Haptics

Haptics is the academic study of touch as a form of nonverbal communication, encompassing the ways in which individuals convey and interpret relational and emotional meaning through tactile behavior.

6.1K

Publications

296.8K

Citations

12.2K

Authors

2.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.5K

Authors

12.2K

  1. KE
    Karon E. MacLean

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    59 publications · 4.4K citations

    38

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  2. RL
    Roberta L. Klatzky

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    53 publications · 6.7K citations

    35

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  3. AM
    Astrid M. L. Kappers

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    75 publications · 3.4K citations

    34

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  4. SJ
    Susan J. Lederman

    Queen's University, Canada

    49 publications · 6.5K citations

    33

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  5. KJ
    Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    56 publications · 3.8K citations

    32

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Venues

  1. IEEE Transactions on Haptics

    254 publications · 12.1K citations

    57

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  2. Perception & Psychophysics

    107 publications · 6.4K citations

    44

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  3. Experimental Brain Research

    117 publications · 5.9K citations

    43

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  4. Perception

    68 publications · 2.8K citations

    31

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  5. PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality

    44 publications · 3.1K citations

    31

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