A. P. Dempster

15.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
67 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

A. P. Dempster is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Artificial Intelligence and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, A. P. Dempster has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Statistics and Probability, 22 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 15 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in A. P. Dempster's work include Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (19 papers), Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (16 papers) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (7 papers). A. P. Dempster is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (19 papers), Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (16 papers) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (7 papers). A. P. Dempster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Brazil. A. P. Dempster's co-authors include Ian Hacking, Robert K. Tsutakawa, Martin Schatzoff, Nanny Wermuth, Douglas M. Hawkins, John B. Carlin, Augustine Kong, Hilary L. Seal, R. Kleyle and Louise Ryan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Technometrics.

In The Last Decade

A. P. Dempster

65 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Upper and Lower Probabilities Induced by a Multivalued Ma... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1967 1977 1972 1966 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Upper and Lower Probabilities Induced by a Multivalued Mapping
    1967 4.0k citations A. P. Dempster The Annals of Mathematical Statistics profile →
  2. Maximum likelihood estimation from incomplete data via the EM algorithm
    1977 3.7k citations A. P. Dempster Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society) profile →
  3. Covariance Selection
    1972 610 citations A. P. Dempster Biometrics profile →
  4. Logic of Statistical Inference.
    1966 383 citations A. P. Dempster et al. Journal of the American Statistical Association profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. P. Dempster United States 24 4.1k 2.6k 2.3k 1.1k 1.0k 67 10.9k
S. Kullback United States 26 5.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 906 0.9× 948 0.9× 59 16.7k
Herman Chernoff United States 34 2.1k 0.5× 2.6k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 91 8.4k
Herbert Robbins United States 35 5.0k 1.2× 2.9k 1.1× 4.3k 1.8× 1.0k 1.0× 898 0.9× 108 12.6k
Emanuel Parzen United States 40 3.7k 0.9× 3.2k 1.2× 2.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 459 0.4× 114 15.8k
John Van Ryzin United States 22 5.7k 1.4× 2.1k 0.8× 887 0.4× 380 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 70 17.9k
Luc Devroye Canada 43 5.2k 1.3× 4.2k 1.6× 1.2k 0.5× 858 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 272 12.0k
D. M. Titterington United Kingdom 43 4.4k 1.1× 3.9k 1.5× 1.0k 0.4× 730 0.7× 470 0.5× 173 11.1k
Arthur E. Hoerl United States 15 2.6k 0.6× 4.9k 1.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 1.6× 481 0.5× 21 15.3k
Robert W. Kennard United States 12 2.5k 0.6× 4.4k 1.7× 983 0.4× 1.5k 1.4× 454 0.4× 18 14.3k
Glenn Shafer United States 38 6.4k 1.5× 1.5k 0.6× 3.8k 1.6× 1.2k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 104 15.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dempster, A. P., et al.. (2006). Dempster–Shafer models for object recognition and classification: Research Articles. International Journal of Intelligent Systems. 21(3). 283–297. 5 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P., et al.. (2006). Dempster–Shafer models for object recognition and classification. International Journal of Intelligent Systems. 21(3). 283–297. 18 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1987). The Calculation of Posterior Distributions by Data Augmentation: Comment. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 82(398). 541–541. 6 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P. & Louise Ryan. (1985). Weighted Normal Plots. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 80(392). 845–850. 18 indexed citations
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Carlin, John B., et al.. (1985). On models and methods for Bayesian time series analysis. Journal of Econometrics. 30(1-2). 67–90. 37 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P. & Louise Ryan. (1985). Weighted Normal Plots. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 80(392). 845–845. 4 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P., et al.. (1981). Estimation in Covariance Components Models. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 76(374). 341–353. 299 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1980). Using Empirical Bayes Techniques in the Law School Validity Studies: Comment. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 75(372). 817–817. 3 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1977). Maximum likelihood estimation from incomplete data via the EM algorithm. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society). 39. 1–38. 3725 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dempster, A. P., Martin Schatzoff, & Nanny Wermuth. (1977). A Simulation Study of Alternatives to Ordinary Least Squares. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 72(357). 77–91. 221 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1968). A Generalization of Bayesian Inference. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society). 30. 2 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P. & R. Kleyle. (1968). Distributions Determined by Cutting a Simplex with Hyperplanes. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 39(5). 1473–1478. 23 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1968). Upper and Lower Probabilities Generated by a Random Closed Interval. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 39(3). 957–966. 178 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1964). Tests for the Equality of Two Covariance Matrices in Relation to a Best Linear Discriminator Analysis. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 35(1). 190–199. 4 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1964). On the Difficulties Inherent in Fisher's Fiducial Argument. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 59(305). 56–56. 4 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1963). On Direct Probabilities. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology). 25(1). 100–110. 40 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1963). Stepwise Multivariate Analysis of Variance Based on Principal Variables. Biometrics. 19(3). 478–478. 12 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank & A. P. Dempster. (1962). 1. Stone Carvings in an Ife Style from Eshure, Ekiti, Western Nigeria. Man. 62. 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1959). Generalized $D^+_n$ Statistics. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 30(2). 593–597. 14 indexed citations
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Dempster, A. P.. (1958). A High Dimensional Two Sample Significance Test. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 29(4). 995–1010. 110 indexed citations

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