I. Scott MacKenzie

15.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
168 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

I. Scott MacKenzie is a scholar working on Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Neuroscience and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Scott MacKenzie has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Human-Computer Interaction, 105 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 23 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in I. Scott MacKenzie's work include Interactive and Immersive Displays (118 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (97 papers) and Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology (48 papers). I. Scott MacKenzie is often cited by papers focused on Interactive and Immersive Displays (118 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (97 papers) and Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology (48 papers). I. Scott MacKenzie collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Finland and United States. I. Scott MacKenzie's co-authors include R. William Soukoreff, William Buxton, Colin Ware, Motoyuki Akamatsu, Abigail Sellen, Kumiko Tanaka‐Ishii, Arthur E. Kirkpatrick, Sarah A. Douglas, Panu Korhonen and Poika Isokoski and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sensors and Neural Networks.

In The Last Decade

I. Scott MacKenzie

160 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Fitts' Law as a Research and Design Tool in Human-Computer Interaction

1992 1.1k citations I. Scott MacKenzie profile →
Towards a standard for pointing device evaluation, perspectives on 27 years of Fitts’ law research in HCI

2004 655 citations R. William Soukoreff, I. Scott MacKenzie profile →
Phrase sets for evaluating text entry techniques

2003 565 citations I. Scott MacKenzie, R. William Soukoreff profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	TapFix: Cursorless Typographical Error Correction for Touch-Sensor Displays 2025 ·Sensors ·(unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie, Aijun An	0
2	LeapBoard: Integrating a Leap Motion Controller with a Physical Keyboard for Gesture-Enhanced Interactions 2025 ·Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces ·(unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie	0
3	Inclusive Child Engagement in HCI: Exploring Ocean Health with Schoolchildren 2024 ·CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) ·Janet C. Read, Matthew Horton, Dan Fitton, (unknown), Gavin Sim, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M.L. Tierney, Mark Lochrie, I. Scott MacKenzie	0
4	Puzzling Patterns: Assessing Neck Range of Motion Using a Mobile Puzzle Exergame 2024 ·(unknown), Javier Varona, (unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie, (unknown)	1
5	Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with a Large Fogscreen 2023 ·Multimodal Technologies and Interaction ·(unknown), Antti Sand, I. Scott MacKenzie, Oleg Špakov, (unknown), Ismo Rakkolainen, Anneli Kylliäinen, Veikko Surakka, (unknown)	3
6	When Children Chat with Machine Translated Text: Problems, Possibilities, Potential 2023 ·CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) ·(unknown), Janet C. Read, I. Scott MacKenzie	0
7	User studies and usability evaluations: from research to products 2015 ·Graphics Interface ·I. Scott MacKenzie	2
8	Effects of tracking technology, latency, and spatial jitter on object movement 2009 ·Robert J. Teather, Andriy Pavlovych, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, I. Scott MacKenzie	112
9	ISO 9241-9 evaluation of video game controllers 2009 ·Graphics Interface ·(unknown), (unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie	67
10	Estimation of psychomotor delay from the Fitts’ law coefficients 2009 ·Biological Cybernetics ·(unknown), Shabana Bhatti, (unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie, Jian Wu, Zhujun Jing	14
11	Performance measures of game controllers in a three-dimensional environment 2006 ·Graphics Interface ·(unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie	24
12	Speed-accuracy trade-off in planned arm movements with delayed feedback 2006 ·Neural Networks ·(unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie, Jian Wu	9
13	EXTENDING THE LIMITS FOR GAZE POINTING THROUGH THE USE OF SPEECH 2005 ·Information Technology And Control ·Darius Miniotas, Oleg Špakov, (unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie	2
14	Input-based Language Modelling in the Design of High Performance Text Input Techniques. 2003 ·Graphics Interface ·R. William Soukoreff, I. Scott MacKenzie	9
15	A Model of Two-Thumb Text Entry. 2002 ·Graphics Interface ·I. Scott MacKenzie, R. William Soukoreff	46
16	The immediate usability of graffiti 1997 ·Graphics Interface ·I. Scott MacKenzie, (unknown)	80
17	Using animated icons to present complex tasks 1997 ·Conference of the Centre for Advanced Studies on Collaborative Research ·(unknown), I. Scott MacKenzie	3
18	A comparison of input device in elemental pointing and dragging task 1991 ·Human Factors in Computing Systems ·I. Scott MacKenzie	2
19	A Note on the Information-Theoretic Basis for Fitts’ Law 1989 ·Journal of Motor Behavior ·I. Scott MacKenzie	205
20	Issues and Methods in the Microcomputer-Based Lab. 1988 ·Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching ·I. Scott MacKenzie	5

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