D. J. Wheeler

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

D. J. Wheeler is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. J. Wheeler has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in D. J. Wheeler's work include Advanced Data Storage Technologies (3 papers), Laser Design and Applications (2 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (2 papers). D. J. Wheeler is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Data Storage Technologies (3 papers), Laser Design and Applications (2 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (2 papers). D. J. Wheeler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. D. J. Wheeler's co-authors include Michael T. Burrows, M. V. Wilkes, Lejaren Hiller, Frederick T. Wall, J. G. Eden, T. A. DeTemple, Stanley Gill, F. J. Corbató, John W. Hamblen and V. S. Zuev and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

D. J. Wheeler

15 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Block-sorting Lossless Data Compression Algorithm 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 400 800 1.2k
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. A Block-sorting Lossless Data Compression Algorithm
    1994 1.4k citations Michael T. Burrows, D. J. Wheeler profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. J. Wheeler United States 9 1.1k 576 462 324 290 18 1.8k
R. C. Agarwal United States 15 308 0.3× 178 0.3× 272 0.6× 130 0.4× 297 1.0× 22 1.0k
Martin Herbordt United States 26 505 0.4× 365 0.6× 664 1.4× 325 1.0× 968 3.3× 159 2.0k
Amar Mukherjee United States 16 479 0.4× 168 0.3× 192 0.4× 258 0.8× 183 0.6× 72 813
W.J. Worlton United States 3 615 0.5× 82 0.1× 372 0.8× 183 0.6× 184 0.6× 4 1.5k
R. C. Bose United States 26 1.2k 1.1× 144 0.3× 585 1.3× 157 0.5× 135 0.5× 58 3.5k
D. Wood Canada 17 354 0.3× 172 0.3× 171 0.4× 97 0.3× 79 0.3× 88 1000
Aydın Buluç United States 27 844 0.7× 280 0.5× 1.1k 2.4× 1.1k 3.3× 1.1k 3.8× 88 2.5k
Guang R. Gao United States 32 482 0.4× 456 0.8× 1.9k 4.1× 129 0.4× 2.2k 7.7× 272 3.3k
Edward Fredkin United States 9 2.0k 1.8× 218 0.4× 329 0.7× 78 0.2× 242 0.8× 15 2.9k
Mike Houston United States 19 256 0.2× 736 1.3× 1.3k 2.8× 706 2.2× 1.5k 5.0× 36 3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. J. Wheeler

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Heger, Martin, D. J. Wheeler, & Craig Meisner. (2019). Motor Vehicle Density and Air Pollution in Greater Cairo : Fuel Subsidy Removal and Metro Line Extension and Their Effect on Congestion and Pollution. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 2019. 4 indexed citations
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Wheeler, D. J., et al.. (1997). Microdischarge devices fabricated in silicon. Applied Physics Letters. 71(9). 1165–1167. 109 indexed citations
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Михеев, Л. Д., et al.. (1995). Compact XeF (C → A) and iodine laser optically pumped by a surface discharge. Optics Letters. 20(9). 1011–1011. 3 indexed citations
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Wheeler, D. J., et al.. (1994). <title>Design, construction, and performance of a surface discharge-pumped laser</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2118. 59–63. 1 indexed citations
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Burrows, Michael T. & D. J. Wheeler. (1994). A Block-sorting Lossless Data Compression Algorithm. 1402 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wheeler, D. J.. (1992). The EDSAC programming systems. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 14(4). 34–40. 2 indexed citations
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Wheeler, D. J., et al.. (1990). A matrix key-distribution scheme. Journal of Cryptology. 2(1). 51–59. 65 indexed citations
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Wilkes, M. V., et al.. (1984). The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer (Charles Babbage Institute Reprint). The MIT Press eBooks. 18(1). 618–618. 18 indexed citations
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Wilkes, M. V., D. J. Wheeler, & Stanley Gill. (1982). The preparation of programs for an electronic digital computer : with special reference to the EDSAC and the use of a library of subroutines. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Wheeler, D. J.. (1971). The Limits of the Complexity of Computer Systems.. IFIP Congress. 541–544. 2 indexed citations
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Wilkes, M. V. & D. J. Wheeler. (1961). Auxiliary storage on magnetic tape in EDSAC 2. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 185–189. 1 indexed citations
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Wheeler, D. J.. (1959). Note on the Runge-Kutta Method of Integrating Ordinary Differential Equations. The Computer Journal. 2(1). 23–23. 2 indexed citations
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Wilkes, M. V., et al.. (1958). The design of the control unit of an electronic digital computer. ˜The œproceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Part B, Radio and electronic engineering, including communication engineering. 105(20). 121–128. 19 indexed citations
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Wilkes, M. V., D. J. Wheeler, Stanley Gill, & F. J. Corbató. (1958). The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer. Physics Today. 11(8). 28–28. 50 indexed citations
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Wilkes, M. V., et al.. (1958). Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer. Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation. 12(64). 314–314. 2 indexed citations
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Hamblen, John W., M. V. Wilkes, D. J. Wheeler, & Stanley Gill. (1958). The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer.. American Mathematical Monthly. 65(9). 719–719. 18 indexed citations
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Wilkes, M. V. & D. J. Wheeler. (1957). Note on "A Method for Computing Certain Inverse Functions". Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation. 11(59). 204–204. 1 indexed citations
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Wall, Frederick T., Lejaren Hiller, & D. J. Wheeler. (1954). Statistical Computation of Mean Dimensions of Macromolecules. I. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 22(6). 1036–1041. 107 indexed citations

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