Erik Nygren

953 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 607 citations indexed

About

Erik Nygren is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Nygren has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 607 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 4 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Erik Nygren's work include Robotics and Automated Systems (4 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (4 papers) and Distributed systems and fault tolerance (3 papers). Erik Nygren is often cited by papers focused on Robotics and Automated Systems (4 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (4 papers) and Distributed systems and fault tolerance (3 papers). Erik Nygren collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. Erik Nygren's co-authors include Ramesh K. Sitaraman, Jennifer K. Sun, Butler Hine, Terrence Fong, Stephen J. Garland, M. Frans Kaashoek, David Wettergreen, Terry Fong, Joel Wein and Dmitry Khovratovich and has published in prestigious journals such as SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review and DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

In The Last Decade

Erik Nygren

11 papers receiving 562 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.

  1. The Akamai network
    2010 485 citations Erik Nygren, Ramesh K. Sitaraman et al. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review profile →

Peers

Erik Nygren
Suranga Hettiarachchi United States
Spyros Lalis Greece
Bert Vankeirsbilck Belgium
Jason LeBrun United States
Brian J. d’Auriol South Korea
E. M. Saad Egypt
Phillip W. Hutto United States
Todd D. Hodes United States
Jeff Morgan United States
Kálmán Graffi Germany
Suranga Hettiarachchi United States
Erik Nygren
Citations per year, relative to Erik Nygren Erik Nygren (= 1×) peers Suranga Hettiarachchi

Countries citing papers authored by Erik Nygren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Nygren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Erik Nygren. 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 Erik Nygren. The network helps show where Erik Nygren may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Nygren

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Nygren, Erik, et al.. (2020). Improving Sample Efficiency and Multi-Agent Communication in RL-based Train Rescheduling. 63–64. 1 indexed citations
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Nygren, Erik, et al.. (2016). TLS Client Puzzles Extension. 1 indexed citations
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Nygren, Erik. (2011). Implementing IPv6 on a Global Scale: Experiences at Akamai. 2 indexed citations
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Nygren, Erik, Ramesh K. Sitaraman, & Jennifer K. Sun. (2010). The Akamai network. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 44(3). 2–19. 485 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nygren, Erik, Ramesh K. Sitaraman, & Joel Wein. (2010). Networked systems research at Akamai. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 44(3). 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Nygren, Erik, Stephen J. Garland, & M. Frans Kaashoek. (1999). PAN: a high-performance active network node supporting multiple mobile code systems. 78–89. 28 indexed citations
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Nygren, Erik. (1998). The Design and Implementation of a High-Performance Active Network Node. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Hine, Butler, et al.. (1996). The Virtual Environment Vehicle Interface: a dynamic, distributed and flexible virtual environment. 4 indexed citations
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Hine, Butler, et al.. (1995). VEVI: A Virtual Environment Teleoperations Interface for Planetary Exploration. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 33 indexed citations
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Fong, Terrence, et al.. (1995). Operator Interfaces and Network-Based Participation for Dante II. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 25 indexed citations
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Fong, Terry, et al.. (1994). VEVI: A Virtual Reality Tool For Robotic Planetary Explorations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 22 indexed citations

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