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D-Index
57
Citations
14590
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3796
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Jan A. Bergstra 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 Jan A. Bergstra sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 636 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan A. Bergstra 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 Jan A. Bergstra sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2011 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Jan A. Bergstra is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, with a strong focus on computational theory, mathematics, and artificial intelligence. Their work spans multiple subfields, including computational theory and mathematics, artificial intelligence, mathematical physics, theoretical computer science, and software.

The research topics covered by Bergstra include logic, programming, and type systems; computability, logic, and AI algorithms; mathematical and theoretical analysis; advanced algebra and logic; logic, reasoning, and knowledge; history and theory of mathematics; and numerical methods and algorithms.

Bergstra's recent papers include:

  • Arithmetical Datatypes, Fracterms, and the Fraction Definition Problem, 2020, published in Transmathematica
  • On The Axioms Of Common Meadows: Fracterm Calculus, Flattening And Incompleteness, 2022, published in The Computer Journal
  • Review of Suppes 1957 Proposals For Division by Zero, 2021, published in Transmathematica
  • The Transrational Numbers as an Abstract Data Type, 2020, published in Transmathematica
  • Candidate Software Process Flaws for the Boeing 737 Max MCAS Algorithm and Risks for a Proposed Upgrade, 2020, published in arXiv (Cornell University)

The predominant venues where Bergstra has published work include Transmathematica, Scientific Annals of Computer Science, arXiv (Cornell University), SSRN Electronic Journal, and The Computer Journal.

Jan A. Bergstra has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • John V. Tucker
  • Alban Ponse
  • Marcus Düwell
  • C.A. Middelburg
  • James A. Anderson

Bergstra's recognized achievements include membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences as of 2011 and membership of Academia Europaea since 2006.

Best Publications

  • Process algebra for synchronous communication

    Jan A. Bergstra;Jan Willem Klop

  • Algebra of communicating processes with abstraction

    Jan A. Bergstra;Jan Willem Klop

  • Handbook of Process Algebra

    J. A. Bergstra;A. Ponse;Scott A. Smolka

  • Real time process algebra

    Jcm Jos Baeten;JA Jan Bergstra;JA Jan Bergstra

  • Algebraic specification

    J. A. Bergstra;Jan Heering;Paul Klint

  • Conditional rewrite rules: confluence and termination

    J.A. Bergstra;Jan Willem Klop

  • The Algebra of Recursively Defined Processes and the Algebra of Regular Processes

    Jan A. Bergstra;Jan Willem Klop

  • Module algebra

    J. A. Bergstra;J. Heering;P. Klint

  • Syntax and defining equations for an interrupt mechanism in process algebra

    Jcm Jos Baeten;JA Jan Bergstra;JW Jan Willem Klop

  • On the consistency of Koomen's fair abstraction rule

    J. C. M. Baeten;J. A. Bergstra;J. W. Klop

  • Algebra of communicating processes

    J.A. Bergstra;Jan Willem Klop

  • Decidability of bisimulation equivalence for process generating context-free languages

    J. C. M. Baeten;J. A. Bergstra;J. W. Klop

  • Global renaming operators in concrete process algebra

    J. C. M. Baeten;J. A. Bergstra

  • A Characterisation of Computable Data Types by Means of a Finite Equational Specification Method

    Jan A. Bergstra;J. V. Tucker

  • The discrete time TOOLBUS—a software coordination architecture

    J. A. Bergstra;J. A. Bergstra;P. Klint

  • Decidability of bisimulation equivalence for processes generating context-free languages

    Jos C. M. Baeten;Jan A. Bergstra;Jan A. Bergstra;Jan Willem Klop

  • Program algebra for sequential code

    Jan A. Bergstra;Jan A. Bergstra;M. E. Loots

  • Process Algebra with Iteration and Nesting

    Jan A. Bergstra;Inge Bethke;Alban Ponse

  • The rational numbers as an abstract data type

    J. A. Bergstra;J. V. Tucker

  • Verification of an alternating bit protocol by means of process algebra protocol

    J. A. Bergstra;J. W. Klop

  • Axiomatizing probabilistic processes: ACP with generative probabilities

    J. C. M. Baeten;J. A. Bergstra;S. A. Smolka

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Willem Klop
Jan Willem Klop Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Paul Klint
Paul Klint Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
John-Jules Ch. Meyer
John-Jules Ch. Meyer Utrecht University
Wan Fokkink
Wan Fokkink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Sjouke Mauw
Sjouke Mauw University of Luxembourg
Krzysztof R. Apt
Krzysztof R. Apt Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog
Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Scott A. Smolka
Scott A. Smolka Stony Brook University
Martin Wirsing
Martin Wirsing Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Manfred Broy
Manfred Broy Technical University of Munich

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