2026 Friedrich Leisch: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	43	7731	7508	67	64	179	27989

Overview

Friedrich Leisch is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Computer Science. They have contributed extensively across subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Plant Science, Artificial Intelligence, Ecology, and Insect Science.

The scientist's research topics include:

COVID-19 and Mental Health
Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
Insect and Pesticide Research
Advanced Clustering Algorithms Research
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
Data Mining Algorithms and Applications

Friedrich Leisch has co-authored publications with several frequent collaborators. These include:

Johann G. Zaller
Marco Solmi
Andrés Estradé
Trevor Thompson
Agorastos Agorastos

The main venues where their work has appeared multiple times are:

Journal of Affective Disorders
Environmental Sciences Europe
PLoS ONE
Agriculture
FEMS Yeast Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Friedrich Leisch include:

Physical and mental health impact of COVID-19 on children, adolescents, and their families: The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times - Children and Adolescents (COH-FIT-C&A), 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
Pesticide Use and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Sugar Beet, Apples, and Viticulture in Austria from 2000 to 2019, 2022, Agriculture
Effects of glyphosate-based herbicides and their active ingredients on earthworms, water infiltration and glyphosate leaching are influenced by soil properties, 2021, Environmental Sciences Europe
The collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times in adults (COH-FIT-Adults): Design and methods of an international online survey targeting physical and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
Reducing overall herbicide use may reduce risks to humans but increase toxic loads to honeybees, earthworms and birds, 2022, Environmental Sciences Europe

Best Publications

Bioconductor: open software development for computational biology and bioinformatics

Robert C Gentleman;Vincent J Carey;Douglas M. Bates;B.M. Bolstad

14674
Citations
strucchange. An R package for testing for structural change in linear regression models.

Achim Zeileis;Friedrich Leisch;Kurt Hornik;Christian Kleiber

2005
Citations
The support vector machine under test

David Meyer;Friedrich Leisch;Kurt Hornik

1013
Citations
Misc Functions of the Department of Statistics (e1071), TU Wien

David Meyer;Evgenia Dimitriadou;Kurt Hornik;Andreas Weingessel

883
Citations
Misc Functions of the Department of Statistics, ProbabilityTheory Group (Formerly: E1071), TU Wien

David Meyer;Evgenia Dimitriadou;Kurt Hornik;Andreas Weingessel

836
Citations
FlexMix: A general framework for finite mixture models and latent class regression in R

Friedrich Leisch

815
Citations
semPLS: Structural Equation Modeling Using Partial Least Squares

Armin Monecke;Friedrich Leisch

750
Citations
Sweave: Dynamic Generation of Statistical Reports Using Literate Data Analysis

Friedrich Leisch

730
Citations
FlexMix Version 2: Finite Mixtures with Concomitant Variables and Varying and Constant Parameters

Bettina Grün;Friedrich Leisch

533
Citations
A toolbox for K-centroids cluster analysis

Friedrich Leisch

356
Citations
Bioconductor: Open Software Development for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Kurt Hornik;Robert C. Gentleman;Vincent J. Carey;Douglas M. Bates

329
Citations
Selective marketing for environmentally sustainable tourism

Sara Dolnicar;Friedrich Leisch;Friedrich Leisch

314
Citations
Monitoring Structural Change in Dynamic Econometric Models

Achim Zeileis;Friedrich Leisch;Christian Kleiber;Kurt Hornik

271
Citations
Required Sample Sizes for Data-Driven Market Segmentation Analyses in Tourism:

Sara Dolnicar;Bettina Grün;Friedrich Leisch;Kathrin Schmidt

259
Citations
Crisis-resistant tourists

Homa Hajibaba;Ulrike Gretzel;Friedrich Leisch;Sara Dolnicar

254
Citations
The Design and Analysis of Benchmark Experiments

Torsten Hothorn;Friedrich Leisch;Achim Zeileis;Kurt Hornik

242
Citations
An Investigation of Tourists' Patterns of Obligation to Protect the Environment

Sara Dolnicar;Friedrich Leisch

240
Citations
Fitting finite mixtures of generalized linear regressions in R

Bettina Grün;Friedrich Leisch

235
Citations
Misc Functions of the Department of Statistics, Probability Theory Group (Formerly: E1071), TU Wien [R package e1071 version 1.7-4]

David Meyer;Evgenia Dimitriadou;Kurt Hornik;Andreas Weingessel

186
Citations
The sustainability–profitability trade-off in tourism: can it be overcome?

Teresa Moeller;Sara Dolnicar;Friedrich Leisch

175
Citations
Flexible generation of e-learning exams in R: Moodle quizzes, OLAT assessments, and beyond

Achim Zeileis;Nikolaus Umlauf;Friedrich Leisch

49
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Hornik Vienna University of Economics and Business

Siegfried Kasper Medical University of Vienna

Achim Zeileis University of Innsbruck

Werner Sieghart Medical University of Vienna

Lakhmi C. Jain University of South Australia

Robert Gentleman Genentech

Sergio R. Jara-Díaz University of Chile

Roger J. W. Truscott University of Wollongong

Susanne Asenbaum Medical University of Vienna

Sibylle G. Schwab University of Wollongong

External Links

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