Robert M. Metcalfe

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Metcalfe is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Metcalfe has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 2 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Metcalfe's work include Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems (5 papers), Network Time Synchronization Technologies (4 papers) and Mobile Agent-Based Network Management (3 papers). Robert M. Metcalfe is often cited by papers focused on Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems (5 papers), Network Time Synchronization Technologies (4 papers) and Mobile Agent-Based Network Management (3 papers). Robert M. Metcalfe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and France. Robert M. Metcalfe's co-authors include David R. Boggs, Yogen K. Dalal, Eric G. Rawson, Peter J. Denning, John F. Shoch, Stephen Crocker, Terry Winograd, J. Postel, Wolfgang Christian and Patricia Daukantas and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications and Scientific American.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Metcalfe

18 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ethernet 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 1983 250 500 750
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. Ethernet
    1976 883 citations Robert M. Metcalfe, David R. Boggs Communications of the ACM profile →
  2. Ethernet
    1983 844 citations Robert M. Metcalfe, David R. Boggs Communications of the ACM profile →

Peers

Robert M. Metcalfe
David R. Boggs United States
Kenneth L. Calvert United States
J. Postel United States
David L. Tennenhouse United States
Radia Perlman United States
Michael F. Plass United States
Greg Gagne United States
P. Venkat Rangan United States
Eno Thereska United States
Luı́s Rodrigues Portugal
David R. Boggs United States
Robert M. Metcalfe
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Countries citing papers authored by Robert M. Metcalfe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert M. Metcalfe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert M. Metcalfe

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Metcalfe, Robert M. & David R. Boggs. (2021). Ethernet: Distributed Packet Switching for Local Computer Networks (1976). The MIT Press eBooks. 407–420. 1 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M.. (2008). Learning from the Internet. Scientific American. 18(4). 24–25. 1 indexed citations
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Winograd, Terry, Peter J. Denning, & Robert M. Metcalfe. (2004). From Computing Machinery to Interaction Design. 52 indexed citations
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Denning, Peter J. & Robert M. Metcalfe. (1997). Beyond Calculation. 25 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M., et al.. (1997). Beyond Calculation: The Next Fifty Years of Computing. Computers in Physics. 11(6). 597–597. 58 indexed citations
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Denning, Peter J. & Robert M. Metcalfe. (1997). Beyond calculation: the next fifty years. 11 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M.. (1996). Packet Communication. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 13 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M.. (1994). Biographies. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 16(4). 76–88. 1 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M.. (1993). Computer/network interface design: lessons from Arpanet and Ethernet. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 11(2). 173–180. 13 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M.. (1983). LOCAL NETWORKING OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS.. IFIP Congress. 525–532. 1 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M. & David R. Boggs. (1983). Ethernet. Communications of the ACM. 26(1). 90–95. 844 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boggs, David R., et al.. (1980). Pup: An Internetwork Architecture. IRE Transactions on Communications Systems. 28(4). 612–624. 121 indexed citations
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Rawson, Eric G. & Robert M. Metcalfe. (1978). Fibernet: Multimode Optical Fibers for Local Computer Networks. IRE Transactions on Communications Systems. 26(7). 983–990. 71 indexed citations
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Dalal, Yogen K. & Robert M. Metcalfe. (1978). Reverse path forwarding of broadcast packets. Communications of the ACM. 21(12). 1040–1048. 278 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Robert M. & David R. Boggs. (1976). Ethernet. Communications of the ACM. 19(7). 395–404. 883 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cerf, Vinton G., et al.. (1972). An Experimental Service for Adaptable Data Reconfiguration. IRE Transactions on Communications Systems. 20(3). 557–564. 4 indexed citations
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Crocker, Stephen, et al.. (1971). Function-oriented protocols for the ARPA computer network. 271–271. 69 indexed citations
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Anderson, Robert, E. Harslem, Vinton G. Cerf, et al.. (1971). The Data Reconfiguration Service---an experiment in adaptable, process/process communication. 1–9. 9 indexed citations

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