Göthlin;Jani Korhonen;Timo Ojala
Timo Ojala;Matti Pietikäinen;Topi Mäenpää
Timo Ojala;Kimmo Valkealahti;Erkki Oja;Matti Pietikäinen
Jiehan Zhou;Teemu Leppanen;Erkki Harjula;Mika Ylianttila
T. Ojala;V. Kostakos;H. Kukka;T. Heikkinen
Markus Aittola;Tapio Ryhänen;Timo Ojala
David Harwood;Timo Ojala;Matti Pietikäinen;Shalom Kelman
Marcus Foth;Martin Brynskov;Timo Ojala
Timo Ojala;Hannu Kukka;Tomas Lindén;Tommi Heikkinen
Hannu Kukka;Heidi Oja;Vassilis Kostakos;Jorge Gonçalves
F Gil-Castineira;E Costa-Montenegro;Francisco J Gonzalez-Castano;C Lopez-Bravo
Jürgen Scheible;Timo Ojala
Simo Hosio;Vassilis Kostakos;Hannu Kukka;Marko Jurmu
Marcus Foth;Martin Brynskov;Timo Ojala
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