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Jim Woodcock 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 Jim Woodcock sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 276 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jim Woodcock 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 Jim Woodcock sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Jim Woodcock is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Software, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Hardware and Architecture.

Woodcock's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Formal Methods in Verification
  • Logic, programming, and type systems
  • Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques
  • Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
  • Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

The scientist has published extensively, producing 109 works in Computer Science and 30 in Engineering. Key publication venues where their work frequently appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Formal Aspects of Computing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Directions Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Software & Systems Modeling

Some of the recent papers featuring their contributions are:

  • "Verification in the Grand Challenge", 2021, ACM eBooks
  • "A Survey of Practical Formal Methods for Security", 2022, Formal Aspects of Computing
  • "Unifying semantic foundations for automated verification tools in Isabelle/UTP", 2020, Science of Computer Programming
  • "Tetrahydrobiopterin as a rheostat of cell resistance to oxidant injury", 2024, Redox Biology
  • "Learning safe neural network controllers with barrier certificates", 2021, Formal Aspects of Computing

Woodcock has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Simon Foster, Ana Cavalcanti, Kangfeng Ye, Peter Gorm Larsen, and Cláudio Gomes. These collaborations have contributed to advancing research in their fields of study.

In addition to research articles, Woodcock has contributed to book publications. One notable book is "Dependable Software Engineering. Theories, Tools, and Applications," published in 2021 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Recognition for Woodcock's contributions includes being awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Using Z: Specification, Refinement, and Proof

    Jim Woodcock;Jim Davies

  • Formal methods: Practice and experience

    Jim Woodcock;Peter Gorm Larsen;Juan Bicarregui;John Fitzgerald

  • Systems of Systems Engineering: Basic Concepts, Model-Based Techniques, and Research Directions

    Claus Ballegaard Nielsen;Peter Gorm Larsen;John Fitzgerald;Jim Woodcock

  • The Semantics of Circus

    Jim Woodcock;Ana Cavalcanti

  • Non-interference through determinism

    A. W. Roscoe;J. C. P. Woodcock;L. Wulf

  • Software Engineering Mathematics

    Jim Woodcock;Martin Loomes

  • An Electronic Purse: Specification, Refinement and Proof

    Susan Stepney;David Cooper;Jim Woodcock

  • A Refinement Strategy for Circus

    Ana L. C. Cavalcanti;Augusto C.A. Sampaio;Jim Woodcock

  • A UTP semantics for Circus

    Marcel Oliveira;Ana Cavalcanti;Jim Woodcock

  • A concurrent language for refinement

    Jim Woodcock;Ana Cavalcanti

  • Verified software: a grand challenge

    C. Jones;P. O'Hearn;J. Woodcock

  • Refinement of State-Based Concurrent Systems

    Jim Woodcock;Carroll Morgan

  • Integrated tool chain for model-based design of Cyber-Physical Systems: The INTO-CPS project

    Peter Gorm Larsen;John Fitzgerald;Jim Woodcock;Peter Fritzson

  • ZRC --- A Refinement Calculus for Z

    Ana Cavalcanti;Jim Woodcock

  • RoboChart: modelling and verification of the functional behaviour of robotic applications

    Alvaro Heiji Miyazawa;Pedro Fernando De Oliveira Salazar Ribeiro;W. Li;Ana Lucia Caneca Cavalcanti

  • FME '93: Industrial-Strength Formal Methods

    James C. P. Woodcock;Peter G. Larsen

  • Software engineering mathematics : formal methods demystified

    James Woodcock;Martin Loomes

  • Features of CML: A formal modelling language for Systems of Systems

    J. Woodcock;A. Cavalcanti;J. Fitzgerald;P. Larsen

  • Refinement in Circus

    Augusto Sampaio;Jim Woodcock;Ana Cavalcanti

  • First Steps in the Verified Software Grand Challenge

    Jim Woodcock

  • A Tutorial Introduction to CSP in Unifying Theories of Programming

    A. L. C. Cavalcanti;J. C. P. Woodcock

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Cavalcanti
Ana Cavalcanti University of York
Zhiming Liu
Zhiming Liu South China Normal University
Richard F. Paige
Richard F. Paige McMaster University
Cliff B. Jones
Cliff B. Jones Newcastle University
Jeannette M. Wing
Jeannette M. Wing Columbia University
Alan Burns
Alan Burns University of York
Susan Stepney
Susan Stepney University of York
Andy Wellings
Andy Wellings University of York
Carroll Morgan
Carroll Morgan University of New South Wales
Taolue Chen
Taolue Chen Birkbeck, University of London

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