Melvin E. Conway

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 940 citations indexed

About

Melvin E. Conway is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin E. Conway has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 940 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 2 papers in Hardware and Architecture and 2 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Melvin E. Conway's work include Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems (2 papers), Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing (1 paper) and Engineering and Test Systems (1 paper). Melvin E. Conway is often cited by papers focused on Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems (2 papers), Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing (1 paper) and Engineering and Test Systems (1 paper). Melvin E. Conway collaborates with scholars based in United States. Melvin E. Conway's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Melvin E. Conway

7 papers receiving 794 citations

Hit Papers

HOW DO COMMITTEES INVENT 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 100 200 300 400 500
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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. HOW DO COMMITTEES INVENT
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melvin E. Conway United States 5 458 350 262 201 200 8 940
G. J. Myers Poland 3 876 1.9× 583 1.7× 286 1.1× 82 0.4× 91 0.5× 4 1.2k
Paul Abrahams United States 13 122 0.3× 329 0.9× 144 0.5× 136 0.7× 87 0.4× 43 718
Ole-Johan Dahl Norway 9 144 0.3× 396 1.1× 260 1.0× 154 0.8× 53 0.3× 19 793
Glenford J. Myers Poland 13 946 2.1× 523 1.5× 360 1.4× 244 1.2× 74 0.4× 17 1.6k
Mark M. Klein 6 454 1.0× 435 1.2× 289 1.1× 216 1.1× 19 0.1× 6 928
Scott Hissam United States 14 386 0.8× 268 0.8× 131 0.5× 100 0.5× 219 1.1× 50 681
Dennis Tsichritzis Switzerland 13 300 0.7× 409 1.2× 405 1.5× 40 0.2× 39 0.2× 36 888
Stephen R. Schach United States 17 618 1.3× 289 0.8× 259 1.0× 33 0.2× 127 0.6× 51 944
Mario R. Barbacci United States 14 530 1.2× 520 1.5× 373 1.4× 384 1.9× 16 0.1× 57 1.1k
Tsun S. Chow United States 5 753 1.6× 243 0.7× 227 0.9× 200 1.0× 82 0.4× 10 1.5k

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All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Conway, Melvin E., et al.. (1984). Guidelines for testing and release procedures.
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Conway, Melvin E., et al.. (1968). A computer system designer's view of large scale integration. 835–835. 4 indexed citations
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Conway, Melvin E.. (1967). HOW DO COMMITTEES INVENT. 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Conway, Melvin E.. (1963). A multiprocessor system design. 139–139. 111 indexed citations
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Conway, Melvin E.. (1963). Design of a separable transition-diagram compiler. Communications of the ACM. 6(7). 396–408. 257 indexed citations
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Conway, Melvin E., et al.. (1963). Arithmetizing declarations. Communications of the ACM. 6(1). 24–27. 4 indexed citations
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Conway, Melvin E.. (1961). Letters to the editor. Communications of the ACM. 4(10). 465–465. 2 indexed citations
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Conway, Melvin E.. (1958). Proposal for an UNCOL. Communications of the ACM. 1(10). 5–8. 24 indexed citations

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