Alison Black

484 total citations
20 papers, 277 citations indexed

About

Alison Black is a scholar working on Human-Computer Interaction, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Black has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 277 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Human-Computer Interaction, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Alison Black's work include Usability and User Interface Design (4 papers), Digital Communication and Language (3 papers) and Risk Perception and Management (3 papers). Alison Black is often cited by papers focused on Usability and User Interface Design (4 papers), Digital Communication and Language (3 papers) and Risk Perception and Management (3 papers). Alison Black collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Tunisia. Alison Black's co-authors include Kenton O’Hara, P. N. Johnson‐Laird, Peter Wright, Kevin Norman, Andrew Charlton‐Perez, D. A. K. Black, Rachel McCloy, Jacob Buur, Helen Dacre and Natalie J. Harvey and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Psychology, Applied Cognitive Psychology and Behaviour and Information Technology.

In The Last Decade

Alison Black

18 papers receiving 252 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Black United Kingdom 9 101 82 43 35 33 20 277
Nelson Zagalo Portugal 11 76 0.8× 108 1.3× 47 1.1× 102 2.9× 20 0.6× 63 316
Theodor Wyeld Australia 8 67 0.7× 30 0.4× 54 1.3× 47 1.3× 20 0.6× 68 241
Ray Lc Hong Kong 12 122 1.2× 131 1.6× 53 1.2× 17 0.5× 61 1.8× 61 390
Verena Giller Austria 6 168 1.7× 65 0.8× 64 1.5× 10 0.3× 20 0.6× 8 276
Rolf Steier Norway 10 63 0.6× 47 0.6× 22 0.5× 94 2.7× 44 1.3× 22 275
Sungwoo Lee South Korea 3 66 0.7× 34 0.4× 41 1.0× 15 0.4× 61 1.8× 4 296
Ju Row Farr United Kingdom 8 197 2.0× 72 0.9× 73 1.7× 10 0.3× 25 0.8× 14 276
Oliver Grau Austria 4 91 0.9× 53 0.6× 73 1.7× 16 0.5× 14 0.4× 9 287
Jason Procyk Canada 10 187 1.9× 100 1.2× 43 1.0× 12 0.3× 70 2.1× 15 311
Sarah Kenderdine Australia 9 110 1.1× 57 0.7× 110 2.6× 18 0.5× 12 0.4× 46 386

Countries citing papers authored by Alison Black

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alison Black

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Black

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alison Black. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alison Black based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alison Black. Alison Black is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Black, Alison, et al.. (2019). Designing information for families caring for people with dementia. CentAUR (University of Reading). 3(2). 199–219. 2 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (2017). Information Design. CentAUR (University of Reading). 14 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (2017). Developing a quick guide on presenting data and uncertainty. Weather. 72(9). 266–269. 3 indexed citations
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Harvey, Natalie J., et al.. (2017). Visualizing Volcanic Ash Forecasts: Scientist and Stakeholder Decisions Using Different Graphical Representations and Conflicting Forecasts. Weather Climate and Society. 9(3). 333–348. 15 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (2017). Icons as carriers of information. 2 indexed citations
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Black, Alison & Sue Sheridan Walker. (2016). Introduction: Effective Information Design. Proceedings of DRS.
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Black, Alison, et al.. (2015). Do location-specific forecasts pose a new challenge for communicating uncertainty?. Meteorological Applications. 22(3). 554–562. 13 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (2013). Designing a questionnaire to gather carer input to pain assessment for hospitalized people with dementia. CentAUR (University of Reading). 47(2). 38. 2 indexed citations
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O’Hara, Kenton, et al.. (2006). Everyday practices with mobile video telephony. 871–880. 75 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (2002). Reconfiguring health systems. BMJ. 325(7375). 1290–1293. 5 indexed citations
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Pols, L.C.W., Jan P. H. van Santen, Masahiro Abe, et al.. (1998). Easy access via a TTS website to mono- and multilingual text-to-speech systems. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 40–44. 1 indexed citations
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Black, Alison & Jacob Buur. (1995). Making solid user interfaces work. Information Design Journal. 8(2). 99–108. 9 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (1994). Keeping viewers in the picture. 243–244. 11 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (1993). Proof-Reading Monospaced and Proportionally-Spaced Typefaces: Should We Check Typewritten or Typeset Text?.. Visible Language. 27(3). 1 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (1993). Typefaces for Desktop Publishing.
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Black, Alison, Peter Wright, D. A. K. Black, & Kevin Norman. (1992). Consulting on-Line Dictionary Information While Reading. 4(3). 145–169. 25 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (1991). On‐line consultation of definitions and examples: Implications for the design of interactive dictionaries. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 5(2). 149–166. 3 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (1990). Visible planning on paper and on screen: The impact of working medium on decision-making by novice graphic designers. Behaviour and Information Technology. 9(4). 283–296. 65 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (1986). Plausibility and the comprehension of text. British Journal of Psychology. 77(1). 51–62. 23 indexed citations

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