Kirk L. Johnson

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Kirk L. Johnson is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirk L. Johnson has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 16 papers in Hardware and Architecture and 1 paper in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kirk L. Johnson's work include Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (16 papers), Distributed systems and fault tolerance (10 papers) and Interconnection Networks and Systems (8 papers). Kirk L. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (16 papers), Distributed systems and fault tolerance (10 papers) and Interconnection Networks and Systems (8 papers). Kirk L. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. Kirk L. Johnson's co-authors include M. Frans Kaashoek, John Jannotti, David K. Gifford, James W. O’Toole, Beth Ellis, John D. Mitchell, Peter Wilf, Scott L. Wing, Leo Hickey and Douglas C. Daly and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, IBM Journal of Research and Development and ACM SIGPLAN Notices.

In The Last Decade

Kirk L. Johnson

20 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Overcast: reliable multicasting with on overlay network 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2009 200 400 600
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. Overcast: reliable multicasting with on overlay network
    2000 710 citations John Jannotti, David K. Gifford et al. Operating Systems Design and Implementation profile →
  2. Manual of Leaf Architecture
    2009 655 citations Beth Ellis, Douglas C. Daly et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kirk L. Johnson United States 10 1.4k 613 527 279 267 20 2.1k
David Fernández‐Baca United States 17 312 0.2× 149 0.2× 83 0.2× 503 1.8× 127 0.5× 68 1.1k
Zhenyu Li China 18 592 0.4× 14 0.0× 204 0.4× 213 0.8× 135 0.5× 99 1.1k
Daniel S. Myers United States 10 419 0.3× 59 0.1× 122 0.2× 192 0.7× 38 0.1× 15 796
Daniel S. Song United States 7 1.9k 1.4× 48 0.1× 144 0.3× 19 0.1× 85 0.3× 12 2.3k
Filip Blagojević United States 16 495 0.4× 425 0.7× 28 0.1× 89 0.3× 24 0.1× 24 760
Jonathan Rees United States 14 121 0.1× 247 0.4× 74 0.1× 147 0.5× 19 0.1× 21 750
Amy Powell United States 13 91 0.1× 99 0.2× 51 0.1× 120 0.4× 188 0.7× 19 538
A.M. Michelson United States 5 277 0.2× 21 0.0× 68 0.1× 30 0.1× 15 0.1× 15 615
Mats Carlsson Sweden 15 280 0.2× 103 0.2× 26 0.0× 17 0.1× 29 0.1× 82 802
A. Alexandrov Bulgaria 14 296 0.2× 68 0.1× 27 0.1× 86 0.3× 49 0.2× 46 707

Countries citing papers authored by Kirk L. Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kirk L. Johnson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kirk L. Johnson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ellis, Beth, Douglas C. Daly, Leo Hickey, et al.. (2009). Manual of Leaf Architecture. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ebert‐Uphoff, Imme & Kirk L. Johnson. (2002). Practical considerations for the static balancing of mechanisms of parallel architecture. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K Journal of Multi-body Dynamics. 216(1). 73–85. 17 indexed citations
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Jannotti, John, David K. Gifford, Kirk L. Johnson, M. Frans Kaashoek, & James W. O’Toole. (2000). Overcast: reliable multicasting with on overlay network. Operating Systems Design and Implementation. 14. 710 indexed citations breakdown →
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Agarwal, Anant, Ricardo Bianchini, David Chaiken, et al.. (1999). The MIT Alewife Machine. Proceedings of the IEEE. 87(3). 430–444. 15 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Anant, Ricardo Bianchini, David Chaiken, et al.. (1998). The MIT Alewife machine. 509–520. 3 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kirk L.. (1996). High-Performance All-Software Distributed Shared Memory. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1–1. 7 indexed citations
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Wallach, Deborah A., Wilson C. Hsieh, Kirk L. Johnson, M. Frans Kaashoek, & William E. Weihl. (1995). Optimistic active messages. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 30(8). 217–226. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kirk L., et al.. (1995). CRL. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 29(5). 213–226. 3 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Anant, Ricardo Bianchini, David Chaiken, et al.. (1995). The MIT Alewife machine. ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News. 23(2). 2–13. 9 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kirk L., et al.. (1995). CRL. 213–226. 149 indexed citations
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Wallach, Deborah A., Wilson C. Hsieh, Kirk L. Johnson, M. Frans Kaashoek, & William E. Weihl. (1995). Optimistic active messages. 217–226. 45 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Anant, Ricardo Bianchini, David Chaiken, et al.. (1995). The MIT Alewife machine. 2–13. 293 indexed citations
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Hsieh, Wilson C., et al.. (1994). Efficient Implementation of High-Level Languages on User-Level Communications Architectures. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Kaashoek, M. Frans, William E. Weihl, Deborah A. Wallach, Wilson C. Hsieh, & Kirk L. Johnson. (1994). Optimistic active messages. 23–28. 3 indexed citations
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Kranz, David, Beng-Hong Lim, Kirk L. Johnson, John Kubiatowicz, & Anant Agarwal. (1993). Integrating message-passing and shared-memory. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 28(1). 84–84. 3 indexed citations
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Kranz, David, Kirk L. Johnson, Anant Agarwal, John Kubiatowicz, & Beng-Hong Lim. (1993). Integrating message-passing and shared-memory. 54–63. 103 indexed citations
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Kranz, David, Kirk L. Johnson, Anant Agarwal, John Kubiatowicz, & Beng-Hong Lim. (1993). Integrating message-passing and shared-memory. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 28(7). 54–63. 12 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kirk L.. (1992). The impact of communication locality on large-scale multiprocessor performance. 392–402. 33 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kirk L.. (1992). The impact of communication locality on large-scale multiprocessor performance. ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News. 20(2). 392–402. 8 indexed citations
20.
Johnson, Kirk L., et al.. (1964). Simulation of a Hydraulic Actuator. IBM Journal of Research and Development. 8(3). 329–334. 3 indexed citations

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