World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
47
Citations
10847
World Ranking
6403
National Ranking
384

Overview

Alan L. Rector is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research intersects multiple subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Information Management, Information Systems and Management, and Political Science and International Relations.

The scientist's work primarily addresses the following topics:

  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Legal Systems and Judicial Processes

Among their recent publications are:

  • "A Collaborative Biomedical Research System," published in 2020 in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Limiting Liability for Negligently Inflicted Emotional Distress Absent Physical Harm in Louisiana: Moresi Revisited and Misapplied in Spencer v. Valero," published in 2025 in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors contributing alongside Alan L. Rector include Adel Taweel, Jeremy Rogers, and James Etienne Viator. The publication venues with which they are most associated are Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Relations in biomedical ontologies

    Barry Smith;Barry Smith;Werner Ceusters;Bert Klagges;Jacob Köhler

  • Medical informatics

    Alan Rector

  • The manchester OWL syntax

    Matthew Horridge;Nick Drummond;John Goodwin;Alan L. Rector

  • The GRAIL concept modelling language for medical terminology

    Alan L Rector;Sean Bechhofer;Carole A Goble;Ian Horrocks

  • Clinical Terminology: Why Is it so Hard?

    A. L. Rector

  • OWL Pizzas: Practical Experience of Teaching OWL-DL: Common Errors & Common Patterns

    Alan L. Rector;Nick Drummond;Matthew Horridge;Jeremy Rogers

  • Web ontology segmentation: analysis, classification and use

    Julian Seidenberg;Alan Rector

  • Modularisation of domain ontologies implemented in description logics and related formalisms including OWL

    Alan L. Rector

  • Foundations for an electronic medical record.

    A L Rector;W A Nowlan;S Kay

  • A Terminology Server for medical language and medical information systems.

    A.L. Rector;W.D. Solomon;W.A. Nowlan;T.W. Rush

  • Editing Description Logic Ontologies with the Protégé OWL Plugin.

    Holger Knublauch;Mark A. Musen;Alan L. Rector

  • Goals for concept representation in the GALEN project.

    A. L. Rector;W. A. Nowlan;A. Glowinski

  • A Framework for Modelling the Electronic Medical Record

    A L Rector;W A Nowlan;S Kay;C A Goble

  • Binding ontologies and coding systems to electronic health records and messages

    A. L. Rector;R. Qamar;T. Marley

  • The galen project

    A.L. Rector;W.A. Nowlan

  • Experience building a Large, Re-usable Medical Ontology using a Description Logic with Transitivity and Concept Inclusions

    Alan L. Rector;Ian R. Horrocks

  • The GALEN CORE Model Schemata for Anatomy: Towards a Re-usable Application-Independent Model of Medical Concepts

    AL Rector;A Gangemi;E Galeazzi;AJ Glowinski

  • Using OWL to model biological knowledge

    Robert Stevens;Mikel Egaña Aranguren;Katy Wolstencroft;Ulrike Sattler

  • Debugging OWL-DL ontologies: a heuristic approach

    Hai Wang;Matthew Horridge;Alan Rector;Nick Drummond

  • Putting OWL in order: Patterns for sequences in OWL

    Nick Drummond;Alan L. Rector;Robert Stevens;Georgina Moulton

  • Getting the foot out of the pelvis: modeling problems affecting use of SNOMED CT hierarchies in practical applications

    Alan L Rector;Sam Brandt;Thomas Schneider

Frequent Co-Authors

Carole Goble
Carole Goble University of Manchester
Christopher G. Chute
Christopher G. Chute Johns Hopkins University
Mark A. Musen
Mark A. Musen Stanford University
Sean Bechhofer
Sean Bechhofer University of Manchester
Ian Horrocks
Ian Horrocks University of Oxford
Helen Parkinson
Helen Parkinson European Bioinformatics Institute
Natalya F. Noy
Natalya F. Noy Google (United States)
Bijan Parsia
Bijan Parsia University of Manchester
Duncan Davidson
Duncan Davidson University of Edinburgh
Christian J. Stoeckert
Christian J. Stoeckert University of Pennsylvania

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring computer science in the USA opens the door to a range of related online degrees and career pathways. As technology roles expand, so do online study opportunities that complement or extend a computer science background.

Specializing in high-demand fields is now more accessible thanks to online data science programs, which equip students with advanced skills in analytics, AI, and machine learning. For those interested in quick career advancement, 1 year masters programs enable graduates to enter the workforce faster than traditional degrees.

Management-focused students might consider affordable online mba programs, which blend technical knowledge with business leadership skills. Meanwhile, the construction sector offers unique tech-driven roles through construction management accelerated degree options that fast-track students into project management positions.

Choosing the right pathway depends on your career goals, budget, and timeline. These flexible online programs help students tailor their education to meet both personal and professional needs.

Best Scientists Citing Alan L. Rector

Trending Scientists