David A. Nichols

43.0k citations
119 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27
Topics
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (31 papers)Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (17 papers)Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (16 papers)

In The Last Decade

David A. Nichols

104 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Scale and performance in a distributed file system198820262000201319882505007501000

Peers

David A. Nichols
Comparison fields: 5 of 150
  • Computer Networks and Communications 1.4k
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.3k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 761
  • Information Systems 383
  • Hardware and Architecture 335
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Costa Rican nitrogen fixing trees with possibilities for greater use.
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ANDREW: Carnegie Mellon's Computing System (Invited Paper).
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Challenging Chait on Theory Z.
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About David A. Nichols

David A. Nichols is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Animal Science and Zoology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 119 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (31 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (17 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.3k citations), Computer Networks and Communications (1.4k citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (761 citations). David A. Nichols has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Mahadev Satyanarayanan, John H. Howard, Michael J. West, Michael L. Kazar, Éanna É. Flanagan, Yanbei Chen, Pavel Curtis, Alexander M. Grant, Frank Blecha and Aaron Zimmerman. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Limnology and Oceanography and Journal of Animal Ecology.

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