Gerard J. Holzmann

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Gerard J. Holzmann is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Software and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerard J. Holzmann has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 18 papers in Software and 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Gerard J. Holzmann's work include Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (18 papers), Formal Methods in Verification (18 papers) and Software Reliability and Analysis Research (10 papers). Gerard J. Holzmann is often cited by papers focused on Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (18 papers), Formal Methods in Verification (18 papers) and Software Reliability and Analysis Research (10 papers). Gerard J. Holzmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Israel. Gerard J. Holzmann's co-authors include Rajeev Joshi, Dragan Bošnački, Alex Groce, Doron Peled, Vaughan Pratt, Klaus Havelund, Ru-Gang Xu, Björn Pehrson, Margaret Smith and Ben Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Computing Surveys, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and Scientific American.

In The Last Decade

Gerard J. Holzmann

33 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

The model checker SPIN 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The model checker SPIN
    1997 2.1k citations Gerard J. Holzmann IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering profile →
  2. Spin model checker, the: primer and reference manual
    2003 1.1k citations Gerard J. Holzmann CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerard J. Holzmann United States 13 2.4k 1.8k 1.6k 824 703 36 3.7k
Gerard J. Holzmann United States 27 1.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 718 0.9× 636 0.9× 83 3.1k
A. Prasad Sistla United States 25 3.3k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 2.6k 1.7× 1.3k 1.5× 716 1.0× 82 5.2k
Bernd–Holger Schlingloff Germany 10 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 394 0.5× 464 0.7× 47 2.8k
Klaus Havelund United States 27 1.7k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 909 1.1× 787 1.1× 97 3.5k
Grigore Roşu United States 35 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 2.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 979 1.4× 194 4.1k
E. Allen Emerson United States 32 4.9k 2.1× 2.1k 1.2× 3.8k 2.4× 901 1.1× 909 1.3× 76 6.3k
A. W. Roscoe United Kingdom 26 1.9k 0.8× 638 0.3× 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 503 0.7× 103 3.7k
Matthew B. Dwyer United States 35 2.1k 0.9× 3.8k 2.1× 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 749 1.1× 168 5.5k
Orna Grümberg Israel 22 5.1k 2.2× 3.2k 1.7× 3.3k 2.1× 909 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 73 7.0k
Alessandro Cimatti Italy 27 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 410 0.5× 431 0.6× 163 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerard J. Holzmann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerard J. Holzmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Havelund, Klaus & Gerard J. Holzmann. (2023). Programming event monitors. International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer. 26(1). 33–47.
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (2016). Brace Yourself. IEEE Software. 1 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (2016). Cobra: a light-weight tool for static and dynamic program analysis. Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering. 13(1). 35–49. 7 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (2015). Assertive Testing [Reliable Code]. IEEE Software. 32(3). 12–15. 1 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (2015). Points of Truth. IEEE Software. 32(4). 18–21. 2 indexed citations
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Havelund, Klaus, et al.. (2011). Proceedings of the Third international conference on NASA Formal methods. 1 indexed citations
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Havelund, Klaus & Gerard J. Holzmann. (2011). Software certification. 205–210.
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Holzmann, Gerard J. & Dragan Bošnački. (2007). The Design of a Multicore Extension of the SPIN Model Checker. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 33(10). 659–674. 65 indexed citations
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Joshi, Rajeev & Gerard J. Holzmann. (2007). A mini challenge: build a verifiable filesystem. Formal Aspects of Computing. 19(2). 269–272. 43 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J. & Dragan Bošnački. (2007). Multi-Core Model Checking with SPIN. TU/e Research Portal. 3855. 1–8. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Margaret, et al.. (2005). Model Checking Autonomous Planners: Even the B est L aid P lans M ust be V erified. 1–11. 7 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (2003). Spin model checker, the: primer and reference manual. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (2002). From code to models. 3–10. 24 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J., et al.. (2002). Design tools for requirements engineering. Bell Labs Technical Journal. 2(1). 86–95. 16 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (1998). An Analysis of Bitstate Hashing. Formal Methods in System Design. 13(3). 289–307. 86 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (1997). The model checker SPIN. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 23(5). 279–295. 2129 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peled, Doron, Vaughan Pratt, & Gerard J. Holzmann. (1997). Partial Order Methods in Verification. 19 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (1996). On-the-fly model checking. ACM Computing Surveys. 28(4es). 120–120. 6 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J. & Björn Pehrson. (1994). The First Data Networks. Scientific American. 270(1). 124–129. 6 indexed citations
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Holzmann, Gerard J.. (1990). Algorithms for Automated Protocol Verification. AT&T Technical Journal. 69(1). 32–44. 30 indexed citations

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