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Paul Parsons

Computer Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1991

Publications

114

Citations

1,242

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
AI-generated

Paul Parsons studies how people design data visualizations, focusing on the thinking, judgment, and decision-making processes designers use in practice. His work combines design cognition research with practical applications, including visual displays for space mission control and usability of scientific computing tools, aiming to improve how visualization tools and training are designed for real-world professional use.

Data visualization designDesign cognition and creativityHuman-computer interactionUsability engineeringVisualization education and training

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with a notable spike in 2020 and again in 2025, suggesting an active and possibly growing research output in recent years rather than a steady decline.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 14 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 15 publications15252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Synthesis lectures on visualization×11
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×7
  • Educational communications and technology: issues and innovations×2
  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics×2
  • Informatics×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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