Kenneth E. Iverson

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kenneth E. Iverson is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth E. Iverson has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 12 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 7 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Kenneth E. Iverson's work include Logic, programming, and type systems (13 papers), Algorithms and Data Compression (8 papers) and semigroups and automata theory (5 papers). Kenneth E. Iverson is often cited by papers focused on Logic, programming, and type systems (13 papers), Algorithms and Data Compression (8 papers) and semigroups and automata theory (5 papers). Kenneth E. Iverson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Kenneth E. Iverson's co-authors include Adin D. Falkoff, Edward H. Sussenguth, Roland Pesch, E. K. Blum, Frederick P. Brooks, John Weber, John C. Weber and W. D. Hagamen and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, The Journal of Business and American Mathematical Monthly.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth E. Iverson

49 papers receiving 922 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. A programming language
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth E. Iverson United States 14 666 362 346 340 149 57 1.3k
Alan J. Perlis United States 18 972 1.5× 331 0.9× 609 1.8× 283 0.8× 260 1.7× 57 1.9k
K. Samelson Germany 11 693 1.0× 235 0.6× 468 1.4× 161 0.5× 153 1.0× 19 1.2k
Alan Shaw United States 20 393 0.6× 769 2.1× 472 1.4× 399 1.2× 153 1.0× 59 1.7k
J. H. Wegstein United States 8 624 0.9× 257 0.7× 396 1.1× 177 0.5× 126 0.8× 11 1.2k
Chaim Katz Brazil 4 549 0.8× 198 0.5× 347 1.0× 134 0.4× 117 0.8× 8 947
Bernard Vauquois France 8 636 1.0× 199 0.5× 354 1.0× 134 0.4× 120 0.8× 17 1.0k
M. Woodger United Kingdom 7 561 0.8× 200 0.6× 358 1.0× 140 0.4× 119 0.8× 12 1.0k
M. V. Wilkes United Kingdom 18 327 0.5× 405 1.1× 151 0.4× 477 1.4× 51 0.3× 114 1.1k
Julie Sussman United States 3 516 0.8× 186 0.5× 226 0.7× 221 0.7× 106 0.7× 5 928
Juris Hartmanis United States 18 1.0k 1.5× 244 0.7× 1.6k 4.7× 254 0.7× 243 1.6× 43 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth E. Iverson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weber, John, et al.. (2003). A semantic processor for natural language. 727–733. 1 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (2002). Concrete Math Companion.
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Iverson, Kenneth E., et al.. (1995). Representations of recursion. 91–97. 2 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E., et al.. (1991). Tacit definition. ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad. 21(4). 202–211. 7 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1991). A personal view of APL. IBM Systems Journal. 30(4). 582–593. 13 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E., et al.. (1989). Phrasal forms. 197–199. 19 indexed citations
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Hagamen, W. D., et al.. (1989). Processing natural language syntactic and semantic mechanisms. ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad. 19(4). 184–189. 2 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E., et al.. (1989). Phrasal forms. ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad. 19(4). 197–199. 18 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E., et al.. (1984). An operator calculus. ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad. 14(4). 213–218. 8 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1983). APL syntax and semantics. 223–231. 4 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E., et al.. (1982). Practical uses of a model of APL. 140–145. 7 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1979). The role of operators in APL. 128–133. 11 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1979). The role of operators in APL. ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad. 9(4-P1). 128–133. 24 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1979). The derivative operator. 347–354. 7 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1976). Apl in Exposition. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1976). An introduction to APL for scientists and engineers. 7 indexed citations
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Brooks, Frederick P. & Kenneth E. Iverson. (1969). Automatic data processing : system/360 edition. Wiley eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Iverson, Kenneth E.. (1968). The role of computers in teaching.
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Falkoff, Adin D. & Kenneth E. Iverson. (1967). The APL\360 terminal system. 22–37. 5 indexed citations
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Falkoff, Adin D., Kenneth E. Iverson, & Edward H. Sussenguth. (1964). A formal description of SYSTEM/360. IBM Systems Journal. 3(2). 198–261. 89 indexed citations

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