H. S. Heaps

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 798 citations indexed

About

H. S. Heaps is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, H. S. Heaps has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 798 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 7 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 6 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in H. S. Heaps's work include Algorithms and Data Compression (6 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (6 papers) and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (5 papers). H. S. Heaps is often cited by papers focused on Algorithms and Data Compression (6 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (6 papers) and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (5 papers). H. S. Heaps collaborates with scholars based in Canada and Sweden. H. S. Heaps's co-authors include G. Herzberg, Atiqur Rahman, R. D. Srivastava, T. Radhakrishnan, Matthew R. McKay and Andy Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Journal of Physical Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

H. S. Heaps

30 papers receiving 712 citations

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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.

Information retrieval, computational and theoretical aspects

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. S. Heaps Canada	9	383	125	97	96	92	34	798
Valentin F. Turchin United States	14	309 0.8×	36 0.3×	48 0.5×	204 2.1×	18 0.2×	32	786
John Leech United Kingdom	14	327 0.9×	79 0.6×	52 0.5×	270 2.8×	33 0.4×	40	1.1k
Stefan Behnel Germany	4	160 0.4×	203 1.6×	29 0.3×	47 0.5×	30 0.3×	5	852
E. F. Beckenbach United States	15	96 0.3×	74 0.6×	47 0.5×	341 3.6×	104 1.1×	37	1.4k
R.J. Littlefield United States	6	154 0.4×	226 1.8×	73 0.8×	28 0.3×	17 0.2×	13	665
D. S. Seljebotn Norway	5	164 0.4×	63 0.5×	44 0.5×	57 0.6×	35 0.4×	6	773
W. P. Petersen Switzerland	13	99 0.3×	104 0.8×	76 0.8×	72 0.8×	82 0.9×	27	637
Stanislaw M. Ulam United States	15	138 0.4×	73 0.6×	48 0.5×	373 3.9×	237 2.6×	44	3.2k
M. Menéndez Spain	20	227 0.6×	30 0.2×	529 5.5×	41 0.4×	93 1.0×	100	1.3k
Kurt Smith United States	3	152 0.4×	60 0.5×	29 0.3×	47 0.5×	29 0.3×	10	726

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. S. Heaps

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All Works

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Heaps, H. S., et al.. (1976). A disease-conscious method for sequential diagnosis by use of disease probabilities without assumption of symptom independence. International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing. 7(1). 61–78. 4 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S., et al.. (1976). Query processing in a retrospective document retrieval system that uses word fragments as language elements. Information Processing & Management. 12(4). 283–292. 10 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S., et al.. (1974). A comparison of algorithms for data base compression by use of fragments as language elements. Information Storage and Retrieval. 10(9-10). 309–319. 34 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S., et al.. (1974). A non-probabilistic method for automatic medical diagnosis. International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing. 5(2). 133–146. 4 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S., et al.. (1973). Selection of equifrequent word fragments for information retrieval. Information Storage and Retrieval. 9(12). 697–711. 32 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1973). A theory of relevance for automatic document classification. Information and Control. 22(3). 268–278. 8 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S., et al.. (1973). Application of a non-bayesian approach to computer-aided diagnosis for upper abdominal pain. International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing. 4(2). 105–115. 6 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1973). A GENERAL THEORY FOR AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSIS. Kybernetes. 2(1). 3–9. 7 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1971). Criteria for optimum effectiveness of information retrieval systems. Information and Control. 18(2). 156–167. 1 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S., et al.. (1968). Effect of Lateral Motion on the Longitudinal Vibration of Tapered Bars. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 43(3). 540–544. 3 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S. & R. D. Srivastava. (1964). Analytical solutions of the equation of heat conduction for a non‐homogeneous medium. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 42(3). 120–123. 3 indexed citations

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Cook, Andy & H. S. Heaps. (1964). Series Analysis of a Closed-Loop System Containing a Loaded Hydraulic Relay. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 179(1). 847–855. 1 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1962). Waveform of Finite Amplitude Derived from Equations of Hydrodynamics. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 34(3). 355–355. 8 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1962). Maximum error caused by using completely clipped functions in the computation of Fourier transforms and correlation functions. Quarterly of Applied Mathematics. 19(4). 321–330. 2 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1960). General Theory for the Synthesis of Hydrophone Arrays. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 32(3). 356–363. 2 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1959). General Theory for the Synthesis of Hydrophone Arrays. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 31(6_Supplement). 832–832.

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Heaps, H. S.. (1957). Reflection of Plane Waves of Sound from a Sinusoidal Surface. Journal of Applied Physics. 28(7). 815–818. 5 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1956). The effect of elastic intrusions upon a gravitational stress. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 37(4). 477–482. 1 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S.. (1955). THE EFFECT OF A RANDOM NOISE BACKGROUND UPON THE DETECTION OF A RANDOM SIGNAL. Canadian Journal of Physics. 33(1). 1–10. 2 indexed citations

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Heaps, H. S. & G. Herzberg. (1952). Intensity distribution in the rotation-vibration spectrum of the OH molecule. Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei. 133(1-2). 48–64. 160 indexed citations

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