2026 Vicki L. Hanson: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	38	10283	9995	4314	4138	158	5775

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the design of accessible systems and for leadership in the computer science and engineering community.
2004 - ACM Fellow For contributions to computing technologies for people with disabilities.

Overview

Vicki L. Hanson is affiliated with the Association for Computing Machinery in the United States. Their research encompasses various aspects of technology use, aging, and ethics in computing, with a focus on accessible systems and assistive technology. Hanson's work spans interdisciplinary topics related to aging populations, communication technologies, and ethical considerations in business and education.

The recent publications by Hanson include:

"The harm in conflating aging with accessibility" (2021) in Communications of the ACM
"ACM's Reserves Enable Its Mission" (2024) in Communications of the ACM
"Communicating ACM priorities" (2021) in Communications of the ACM
"Ethics and values in the ACM awards program" (2022) in Communications of the ACM
"ACM at 75" (2022) in Communications of the ACM

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hanson include Bran Knowles, Yvonne Rogers, Anne Marie Piper, Jenny Waycott, and Nigel Davies.

Hanson's work has appeared mainly in the following publication venues:

Communications of the ACM
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

The subfields of study connected to Hanson's research cover:

Demography
General Health Professions
Occupational Therapy
Information Systems and Management
Safety Research

The main topics of Hanson's research include:

Technology Use by Older Adults
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
Ethics in Business and Education
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Hanson has received recognition from the engineering and computing communities, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 for contributions to the design of accessible systems and leadership in computer science and engineering. Hanson was also awarded the ACM Fellow distinction in 2004 for contributions to computing technologies for people with disabilities.

Best Publications

Method and system for providing browser functions on a web page for client-specific accessibility

Frances C. Brown;Susan Crayne;Samuel R. Detweiler;Peter Gustav Fairweather

311
Citations
Method and system for providing a central repository for client-specific accessibility

Frances C Brown;Susan Crayne;Samuel R. Detweiler;Peter Gustav Fairweather

305
Citations
Phonological coding in word reading: evidence from hearing and deaf readers.

Vicki L. Hanson;Carol A. Fowler;Carol A. Fowler

301
Citations
Representing users in accessibility research

Andrew Sears;Vicki L. Hanson

256
Citations
Digital motherhood: how does technology help new mothers?

Lorna Gibson;Vicki L. Hanson

256
Citations
The wisdom of older technology (non)users

Bran Knowles;Vicki L. Hanson

216
Citations
Short-Term Recall by Deaf Signers of American Sign Language: Implications of Encoding Strategy for Order Recall.

Vicki L. Hanson

203
Citations
Influencing technology adoption by older adults

Vicki L. Hanson

188
Citations
Age and web access: the next generation

Vicki L. Hanson

164
Citations
Progress on Website Accessibility

Vicki L. Hanson;John T. Richards

142
Citations
Web accessibility: a broader view

John T. Richards;Vicki L. Hanson

141
Citations
Linguistic coding by deaf children in relation to beginning reading success.

Vicki L. Hanson;Isabelle Y. Liberman;Isabelle Y. Liberman;Donald Shankweiler;Donald Shankweiler

131
Citations
Deaf signers and serial recall in the visual modality: Memory for signs, fingerspelling, and print

Rena Arens Krakow;Rena Arens Krakow;Vicki L. Hanson

122
Citations
Engaging the disengaged: how do we design technology for digitally excluded older adults?

Graeme W. Coleman;Lorna Gibson;Vicki L. Hanson;Ania Bobrowicz

122
Citations
Method and system of use of transcode directives for distributed control of transcoding servers

Frances C. Brown;Susan Crayne;Samuel R. Detweiler;Peter Gustav Fairweather

122
Citations
Including accessibility within and beyond undergraduate computing courses

Annalu Waller;Vicki L. Hanson;David Sloan

111
Citations
Open source and accessibility: advantages and limitations

Michael J. Heron;Vicki L. Hanson;Ian Ricketts

101
Citations
Web access for elderly citizens

Vicki L. Hanson

100
Citations
System and method for transcoding support of web content over secure connections

Frances C. Brown;Susan Crayne;Samuel R. Detweiler;Peter Gustav Fairweather

92
Citations
Method and system for delivering accessibility using a distributed environment

Frances C. Brown;Susan Crayne;Samuel R. Detweiler;Peter Gustav Fairweather

91
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Sears Pennsylvania State University

Peter Gregor University of Dundee

Chris Reed University of Dundee

Donald Shankweiler University of Connecticut

Sara J. Czaja Cornell University

Per Ola Kristensson University of Cambridge

Laurie Beth Feldman University at Albany, State University of New York

Carol A. Fowler University of Connecticut

Carol Padden University of California, San Diego

Isabelle Y. Liberman University of Connecticut

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