2026 John Hughes: 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	72	1652	1603	4	4	211	25725

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Computer Science

1652

1603

211

25725

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Sweden Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Sweden Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Sweden Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

John Hughes is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the domain of computer science with particular attention to software engineering and related subfields.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

Computer Science

Their work spans several subfields within this broader area, including:

Information Systems
Software
Computer Networks and Communications
Signal Processing
Information Systems and Management

Research topics prominently featured in their publications encompass:

Software Engineering Research
Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
Software Reliability and Analysis Research
Software System Performance and Reliability
Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Scientific Computing and Data Management
Web Application Security Vulnerabilities

John Hughes has contributed to recent scholarly publications, including:

"Exploring API behaviours through generated examples", 2024, Software Quality Journal
"Exploring API Behaviours Through Generated Examples", 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)

The researcher often collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, which includes:

Leonidas Lampropoulos
Benjamin C. Pierce
Robbert Jongeling
Adnan Čaušević
Daniel Sundmark

John Hughes has regularly published in venues such as:

Software Quality Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

Report on the programming language Haskell: a non-strict, purely functional language version 1.2

Paul Hudak;Simon Peyton Jones;Philip Wadler;Brian Boutel

2085
Citations
Why functional programming matters

J. Hughes

1506
Citations
QuickCheck: a lightweight tool for random testing of Haskell programs

Koen Claessen;John Hughes

1465
Citations
QuickCheck: a lightweight tool for random testing of Haskell programs

Unknown

1274
Citations
Introduction to Computer Graphics

James D. Foley;Richard L. Phillips;John F. Hughes;Andries van Dam

1179
Citations
SKETCH: an interface for sketching 3D scenes

Robert C. Zeleznik;Kenneth P. Herndon;John F. Hughes

1163
Citations
As-rigid-as-possible shape manipulation

Takeo Igarashi;Tomer Moscovich;John F. Hughes

968
Citations
Direct manipulation of free-form deformations

William M. Hsu;John F. Hughes;Henry Kaufman

828
Citations
Computer graphics: principles and practice (2nd ed.)

James D. Foley;Andries van Dam;Steven K. Feiner;John F. Hughes

800
Citations
Generalising monads to arrows

John Hughes

681
Citations
Sculpting: an interactive volumetric modeling technique

Tinsley A. Galyean;John F. Hughes

609
Citations
Real-time nonphotorealistic rendering

Lee Markosian;Michael A. Kowalski;Daniel Goldstein;Samuel J. Trychin

594
Citations
Orientable textures for image-based pen-and-ink illustration

Michael P. Salisbury;Michael T. Wong;John F. Hughes;David H. Salesin

502
Citations
A history of Haskell: being lazy with class

Paul Hudak;John Hughes;Simon Peyton Jones;Philip Wadler

473
Citations
Proving the correctness of reactive systems using sized types

John Hughes;Lars Pareto;Amr Sabry

447
Citations
WYSIWYG NPR: drawing strokes directly on 3D models

Robert D. Kalnins;Lee Markosian;Barbara J. Meier;Michael A. Kowalski

385
Citations
Report on the Programming Language Haskell, A Non-strict, Purely Functional Language.

Paul Hudak;Simon L. Peyton Jones;Philip Wadler;Brian Boutel

361
Citations
SmoothSketch: 3D free-form shapes from complex sketches

Olga A. Karpenko;John F. Hughes

320
Citations
A suggestive interface for 3D drawing

Takeo Igarashi;John F. Hughes

291
Citations
Multiperspective panoramas for cel animation

Daniel N. Wood;Adam Finkelstein;John F. Hughes;Craig E. Thayer

288
Citations
Scheduled Fourier volume morphing

John F. Hughes

266
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Koen Claessen Chalmers University of Technology

Takeo Igarashi University of Tokyo

Benjamin C. Pierce University of Pennsylvania

Simon Jones Microsoft (United States)

Robert C. Zeleznik Brown University

James D. Foley Georgia Institute of Technology

Steven Feiner Columbia University

Philip Wadler University of Edinburgh

Wojciech Matusik MIT

Marie-Paule Cani École Polytechnique

External Links

Personal website of John Hughes Google Scholar page

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