Michael Blaha

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Blaha is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Blaha has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 5 papers in Information Systems and 3 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Michael Blaha's work include Advanced Database Systems and Queries (6 papers), Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (3 papers) and Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (2 papers). Michael Blaha is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Database Systems and Queries (6 papers), Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (3 papers) and Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques (2 papers). Michael Blaha collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Blaha's co-authors include William Premerlani, James Rumbaugh and William E. Lorensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University) and CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

In The Last Decade

Michael Blaha

11 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Object-oriented modeling and design 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Object-oriented modeling and design
    1991 2.5k citations James Rumbaugh, Michael Blaha et al. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Blaha United States 8 1.4k 1.3k 912 731 357 11 3.0k
William Premerlani United States 18 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 819 1.1× 436 1.2× 34 4.2k
Clemens Szyperski United States 15 2.2k 1.6× 2.1k 1.6× 1.3k 1.4× 692 0.9× 342 1.0× 46 3.6k
Jordi Cabot Spain 28 1.6k 1.2× 1.9k 1.4× 793 0.9× 1.8k 2.5× 448 1.3× 185 3.5k
Frank Buschmann Germany 16 2.9k 2.1× 3.1k 2.3× 1.7k 1.9× 920 1.3× 444 1.2× 47 4.9k
Michael Genesereth United States 24 2.7k 2.0× 904 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 194 0.3× 365 1.0× 80 3.8k
Charles L. Forgy United States 11 1.4k 1.1× 506 0.4× 804 0.9× 192 0.3× 143 0.4× 17 2.1k
Jianjun Zhao China 32 1.9k 1.4× 1.8k 1.3× 539 0.6× 1.6k 2.1× 75 0.2× 231 3.9k
Manuel Wimmer Austria 31 1.8k 1.3× 2.2k 1.7× 1000 1.1× 2.3k 3.1× 618 1.7× 270 4.3k
Zhen Ming Jiang Canada 33 768 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.7× 960 1.3× 95 0.3× 100 3.1k
Ian Gorton United States 27 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 321 0.4× 252 0.7× 184 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Blaha

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Blaha

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Blaha, Michael. (2010). Patterns of Data Modeling. TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University). 10 indexed citations
2.
Blaha, Michael, et al.. (2009). Elements of methods of problem solving and the resource capability in software engineering. 84–89. 1 indexed citations
3.
Blaha, Michael, et al.. (2009). Data Modeling Made Simple: A Practical Guide for Business and It Professionals. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6 indexed citations
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Blaha, Michael. (1997). Dimensions of Data ase Reverse Engineering. 176. 6 indexed citations
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Blaha, Michael & William Premerlani. (1997). Object-Oriented Modeling and Design for Database Applications. 113 indexed citations
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Premerlani, William & Michael Blaha. (1994). An approach for reverse engineering of relational databases. Communications of the ACM. 37(5). 42–42. 129 indexed citations
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Rumbaugh, James, et al.. (1991). Solutions Manual : Object-oriented modeling and design. Prentice Hall eBooks. 30 indexed citations
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Rumbaugh, James, et al.. (1991). Object-oriented modeling and design. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blaha, Michael & James Rumbaugh. (1991). Object-Oriented Modeling and Design with UML. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 84 indexed citations
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Premerlani, William, et al.. (1990). An object-oriented relational database. Communications of the ACM. 33(11). 99–109. 27 indexed citations
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Blaha, Michael, William Premerlani, & James Rumbaugh. (1988). Relational database design using an object-oriented methodology. Communications of the ACM. 31(4). 414–427. 82 indexed citations

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