James B. Sinclair

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

James B. Sinclair is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Sinclair has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 10 papers in Hardware and Architecture and 5 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in James B. Sinclair's work include Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (7 papers), Simulation Techniques and Applications (5 papers) and Interconnection Networks and Systems (4 papers). James B. Sinclair is often cited by papers focused on Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (7 papers), Simulation Techniques and Applications (5 papers) and Interconnection Networks and Systems (4 papers). James B. Sinclair collaborates with scholars based in United States. James B. Sinclair's co-authors include P. A. Backman, D. S. Hirschberg, J. Robert Jump, Sandhya Dwarkadas, Marvin R Paulsen, John F. Reid, Ryszard S. Michalski, Kshitij Doshi, Rajat Mukherjee and Daniel J. Royse and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, IEEE Transactions on Computers and IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems.

In The Last Decade

James B. Sinclair

21 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Compendium of Soybean Diseases 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Compendium of Soybean Diseases
    1999 729 citations James B. Sinclair, P. A. Backman Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James B. Sinclair United States 11 722 438 309 286 199 22 1.3k
C. Michael Overstreet United States 15 459 0.6× 178 0.4× 43 0.1× 60 0.2× 34 0.2× 98 917
Lonnie R. Welch United States 19 553 0.8× 325 0.7× 372 1.2× 18 0.1× 725 3.6× 116 1.5k
S. Srinivasan India 17 355 0.5× 354 0.8× 154 0.5× 13 0.0× 51 0.3× 92 1.1k
Paul Stodghill United States 22 415 0.6× 684 1.6× 732 2.4× 38 0.1× 226 1.1× 63 1.5k
K.C. Gross United States 14 249 0.3× 196 0.4× 103 0.3× 11 0.0× 143 0.7× 39 804
Rodham E. Tulloss United States 16 614 0.9× 55 0.1× 585 1.9× 239 0.8× 141 0.7× 56 1.4k
J. M. PÉREZ Spain 15 88 0.1× 561 1.3× 574 1.9× 10 0.0× 37 0.2× 43 1.3k
Takuya Katayama Japan 15 109 0.2× 111 0.3× 30 0.1× 41 0.1× 399 2.0× 77 845
Gerhard Engelbrecht Austria 14 153 0.2× 162 0.4× 34 0.1× 11 0.0× 87 0.4× 42 533
Sarvjeet Singh India 23 1.6k 2.2× 263 0.6× 6 0.0× 28 0.1× 177 0.9× 157 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James B. Sinclair

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jump, J. Robert, et al.. (2003). Cross-profiling as an efficient technique in simulating parallel computer systems. 75–80. 12 indexed citations
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Sinclair, James B., et al.. (2003). The Course Development Matrix: a tool for improving program development. 3. 13B1/14–13B1/19. 1 indexed citations
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Sinclair, James B. & P. A. Backman. (1999). Compendium of Soybean Diseases. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 729 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sinclair, James B.. (1999). Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives. Yale University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Dwarkadas, Sandhya, J. Robert Jump, Rajat Mukherjee, & James B. Sinclair. (1993). Execution-Driven Simulation of Shared-Memory Multiprocessors. 83–86. 2 indexed citations
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Sinclair, James B., Jing Tang, Peter Varman, & B. R. Iyer. (1993). Impact of Data Placement on Parallel I/O Systems. 3. 276–279.
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Paulsen, Marvin R, et al.. (1992). A Trainable Algorithm for Inspection of Soybean Seed Quality. Transactions of the ASAE. 35(6). 2027–2034. 22 indexed citations
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Dwarkadas, Sandhya, et al.. (1991). Efficient Simulation of Parallel Computer Systems.. 1. S291–4. 45 indexed citations
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Sinclair, James B., et al.. (1991). Performance of synchronous parallel algorithms with regular structures. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. 2(1). 105–116. 62 indexed citations
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Jump, J. Robert, et al.. (1990). Efficient simulation of multiprogramming. 237–238. 1 indexed citations
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Jump, J. Robert, et al.. (1990). Efficient simulation of multiprogramming. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review. 18(1). 237–238. 1 indexed citations
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Dwarkadas, Sandhya, J. Robert Jump, & James B. Sinclair. (1989). Efficient simulation of cache memories. 1032–1041. 4 indexed citations
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Jump, J. Robert, et al.. (1988). The rice parallel processing testbed. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review. 16(1). 4–11. 85 indexed citations
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Jump, J. Robert, et al.. (1988). The rice parallel processing testbed. 4–11. 67 indexed citations
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Sinclair, James B.. (1987). Efficient computation of optimal assignments for distributed tasks. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. 4(4). 342–362. 72 indexed citations
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Sinclair, James B., et al.. (1986). A graphical interface for specification of extended queueing network models. 709–718. 3 indexed citations
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Sinclair, James B., et al.. (1985). Computer performance evaluation with GIST. 290–299. 8 indexed citations
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Michalski, Ryszard S., et al.. (1982). PLANT/DS: An Expert Consulting System for the Diagnosis of Soybean Diseases. George Mason University. 133–138. 24 indexed citations
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Hirschberg, D. S. & James B. Sinclair. (1980). Decentralized extrema-finding in circular configurations of processors. Communications of the ACM. 23(11). 627–628. 110 indexed citations
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Nene, Y. L., et al.. (1978). “An annoted bibliography of chickpea diseases 191 5-1 976”. Australasian Plant Pathology. 7(2). 25–26. 2 indexed citations

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