World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 38 10159 9872 634 626 209 6858

Simon Dobson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Simon Dobson between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Simon Dobson published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2009. 12 of the 233 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2009. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 8 publications
1992 2025

233 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Simon Dobson: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 4
1999 2
2000 14
2001 0
2002 3
2003 1
2004 2
2005 12
2006 16
2007 17
2008 21
2009 22
2010 11
2011 9
2012 13
2013 12
2014 10
2015 10
2016 4
2017 1
2018 4
2019 5
2020 6
2021 8
2022 5
2023 5
2024 4
2025 8
Total 233
Download as CSV

Simon Dobson 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 Simon Dobson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 32–41 to 991+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 609. Most scientists, 609, have 142–151 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 202–211 publications, is where this scientist sits. 32–41 publications: 7 scientists 42–51 publications: 22 scientists 52–61 publications: 82 scientists 62–71 publications: 134 scientists 72–81 publications: 249 scientists 82–91 publications: 324 scientists 92–101 publications: 421 scientists 102–111 publications: 420 scientists 112–121 publications: 497 scientists 122–131 publications: 544 scientists 132–141 publications: 555 scientists 142–151 publications: 609 scientists 152–161 publications: 559 scientists 162–171 publications: 534 scientists 172–181 publications: 556 scientists 182–191 publications: 583 scientists 192–201 publications: 519 scientists 202–211 publications: 508 scientists 212–221 publications: 490 scientists 222–231 publications: 437 scientists 232–241 publications: 423 scientists 242–251 publications: 408 scientists 252–261 publications: 377 scientists 262–271 publications: 301 scientists 272–281 publications: 335 scientists 282–291 publications: 320 scientists 292–301 publications: 293 scientists 302–311 publications: 250 scientists 312–321 publications: 238 scientists 322–331 publications: 206 scientists 332–341 publications: 209 scientists 342–351 publications: 208 scientists 352–361 publications: 162 scientists 362–371 publications: 176 scientists 372–381 publications: 127 scientists 382–391 publications: 158 scientists 392–401 publications: 128 scientists 402–411 publications: 104 scientists 412–421 publications: 94 scientists 422–431 publications: 99 scientists 432–441 publications: 83 scientists 442–451 publications: 108 scientists 452–461 publications: 73 scientists 462–471 publications: 77 scientists 472–481 publications: 69 scientists 482–491 publications: 84 scientists 492–501 publications: 62 scientists 502–511 publications: 54 scientists 512–521 publications: 57 scientists 522–531 publications: 51 scientists 532–541 publications: 51 scientists 542–551 publications: 32 scientists 552–561 publications: 38 scientists 562–571 publications: 28 scientists 572–581 publications: 43 scientists 582–591 publications: 33 scientists 592–601 publications: 41 scientists 602–611 publications: 32 scientists 612–621 publications: 28 scientists 622–631 publications: 25 scientists 632–641 publications: 27 scientists 642–651 publications: 17 scientists 652–661 publications: 20 scientists 662–671 publications: 17 scientists 672–681 publications: 15 scientists 682–691 publications: 14 scientists 692–701 publications: 21 scientists 702–711 publications: 13 scientists 712–721 publications: 12 scientists 722–731 publications: 19 scientists 732–741 publications: 14 scientists 742–751 publications: 12 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 10 scientists 772–781 publications: 11 scientists 782–791 publications: 10 scientists 792–801 publications: 11 scientists 802–811 publications: 8 scientists 812–821 publications: 8 scientists 822–831 publications: 7 scientists 832–841 publications: 11 scientists 842–851 publications: 10 scientists 852–861 publications: 5 scientists 862–871 publications: 9 scientists 872–881 publications: 4 scientists 882–891 publications: 6 scientists 892–901 publications: 3 scientists 902–911 publications: 6 scientists 912–921 publications: 3 scientists 922–931 publications: 2 scientists 932–941 publications: 2 scientists 942–951 publications: 2 scientists 952–961 publications: 3 scientists 962–971 publications: 3 scientists 972–981 publications: 3 scientists 982–990 publications: 5 scientists 991+ publications: 100 scientists
32–41 publications 991+

This scientist: 209 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Computer Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
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
202–211 508 209
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
Download as CSV

Simon Dobson 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 Simon Dobson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 52 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 131+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 990. Most scientists, 990, have 36–37 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38–39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Computer Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 879
32–33 983
34–35 918
36–37 990
38–39 968 38
40–41 907
42–43 821
44–45 763
46–47 689
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
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Simon Dobson is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, and Medicine, with a substantial focus on subfields such as Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Epidemiology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Condensed Matter Physics, and Immunology.

Their work covers several key topics, which include:

  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition

Dobson's recent scientific papers illustrate the diversity of their research interests and methods. Notable publications include:

  • ContrasGAN: Unsupervised domain adaptation in Human Activity Recognition via adversarial and contrastive learning (2021), published in Pervasive and Mobile Computing
  • Random graphs with arbitrary clustering and their applications (2021), published in Physical review. E
  • XLearn (2020), published in ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology
  • Percolation in random graphs with higher-order clustering (2021), published in Physical review. E
  • Two-pathogen model with competition on clustered networks (2021), published in Physical review. E

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Dobson include:

  • Peter Mann
  • John B. O. Mitchell
  • Juan Ye
  • V. Anne Smith
  • Manish Sadarangani

The primary publication venues where Dobson's research appears most often are:

  • Physical review. E
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ARROW@Dublin Institute of Technology (Dublin Institute of Technology)
  • Pervasive and Mobile Computing
  • IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Dobson was recognized as an ACM Senior Member in 2009.

Best Publications

  • A survey of autonomic communications

    Simon Dobson;Spyros Denazis;Antonio Fernández;Dominique Gaïti

  • Context is key

    Joëlle Coutaz;James L. Crowley;Simon Dobson;David Garlan

  • Review: Situation identification techniques in pervasive computing: A review

    Juan Ye;Simon Dobson;Susan McKeever

  • Ontology-based models in pervasive computing systems

    Juan Ye;Lorcan Coyle;Simon Dobson;Paddy Nixon

  • Compression in wireless sensor networks: A survey and comparative evaluation

    M. A. Razzaque;Chris Bleakley;Simon Dobson

  • Fulfilling the Vision of Autonomic Computing

    S. Dobson;R. Sterritt;P. Nixon;M. Hinchey

  • Energy-Efficient Sensing in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Compressed Sensing

    Mohammad Abdur Razzaque;Simon Andrew Dobson

  • High-Accuracy Reference-Free Ultrasonic Location Estimation

    M. M. Saad;C. J. Bleakley;T. Ballal;S. Dobson

  • Social sensors and pervasive services: Approaches and perspectives

    Alberto Rosi;Marco Mamei;Franco Zambonelli;Simon Dobson

  • Activity recognition using temporal evidence theory

    Susan Mckeever;Juan Ye;Lorcan Coyle;Chris Bleakley

  • Robust High-Accuracy Ultrasonic Range Measurement System

    M. M. Saad;C. J. Bleakley;S. Dobson

  • KCAR: A knowledge-driven approach for concurrent activity recognition

    Juan Ye;Graeme Turnbull Stevenson;Simon Andrew Dobson

  • Developing pervasive multi-agent systems with nature-inspired coordination

    Franco Zambonelli;Andrea Omicini;Bernhard Anzengruber;Gabriella Castelli

  • Multiplex networks in metropolitan areas: generic features and local effects

    Emanuele Strano;Saray Shai;Simon Andrew Dobson;Marc Barthélemy

  • Ontonym: a collection of upper ontologies for developing pervasive systems

    Graeme Stevenson;Stephen Knox;Simon Dobson;Paddy Nixon

  • A top-level ontology for smart environments

    Juan Ye;Graeme Stevenson;Simon Dobson

  • USMART: An Unsupervised Semantic Mining Activity Recognition Technique

    Juan Ye;Graeme Stevenson;Simon Dobson

  • Self-aware Pervasive Service Ecosystems

    Franco Zambonelli;Gabriella Castelli;Laura Ferrari;Marco Mamei

  • Semantic web technologies in pervasive computing

    Juan Ye;Stamatia Dasiopoulou;Graeme Stevenson;Georgios Meditskos

  • Categorisation and modelling of quality in context information

    Mohammed Abhur Razzaque;Simon Dobson;Patrick Nixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Franco Zambonelli
Franco Zambonelli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Mirko Viroli
Mirko Viroli University of Bologna
Gregory M. P. O'Hare
Gregory M. P. O'Hare Trinity College Dublin
Marco Mamei
Marco Mamei University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Stephen H. Gillespie
Stephen H. Gillespie University of St Andrews
Ehab Al-Shaer
Ehab Al-Shaer Carnegie Mellon University
Andrea Omicini
Andrea Omicini University of Bologna
Michael Fisher
Michael Fisher University of Manchester
Miriam Faust
Miriam Faust Bar-Ilan University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Computer Science in the USA opens diverse opportunities across engineering, data analysis, and science fields. Online education makes it easier than ever to access quality programs at affordable rates, helping students upskill flexibly from anywhere.

Many students expand their technical foundation through related fields like engineering or physics. For example, earning an online physics degree can sharpen your problem-solving and analytical skills, both of which are highly valued in technology careers. Alternatively, pursuing an online bachelor’s in electrical engineering can equip you with practical hardware and systems expertise relevant in many emerging industries.

For those interested in the booming realm of data, seeking the cheapest data science degree may provide a cost-effective path toward roles in data analytics, machine learning, or research. If you’re looking for faster entry into the workforce, consider targeting quick certifications that pay well—these can boost your credentials without the long-term commitment of a full degree.

Choosing the right academic and career pathway depends on your interests, timeframe, and budget. Online degrees and certifications provide versatile options to help you launch or advance a career in technology and related fields.

Best Scientists Citing Simon Dobson

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles