Gordon Bell

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Gordon Bell is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon Bell has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 12 papers in Hardware and Architecture and 10 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Gordon Bell's work include Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems (12 papers), Advanced Data Storage Technologies (10 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (10 papers). Gordon Bell is often cited by papers focused on Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems (12 papers), Advanced Data Storage Technologies (10 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (10 papers). Gordon Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Finland. Gordon Bell's co-authors include Jim Gemmell, Roger Lueder, Alexander S. Szalay, Tony Hey, Daniel P. Siewiorek, Curtis Wong, Steven M. Drucker, Jim Gray, Ken Wood and Lyndsay Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the IEEE and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Gordon Bell

45 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Beyond the Data Deluge

2009 354 citations Gordon Bell, Tony Hey et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gordon Bell United States	17	626	557	476	418	337	48	2.0k
Clifford A. Shaffer United States	27	356 0.6×	377 0.7×	150 0.3×	428 1.0×	185 0.5×	183	2.4k
S. Levialdi Italy	25	328 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	177 0.4×	274 0.7×	243 0.7×	128	2.3k
Peter J. Brown United Kingdom	15	419 0.7×	600 1.1×	144 0.3×	388 0.9×	202 0.6×	52	1.6k
Denis Gillet Switzerland	29	353 0.6×	286 0.5×	120 0.3×	600 1.4×	134 0.4×	346	3.9k
James J. Thomas United States	11	180 0.3×	988 1.8×	136 0.3×	189 0.5×	146 0.4×	23	1.7k
Norman I. Adams United States	17	1.3k 2.1×	1.6k 2.9×	221 0.5×	783 1.9×	363 1.1×	21	3.3k
C. Aragon United States	21	671 1.1×	351 0.6×	89 0.2×	219 0.5×	203 0.6×	80	2.9k
Steven P. Reiss United States	36	1.2k 1.9×	560 1.0×	259 0.5×	2.5k 6.0×	280 0.8×	164	4.4k
David Gelernter United States	23	2.9k 4.7×	416 0.7×	392 0.8×	1.1k 2.6×	299 0.9×	75	4.5k
I. V. Ramakrishnan United States	25	359 0.6×	272 0.5×	74 0.2×	753 1.8×	404 1.2×	188	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Gordon Bell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon Bell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gordon Bell

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bell, Gordon, Thomas M. Conte, Vladimir Getov, et al.. (2023). The Invention of Electronic Digital Computing - Plenary Panel Summary. 8–8.

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Bell, Gordon. (2015). Supercomputers: The Amazing Race. 1 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon & Daniel P. Siewiorek. (2011). The Book Computer Structures: Thoughts After 40 Years. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 33(2). 89–95. 1 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon, Tony Hey, & Alexander S. Szalay. (2009). Beyond the Data Deluge. Science. 323(5919). 1297–1298. 354 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bell, Gordon. (2008). Bell's law for the birth and death of computer classes. Communications of the ACM. 51(1). 86–94. 45 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon & Jim Gemmell. (2007). A Digital Life. Scientific American. 296(3). 58–65. 76 indexed citations

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Tan, Desney, Emma Berry, Mary Czerwinski, et al.. (2007). Supporting Human Memory with a Personal Digital Lifetime Store. 1 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon, Jim Gray, & Alexander S. Szalay. (2006). Petascale Computational Systems: Balanced Cyber-Infrastructure in a Data-Centric World. Computer. 39. 9 indexed citations

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Gemmell, Jim, Gordon Bell, & Roger Lueder. (2006). MyLifeBits. Communications of the ACM. 49(1). 88–95. 318 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon, et al.. (2006). Petascale computational systems. Computer. 39(1). 110–112. 84 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon, Jim Gemmell, & Roger Lueder. (2004). Challenges in using lifetime personal information stores. 1–1. 4 indexed citations

12.

Gemmell, Jim, Lyndsay Williams, Ken Wood, Roger Lueder, & Gordon Bell. (2004). Passive capture and ensuing issues for a personal lifetime store. 48–55. 153 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon. (2003). Massively parallel computers: why not parallel computers for the masses?. 292–297. 1 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon. (2000). Towards a New Art Curriculum: Reflections on Pot Fillers and Fire Lighters. Journal of Art & Design Education. 19(1). 10–19. 4 indexed citations

15.

Bell, Gordon & William D. Strecker. (1998). Computer structures. 138–151. 6 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon. (1995). Ultracomputers: a teraflop before its time. IEEE Computer Society Press eBooks. 4–24. 14 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon. (1992). A Teraflop Before its Time. Communications of the ACM. 35(8). 26–47. 6 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon. (1992). Ultracomputers: a teraflop before its time. Communications of the ACM. 35(8). 26–47. 73 indexed citations

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Siewiorek, Daniel P., et al.. (1983). Computer Structures: Principles and Examples. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 187 indexed citations

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Bell, Gordon, Samuel H. Fuller, & Daniel P. Siewiorek. (1978). Forword to the Special Issue on Computer Architecture.. Communications of the ACM. 21. 3. 1 indexed citations

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