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L. Darrell Whitley 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 L. Darrell Whitley sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 288 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

L. Darrell Whitley 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 L. Darrell Whitley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 2019 - ACM Fellow For technical and professional leadership in the field of genetic and evolutionary computation

Overview

L. Darrell Whitley is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States and specializes in the fields of engineering with a focus on civil and structural engineering. Their research prominently addresses topics related to water systems and optimization.

Their recent scholarly work includes the paper titled "Estimating household water storage from images: A machine learning approach", published in 2025 in the Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. This publication explores innovative methods in water storage estimation using machine learning techniques.

Whitley's frequent collaborators include:

  • Chad Staddon
  • Ajmal Shahbaz
  • Syed U. Yunas
  • Lyndon Smith
  • Geraint Thomas

The main publication venues for their work consist of the Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development.

Their research areas can be summarized as follows:

  • Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Key topics in their research include:

  • Water Systems and Optimization

In recognition of their contributions, L. Darrell Whitley was awarded the title of ACM Fellow in 2019 for technical and professional leadership in the field of genetic and evolutionary computation.

Best Publications

  • A genetic algorithm tutorial

    Darrell Whitley

  • The GENITOR Algorithm and Selection Pressure: Why Rank-Based Allocation of Reproductive Trials is Best

    L. Darrell Whitley

  • Scheduling Problems and Traveling Salesmen: The Genetic Edge Recombination Operator

    L. Darrell Whitley;Timothy Starkweather;D'Ann Fuquay

  • Genetic algorithms and neural networks: optimizing connections and connectivity

    L. Darrell Whitley;Timothy Starkweather;Christopher Bogart

  • Neural Networks for River Flow Prediction

    Nachimuthu Karunanithi;William J. Grenney;Darrell Whitley;Ken Bovee

  • Combinations of genetic algorithms and neural networks: a survey of the state of the art

    J.D. Schaffer;D. Whitley;L.J. Eshelman

  • An overview of evolutionary algorithms: practical issues and common pitfalls

    L. Darrell Whitley

  • A Comparison of Genetic Sequencing Operators.

    Timothy Starkweather;S. McDaniel;Keith E. Mathias;L. Darrell Whitley

  • Serial and Parallel Genetic Algorithms as Function Optimizers

    V. Scott Gordon;L. Darrell Whitley

  • Evaluating evolutionary algorithms

    Darrell Whitley;Soraya Rana;John Dzubera;Keith E. Mathias

  • Lamarckian Evolution, The Baldwin Effect and Function Optimization

    L. Darrell Whitley;V. Scott Gordon;Keith E. Mathias

  • GENITOR II.: a distributed genetic algorithm

    Darrell Whitley;Timothy Starkweather

  • Using neural networks in reliability prediction

    N. Karunanithi;D. Whitley;Y.K. Malaiya

  • Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN IX

    Thomas Philip Runarsson;Hans-Georg Beyer;Edmund Burke;Juan J. Merelo-Guervós

  • Fundamental Principles of Deception in Genetic Search

    L. Darrell Whitley

  • Prediction of software reliability using connectionist models

    N. Karunanithi;D. Whitley;Y.K. Malaiya

  • Adding learning to the cellular development of neural networks: Evolution and the baldwin effect

    Frédéric Gruau;Darrell Whitley

  • Genetic Reinforcement Learning for Neurocontrol Problems

    Darrell Whitley;Stephen Dominic;Rajarshi Das;Charles W. Anderson

  • Optimization Using Distributed Genetic Algorithms

    T. Starkweather;L. Darrell Whitley;Keith E. Mathias

  • Scheduling Space–Ground Communications for the Air Force Satellite Control Network

    Laura Barbulescu;Jean-Paul Watson;L. Darrell Whitley;Adele E. Howe

  • Cellular Genetic Algorithms

    L. Darrell Whitley

Frequent Co-Authors

Adele E. Howe
Adele E. Howe Colorado State University
Jean-Paul Watson
Jean-Paul Watson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Enrique Alba
Enrique Alba University of Malaga
Edmund K. Burke
Edmund K. Burke Bangor University
Xin Yao
Xin Yao Lingnan University
Gabriela Ochoa
Gabriela Ochoa University of Stirling
Hans-Georg Beyer
Hans-Georg Beyer Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences
J. Ross Beveridge
J. Ross Beveridge Colorado State University
Benjamin Doerr
Benjamin Doerr École Polytechnique
Graeme L. Stephens
Graeme L. Stephens Jet Propulsion Lab

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