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83
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98613
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873
National Ranking
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Andrew G. Barto publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew G. Barto sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 255 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Andrew G. Barto D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew G. Barto sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - IJCAI Award for Research Excellence for his pioneering work in the theory of reinforcement learning.
  • 2006 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to reinforcement learning methods and their neural network implementations.
  • 2004 - Neural Networks Pioneer Award, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Andrew G. Barto is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. The primary focus of their research lies within the field of Computer Science, with significant contributions to Artificial Intelligence. Their work also intersects with related subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Management Science and Operations Research, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics covered in their research include Reinforcement Learning in Robotics, Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications, Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms, Neural Networks and Applications, Neural dynamics and brain function, Advanced Bandit Algorithms Research, and Data Stream Mining Techniques.

They have published extensively across multiple venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • Frontiers in Neurorobotics
  • Communications of the ACM

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Learning Parameterized Skills," 2021, published in Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • "Looking Back on the Actor-Critic Architecture," 2020, published in IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • "Adaptive Step-Size for Online Temporal Difference Learning," 2021, published in Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • "Editorial: Intrinsically Motivated Open-Ended Learning in Autonomous Robots," 2020, published in Frontiers in Neurorobotics
  • "TD-DeltaPi: A Model-Free Algorithm for Efficient Exploration," 2021, published in Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

The scientist has collaborated with several researchers, including Bruno D. Silva, George Konidaris, Richard S. Sutton, Charles W. Anderson, and William Dabney.

Throughout their career, they have received several awards and honors:

  • IJCAI Award for Research Excellence in 2017 for pioneering work in the theory of reinforcement learning
  • IEEE Fellow in 2006 for contributions to reinforcement learning methods and their neural network implementations
  • Neural Networks Pioneer Award from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society in 2004
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1989

Best Publications

  • Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction

    R.S. Sutton;A.G. Barto

  • Introduction to Reinforcement Learning

    Richard S. Sutton;Andrew G. Barto

  • Neuronlike adaptive elements that can solve difficult learning control problems

    Andrew G. Barto;Richard S. Sutton;Charles W. Anderson

  • Reinforcement learning

    Andrew G. Barto

  • Toward a modern theory of adaptive networks: Expectation and prediction.

    Richard S. Sutton;Andrew G. Barto

  • Learning to act using real-time dynamic programming

    Andrew G. Barto;Steven J. Bradtke;Satinder P. Singh

  • Recent Advances in Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning

    Andrew G. Barto;Sridhar Mahadevan

  • Handbook of Learning and Approximate Dynamic Programming

    Jennie Si;Andrew G. Barto;Warren Buckler Powell;Donald C. Wunsch

  • Linear least-squares algorithms for temporal difference learning

    Steven J. Bradtke;Andrew G. Barto

  • Intrinsically Motivated Reinforcement Learning

    Nuttapong Chentanez;Andrew G. Barto;Satinder P. Singh

  • Improving Elevator Performance Using Reinforcement Learning

    Robert H. Crites;Andrew G. Barto

  • Encyclopedia of Machine Learning and Data Mining

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  • Reinforcement learning is direct adaptive optimal control

    R.S. Sutton;A.G. Barto;R.J. Williams

  • Time-Derivative Models of Pavlovian Reinforcement

    Richard S. Sutton;Andrew G. Barto

  • Task Decomposition Through Competition in a Modular Connectionist Architecture: The What and Where Vision Tasks

    Robert A. Jacobs;Michael I. Jordan;Andrew G. Barto

  • Learning and Sequential Decision Making

    A. G. Barto;R. S. Sutton;C. J.C.H. Watkins

  • Adaptive Critics and the Basal Ganglia

    Andrew G. Barto

  • Associative search network: A reinforcement learning associative memory

    Andrew G. Barto;Richard S. Sutton;Peter S. Brouwer

  • Recent Advances in Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning

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  • Automatic Discovery of Subgoals in Reinforcement Learning using Diverse Density

    Amy McGovern;Andrew G. Barto

  • Adaptive Control of Duty Cycling in Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks

    C.M. Vigorito;D. Ganesan;A.G. Barto

  • Intrinsically Motivated Learning of Hierarchical Collections of Skills

    Andrew G. Barto;Satinder Singh;Nuttapong Chentanez

Frequent Co-Authors

George Konidaris
George Konidaris Brown University
James C. Houk
James C. Houk Northwestern University
Satinder Singh
Satinder Singh DeepMind (United Kingdom)
Roderic A. Grupen
Roderic A. Grupen University of Massachusetts Amherst
Warren B. Powell
Warren B. Powell Princeton University
Balaraman Ravindran
Balaraman Ravindran Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Charles W. Anderson
Charles W. Anderson Colorado State University
Robert A. Jacobs
Robert A. Jacobs University of Rochester
Sridhar Mahadevan
Sridhar Mahadevan University of Massachusetts Amherst
Matthew Botvinick
Matthew Botvinick Yale University

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