M. H. Halstead

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

M. H. Halstead is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. H. Halstead has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 8 papers in Information Systems and 8 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in M. H. Halstead's work include Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (7 papers), Software Engineering Research (6 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (4 papers). M. H. Halstead is often cited by papers focused on Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (7 papers), Software Engineering Research (6 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (4 papers). M. H. Halstead collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Türkiye. M. H. Halstead's co-authors include Rudolf Bayer, William D. Fraser, Ronald Gordon, Victor Schneider, Barron C. Housel, Linda M. Ottenstein, Douglas E. Comer, S. D. Conte and Harry D. Huskey and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, Communications of the ACM and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

In The Last Decade

M. H. Halstead

32 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Elements of software science 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1977 500 1000 1.5k
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. Elements of software science
    1977 1.7k citations M. H. Halstead CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →
  2. Elements of software science (Operating and programming systems series)
    1977 773 citations M. H. Halstead profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. H. Halstead United States 14 2.3k 1.6k 911 552 239 34 2.8k
Harlan D. Mills United States 21 1.1k 0.5× 960 0.6× 663 0.7× 239 0.4× 92 0.4× 69 1.8k
Glenford J. Myers Poland 13 946 0.4× 871 0.5× 523 0.6× 360 0.7× 74 0.3× 17 1.6k
Richard C. Holt Canada 36 3.2k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 2.1× 1.7k 3.1× 456 1.9× 149 4.4k
V. Y. Shen United States 15 1.3k 0.6× 853 0.5× 451 0.5× 423 0.8× 104 0.4× 36 1.8k
Oscar Nierstrasz Switzerland 33 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 2.3k 2.5× 1.3k 2.4× 260 1.1× 252 4.1k
Earl T. Barr United Kingdom 23 2.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 985 1.1× 763 1.4× 216 0.9× 71 3.4k
Serge Demeyer Belgium 33 3.4k 1.5× 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 970 1.8× 313 1.3× 166 3.7k
Martin Erwig United States 22 623 0.3× 863 0.5× 628 0.7× 554 1.0× 246 1.0× 115 2.0k
J.M. Wing United States 18 1.3k 0.6× 485 0.3× 745 0.8× 1.4k 2.5× 60 0.3× 38 2.4k
Yingfei Xiong China 33 2.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 797 1.4× 69 0.3× 107 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. H. Halstead

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. H. Halstead

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. H. Halstead. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. H. Halstead 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 M. H. Halstead. M. H. Halstead 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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Halstead, M. H. & Victor Schneider. (1980). Self-Assessment Procedure VII: A Self-Assessment Precedure Dealing with Software Science.. Communications of the ACM. 23. 475–480. 2 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H., et al.. (1979). The Frequency Distribution of Operators in PL/I Programs. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. SE-5(2). 91–95. 16 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H.. (1977). Elements of software science. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Halstead, M. H.. (1977). A SOFTWARE SCIENCE ANALYSIS OF THE WRITING OF A TECHNICAL PAPER. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 1 indexed citations
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Conte, S. D. & M. H. Halstead. (1976). The technology of computer center management. Communications of the ACM. 19(7). 369–370. 7 indexed citations
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Ottenstein, Linda M., Victor Schneider, & M. H. Halstead. (1976). Predicting the Number of Bugs Expected in a Program Module. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 14 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H., et al.. (1975). A Software Physics Analysis of Akiyama's Debugging Data. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 24 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H.. (1975). Toward a theoretical basis for estimating programming effort. 222–224. 32 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H.. (1974). Laboratory Manual for Compiler and Operating System Inplementation. Elsevier eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Housel, Barron C. & M. H. Halstead. (1974). A methodology for machine language decompilation. 254–260. 10 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H., et al.. (1974). Experimental validation of a structural property of fortran algorithms. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 207–211. 15 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H.. (1973). Language level, a missing concept in information theory. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review. 2(1). 7–9. 7 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H., et al.. (1973). Invariant properties of algorithms. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 8(6). 12–13. 18 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H.. (1973). Language selection for applications. 211–211. 3 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H., et al.. (1972). Maximum computing power and cost factors in the centralization problem. Communications of the ACM. 15(2). 94–96. 6 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H.. (1972). Natural laws controlling algorithm structure?. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 7(2). 19–26. 70 indexed citations
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Halstead, M. H.. (1967). Machine-independence and third-generation computers. 587–587. 6 indexed citations
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Fraser, William D. & M. H. Halstead. (1963). Machine-Independent Computer Programming.. American Mathematical Monthly. 70(2). 225–225. 30 indexed citations
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Huskey, Harry D., et al.. (1960). NELIAC—dialect of ALGOL. Communications of the ACM. 3(8). 463–468. 9 indexed citations

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