Alex Ho

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
10 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Alex Ho is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications and Hardware and Architecture. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Ho has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 6 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 5 papers in Hardware and Architecture. Recurrent topics in Alex Ho's work include Security and Verification in Computing (7 papers), Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (5 papers) and Distributed systems and fault tolerance (4 papers). Alex Ho is often cited by papers focused on Security and Verification in Computing (7 papers), Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (5 papers) and Distributed systems and fault tolerance (4 papers). Alex Ho collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. Alex Ho's co-authors include Steven Hand, Rolf Neugebauer, Boris Dragovic, Keir Fraser, Paul Barham, Tim Harris, Andrew Warfield, Ian Pratt, Christopher J. Clark and David Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review, AGUFM and CL Technical Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alex Ho

10 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Xen and the art of virtualization 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2003 2003 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. Xen and the art of virtualization
    2003 4.1k citations Paul Barham, Boris Dragovic et al. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review profile →
  2. Xen and the art of virtualization
    2003 1.4k citations Paul Barham, Boris Dragovic et al. profile →
  3. Xen and the art of virtualization
    2003 1.3k citations Paul Barham, Boris Dragovic et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Ho United Kingdom 7 5.8k 5.3k 2.1k 1.7k 755 10 7.0k
Rolf Neugebauer United Kingdom 11 6.3k 1.1× 5.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 698 0.9× 14 7.5k
Boris Dragovic United Kingdom 7 5.8k 1.0× 5.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 673 0.9× 10 6.9k
Keir Fraser United Kingdom 17 8.6k 1.5× 7.3k 1.4× 3.0k 1.5× 1.9k 1.2× 746 1.0× 25 9.9k
Andrew Warfield Canada 25 8.3k 1.4× 7.2k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 908 1.2× 62 9.7k
Ian Pratt United Kingdom 25 8.0k 1.4× 6.4k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 669 0.9× 59 9.2k
Paul Barham United Kingdom 20 8.1k 1.4× 6.6k 1.2× 3.0k 1.4× 2.6k 1.6× 1.3k 1.7× 37 9.8k
Carl A. Waldspurger United States 23 3.1k 0.5× 2.1k 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 794 0.5× 333 0.4× 46 4.1k
Werner Vogels United States 19 4.9k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 906 0.4× 548 0.3× 282 0.4× 48 5.3k
Shun-Tak A. Leung United States 8 5.1k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 937 0.5× 739 0.4× 315 0.4× 10 5.9k
Russell Sears United States 14 3.5k 0.6× 2.4k 0.5× 830 0.4× 828 0.5× 481 0.6× 19 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Ho

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Ho

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alex Ho. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alex Ho. The network helps show where Alex Ho may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Ho

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Ho. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Ho based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Ho. Alex Ho is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
1.
Ho, Alex, Steven M. Smith, & Steven Hand. (2021). On deadlock, livelock, and forward progress. CL Technical Reports. 4 indexed citations
2.
Malinconico, Lawrence L., et al.. (2011). An iPad and Android-based Application for Digitally Recording Geologic Field Data. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
3.
Madhavapeddy, Anil, et al.. (2007). Melange. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 41(3). 101–114. 9 indexed citations
4.
Madhavapeddy, Anil, et al.. (2007). Melange. 101–114. 19 indexed citations
5.
Ho, Alex, et al.. (2006). Practical taint-based protection using demand emulation. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 40(4). 29–41. 10 indexed citations
6.
Ho, Alex, et al.. (2006). Practical taint-based protection using demand emulation. 29–41. 132 indexed citations
7.
Ho, Alex & Steven Hand. (2005). On the design of a pervasive debugger. 117–122. 6 indexed citations
8.
Barham, Paul, Boris Dragovic, Keir Fraser, et al.. (2003). Xen and the art of virtualization. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 37(5). 164–177. 4124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barham, Paul, Boris Dragovic, Keir Fraser, et al.. (2003). Xen and the art of virtualization. 164–177. 1400 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barham, Paul, Boris Dragovic, Keir Fraser, et al.. (2003). Xen and the art of virtualization. 1333 indexed citations breakdown →

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