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Francisco Herrera

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2026

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D-Index
181
Citations
143470
World Ranking
596
National Ranking
3

Computer Science

D-Index
184
Citations
154906
World Ranking
9
National Ranking
1

Francisco Herrera 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 Francisco Herrera sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 1,047 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco Herrera 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 Francisco Herrera sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 984 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 969 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 765 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 517 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 184 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Francisco Herrera is a researcher affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their academic contributions primarily focus on the field of Computer Science, with significant specialization in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Management Science and Operations Research, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Their work addresses a variety of important research topics, including:

  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making
  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Machine Learning and Data Classification
  • Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data

Francisco Herrera has published extensively in multiple venues, frequently contributing to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Information Fusion
  • Information Sciences
  • Neurocomputing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among recent publications are:

  • "Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): What we know and what is left to attain Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence" (2023), published in Information Fusion
  • "A practical tutorial on bagging and boosting based ensembles for machine learning: Algorithms, software tools, performance study, practical perspectives and opportunities" (2020), published in Information Fusion
  • "Connecting the dots in trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: From AI principles, ethics, and key requirements to responsible AI systems and regulation" (2023), published in Information Fusion
  • "A Tutorial On the design, experimentation and application of metaheuristic algorithms to real-World optimization problems" (2021), published in Swarm and Evolutionary Computation
  • "An overview on feedback mechanisms with minimum adjustment or cost in consensus reaching in group decision making: Research paradigms and challenges" (2020), published in Information Fusion

Frequent collaboration is noted with several co-authors, including:

  • Javier Del Ser
  • M. Victoria Luzón
  • Nuria Rodríguez-Barroso
  • Siham Tabik
  • Daniel Molina

Best Publications

  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): Concepts, Taxonomies, Opportunities and Challenges toward Responsible AI

    Alejandro Barredo Arrieta;Natalia Díaz-Rodríguez;Javier Del Ser;Javier Del Ser;Adrien Bennetot;Adrien Bennetot

  • A practical tutorial on the use of nonparametric statistical tests as a methodology for comparing evolutionary and swarm intelligence algorithms

    Joaquín Derrac;Salvador García;Daniel Molina;Francisco Herrera

  • A 2-tuple fuzzy linguistic representation model for computing with words

    F. Herrera;L. Martinez

  • A Review on Ensembles for the Class Imbalance Problem: Bagging-, Boosting-, and Hybrid-Based Approaches

    M. Galar;A. Fernandez;E. Barrenechea;H. Bustince

  • Science mapping software tools: Review, analysis, and cooperative study among tools

    M. J. Cobo;A. G. López-Herrera;E. Herrera-Viedma;F. Herrera

  • KEEL Data-Mining Software Tool: Data Set Repository, Integration of Algorithms and Experimental Analysis Framework

    J. Alcalá-Fdez;A. Fernández;J. Luengo;J. Derrac

  • An approach for detecting, quantifying, and visualizing the evolution of a research field: A practical application to the Fuzzy Sets Theory field

    Manolo J. Cobo;Antonio Gabriel López-Herrera;Enrique Herrera-Viedma;Francisco Herrera

  • Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Term Sets for Decision Making

    R. M. Rodriguez;L. Martinez;F. Herrera

  • Advanced nonparametric tests for multiple comparisons in the design of experiments in computational intelligence and data mining: Experimental analysis of power

    Salvador García;Alberto Fernández;Julián Luengo;Francisco Herrera

  • Linguistic decision analysis: steps for solving decision problems under linguistic information

    F. Herrera;E. Herrera-Viedma

  • SMOTE for learning from imbalanced data: progress and challenges, marking the 15-year anniversary

    Alberto Fernández;Salvador García;Francisco Herrera;Nitesh V. Chawla

  • A study on the use of non-parametric tests for analyzing the evolutionary algorithms' behaviour: a case study on the CEC'2005 Special Session on Real Parameter Optimization

    Salvador García;Daniel Molina;Manuel Lozano;Francisco Herrera

  • An insight into classification with imbalanced data: Empirical results and current trends on using data intrinsic characteristics

    Victoria López;Alberto Fernández;Salvador García;Vasile Palade

  • Tackling Real-Coded Genetic Algorithms: Operators and Tools for Behavioural Analysis

    F. Herrera;M. Lozano;J. L. Verdegay

  • KEEL: a software tool to assess evolutionary algorithms for data mining problems

    J. Alcalá-Fdez;L. Sánchez;S. García;M. J. del Jesus

  • An Extension on "Statistical Comparisons of Classifiers over Multiple Data Sets" for all Pairwise Comparisons

    Salvador García;Francisco Herrera

  • Data Preprocessing in Data Mining

    Salvador Garca;Julin Luengo;Francisco Herrera

  • Genetic Fuzzy Systems: Evolutionary Tuning And Learning Of Fuzzy Knowledge Bases

    Oscar Cordón;Francisco Herrera;Frank Hoffmann;Luis Magdalena

  • A model of consensus in group decision making under linguistic assessments

    F. Herrera;E. Herrera-Viedma;J. L. Verdegay

  • SciMAT : A new science mapping analysis software tool

    M.J. Cobo;A.G. López-Herrera;E. Herrera-Viedma;F. Herrera

  • A model based on linguistic 2-tuples for dealing with multigranular hierarchical linguistic contexts in multi-expert decision-making

    F. Herrera;L. Martinez

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrique Herrera-Viedma
Enrique Herrera-Viedma University of Granada
Alberto Fernández
Alberto Fernández University of Granada
Oscar Cordón
Oscar Cordón University of Granada
Salvador García
Salvador García University of Granada
Julián Luengo
Julián Luengo University of Granada
Luis Martínez
Luis Martínez University of Jaén
Francisco Chiclana
Francisco Chiclana De Montfort University
María José del Jesus
María José del Jesus University of Jaén
Manuel Lozano
Manuel Lozano University of Granada
José Manuel Benítez
José Manuel Benítez University of Granada

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