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Andries P. Engelbrecht

Andries P. Engelbrecht

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Computer Science
South Africa
2026

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Computer Science

D-Index
70
Citations
31917
World Ranking
1827
National Ranking
1

Andries P. Engelbrecht 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 Andries P. Engelbrecht sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 459 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andries P. Engelbrecht 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 Andries P. Engelbrecht sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 70 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Andries P. Engelbrecht is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Their primary research field is Computer Science, with a focus on several subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Management Science and Operations Research, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
  • Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
  • Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Risk and Portfolio Optimization
  • Machine Learning and Data Classification
  • Machine Learning and ELM

Recent significant papers authored by Engelbrecht are:

  • A memory guided sine cosine algorithm for global optimization (2020), Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • Cooperative coevolutionary multi-guide particle swarm optimization algorithm for large-scale multi-objective optimization problems (2023), Swarm and Evolutionary Computation
  • Set-Based Particle Swarm Optimisation: A Review (2023), Mathematics
  • Meta-heuristics for portfolio optimization (2023), Soft Computing
  • An Exploratory Landscape Analysis-Based Benchmark Suite (2021), Algorithms

Their frequent co-authors include Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Kyle Erwin, Hussein A. Abbass, Nesreen K. Ahmed, and Choon Ki, each collaborating on multiple publications.

Engelbrecht has contributed extensively to various publication venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Algorithms
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Swarm and Evolutionary Computation
  • Swarm Intelligence

In terms of books, Engelbrecht has published multiple titles with several publishers. With IntechOpen, they have published:

  • Swarm Intelligence - Recent Advances and Current Applications (2022)
  • Industry 4.0 - Perspectives and Applications (2022)
  • Artificial Neural Networks - Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Applications (2022)

They also published books titled Computer Vision and Robotics with Springer Nature in 2022 and 2023, and a book entitled Swarm Intelligence with Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Computational Intelligence: An Introduction

    Andries P. Engelbrecht

  • Fundamentals of Computational Swarm Intelligence

    Andries P. Engelbrecht

  • A Cooperative approach to particle swarm optimization

    F. van den Bergh;A.P. Engelbrecht

  • An analysis of particle swarm optimizers

    Frans Van Den Bergh;A. P. Engelbrecht

  • A study of particle swarm optimization particle trajectories

    F. van den Bergh;A. P. Engelbrecht

  • Data clustering using particle swarm optimization

    D.W. van der Merwe;A.P. Engelbrecht

  • A new locally convergent particle swarm optimiser

    F. van den Bergh;A.P. Engelbrecht

  • Cooperative learning in neural networks using particle swarm optimizers

    F Van Den Bergh;A P Engelbrecht

  • An overview of clustering methods

    Mahamed G. H. Omran;Andries P. Engelbrecht;Ayed Salman

  • PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR IMAGE CLUSTERING

    Mahamed G. H. Omran;Andries Petrus Engelbrecht;Ayed A. Salman

  • Dynamic clustering using particle swarm optimization with application in image segmentation

    Mahamed G. Omran;Ayed Salman;Andries P. Engelbrecht

  • Measuring exploration/exploitation in particle swarms using swarm diversity

    O. Olorunda;A.P. Engelbrecht

  • Seeking Multiple Solutions: An Updated Survey on Niching Methods and Their Applications

    Xiaodong Li;Michael G. Epitropakis;Kalyanmoy Deb;Andries Engelbrecht

  • Self-adaptive differential evolution

    Mahamed G. H. Omran;Ayed Salman;Andries P. Engelbrecht

  • Benchmark Functions for CEC'2013 Special Session and Competition on Niching Methods for Multimodal Function Optimization'

    Xiaodong Li;Andries Engelbrecht;M. G. Epitropakis

  • Using neighbourhoods with the guaranteed convergence PSO

    E.S. Peer;F. van den Bergh;A.P. Engelbrecht

  • Image Classification using Particle Swarm Optimization.

    Mahamed G. H. Omran;Andries P. Engelbrecht;Ayed A. Salman

  • Locating multiple optima using particle swarm optimization

    R. Brits;A.P. Engelbrecht;F. van den Bergh

  • 2015 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence

    Honorary Chairs;Jacek Zurada;Andries Engelbrecht;Mengjie Zhang

  • A survey of techniques for characterising fitness landscapes and some possible ways forward

    Katherine M. Malan;Andries P. Engelbrecht

  • Effects of swarm size on Cooperative Particle Swarm Optimisers

    F. van den Bergh;A. P. Engelbrecht

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Dorigo
Marco Dorigo Université Libre de Bruxelles
Andreas Pitsillides
Andreas Pitsillides University of Cyprus
Mauro Birattari
Mauro Birattari Université Libre de Bruxelles
Graham Kendall
Graham Kendall MILA University
Luca Maria Gambardella
Luca Maria Gambardella Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research
Xiaodong Li
Xiaodong Li University of Virginia
Thomas Stützle
Thomas Stützle Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jacek M. Zurada
Jacek M. Zurada University of Louisville
Gianni A. Di Caro
Gianni A. Di Caro Carnegie Mellon University
Kalyanmoy Deb
Kalyanmoy Deb Michigan State University

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