--- title: "John T. Maxwell · SRI International — author profile and papers" description: "John T. Maxwell, SRI International: 2 papers on Elamur Research (1993–2005), h-index 14 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-t-maxwell/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-t-maxwell/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / John T. Maxwell # John T. Maxwell John T. Maxwell has 2 papers in our library, in 1993–2005, most of them on [Machine translation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/machine-translation/), [Evaluation & benchmarks](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/), [Syntax & grammar formalisms](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/syntax-grammar/); often with [Ronald M. Kaplan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ronald-m-kaplan/), [Stefan Riezler](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/stefan-riezler/). 2 papers in our library · 1993–2005 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5038410364) · [**h-index 14**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5038410364) · [25 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5038410364) · [1,279 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5038410364&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-t-maxwell/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 182 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-t-maxwell/cited-by/) · [1 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #3753](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/38/#star-3753) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=John+T.+Maxwell) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=John+T.+Maxwell) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=John+T.+Maxwell) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=John+T.+Maxwell) ## Affiliations [🔬**Palo Alto Research Center** Palo Alto · United States 1988–2024 · 14 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/labs/palo-alto-research-center/) · [🔬**SRI International** Menlo Park · United States 2023–2024 · 2 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/labs/sri-international/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 5 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Computational Theory and Mathematics · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/computational-theory-and-mathematics/) 🧭 Topics 3 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Syntax & grammar formalisms · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/syntax-grammar/) · [Evaluation & benchmarks · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/) · [Machine translation · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/machine-translation/) 💡 Concepts 1 Key ideas and methods explained on our concept pages.[BLEU score · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/concepts/bleu/) ## Works by year ### 2000s [**2005** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-t-maxwell/year/2005/) ### 1990s [**1993** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-t-maxwell/year/1993/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[On Some Pitfalls in Automatic Evaluation and Significance Testing for MT](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/riezler-2005-some-pitfalls-automatic-evaluation-significance/)** *(2005 · 319 citations)* The authors examine how to reliably detect very small differences between statistical machine translation (SMT) systems. 2. **[The Interface between Phrasal and Functional Constraints](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/maxwell-1993-interface-between-phrasal-functional-constraints/)** *(1993 · 205 citations)* Many grammar formalisms, including LFG, GPSG, FUG/HPSG and Definite Clause Grammars, combine a context-free phrasal component with attribute-value (functional) constraints. ## All works 3 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 2 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. **[On Some Pitfalls in Automatic Evaluation and Significance Testing for MT](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/riezler-2005-some-pitfalls-automatic-evaluation-significance/) [ACL Workshop on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Evaluation Measures for Machine Translation and/or Summarization](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl-workshop-on-intrinsic-and-extrinsic-evaluation-measures-for-machine/)**Stefan Riezler, John T. Maxwell*2005 · 319 citations* 2. **[The Interface between Phrasal and Functional Constraints](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/maxwell-1993-interface-between-phrasal-functional-constraints/) [Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/cl/)**John T. Maxwell, Ronald M. Kaplan*1993 · 205 citations* 3. **[A Theory of Non-constituent Coordination based on Finite-State Rules ↗](https://openalex.org/W99737006) no summary yet**John T. Maxwell et al.*2009 · 38 citations* ## Co-authors here 2 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Ronald M. Kaplan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ronald-m-kaplan/) - [Stefan Riezler](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/stefan-riezler/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [ACL Workshop on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Evaluation Measures for Machine Translation and/or Summarization](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl-workshop-on-intrinsic-and-extrinsic-evaluation-measures-for-machine/): [ACL Workshop on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Evaluation Measures for Machine Translation and/or Summarization 2005](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl-workshop-on-intrinsic-and-extrinsic-evaluation-measures-for-machine/2005/) - [Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/cl/): [Computational Linguistics 1993](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/cl/1993/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 182 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [14 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/john-t-maxwell/cited-by/). Updated 30 October 2026