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 Ian Foster sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 959 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.
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 Ian Foster sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 143 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.
Ian Foster is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their scholarly contributions primarily focus on the field of Computer Science, with significant work in related subfields including Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Management, Materials Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Systems.
Their research topics cover a range of areas including:
Key recent publications by Ian Foster include:
Ian Foster has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Kyle Chard, Ben Blaiszik, Ryan Chard, Logan Ward, and Zhengchun Liu.
They have contributed extensively to academic venues such as:
Ian Foster has also authored books published by World Scientific, including multiple editions of the "Handbook on Big Data and Machine Learning in the Physical Sciences," published in 2020.
Among their recognitions are the IEEE Fellow award received in 2020 for contributions to grid computing and data transport infrastructures, the ACM Fellow award awarded in 2009 for work in parallel programming languages, collaborative and distributed computing, and fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2003.
Ian Foster;Carl Kesselman;Steven Tuecke
Ian Foster;Carl Kesselman
Ian Foster;Carl Kesselman
Ian Foster;Ian Foster;Carl Kesselman;Jeffrey M. Nick;Steven Tuecke
Ian Foster;Carl Kesselman;Jeffrey M. Nick;Steven Tuecke
I. Foster;Yong Zhao;I. Raicu;S. Lu
John Towns;Timothy Cockerill;Maytal Dahan;Ian T. Foster
Ian Foster
K. Czajkowski;S. Fitzgerald;I. Foster;C. Kesselman
I. Foster;C. Kesselman;J.M. Nick;S. Tuecke
Ian Foster;Carl Kesselman;Gene Tsudik;Steven Tuecke
James Frey;Todd Tannenbaum;Miron Livny;Ian Foster
J. Frey;T. Tannenbaum;M. Livny;I. Foster
Ian Foster
Ann Chervenak;Ian Foster;Carl Kesselman;Charles Salisbury
B. Sotomayor;R.S. Montero;I.M. Llorente;I. Foster
Karl Czajkowski;Ian T. Foster;Nicholas T. Karonis;Carl Kesselman
R. Matei;A. Iamnitchi;P. Foster
Matei Ripeanu;Ian T. Foster;Adriana Iamnitchi
I. Foster;C. Kesselman
Borja Sotomayor;S. Montero;Ignacio M. Llorente;Ian Foster
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