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Lawrence C. Paulson 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 Lawrence C. Paulson sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 270 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence C. Paulson 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 Lawrence C. Paulson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2008 - ACM Fellow For contributions to theorem provers and verification techniques.

Overview

Lawrence C. Paulson is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Computer Science, with a primary focus on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Theory and Mathematics. The scientist's research spans several related subfields including Computer Networks and Communications, Mathematical Physics, and Geometry and Topology.

The main topics of Lawrence C. Paulson's work include:

  • Logic, programming, and type systems
  • Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge
  • Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
  • Formal Methods in Verification
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing
  • Advanced Database Systems and Queries

Recent publications by Lawrence C. Paulson demonstrate ongoing contributions to theorem proving and formal logic. Notable papers include:

  • "Isabelle tutorial and user's manual," 2021, published in CL Technical Reports
  • "Improving the SMT Proof Reconstruction Pipeline in Isabelle/HOL," 2025, published in Dagstuhl Research Online Publication Server
  • "LISA - A Modern Proof System," 2023, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Natural deduction proof as higher-order resolution," 2021, published in CL Technical Reports
  • "Co-induction and co-recursion in higher-order logic," 2021, published in CL Technical Reports

Frequent co-authors in Lawrence C. Paulson's research include:

  • Angeliki Koutsoukou-Argyraki
  • Wenda Li
  • Chelsea Edmonds
  • Chaitanya Mangla
  • Sean B. Holden

Lawrence C. Paulson has a notable presence in several publication venues. Among the most frequent are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • CL Technical Reports
  • Experimental Mathematics
  • Dagstuhl Research Online Publication Server
  • Journal of Automated Reasoning

The scientist has received recognition in their field including the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2017, and the designation of ACM Fellow in 2008, specifically for contributions to theorem provers and verification techniques.

Best Publications

  • Isabelle/HOL: A Proof Assistant for Higher-Order Logic

    Tobias Nipkow;Markus Wenzel;Lawrence C. Paulson

  • Isabelle: A Generic Theorem Prover

    Lawrence C. Paulson;Tobias Nipkow

  • ML for the working programmer

    Laurence C. Paulson

  • The inductive approach to verifying cryptographic protocols

    Lawrence C. Paulson

  • The foundation of a generic theorem prover

    L. C. Paulson

  • Logic and computation : interactive proof with Cambridge LCF

    Lawrence C. Paulson

  • Proving properties of security protocols by induction

    L.C. Paulson

  • Extending Sledgehammer with SMT Solvers

    Jasmin Christian Blanchette;Sascha Böhme;Lawrence C. Paulson

  • Isabelle: The Next 700 Theorem Provers

    Lawrence C. Paulson

  • Inductive analysis of the Internet protocol TLS

    Lawrence C. Paulson

  • MetiTarski: Past and Future

    Lawrence C. Paulson

  • Three Years of Experience with Sledgehammer, a Practical Link between Automatic and Interactive Theorem Provers

    Lawrence Paulson

  • Natural deduction as higher-order resolution

    L C Paulson

  • The Isabelle Framework

    Makarius Wenzel;Lawrence C. Paulson;Tobias Nipkow

  • ML for the working programmer (2nd ed.)

    Lawrence C. Paulson

  • The Isabelle Reference Manual

    Lawrence C. Paulson;Tobias Nipkow;Markus Wenzel

  • Kerberos Version 4: Inductive Analysis of the Secrecy Goals

    Giampaolo Bella;Lawrence C. Paulson

  • Mechanized proofs for a recursive authentication protocol

    L.C. Paulson

  • Should your specification language be typed

    Leslie Lamport;Lawrence C. Paulson

  • Logic and computation

    Lawrence Paulson

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias Nipkow
Tobias Nipkow Technical University of Munich
Fabio Massacci
Fabio Massacci Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ross Anderson
Ross Anderson University of Cambridge
Pekka Nikander
Pekka Nikander Aalto University
Virgil D. Gligor
Virgil D. Gligor Carnegie Mellon University
Tuomas Aura
Tuomas Aura Aalto University
Bruno Crispo
Bruno Crispo University of Trento
Joan Feigenbaum
Joan Feigenbaum Yale University
Lei Yu
Lei Yu Google (United States)
Jari Arkko
Jari Arkko Ericsson (Sweden)

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