Edward Fredkin

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
15 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Edward Fredkin is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Fredkin has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 2 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Edward Fredkin's work include Cellular Automata and Applications (6 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (6 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (2 papers). Edward Fredkin is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Automata and Applications (6 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (6 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (2 papers). Edward Fredkin collaborates with scholars based in United States. Edward Fredkin's co-authors include Tommaso Toffoli, Tom M. Mitchell, John McCarthy, J. C. R. Licklider and R. J. Banks and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, Desalination and Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena.

In The Last Decade

Edward Fredkin

15 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Conservative logic

1982 1.2k citations Edward Fredkin, Tommaso Toffoli International Journal of Theoretical Physics profile →
Conservative logic

2001 830 citations Edward Fredkin, Tommaso Toffoli Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) profile →
Trie memory

1960 607 citations Edward Fredkin Communications of the ACM profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward Fredkin United States	9	2.0k	1.5k	836	473	329	15	2.9k
Michael Sipser United States	24	2.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.6×	268 0.3×	205 0.4×	505 1.5×	41	3.7k
Eli Biham Israel	21	3.2k 1.6×	292 0.2×	418 0.5×	496 1.0×	258 0.8×	63	3.6k
Nicholas Pippenger United States	36	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	824 1.0×	84 0.2×	1.2k 3.8×	129	3.8k
Ueli Maurer Switzerland	25	2.6k 1.3×	557 0.4×	1.9k 2.3×	807 1.7×	1.1k 3.3×	84	4.2k
Martin Davis United States	22	2.8k 1.4×	3.2k 2.2×	258 0.3×	129 0.3×	1.2k 3.6×	93	5.3k
Péter Wittek Sweden	21	3.0k 1.5×	596 0.4×	396 0.5×	1.3k 2.6×	180 0.5×	62	3.9k
Brendan D. McKay Australia	32	809 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	956 1.1×	100 0.2×	424 1.3×	161	4.1k
Ken‐ichi Kawarabayashi Japan	26	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	580 0.7×	192 0.4×	745 2.3×	274	3.7k
Marek Perkowski United States	30	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	186 0.4×	166 0.5×	280	3.4k
Krysta M. Svore United States	35	3.2k 1.6×	743 0.5×	347 0.4×	979 2.1×	258 0.8×	65	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Edward Fredkin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edward Fredkin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Fredkin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edward Fredkin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edward Fredkin 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 Edward Fredkin. Edward Fredkin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

1.

Mitchell, Tom M. & Edward Fredkin. (2014). Never-ending language learning. 1–1. 16 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward. (2005). A computing architecture for physics. 42. 273–279. 2 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward. (2005). A New Cosmogony. 116–121. 3 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward, et al.. (2005). Two-state, reversible, universal cellular automata in three dimensions. 21. 45–51. 10 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward. (2004). Five big questions with pretty simple answers. IBM Journal of Research and Development. 48(1). 31–45. 5 indexed citations

6.

Fredkin, Edward. (2003). An Introduction to Digital Philosophy. International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 42(2). 189–247. 38 indexed citations

7.

Fredkin, Edward & Tommaso Toffoli. (2001). Conservative logic. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 47–81. 830 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fredkin, Edward. (1991). Digital mechanics. 254–270. 28 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward. (1991). A physicist's model of computation. 285–297. 1 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward. (1990). An informational process based on reversible universal cellular automata. Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena. 45(1-3). 254–270. 98 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward & R. J. Banks. (1989). Computerized instrumentation and control for reverse osmosis systems. Desalination. 75. 141–148. 3 indexed citations

12.

Fredkin, Edward. (1987). New concepts in energy savings and process control for desalination plants using Reverse Osmosis. Desalination. 65. 321–330. 2 indexed citations

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Fredkin, Edward & Tommaso Toffoli. (1982). Conservative logic. International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 21(3-4). 219–253. 1192 indexed citations breakdown →

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McCarthy, John, et al.. (1963). A time-sharing debugging system for a small computer. 51–51. 28 indexed citations

15.

Fredkin, Edward. (1960). Trie memory. Communications of the ACM. 3(9). 490–499. 607 indexed citations breakdown →

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