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6979
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William Gaver 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 William Gaver sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 136 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William Gaver 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 Gaver sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William Gaver is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom and has contributed significantly to the field of Computer Science, particularly in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Their research spans a range of topics that include innovative human-technology interaction, persona design and applications, green IT and sustainability, information systems theories and implementation, interactive and immersive displays, usability and user interface design, and technology use by older adults.

Their recent scholarly work includes publications in notable venues such as the Designing Interactive Systems Conference, the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, and the Proceedings of the Design Society DESIGN Conference.

  1. Emergence as a Feature of Practice-based Design Research, 2022, Designing Interactive Systems Conference
  2. Yo-Yo Machines, 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  3. More Samples of One: Weaving First-Person Perspectives into Mainstream HCI Research, 2024, Designing Interactive Systems Conference
  4. Designing with Data: An Annotated Portfolio, 2024, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  5. 'URBAN & SUBURBAN NATURE INTERACTIONS', IMPACTS AND SERENDIPITOUS NARRATIVES OF THE MY NATUREWATCH PROJECT, 2020, Proceedings of the Design Society DESIGN Conference

William Gaver has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Stefania Serafin, Bill Buxton, Sara Bly, Andy Boucher, and David Chatting. These collaborations have often been reflected in the diversity and interdisciplinary nature of the research output.

  • Stefania Serafin
  • Bill Buxton
  • Sara Bly
  • Andy Boucher
  • David Chatting

In addition to journal and conference publications, William Gaver has also authored books. Notably, they published "Auditory Interfaces" in 2022, released by Focal Press eBooks, and "My Naturewatch Camera" in 2021, published by Queen Mary University of London. These works further demonstrate engagement with areas related to auditory technology and nature observation through technological means.

William Gaver's research contributions are mainly situated within the subfields of Human-Computer Interaction and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with additional work intersecting Sociology and Political Science, Demography, and the Management of Technology and Innovation. This breadth highlights a multidisciplinary approach to technology and design focused on human experience and sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Technology affordances

    William W. Gaver

  • Ambiguity as a resource for design

    William W. Gaver;Jacob Beaver;Steve Benford

  • What in the World Do We Hear? An Ecological Approach to Auditory Event Perception

    William W. Gaver

  • What should we expect from research through design

    William Gaver

  • The SonicFinder: an interface that uses auditory icons

    William W. Gaver

  • Auditory icons: using sound in computer interfaces

    William W. Gaver

  • Staying open to interpretation: engaging multiple meanings in design and evaluation

    Phoebe Sengers;Bill Gaver

  • How Do We Hear in the World?: Explorations in Ecological Acoustics

    William W. Gaver

  • The drift table: designing for ludic engagement

    William W. Gaver;John Bowers;Andrew Boucher;Hans Gellerson

  • Situating Action II: Affordances for Interaction: The Social Is Material for Design

    William W. Gaver

  • Effective sounds in complex systems: the ARKOLA simulation

    William W. Gaver;Randall B. Smith;Tim O'Shea

  • Realizing a video environment: EuroPARC's RAVE system

    William Gaver;Thomas Moran;Allan MacLean;Lennart Lövstrand

  • The affordances of media spaces for collaboration

    William W. Gaver

  • Interaction relabelling and extreme characters: methods for exploring aesthetic interactions

    J. P. Djajadiningrat;W. W. Gaver;J. W. Fres

  • Alternatives: exploring information appliances through conceptual design proposals

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  • One is not enough: multiple views in a media space

    William W. Gaver;Abigail Sellen;Christian Heath;Paul Luff

  • Feather, Scent, and Shaker: Supporting Simple Intimacy

    Rob Strong;William Gaver

  • Synthesizing auditory icons

    William W. Gaver

  • The prayer companion: openness and specificity, materiality and spirituality

    William Gaver;Mark Blythe;Andy Boucher;Nadine Jarvis

  • Sound support for collaboration

    William W. Gaver

  • Expected, sensed, and desired: A framework for designing sensing-based interaction

    Steve Benford;Holger Schnädelbach;Boriana Koleva;Rob Anastasi

  • Projected realities: conceptual design for cultural effect

    William Gaver;Anthony Dunne

  • A Virtual Window on media space

    William W. Gaver;Gerda Smets;Kees Overbeeke

  • Auditory Icons: Using Sound in Computer Interfaces

    William W. Gaver

Frequent Co-Authors

John Bowers
John Bowers Newcastle University
Mike Michael
Mike Michael University of Exeter
William Odom
William Odom Simon Fraser University
Peter Wright
Peter Wright Newcastle University
Mark Blythe
Mark Blythe Northumbria University
Phoebe Sengers
Phoebe Sengers Cornell University
Thomas P. Moran
Thomas P. Moran IBM (United States)
William Buxton
William Buxton Microsoft (United States)
Carl DiSalvo
Carl DiSalvo Georgia Institute of Technology
George Mandler
George Mandler University of California, San Diego

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