Digital Avatars

Digital avatars is a multifaceted research concept concerning the digital representation and embodiment of individuals within virtual environments and digital interfaces. It investigates the design, function, and implications of these graphical proxies for identity, interaction, and presence in digital spaces. The concept explores how digital avatars are created, personalized, animated, and utilized to facilitate communication, express identity, enable virtual embodiment, and shape user perception and behavior. Key characteristics include their nature as user-associated graphical representations, their role as interfaces for interaction, and their capacity to convey aspects of self or persona. Its significance lies in advancing understanding of online identity formation, social dynamics in virtual communities, human-computer interaction, and the development of immersive technologies.

135

Publications

7.9K

Citations

437

Authors

204

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

84

Authors

437

Leading researchers in Digital Avatars. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.

PublicationsCitationsH-Index
DR

University of Würzburg

6

442

6

ME

University of Würzburg

5

454

5

AR

Indiana University Bloomington

4

231

4

KR

The University of Sydney

4

223

4

MG

Microsoft (United States)

4

308

4

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1–5 of 437

Institutions

204

Leading universities and research organizations in Digital Avatars. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.

PublicationsCitationsH-Index
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, United States

20

748

6

University of Würzburg

Würzburg, Germany

14

1.3K

5

University College London

London, United Kingdom

8

680

4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, United States

4

1.2K

4

University of Florida

Gainesville, United States

14

371

4

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1–5 of 204

Venues

Leading journals and conferences in Digital Avatars. Counts cover only their publications on this concept, not their overall record.