2026 Geert-Jan Houben: 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	55	4340	4218	59	55	301	11435

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Geert-Jan Houben is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans several fields within computer science and social sciences, with a primary focus on areas related to artificial intelligence, computer science applications, and safety research.

The scientist's published work covers a range of topics. Key research themes include:

Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
Personal Information Management and User Behavior
Transportation and Mobility Innovations

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Geert-Jan Houben are:

"Meaningful human control: actionable properties for AI system development" (2022), published in AI and Ethics
"Managing bias and unfairness in data for decision support: a survey of machine learning and data engineering approaches to identify and mitigate bias and unfairness within data management and analytics systems" (2021), published in The VLDB Journal
"VirtualCrowd: A Simulation Platform for Microtask Crowdsourcing Campaigns" (2020), published in Companion Proceedings of the Web Conference 2020
"Analyzing Workers Performance in Online Mapping Tasks Across Web, Mobile, and Virtual Reality Platforms" (2020), published in Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Geert-Jan Houben include:

Sihang Qiu
Alessandro Bozzon
Luciano Cavalcante Siebert
Maria Luce Lupetti
Evgeni Aizenberg

The scientist publishes across various venues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach, including:

AI and Ethics
The VLDB Journal
Companion Proceedings of the Web Conference 2020
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing

Geert-Jan Houben's intersection of research fields and topics indicates a focus on the interplay between technology, ethics, and user-centric applications in modern computing, particularly in relation to AI systems and data-driven decision support.

Best Publications

A knowledge-based SWOT-analysis system as an instrument for strategic planning in small and medium sized enterprises

G. Houben;K. Lenie;K. Vanhoof

819
Citations
AHAM: a Dexter-based reference model for adaptive hypermedia

Paul De Bra;Geert-Jan Houben;Hongjing Wu

758
Citations
Supporting Self-Regulated Learning in Online Learning Environments and MOOCs: A Systematic Review

Jacqueline Wong;Martine Baars;Dan Davis;Tim van der Zee

608
Citations
Analyzing user modeling on twitter for personalized news recommendations

Fabian Abel;Qi Gao;Geert-Jan Houben;Ke Tao

500
Citations
Adaptive hypermedia: from systems to framework

Paul De Bra;Peter Brusilovsky;Geert-Jan Houben

387
Citations
Semantic enrichment of twitter posts for user profile construction on the social web

Fabian Abel;Qi Gao;Geert-Jan Houben;Ke Tao

357
Citations
Fusion - visually exploring and eliciting relationships in linked data

Samur Araujo;Geert-Jan Houben;Daniel Schwabe;Jan Hidders

334
Citations
A comparative study of users' microblogging behavior on sina weibo and twitter

Qi Gao;Fabian Abel;Geert-Jan Houben;Yong Yu

334
Citations
Cross-system user modeling and personalization on the Social Web

Fabian Abel;Eelco Herder;Geert-Jan Houben;Nicola Henze

301
Citations
Twitcident: fighting fire with information from social web streams

Fabian Abel;Claudia Hauff;Geert-Jan Houben;Richard Stronkman

293
Citations
Interoperability in Personalized Adaptive Learning

Lora Aroyo;Peter Dolog;Geert-Jan Houben;Milos Kravcik

261
Citations
Information retrieval in distributed hypertexts

Paul De Bra;Geert-Jan Houben;Yoram Kornatzky;Reinier Post

242
Citations
User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization

Geert-Jan Houben;Gord McCalla;Fabio Pianesi;Massimo Zancanaro

238
Citations
Semantics + filtering + search = twitcident. exploring information in social web streams

Fabian Abel;Claudia Hauff;Geert-Jan Houben;Richard Stronkman

208
Citations
Activating Learning at Scale : A Review of Innovations in Online Learning Strategies

Dan Davis;Guanliang Chen;Claudia Hauff;Geert Jan Houben

183
Citations
Engineering semantic web information systems in Hera

Richard Vdovjak;Flavius Frasincar;Geert-Jan Houben;Peter Barna

182
Citations
Follow the successful crowd: raising MOOC completion rates through social comparison at scale

Dan Davis;Ioana Jivet;René F. Kizilcec;Guanliang Chen

170
Citations
Analyzing temporal dynamics in Twitter profiles for personalized recommendations in the social web

Fabian Abel;Qi Gao;Geert-Jan Houben;Ke Tao

159
Citations
Index structures and algorithms for querying distributed RDF repositories

Heiner Stuckenschmidt;Richard Vdovjak;Geert-Jan Houben;Jeen Broekstra

158
Citations
Leveraging the semantics of tweets for adaptive faceted search on twitter

Fabian Abel;Ilknur Celik;Geert-Jan Houben;Patrick Siehndel

125
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Flavius Frasincar Erasmus University Rotterdam

Lora Aroyo Google (United States)

Peter Dolog Aalborg University

Antonio Vallecillo University of Malaga

Daniel Schwabe Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Frank Dignum Umeå University

Piero Fraternali Polytechnic University of Milan

Gustavo Rossi National University of La Plata

Luciano Baresi Polytechnic University of Milan

Nora Koch Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

External Links

Personal website of Geert-Jan Houben Google Scholar page

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