Robin Milner
Impact in
- Computational Theory and Mathematics top 0.01%
- Formal Methods in Verification
- Petri Nets in System Modeling
- Software top 0.05%
- Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques
Papers in
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- Formal Methods in Verification 44
- Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms 20
- semigroups and automata theory 16
- Petri Nets in System Modeling 14
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- Logic, programming, and type systems 60
- Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge 32
- Co-authors
- Matthew Hennessy (2 shared papers)Joachim Parrow (5 shared papers)David Walker (4 shared papers)Mads Tofte (8 shared papers)Robert Harper (7 shared papers)David MacQueen (3 shared papers)Lúıs Damas (1 shared paper)Davide Sangiorgi (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Theoretical Computer Science (6 papers)Information and Computation (5 papers)Lecture notes in computer science (31 papers)Mathematical Structures in Computer Science (3 papers)Communications of the ACM (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesDenmark
In The Last Decade
Robin Milner
129 papers receiving 26.7k citations
Robin Milner's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 158
- Computational Theory and Mathematics 17.9k
- Software 3.8k
- Artificial Intelligence 21.2k
- Hardware and Architecture 3.8k
- Computer Networks and Communications 7.4k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication and Concurrency Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 5562 |
| 2 | On observing nondeterminism and concurrency Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 4062 |
| 3 | A calculus of mobile processes, I Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 2252 |
| 4 | Communicating and Mobile Systems: the Pi-Calculus Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 1722 |
| 5 | A theory of type polymorphism in programming Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 1665 |
| 6 | The Definition of Standard ML Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 1467 |
| 7 | A calculus of mobile processes, II Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 1400 |
| 8 | Algebraic laws for nondeterminism and concurrency Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 1077 |
| 9 | Principal type-schemes for functional programs Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 831 |
| 10 | The Definition of Standard ML (Revised) Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 776 |
| 11 | Calculi for synchrony and asynchrony Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 736 |
| 12 | The Polyadic π-Calculus: a Tutorial Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 609 |
| 13 | Mathematical Centre Tracts Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 605 |
| 14 | Theories for the Global Ubiquitous Computer Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 499 |
| 15 | An algebraic definition of simulation between programs | 1971 | 432 |
| 16 | 1992 | 422 | |
| 17 | 1977 | 374 | |
| 18 | 1992 | 339 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 320 | |
| 20 | 1984 | 259 |
About Robin Milner
Robin Milner is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture and Molecular Biology, having authored 135 papers that have together received 29.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Logic, programming, and type systems (60 papers), Formal Methods in Verification (44 papers), Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge (32 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (20 papers), semigroups and automata theory (16 papers), Petri Nets in System Modeling (14 papers), Distributed systems and fault tolerance (14 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computational Theory and Mathematics (17.9k citations), Software (3.8k citations), Artificial Intelligence (21.2k citations), Hardware and Architecture (3.8k citations) and Computer Networks and Communications (7.4k citations). Robin Milner has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Matthew Hennessy, Joachim Parrow, David Walker, Mads Tofte, Robert Harper, David MacQueen, Lúıs Damas, Davide Sangiorgi, James J. Leifer and George Milne. Their work appears in journals such as Theoretical Computer Science, Information and Computation, Lecture notes in computer science, Mathematical Structures in Computer Science and Communications of the ACM.
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