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Wil M. P. van der Aalst

Wil M. P. van der Aalst

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 182 10 10 1 1 1364 143381
Best Scientists 182 564 508 23 22 1382 150773

Wil M. P. van der Aalst publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wil M. P. van der Aalst between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wil M. P. van der Aalst published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 36.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 108 publications in 2009. 72 of the 1,596 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 108. Peak 108 publications in 2009. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 35 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 54 publications 2006: 66 publications 2007: 85 publications 2008: 69 publications 2009: 108 publications 2010: 49 publications 2011: 67 publications 2012: 54 publications 2013: 60 publications 2014: 54 publications 2015: 54 publications 2016: 57 publications 2017: 54 publications 2018: 73 publications 2019: 56 publications 2020: 59 publications 2021: 69 publications 2022: 78 publications 2023: 84 publications 2024: 71 publications 2025: 71 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

1,596 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wil M. P. van der Aalst: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 3
1992 4
1993 4
1994 6
1995 6
1996 9
1997 12
1998 13
1999 20
2000 18
2001 23
2002 22
2003 35
2004 24
2005 54
2006 66
2007 85
2008 69
2009 108
2010 49
2011 67
2012 54
2013 60
2014 54
2015 54
2016 57
2017 54
2018 73
2019 56
2020 59
2021 69
2022 78
2023 84
2024 71
2025 71
2026 1
Total 1,596
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Wil M. P. van der Aalst publications per year - data summary

  • Wil M. P. van der Aalst, a Computer Science scholar from RWTH Aachen University, has 1,596 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 108 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 44 years in the span carry no publications at all (1984, 1985, 1987 and 1989).
  • The rate of publication averages 36.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 39.9 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 305 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 48 publications (3.2 per year); 1998-2012: 707 publications (47.1 per year); 2013-2026: 841 publications (60.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Wil M. P. van der Aalst 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 Wil M. P. van der Aalst 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, 991+ 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: 1,364 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 1,364
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Wil M. P. van der Aalst publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 14,188 Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 32–41 to 991+ publications.
  • Wil M. P. van der Aalst, a Computer Science scholar from RWTH Aachen University, records 1,364 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Computer Science scientists score the same or lower than Wil M. P. van der Aalst, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 202–211 publications range, and Wil M. P. van der Aalst ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–151 publications, holding 609 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 272–281 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 991 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Wil M. P. van der Aalst 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 Wil M. P. van der Aalst 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, 131+ 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: 182 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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+ 98 182
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Wil M. P. van der Aalst D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 14,188 Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 52 ranges running from 30–31 to 131+ D-Index.
  • Wil M. P. van der Aalst, a Computer Science scholar from RWTH Aachen University, records 182 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Computer Science scientists score the same or lower than Wil M. P. van der Aalst, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44–45 D-Index range, and Wil M. P. van der Aalst ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36–37 D-Index, holding 990 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54–55 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2021 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to process mining and workflow processes
  • 2020 - ACM Fellow For contributions to process mining, process management, and data science
  • 2014 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for his impressive foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management

Overview

Wil M. P. van der Aalst is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly in Computer Science, Business, Management and Accounting, and Engineering. The scientist's scholarly focus includes various subfields such as Management Information Systems, Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Management Science and Operations Research.

The primary topics covered in their work include Business Process Modeling and Analysis, Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services, Semantic Web and Ontologies, Data Quality and Management, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Big Data and Business Intelligence, and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Wil M. P. van der Aalst are:

  • Gyunam Park
  • Majid Rafiei
  • Mahsa Pourbafrani
  • Sebastiaan J. van Zelst
  • Daniel Schuster

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Business & Information Systems Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Lecture notes in business information processing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Notable recent papers include:

  • Welcome to the Era of ChatGPT et al., 2023, Business & Information Systems Engineering
  • Process mining for healthcare: Characteristics and challenges, 2022, Journal of Biomedical Informatics
  • A Computer Science Perspective on Digital Transformation in Production, 2022, ACM Transactions on Internet of Things
  • Discovering Object-centric Petri Nets, 2020, Fundamenta Informaticae
  • Privacy-Preserving Process Mining in Healthcare, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Wil M. P. van der Aalst has contributed to book publications with Springer Science+Business Media, which include titles such as:

  • Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts (2021)
  • Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts (2020)
  • Recent Trends in Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts (2021)

Additionally, works published under the Interdisciplinary Excellence Accelerator Series include:

  • Internet of Production (2023)
  • Internet of Production (2023)

The scientist has received several awards including:

  • IEEE Fellow (2021) for contributions to process mining and workflow processes
  • ACM Fellow (2020) for contributions to process mining, process management, and data science
  • Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2011)
  • Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) for foundational contributions to Business Process Management by developing workflow management patterns and the YAWL language for workflow management

Best Publications

  • Workflow Management: Models, Methods, and Systems

    Wil van der Aalst;Kees van Hee

  • Workflow Patterns

    W. M. P. Van Der Aalst;A. H. M. Ter Hofstede;B. Kiepuszewski;A. P. Barros

  • The application of Petri-nets to workflow management

    W.M.P. van der Aalst

  • Process mining

    Wil Van Der Aalst

  • Workflow mining: discovering process models from event logs

    W. van der Aalst;T. Weijters;L. Maruster

  • Business process management: a survey

    Wil M. P. Van Der Aalst;Arthur H. M. Ter Hofstede;Mathias Weske

  • Process Mining: Data Science in Action

    Wil van der Aalst

  • Data Science in Action

    Wil van der Aalst

  • Business Process Management: A Comprehensive Survey

    Wmp Wil Aalst;van der

  • YAWL: yet another workflow language

    W. M. P. van der Aalst;A. H. M. ter Hofstede

  • Process Mining: Discovery, Conformance and Enhancement of Business Processes

    Wil M. P. van der Aalst

  • Getting the Data

    Wil M. P. van der Aalst

  • Process Mining Manifesto

    Wil van der Aalst;Wil van der Aalst;Arya Adriansyah;Ana Karla Alves de Medeiros;Franco Arcieri

  • Workflow mining: a survey of issues and approaches

    W. M. P. van der Aalst;B. F. van Dongen;J. Herbst;L. Maruster

  • Process Aware Information Systems: Bridging People and Software Through Process Technology

    Marlon Dumas;Wil M. van der Aalst;Arthur H. ter Hofstede

  • Verification of Workflow Nets

    Wil M. P. van der Aalst

  • Conformance checking of processes based on monitoring real behavior

    A. Rozinat;W. M. P. van der Aalst

  • The prom framework: a new era in process mining tool support

    B. F. van Dongen;A. K. A. de Medeiros;H. M. W. Verbeek;A. J. M. M. Weijters

  • Fuzzy mining: adaptive process simplification based on multi-perspective metrics

    Christian W. Günther;Wil M. P. Van Der Aalst

  • Business process mining: An industrial application

    W. M. P. van der Aalst;H. A. Reijers;A. J. M. M. Weijters;B. F. van Dongen

  • YAWL: yet another workflow language (revised version)

    W.M.P. van der Aalst;A.H.M. ter Hofstede

  • Process mining: making knowledge discovery process centric

    Wil van der Aalst

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur H. M. ter Hofstede
Arthur H. M. ter Hofstede Queensland University of Technology
Massimiliano de Leoni
Massimiliano de Leoni University of Padua
Boudewijn F. van Dongen
Boudewijn F. van Dongen Eindhoven University of Technology
Marlon Dumas
Marlon Dumas University of Tartu
Marcello La Rosa
Marcello La Rosa University of Melbourne
Dirk Fahland
Dirk Fahland Eindhoven University of Technology
Michael Rosemann
Michael Rosemann Queensland University of Technology
Moe Thandar Wynn
Moe Thandar Wynn Queensland University of Technology
Jan Mendling
Jan Mendling Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Fabrizio Maria Maggi
Fabrizio Maria Maggi Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

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