OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Universal Access in the Information Society is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden	63
An insight into smartphone-based assistive solutions for visually impaired and blind people: issues, challenges and opportunities	47
Accessibility, usability, quality performance, and readability evaluation of university websites of Turkey: a comparative study of state and private universities	39
Evaluating the accessibility of public health websites: An exploratory cross-country study	35
Inclusion of third-person perspective in CAVE-like immersive 3D virtual reality role-playing games for social reciprocity training of children with an autism spectrum disorder	27
Accessibility, usability, and security evaluation of Hungarian government websites	26
Enhancing the learning effect of virtual reality 3D modeling: a new model of learner’s design collaboration and a comparison of its field system usability	26
Machine translation from text to sign language: a systematic review	25
Usability evaluation of a virtual reality smartphone app for a living museum	25
Using emotion recognition technologies to teach children with autism spectrum disorder how to identify and express emotions	23
Analyzing the adoption and diffusion of voice-enabled smart-home systems: empirical evidence from Thailand	21
Managing digital accessibility at universities during the COVID-19 pandemic	20
Research on vulnerable people and digital inclusion: toward a consolidated taxonomical framework	20
Evaluating the accessibility of higher education institution websites in the State of Kuwait: empirical evidence	19
New methods and technologies for enhancing usability and accessibility of educational data	19
Individual differences and personalized learning: a review and appraisal	19
Accessible wayfinding and navigation: a systematic mapping study	16
An exploratory study of web adaptation techniques for people with low vision	16
User-centered system design for assisted navigation of visually impaired individuals in outdoor cultural environments	16
Toward emotional interactive videogames for children with autism spectrum disorder	16
If online learning works for you, what about deaf students? Emerging challenges of online learning for deaf and hearing-impaired students during COVID-19: a literature review	16
How does WeChat’s active engagement with health information contribute to psychological well-being through social capital?	16
Effects of visual complexity on user search behavior and satisfaction: an eye-tracking study of mobile news apps	16
Reassessing the disability divide: unequal access as the world is pushed online	16
Quality is in the eye of the stakeholders: what do professional subtitlers and viewers think about subtitling?	15

QUEST e-learning portal: applying heuristic evaluation, usability testing and eye tracking	15
The extent of mobile accessibility coverage in WCAG 2.1: sufficiency of success criteria and appropriateness of relevant conformance levels pertaining to accessibility problems encountered by users wh	15
Web accessibility investigation of Slovenian municipalities’ websites before and after the adoption of European Standard EN 301 549	13
Accessibility, usability, and security evaluation of universities’ prospective student web pages: a comparative study of Europe, North America, and Oceania	13
ChildAR: an augmented reality-based interactive game for assisting children in their education	13
Exploring seniors’ continuance intention to use mobile social network sites in China: a cognitive-affective-conative model	12
Accessibility analysis using WCAG 2.1: evidence from Indian e-government websites	12
Child–smartphone interaction: relevance and positive and negative implications	12
Usage and impact of the internet-of-things-based smart home technology: a quality-of-life perspective	12
Accessibility of mobile applications for tourism—is equal access a reality?	11
Accessibility of university websites worldwide: a systematic literature review	11
Identifying critical success factors for wearable medical devices: a comprehensive exploration	10
Smart Workplaces for older adults: coping ‘ethically’ with technology pervasiveness	9
A smartphone-based program enabling people with intellectual and other disabilities to access leisure, communication, and functional activities	9
Applying Online Content-Based Knowledge Awareness and Team Learning to Develop Students’ Programming Skills, Reduce their Anxiety, and Regulate Cognitive Load in a Cloud Classroom	9
Digital competence and internet use/behavior of persons with disabilities in PC and smart device use	9
Impact of mainstream classroom setting on attention of children with autism spectrum disorder: an eye-tracking study	9
Factors influencing the intention of persons with visual impairment to adopt mobile applications based on the UTAUT model	9
GeoPGD: methodology for the design and development of geolocated pervasive games	9
An analysis of the utility of digital materials for high school students with intellectual disability and their effects on academic success	8
Accessibility evaluation of university hospital websites in Turkey	8
Recent trends in computer vision-driven scene understanding for VI/blind users: a systematic mapping	8
Accessibility of public library websites in the United States	8
A bibliometric analysis and visualization of e-learning adoption using VOSviewer	8
A design framework of a smartphone user interface for elderly users	8
Semantic web technologies applied to software accessibility evaluation: a systematic literature review	7
Intelligent environments for all: a path towards technology-enhanced human well-being	7
Inclusive AR/VR: accessibility barriers for immersive technologies	7
Assessing the usability, accessibility, and mobile readiness of e-government websites: a case study in india	7
Investigating socially assistive systems from system design and evaluation: a systematic review	7
TV as an experience conveyer for better acceptance of ICT services by older adults	7
Evaluating web accessibility of educational institutions websites using a variable magnitude approach	7
Gaining insight for the design, development, deployment and distribution of assistive navigation systems for blind and visually impaired people through a detailed user requirements elicitation	7
Assessing the individual acquisition of teamwork competence by exploring students’ instant messaging tools use: the WhatsApp case study	6
User acceptance of smart home voice assistant: a comparison among younger, middle-aged, and older adults	6
Measuring and improving the quality of development processes based on usability and accessibility	6
Interaction of visual interface and academic levels with young students’ anxiety, playfulness, and enjoyment in programming for robot control	6
Learning features and accessibility limitations of video conferencing applications: are people with visual impairment left behind	6
Towards developing digital interventions supporting empathic ability for children with autism spectrum disorder	6
What do faculty members know about universal design and digital accessibility? A qualitative study in computer science and engineering disciplines	6
Key factors that influence the UX of a dual-player game for the cognitive stimulation and motor rehabilitation of older adults	6
Government website accessibility: a cross-country analysis of G7 and BRICS countries	6
Effects of audience familiarity on anxiety in a virtual reality public speaking training tool	6
A comparative study on user gestural inputs for navigation in NUI-based 3D virtual environments	6
Investigating the impact of virtual tourism on travel intention during the post-COVID-19 era: evidence from China	6
Tablet computer-supported conversation between people with dementia and their carers: technology as interactional focus	6
A model for assisting in the treatment of anxiety disorder	6
Hofstede’s cultural dimensions in technology acceptance models: a meta-analysis	6
Exploring factors affecting consumers' adoption of wearable devices to track health data	5
Reality matters? exploring a tangible user interface for augmented-reality-based fire education	5

Technology-enhanced and game based learning for children with special needs: a systematic mapping study	5
AnAbEL: towards empowering people living with dementia in ambient assisted living	5
Mind the gap: smoothing the transition to higher education fostering time management skills	5
Influences of time perspectives and perceived values on continuance intention to engage in social media amongst older adults for healthcare-related purposes	5
Do sentiments of professors feedback change after migrating from in-person to online modalities? Pre- and during COVID-19 experience	5
Football for all: the quality of the live closed captioning in the Super Bowl LII	5
Can search result summaries enhance the web search efficiency and experiences of the visually impaired users?	5
Accessing access: the importance of pre-visit information to the attendance of people with sight loss at live audio described events	5
APRehab: a methodology for serious games design oriented to psychomotor rehabilitation in children with hearing impairments	5
Making universal digital access universal: lessons from COVID-19 in Singapore	5
A dataset for the recognition of obstacles on blind sidewalk	5
A mobile e-learning application for enhancement of basic mathematical skills in visually impaired children	5
Using geolympus to create a pervasive game experience in the higher education context	5
Exploring acceptance of intelligent tutoring system with pedagogical agent among high school students	5
Beyond “do not touch”: the experience of a three-dimensional printed artifacts museum as an alternative to traditional museums for visitors who are blind and partially sighted	4
Remark on digital accessibility: educational disparities define digital inclusion from adolescence onwards	4
Stories, journeys and smart maps: an approach to universal access	4
Model-driven development of accessible software: a systematic literature review	4
Exploring the community of older adult viewers on YouTube	4
An analysis of social interaction between novice older adults when learning gesture-based skills through simple digital games	4
End-user adaptable technologies for rehabilitation: a systematic literature review	4
Machine translation from signed to spoken languages: state of the art and challenges	4
An old game, new experience: exploring the effect of players’ personal gameplay history on game experience	4
Improving accessibility of CMS-based websites using automated methods	4
New methods and technologies for enhancing usability and accessibility of educational data	4
How are software technologies being evaluated with autistic users? A systematic mapping	4
A social robot-based platform for health behavior change toward prevention of childhood obesity	4
Developing a model to evaluate and improve user experience with hand motions in virtual reality environments	4
Investigating the impact of IoT-Based smart laboratories on students’ academic performance in higher education	4
Is there an imbalance in the supply and demand for universal accessibility knowledge? Twenty years of UAIS papers viewed through the lens of WCAG	4
A hybrid matchmaking approach in the ambient assisted living domain	4
A study on social media and higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Usability evaluation of an electric-powered wheelchair driven by eye tracking	4
Methodology for heuristic evaluation of the accessibility of statistical charts for people with low vision and color vision deficiency	4
User acceptance on content optimization algorithms: predicting filter bubbles in conversational AI services	4