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 Pete Beckman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 127 publications — 17th percentile
17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.
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 Pete Beckman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile
10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.
Pete Beckman is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of computer science, with a focus on several subfields including artificial intelligence, global and planetary change, computer networks and communications, computer vision and pattern recognition, and hardware and architecture.
Their work covers multiple topics, especially in parallel computing and optimization techniques, solar radiation and photovoltaics, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, cloud computing and resource management, distributed and parallel computing systems, human mobility and location-based analysis, and smart cities and technologies.
Beckman has published papers in a variety of venues, with frequent contributions to the following publication outlets:
Among their recent papers are:
Frequent collaborators in Beckman's research include Rajesh Sankaran, Nicola Ferrier, Seongha Park, Yongho Kim, and Scott Collis.
In terms of recognition, Beckman was named an ACM Senior Member in 2009.
Jack Dongarra;Pete Beckman;Terry Moore;Patrick Aerts
Charlie Catlett;William E. Allcock;Phil Andrews;Ruth A. Aydt
François Bodin;Peter Beckman;Dennis Gannon;Srinivas Narayana
Ioan Raicu;Zhao Zhang;Mike Wilde;Ian Foster
Sangmin Seo;Abdelhalim Amer;Pavan Balaji;Cyril Bordage
Kamil Iskra;John W. Romein;Kazutomo Yoshii;Pete Beckman
M. Asch;T. Moore;R. Badia;M. Beck
Sameer Shende;Allen D. Malony;Janice Cuny;Peter Beckman
Kaicheng Zhang;Akhil Guliani;Seda Ogrenci-Memik;Gokhan Memik
A. Malony;B. Mohr;P. Beckman;D. Gannon
M. Wilde;I. Foster;K. Iskra;P. Beckman
Ioan Raicu;Zhao Zhang;Mike Wilde;Ian Foster
Charles E. Catlett;Peter H. Beckman;Rajesh Sankaran;Kate Kusiak Galvin
Pete Beckman;Kamil Iskra;Kazutomo Yoshii;Susan Coghlan
Pete Beckman;Kamil Iskra;Kazutomo Yoshii;Susan Coghlan
Jack Dongarra;Pete Beckman;Patrick Aerts;Frank Cappello
Peter H. Beckman;Suman Nadella;Nick Trebon;Ivan Beschastnikh
Ioan Raicu;Ian T. Foster;Pete Beckman
Rinku Gupta;Pete Beckman;Byung-Hoon Park;Ewing Lusk
Shava Smallen;Catherine Olschanowsky;Kate Ericson;Pete Beckman
Seongha Park;Yongho Kim;Nicola J. Ferrier;Scott M. Collis
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