Robert B. Cooper

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

About

Robert B. Cooper is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Management Science and Operations Research and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Cooper has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Management Information Systems, 9 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 6 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Cooper's work include Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (26 papers), Probability and Risk Models (7 papers) and Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (6 papers). Robert B. Cooper is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (26 papers), Probability and Risk Models (7 papers) and Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (6 papers). Robert B. Cooper collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert B. Cooper's co-authors include S. W. Fuhrmann, Antony Unwin, R. R. P. Jackson, Lucy Clarke, Marcel F. Neuts, Shun‐Chen Niu, Noa Noy, David Zakim, Mandyam M. Srinivasan and R. E. Blaser and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Biochemistry and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Cooper

42 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Queueing systems, volume II: computer applications 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1985 100 200 300 400 500
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. Queueing systems, volume II: computer applications
    1977 577 citations Robert B. Cooper Computers & Mathematics with Applications profile →
  2. Stochastic Decompositions in the M/G/1 Queue with Generalized Vacations
    1985 513 citations Robert B. Cooper et al. Operations 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
Robert B. Cooper United States 16 1.7k 1.4k 1.0k 660 206 45 2.8k
Ronald W. Wolff United States 20 2.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 857 0.8× 898 1.4× 189 0.9× 67 3.0k
Bharat T. Doshi United States 18 1.3k 0.8× 989 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 477 0.7× 183 0.9× 90 2.2k
David M. Lucantoni United States 21 2.5k 1.5× 2.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.1× 795 1.2× 199 1.0× 37 3.5k
William A. Massey United States 28 1.8k 1.1× 768 0.6× 558 0.5× 786 1.2× 293 1.4× 80 2.9k
Onno Boxma Netherlands 34 2.8k 1.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 1.5k 2.2× 315 1.5× 305 4.0k
V. Ramaswami United States 29 2.7k 1.6× 1.2k 0.9× 712 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 261 1.3× 64 3.8k
Harry G. Perros United States 29 1.1k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 1.5k 1.5× 375 0.6× 62 0.3× 201 3.4k
Martin I. Reiman United States 32 2.9k 1.8× 1.3k 0.9× 892 0.9× 1.2k 1.8× 378 1.8× 87 3.9k
J. W. Cohen Netherlands 20 1.5k 0.9× 646 0.5× 375 0.4× 843 1.3× 114 0.6× 80 2.0k
Hanoch Levy Israel 22 936 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 650 0.6× 273 0.4× 194 0.9× 111 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cooper, Robert B., et al.. (2017). Fatal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in a Patient with Brunner’s Gland Hyperplasia. Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 11(2). 411–415. 4 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B.. (2003). Queueing theory. 1496–1498. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B., Shun‐Chen Niu, & Mandyam M. Srinivasan. (1999). Setups in polling models: does it make sense to set up if no work is waiting?. Journal of Applied Probability. 36(2). 585–592. 2 indexed citations
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Cole, Cynthia H., Theodore Colton, Bhavesh Shah, et al.. (1998). Early Inhaled Glucocorticoid Therapy for Prevention of Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease • 1629. Pediatric Research. 43. 278–278. 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B., Shun‐Chen Niu, & Mandyam M. Srinivasan. (1998). Some reflections on the Renewal‐theory paradox in queueing theory. International Journal of Stochastic Analysis. 11(3). 355–368. 4 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B. & Robert Doverspike. (1997). Introduction. Telecommunication Systems. 7(1-3). 1–3.
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Niu, Shun‐Chen & Robert B. Cooper. (1993). Transform-Free Analysis of M/G/1/K and Related Queues. Mathematics of Operations Research. 18(2). 486–510. 13 indexed citations
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Niu, Shun‐Chen & Robert B. Cooper. (1991). A duality relation for busy cycles inGI/G/1 queues. Queueing Systems. 8(1). 203–209. 3 indexed citations
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Noy, Noa, Thomas M. Donnelly, Robert B. Cooper, & David Zakim. (1989). The physical-chemical basis for sex-related differences in uptake of fatty acids by the liver. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1003(2). 125–130. 11 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B., Noa Noy, & David Zakim. (1989). Mechanism for binding of fatty acids to hepatocyte plasma membranes.. Journal of Lipid Research. 30(11). 1719–1726. 44 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B., Noa Noy, & David Zakim. (1987). A physical-chemical model for cellular uptake of fatty acids: prediction of intracellular pool sizes. Biochemistry. 26(18). 5890–5896. 42 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B. & Shun‐Chen Niu. (1986). Benes's formula for M/G/1–FIFO ‘explained' by preemptive-resume LIFO. Journal of Applied Probability. 23(2). 550–554. 11 indexed citations
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Neuts, Marcel F. & Robert B. Cooper. (1983). Introduction to Queueing Theory (2nd ed.).. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 78(381). 211–211. 186 indexed citations
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Jackson, R. R. P. & Robert B. Cooper. (1982). Introduction to Queueing Theory. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 33(7). 675–675. 269 indexed citations
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Stock, M., et al.. (1982). PREVENTION OF ATELECTASIS AFTER UPPER ABDOMINAL OPERATIONS. Anesthesiology. 57(3). A457–A457. 6 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B.. (1977). Queueing systems, volume II: computer applications. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 3(1). 83–83. 577 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clarke, Lucy & Robert B. Cooper. (1973). Introduction to Queueing Theory. The Mathematical Gazette. 57(401). 238–238. 188 indexed citations
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Carter, Grace M. & Robert B. Cooper. (1972). Queues with Service in Random Order. Operations Research. 20(2). 389–405. 12 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B.. (1970). Queues Served in Cyclic Order: Waiting Times. Bell System Technical Journal. 49(3). 399–413. 168 indexed citations
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Cooper, Robert B.. (1968). CONGESTION THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO TIME-DIVISION TELEPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEMS. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 1 indexed citations

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