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Daan Wierstra

Top Publications Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning (2015) – 31,114 citations Continuous control with deep reinforcement learning (2015) – 10,100 citations Playing Atari with Deep Reinforcement Learning (2013) – 4,987 citations Stochastic Backpropagation and Approximate Inference in Deep Generative Models (2014) – 2,533 citations Relational inductive biases, deep learning, and graph networks (2018) – ... <a title="Daan Wierstra" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/daan-wierstra/" aria-label="Read more about Daan Wierstra">Read more</a>

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Publications69Total indexed works
Citations64,203Source-reported citations
h-index45Source-reported h-index
i10-index59Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Top Publications

  • Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning (2015) - 31,114 citations
  • Continuous control with deep reinforcement learning (2015) - 10,100 citations
  • Playing Atari with Deep Reinforcement Learning (2013) - 4,987 citations
  • Stochastic Backpropagation and Approximate Inference in Deep Generative Models (2014) - 2,533 citations
  • Relational inductive biases, deep learning, and graph networks (2018) - 2,325 citations

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Full name
Daan Wierstra
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5053990531

Research interests

  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics, Neural Networks and Applications, Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications, Artificial Intelligence in Games, AI-based Problem Solving and Planning

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    1. 31,114OpenAlex citations
    2. 10,100OpenAlex citations
    3. Playing Atari with Deep Reinforcement Learning ↗2013 · arXiv (Cornell University)
      4,987OpenAlex citations
    4. 2,533OpenAlex citations
    5. 2,325OpenAlex citations

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    1. Playing Atari with Deep Reinforcement Learning ↗2013 · arXiv (Cornell University)

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