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William B. Thompson

William B. Thompson

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
47
Citations
11181
World Ranking
6395
National Ranking
2855

William B. Thompson publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 185 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William B. Thompson 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 William B. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William B. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Cognitive Neuroscience, Automotive Engineering, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Human-Computer Interaction.

Their work encompasses multiple topics, notably:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Face Recognition and Perception

Thompson has contributed to several recent publications, with notable papers including:

  • "Shedding Light on Cast Shadows: An Investigation of Perceived Ground Contact in AR and VR," 2021, published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "Sclera color in humans facilitates gaze perception during daytime and nighttime," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Workshop on Quantification, Communication, and Interpretation of Uncertainty in Simulation and Data Science," 2020, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Validating a model of architectural hazard visibility with low-vision observers," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Evaluating the Visibility of Architectural Features for People with Low Vision - A Quantitative Approach," 2021, published in LEUKOS The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

Their collaborative work often involves recurring coauthors such as Santanu Maitra, Salvador Vazquez, Bhvandip Bajwa, Kalyani Maitra, and Marilyn M. Olmstead. These collaborations have contributed extensively to their research output.

William B. Thompson frequently publishes in venues that include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • PLoS ONE
  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • LEUKOS The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Disparity Analysis of Images

    Stephen T. Barnard;William B. Thompson

  • Velocity determination in scenes containing several moving objects

    Claude L Fennema;William B Thompson

  • Does the quality of the computer graphics matter when judging distances in visually immersive environments

    William B. Thompson;Peter Willemsen;Amy A. Gooch;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr

  • Optical Flow Estimation: An Error Analysis of Gradient-Based Methods with Local Optimization

    Joseph K. Kearney;William B. Thompson;Daniel L. Boley

  • Visual flow influences gait transition speed and preferred walking speed

    Betty J. Mohler;William B. Thompson;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr;Herbert L. Pick

  • The influence of restricted viewing conditions on egocentric distance perception: implications for real and virtual indoor environments.

    Sarah H Creem-Regehr;Peter Willemsen;Amy A Gooch;William B Thompson

  • Feature-based reverse engineering of mechanical parts

    W.B. Thompson;J.C. Owen;H.J. de St. Germain;S.R. Stark

  • Detecting moving objects

    William B. Thompson;T.-C. Pong

  • Software complexity measurement

    Joseph P. Kearney;Robert L. Sedlmeyer;William B. Thompson;Michael A. Gray

  • Computer Diagnosis of Pneumoconiosis

    Richard P. Kruger;William B. Thompson;A. Franklin Turner

  • The effect of viewing a self-avatar on distance judgments in an hmd-based virtual environment

    Betty J. Mohler;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr;William B. Thompson;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

  • Effects of stereo viewing conditions on distance perception in virtual environments

    Peter Willemsen;Amy A. Gooch;William B. Thompson;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr

  • Dynamic Occlusion Analysis in Optical Flow Fields

    William B. Thompson;Kathleen M. Mutch;Valdis A. Berzins

  • The effects of head-mounted display mechanical properties and field of view on distance judgments in virtual environments

    Peter Willemsen;Mark B. Colton;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr;William B. Thompson

  • Reconstructive expert system explanation

    Michael R. Wick;William B. Thompson

  • Combining motion and contrast for segmentation

    W. B. Thompson

  • HMD calibration and its effects on distance judgments

    Scott A. Kuhl;William B. Thompson;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr

  • Throwing versus walking as indicators of distance perception in similar real and virtual environments

    Cynthia S. Sahm;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr;William B. Thompson;Peter Willemsen

  • The influence of feedback on egocentric distance judgments in real and virtual environments

    Betty J. Mohler;Sarah H. Creem-Regehr;William B. Thompson

  • Visual Perception from a Computer Graphics Perspective

    William Thompson;Roland Fleming;Sarah Creem-Regehr;Jeanine Kelly Stefanucci

  • Optical Flow Estimation: An ErrorAnalysis of Gradient-Based MethodswithLocalOptimization

    William B. Thompson;Daniel L. Boley

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah H. Creem-Regehr
Sarah H. Creem-Regehr University of Utah
Jeanine K. Stefanucci
Jeanine K. Stefanucci University of Utah
Betty J. Mohler
Betty J. Mohler Amazon (United States)
Peter Shirley
Peter Shirley Nvidia (United States)
Daniel Kersten
Daniel Kersten University of Minnesota
Mary Hegarty
Mary Hegarty University of California, Santa Barbara
Erik Reinhard
Erik Reinhard InterDigital (United States)
John J. Rieser
John J. Rieser Vanderbilt University
Heinrich H. Bülthoff
Heinrich H. Bülthoff Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
John M. Hollerbach
John M. Hollerbach University of Utah

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