| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 46 | 6666 | 6474 | 131 | 131 | 206 | 16477 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Niklaus Wirth between 1963 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Niklaus Wirth published across 59 years, from 1963 to 2021, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 1975. 1 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.
232 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 31 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 20 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 21 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 28 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| Total | 232 |
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 Niklaus Wirth sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 206 publications — 48th percentile
48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 32–41 | 7 | |
| 42–51 | 22 | |
| 52–61 | 82 | |
| 62–71 | 134 | |
| 72–81 | 249 | |
| 82–91 | 324 | |
| 92–101 | 421 | |
| 102–111 | 420 | |
| 112–121 | 497 | |
| 122–131 | 544 | |
| 132–141 | 555 | |
| 142–151 | 609 | |
| 152–161 | 559 | |
| 162–171 | 534 | |
| 172–181 | 556 | |
| 182–191 | 583 | |
| 192–201 | 519 | |
| 202–211 | 508 | 206 |
| 212–221 | 490 | |
| 222–231 | 437 | |
| 232–241 | 423 | |
| 242–251 | 408 | |
| 252–261 | 377 | |
| 262–271 | 301 | |
| 272–281 | 335 | |
| 282–291 | 320 | |
| 292–301 | 293 | |
| 302–311 | 250 | |
| 312–321 | 238 | |
| 322–331 | 206 | |
| 332–341 | 209 | |
| 342–351 | 208 | |
| 352–361 | 162 | |
| 362–371 | 176 | |
| 372–381 | 127 | |
| 382–391 | 158 | |
| 392–401 | 128 | |
| 402–411 | 104 | |
| 412–421 | 94 | |
| 422–431 | 99 | |
| 432–441 | 83 | |
| 442–451 | 108 | |
| 452–461 | 73 | |
| 462–471 | 77 | |
| 472–481 | 69 | |
| 482–491 | 84 | |
| 492–501 | 62 | |
| 502–511 | 54 | |
| 512–521 | 57 | |
| 522–531 | 51 | |
| 532–541 | 51 | |
| 542–551 | 32 | |
| 552–561 | 38 | |
| 562–571 | 28 | |
| 572–581 | 43 | |
| 582–591 | 33 | |
| 592–601 | 41 | |
| 602–611 | 32 | |
| 612–621 | 28 | |
| 622–631 | 25 | |
| 632–641 | 27 | |
| 642–651 | 17 | |
| 652–661 | 20 | |
| 662–671 | 17 | |
| 672–681 | 15 | |
| 682–691 | 14 | |
| 692–701 | 21 | |
| 702–711 | 13 | |
| 712–721 | 12 | |
| 722–731 | 19 | |
| 732–741 | 14 | |
| 742–751 | 12 | |
| 752–761 | 10 | |
| 762–771 | 10 | |
| 772–781 | 11 | |
| 782–791 | 10 | |
| 792–801 | 11 | |
| 802–811 | 8 | |
| 812–821 | 8 | |
| 822–831 | 7 | |
| 832–841 | 11 | |
| 842–851 | 10 | |
| 852–861 | 5 | |
| 862–871 | 9 | |
| 872–881 | 4 | |
| 882–891 | 6 | |
| 892–901 | 3 | |
| 902–911 | 6 | |
| 912–921 | 3 | |
| 922–931 | 2 | |
| 932–941 | 2 | |
| 942–951 | 2 | |
| 952–961 | 3 | |
| 962–971 | 3 | |
| 972–981 | 3 | |
| 982–990 | 5 | |
| 991+ | 100 |
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 Niklaus Wirth sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 53rd percentile
53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30–31 | 879 | |
| 32–33 | 983 | |
| 34–35 | 918 | |
| 36–37 | 990 | |
| 38–39 | 968 | |
| 40–41 | 907 | |
| 42–43 | 821 | |
| 44–45 | 763 | |
| 46–47 | 689 | 46 |
| 48–49 | 543 | |
| 50–51 | 543 | |
| 52–53 | 518 | |
| 54–55 | 500 | |
| 56–57 | 458 | |
| 58–59 | 400 | |
| 60–61 | 337 | |
| 62–63 | 308 | |
| 64–65 | 292 | |
| 66–67 | 249 | |
| 68–69 | 213 | |
| 70–71 | 192 | |
| 72–73 | 189 | |
| 74–75 | 165 | |
| 76–77 | 139 | |
| 78–79 | 119 | |
| 80–81 | 121 | |
| 82–83 | 113 | |
| 84–85 | 88 | |
| 86–87 | 87 | |
| 88–89 | 75 | |
| 90–91 | 69 | |
| 92–93 | 57 | |
| 94–95 | 46 | |
| 96–97 | 38 | |
| 98–99 | 34 | |
| 100–101 | 36 | |
| 102–103 | 27 | |
| 104–105 | 37 | |
| 106–107 | 18 | |
| 108–109 | 31 | |
| 110–111 | 19 | |
| 112–113 | 16 | |
| 114–115 | 12 | |
| 116–117 | 20 | |
| 118–119 | 15 | |
| 120–121 | 5 | |
| 122–123 | 20 | |
| 124–125 | 8 | |
| 126–127 | 5 | |
| 128–129 | 7 | |
| 130 | 3 | |
| 131+ | 98 |
Niklaus Wirth is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research has included the development of several influential computer programming languages.
Wirth's recent publication is titled 50 years of Pascal, published in 2021 in the Communications of the ACM.
Throughout their career, Wirth has published primarily in the Communications of the ACM.
Wirth has been recognized with several awards, including:
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G. Goos;J. Hartmanis;D. Barstow;W. Brauer
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D. Barstow;W. Brauer;P. Brinch Hansen;D. Gries
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