Theoretical Computer Science 193.5k citations
12.8k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Formal Methods in Verification semigroups and automata theory Advanced Graph Theory Research Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Logic, programming, and type systems Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Algorithms and Data Compression Papers in i semigroups and automata theory 3.1k Formal Methods in Verification 1.8k Advanced Graph Theory Research 1.6k Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs 1.5k Logic, programming, and type systems 2.4k Algorithms and Data Compression 1.8k Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge 1.4k show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Theoretical Computer Science
Comparison fields: 5 of 228 Computational Theory and Mathematics 105.3k Artificial Intelligence 97.2k Software 10.3k Computer Networks and Communications 45.8k Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 5.5k Hardware and Architecture 11.2k Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 4.6k Geometry and Topology 8.3k Signal Processing 8.7k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7.7k Mathematical Physics 6.6k Management Science and Operations Research 8.4k Computational Mathematics 367 Algebra and Number Theory 2.6k Information Systems 12.3k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 9.6k Management Information Systems 3.7k Statistics and Probability 2.7k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4.0k Molecular Biology 20.4k Numerical Analysis 1.1k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11.7k Theoretical Computer Science 202 Control and Systems Engineering 3.1k Mechanical Engineering 4.3k Economics and Econometrics 2.9k Computational Mechanics 2.2k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3.2k Computer Science Applications 557 Transportation 663 Information Systems and Management 622 Applied Mathematics 896 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 858 Genetics 2.2k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 690 Automotive Engineering 877 Building and Construction 861 Aerospace Engineering 1.5k Condensed Matter Physics 679 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 386 Modeling and Simulation 222 Sociology and Political Science 1.9k Media Technology 390 Marketing 394 Philosophy 460 Ocean Engineering 638 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 499 History and Philosophy of Science 177 Biophysics 219 Geography, Planning and Development 205 Cognitive Neuroscience 663 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 32 Biomedical Engineering 1.5k General Decision Sciences 63 Human-Computer Interaction 174 Management of Technology and Innovation 206 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 517 Materials Chemistry 1.3k Environmental Engineering 357 Astronomy and Astrophysics 400 Civil and Structural 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Developmental Neuroscience 5 Environmental Chemistry 13 Toxicology 4 Endocrinology 6 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 5 Rheumatology 16 Microbiology 7 Rehabilitation 7 Anthropology 10 Molecular Medicine 5 Horticulture 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 2 Archeology 1 Health 7 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 Biological Psychiatry 2 Public Administration 3 Museology 3 Complementary and alternative medicine 6 Animal Science and Zoology 8 Occupational Therapy 3 Metals and Alloys 2 Hematology 8 Orthodontics 3 Dermatology 6 Small Animals 5 Biochemistry 4 Nutrition and Dietetics 10 Pharmaceutical Science 4 Genetics 6 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 Periodontics 2 Filtration and Separation 1 Clinical Biochemistry 3 Parasitology 3 Aquatic Science 3 Gastroenterology 2 Reproductive Medicine 3 Ceramics and Composites 2 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Internal Medicine 1 Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 Nephrology 2 Classics 1 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 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Computational Theory and Mathematics 105.3k Artificial Intelligence 97.2k Software 10.3k Computer Networks and Communications 45.8k Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 5.5k Journal of the ACM United States
SIAM Journal on Computing United States
Information Processing Letters United States
Journal of Computer and System Sciences United States
Lecture notes in computer science United States
Journal of the Operational Research Society United Kingdom
Mathematics of Computation United States
Information Sciences China
IEEE Transactions on Computers United States
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control United States
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About Theoretical Computer Science The 12.8k papers published in Theoretical Computer Science in the last decades have received a total of 193.5k indexed citations . Papers published in Theoretical Computer Science usually cover Computational Theory and Mathematics (8.4k papers), Artificial Intelligence (6.4k papers), Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (522 papers), Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (500 papers) and Computer Networks and Communications (3.0k papers) specifically the topics of semigroups and automata theory (3.1k papers), Logic, programming, and type systems (2.4k papers), Formal Methods in Verification (1.8k papers), Algorithms and Data Compression (1.8k papers), Advanced Graph Theory Research (1.6k papers), Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs (1.5k papers), Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge (1.4k papers) and DNA and Biological Computing (1.3k papers). The most active scholars publishing in Theoretical Computer Science are Jean-Yves Girard , Leslie G. Valiant , Rajeev Alur , David L. Dill , Gordon Plotkin , Gilles Brassard , Charles H. Bennett , José Meseguer , Teofilo F. Gonzalez and Dexter Kozen .
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