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.
Bigtable
20082.1k citationsFay W. Chang, Jay B. Dean et al.ACM Transactions on Computer Systemsprofile →
Bigtable: a distributed storage system for structured data
20061.2k citationsFay W. Chang, Jay B. Dean et al.Operating Systems Design and Implementationprofile →
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
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This map shows the geographic impact of Robert Gruber's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Robert Gruber with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Robert Gruber more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert Gruber. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Robert Gruber. The network helps show where Robert Gruber may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Gruber
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Gruber.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Gruber 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 Robert Gruber. Robert Gruber 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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Chang, Fay W., Jay B. Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat, et al.. (2008). Bigtable. ACM Transactions on Computer Systems. 26(2). 1–26.2111 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Fay W., Jay B. Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat, et al.. (2006). Bigtable: A Distributed Storage System for Structured Data (Awarded Best Paper!).. Operating Systems Design and Implementation. 205–218.30 indexed citations
3.
Chang, Fay W., Jay B. Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat, et al.. (2006). Bigtable: a distributed storage system for structured data. Operating Systems Design and Implementation. 205–218.1182 indexed citations breakdown →
Liskov, Barbara, Mark Day, Sanjay Ghemawat, et al.. (1995). The language-independent interface of the Thor persistent object system. 570–588.4 indexed citations
Liskov, Barbara, Sanjay Ghemawat, Robert Gruber, et al.. (1991). Replication in the harp file system. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review. 25(5). 226–238.10 indexed citations
17.
Liskov, Barbara, Robert Gruber, P. V. Johnson, & Liuba Shrira. (1990). A replicated Unix file system. 1–8.2 indexed citations
18.
Liskov, Barbara, P. V. Johnson, Robert Gruber, & Liuba Shrira. (1990). A Highly Available Object Repository for Use in a Heterogeneous Distributed System.. 255–266.12 indexed citations
19.
Gruber, Robert. (1989). OPTIMISTIC CONCURRENCY CONTROL FOR NESTED DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTIONS. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).6 indexed citations
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