Michael J. West

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Michael J. West is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. West has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 1 paper in Hardware and Architecture and 1 paper in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. West's work include Distributed systems and fault tolerance (3 papers), Advanced Data Storage Technologies (3 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (1 paper). Michael J. West is often cited by papers focused on Distributed systems and fault tolerance (3 papers), Advanced Data Storage Technologies (3 papers) and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (1 paper). Michael J. West collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael J. West's co-authors include David A. Nichols, Mahadev Satyanarayanan, John H. Howard, Michael L. Kazar, Alfred Z. Spector, James H. Morris and John C. Y. Leong and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review and IFIP Congress.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. West

3 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Scale and performance in a distributed file system 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 250 500 750 1000
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. Scale and performance in a distributed file system
    1988 1.0k citations John H. Howard, Michael L. Kazar et al. ACM Transactions on Computer Systems profile →

Peers

Michael J. West
Michael L. Kazar United States
Steve Kleiman United States
Ohad Rodeh United States
Pat Stephenson United States
R. S. Fabry United States
Hans van Staveren Netherlands
Jim Zelenka United States
R. Rashid United States
Frank Schmuck United States
Joshua Auerbach United States
Michael L. Kazar United States
Michael J. West
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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. West

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. West

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

All Works

4 of 4 papers shown
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Howard, John H., et al.. (1988). Scale and performance in a distributed file system. ACM Transactions on Computer Systems. 6(1). 51–81. 1020 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morris, James H., John C. Y. Leong, David A. Nichols, Michael J. West, & Mahadev Satyanarayanan. (1986). ANDREW: Carnegie Mellon's Computing System (Invited Paper).. IFIP Congress. 757–768. 1 indexed citations
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Satyanarayanan, Mahadev, et al.. (1985). The ITC distributed file system. 35–50. 74 indexed citations
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Satyanarayanan, Mahadev, et al.. (1985). The ITC distributed file system. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 19(5). 35–50. 153 indexed citations

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