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Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Hang Wang
Linyi University
2
Thien Huynh‐The
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
3
Kevin Giang Barrera
Georgia State University
4
Fred Miao
The University of Texas at Arlington
5
Mario Rojas Sánchez
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
6
M. Eswaran
ITPEnergised Group (India)
7
Rajeswari Chengoden
Vellore Institute of Technology University
8
Rana Muhammad Sohail Jafar
Al Yamamah University
9
Polona Caserman
Technische Universität Darmstadt
10
Ruizhi Cheng
George Mason University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Cyber Shopping Beyond Boundaries: The Metaverse Revolution in e‐Commerce and Consumer Behavior
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies|2025
136 cit.
2
Revealing the Secrets of Metaverse Technology Adoption for Sustainable Performance via Dual-Stage SEM-ANN Analysis
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction|2024
118 cit.
3
An explainable transfer learning framework for multi-classification of lung diseases in chest X-rays
Alexandria Engineering Journal|2024
41 cit.
4
Metaverse in Human Behavior: The Role of Telepresence and Flow Experience on Consumers’ Shopping Behavior in the Metaverse
SAGE Open|2024
36 cit.
5
Unlocking the power of metaverse technology in tourism: enhancing experiences and perceptions about tourism destinations
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research|2024
27 cit.
6
A First Look at Immersive Telepresence on Apple Vision Pro
Unknown Journal|2024
21 cit.
7
AR/VR assisted integrated framework of autonomous disassembly system for industrial products
Computers & Industrial Engineering|2024
18 cit.
8
Assessing the Accuracy of Smartwatch-Based Estimation of Maximum Oxygen Uptake Using the Apple Watch Series 7: Validation Study
JMIR Biomedical Engineering|2024
15 cit.
9
MagicStream: Bandwidth-conserving Immersive Telepresence via Semantic Communication
Unknown Journal|2024
14 cit.
10
Breast Cancer Prediction Using Shapely and Game Theory in Federated Learning Environment
IEEE Access|2024
13 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
M. Claudia tom Dieck
Manchester Metropolitan University
2
Kishor Lakshminarayanan
Vellore Institute of Technology University
3
Gustav Bøg Petersen
Stanford University
4
Mungyeong Choe
Virginia Tech
5
Michael Nebeling
University of Michigan
6
Michael S. Lin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
7
Shu‐Yun Chien
National Taipei University of Business
8
Said A. Salloum
Al-Ahliyya Amman University
9
Daniel Szafır
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10
Agoritsa Makri
Hellenic Open University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Metaverse as a disruptive technology revolutionising tourism management and marketing
Tourism Management|2023
831 cit.
2
Definition, roles, and potential research issues of the metaverse in education: An artificial intelligence perspective
Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence|2022
722 cit.
3
A conceptual framework for determining metaverse adoption in higher institutions of gulf area: An empirical study using hybrid SEM-ANN approach
Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence|2022
452 cit.
4
A study of how immersion and interactivity drive VR learning
Computers & Education|2022
338 cit.
5
Prediction of User’s Intention to Use Metaverse System in Medical Education: A Hybrid SEM-ML Learning Approach
IEEE Access|2022
338 cit.
6
A Systematic Literature Review on Phishing Email Detection Using Natural Language Processing Techniques
IEEE Access|2022
189 cit.
7
Sustainability Model for the Continuous Intention to Use Metaverse Technology in Higher Education: A Case Study from Oman
Sustainability|2023
139 cit.
8
A Conceptual Model for Investigating the Effect of Privacy Concerns on E-Commerce Adoption: A Study on United Arab Emirates Consumers
Electronics|2022
120 cit.
9
Students’ perception towards behavioral intention of audio and video teaching styles: An acceptance study
International Journal of Data and Network Science|2022
106 cit.
10
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-robot Interaction: A Survey and Virtual Design Element Taxonomy
ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction|2023
103 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Mel Slater
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
2
Mark Billinghurst
The University of Adelaide
3
Fumio Kishino
The University of Osaka
4
Jeremy N. Bailenson
Stanford University
5
Patrick Haggard
University College London
6
Richard E. Mayer
University of California, Santa Barbara
7
Anthony Steed
University College London
8
Giuseppe Riva
IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano
9
Olaf Blanke
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
10
Byoungho Lee
Seoul National University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A Taxonomy of Mixed Reality Visual Displays
IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems|1994
4.6k cit.
2
Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning
Educational Psychologist|2003
4.1k cit.
3
A Framework for Immersive Virtual Environments (FIVE): Speculations on the Role of Presence in Virtual Environments
PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality|1997
2.9k cit.
4
Place illusion and plausibility can lead to realistic behaviour in immersive virtual environments
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2009
2.5k cit.
5
The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning
Choice Reviews Online|2006
2.3k cit.
6
<title>Augmented reality: a class of displays on the reality-virtuality continuum</title>
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE|1995
2.3k cit.
7
Marker tracking and HMD calibration for a video-based augmented reality conferencing system
Unknown Journal|2003
2.2k cit.
8
The Proteus Effect: The Effect of Transformed Self-Representation on Behavior
Human Communication Research|2007
2k cit.
9
Action Observation and Acquired Motor Skills: An fMRI Study with Expert Dancers
Cerebral Cortex|2004
2k cit.
10
Enhancing Our Lives with Immersive Virtual Reality
Frontiers in Robotics and AI|2016
1.8k cit.

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