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Dexter Kozen 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 Dexter Kozen sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 312 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dexter Kozen 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 Dexter Kozen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 2016 - W. Wallace McDowell Award, IEEE Computer Society For groundbreaking contributions to topics ranging from computational complexity, to the analysis of algebraic computations, to logics of programs and verification.
  • 2015 - European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) Fellow For pioneering and seminal work in fields as diverse as complexity theory, logics of programs, algebra, computer algebra and probabilistic semantics
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - ACM Fellow For contributions to theoretical computer science.
  • 1991 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Dexter Kozen is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Computer Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture, and General Health Professions.

Kozen's research topics cover various areas such as Logic, programming, and type systems, Formal Methods in Verification, Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge, Advanced Algebra and Logic, Network Packet Processing and Optimization, Semantic Web and Ontologies, and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques.

The scientist has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Guarded Kleene Algebra with Tests: Coequations, Coinduction, and Completeness (2021) in Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)
  • Formal Abstractions for Packet Scheduling (2023) in Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
  • Probabilistic Guarded KAT Modulo Bisimilarity: Completeness and Complexity (2023) in Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)
  • Formalizing Moessner's theorem and generalizations in Nuprl (2021) in Journal of Logical and Algebraic Methods in Programming
  • A Demonic Outcome Logic for Randomized Nondeterminism (2025) in Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kozen include:

  • Alexandra Silva
  • Tobias Kappé
  • Nate Foster
  • Prakash Panangaden
  • Jana Wagemaker

The venues where Kozen's work has been frequently published include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
  • Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)
  • Journal of Logical and Algebraic Methods in Programming
  • Lecture notes in computer science

In addition to journal and conference papers, Kozen has authored a book titled "Automata and Computability," published in 2020 by the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Throughout their career, Kozen has been recognized by several professional organizations, receiving:

  • W. Wallace McDowell Award, IEEE Computer Society (2016) for contributions spanning computational complexity, algebraic computation analysis, and program logics and verification
  • European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) Fellow (2015) for seminal work in complexity theory, program logics, algebra, and probabilistic semantics
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)
  • ACM Fellow (2003) for contributions to theoretical computer science
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1991)

Best Publications

  • Results on the propositional μ-calculus

    Dexter Kozen

  • Dynamic Logic

    David Harel;Dexter Kozen;Jerzy Tiuryn

  • Semantics of probabilistic programs

    Dexter Kozen

  • A completeness theorem for Kleene algebras and the algebra of regular events

    D. Kozen

  • The complexity of elementary algebra and geometry

    Michael Ben-Or;Dexter Kozen;John Reif

  • Automata and Computability

    Dexter C. Kozen

  • Kleene algebra with tests

    Dexter Kozen

  • A probabilistic PDL

    Dexter Kozen

  • Lower bounds for natural proof systems

    Dexter Kozen

  • The design and analysis of algorithms

    Dexter C. Kozen

  • Limits for automatic verification of finite-state concurrent systems

    K R Apt;D C Kozen

  • NetKAT: semantic foundations for networks

    Carolyn Jane Anderson;Nate Foster;Arjun Guha;Jean-Baptiste Jeannin

  • Logics of Programs.

    Dexter Kozen;Jerzy Tiuryn

  • Results on the Propositional µ-Calculus

    Dexter Kozen

  • On the power of the compass (or, why mazes are easier to search than graphs)

    Manuel Blum;Dexter Kozen

  • Process logic: Expressiveness, decidability, completeness

    David Harel;Dexter Kozen;Rohit Parikh;Rohit Parikh

  • On Kleene algebras and closed semirings

    Dexter Kozen

  • Complexity of finitely presented algebras

    Dexter Kozen

  • An elementary proof of the completeness of PDL

    Dexter Kozen;Rohit Parikh;Rohit Parikh

  • On Hoare logic and Kleene algebra with tests

    Dexter Kozen

  • Design and Analysis of Algorithms

    Guy Even;Dror Rawitz

Frequent Co-Authors

David Harel
David Harel Weizmann Institute of Science
Nate Foster
Nate Foster Cornell University
Michael I. Schwartzbach
Michael I. Schwartzbach Aarhus University
Jens Palsberg
Jens Palsberg University of California, Los Angeles
Prakash Panangaden
Prakash Panangaden McGill University
Michael Ben-Or
Michael Ben-Or Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Alex Aiken
Alex Aiken Stanford University
John H. Reif
John H. Reif Duke University
Jin-Yi Cai
Jin-Yi Cai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Umesh Vazirani
Umesh Vazirani University of California, Berkeley

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