Ronald A. Howard

11.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
62 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Ronald A. Howard is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald A. Howard has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 6 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Ronald A. Howard's work include Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (9 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (8 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (5 papers). Ronald A. Howard is often cited by papers focused on Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (9 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (8 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (5 papers). Ronald A. Howard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Bulgaria. Ronald A. Howard's co-authors include Marshall Freimer, James Matheson, H. Kaufman, Ali E. Abbas, William Beranek, Richard Bellman, Dakota North, Stephen K. Swallow, J. F. C. Kingmán and D. Kent Morest and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Technometrics.

In The Last Decade

Ronald A. Howard

58 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Dynamic Programming and Markov Processes. 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 1966 2005 1989 1961 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. Dynamic Programming and Markov Processes.
    1961 2.2k citations Ronald A. Howard et al. Journal of the American Statistical Association profile →
  2. Information Value Theory
    1966 580 citations Ronald A. Howard profile →
  3. Influence Diagrams
    2005 501 citations Ronald A. Howard, James Matheson Decision Analysis profile →
  4. Readings on the Principles and Applications of Decision Analysis
    1989 451 citations Ronald A. Howard, James Matheson profile →
  5. Dynamic Programming and Markov Processes.
    1961 436 citations H. Kaufman, Ronald A. Howard American Mathematical Monthly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ronald A. Howard United States 28 2.3k 1.8k 793 791 757 62 6.9k
Marshall Freimer United States 19 1.2k 0.5× 846 0.5× 515 0.6× 570 0.7× 692 0.9× 49 5.4k
Wilhelm Krelle Germany 9 843 0.4× 3.8k 2.2× 557 0.7× 309 0.4× 1.5k 1.9× 51 7.4k
Martin J. Beckmann United States 31 1.1k 0.5× 4.6k 2.6× 2.0k 2.5× 510 0.6× 2.2k 2.9× 170 12.1k
Yi Peng China 45 2.3k 1.0× 2.8k 1.6× 908 1.1× 516 0.7× 640 0.8× 143 7.8k
Yong Shi China 50 4.7k 2.1× 1.8k 1.0× 522 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.3× 523 11.3k
A. P. Dempster United States 24 4.1k 1.8× 2.3k 1.3× 595 0.8× 548 0.7× 684 0.9× 67 10.9k
A. H. G. Rinnooy Kan Netherlands 38 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 285 0.4× 2.0k 2.5× 613 0.8× 117 9.3k
Sheldon M. Ross United States 39 1.6k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 893 1.1× 3.0k 3.8× 658 0.9× 212 13.0k
Herman Chernoff United States 34 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 653 0.8× 816 1.0× 410 0.5× 91 8.4k
Evangelos Triantaphyllou United States 23 975 0.4× 2.5k 1.4× 275 0.3× 258 0.3× 782 1.0× 74 5.5k

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All Works

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Gittman, Rachel K., Christopher J. Baillie, Katie K. Arkema, et al.. (2019). Voluntary Restoration: Mitigation's Silent Partner in the Quest to Reverse Coastal Wetland Loss in the USA. Frontiers in Marine Science. 6. 511–511. 16 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A. & Ali E. Abbas. (2015). Foundations of Decision Analysis. 124 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A. & James Matheson. (2005). Influence Diagrams. Decision Analysis. 2(3). 127–143. 501 indexed citations breakdown →
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Howard, Ronald A., et al.. (1991). Direct observation in vitro of how neuroblasts migrate: Medulla and cochleovestibular ganglion of the chick embryo. Experimental Neurology. 111(2). 228–243. 43 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A., et al.. (1991). Advanced High-Temperature Test Methods for Gasket Materials, 1991. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1.
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Howard, Ronald A., et al.. (1989). Advanced High-Temperature Test Methods for Gasket Materials, 1989. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1.
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Swallow, Stephen K., Ronald A. Howard, & Ralph J. Gutiérrez. (1988). SNAG PREFERENCES OF WOODPECKERS FORAGING IN A NORTHEASTERN HARDWOOD FOREST. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 100(2). 236–246. 13 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1983). Education for Language Minorities: The Perspectives of Administrators, Parents, and Youth.. 1 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1980). An Assessment of Decision Analysis. Operations Research. 28(1). 4–27. 71 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1979). Life and Death Decision Analysis.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 23(11). 1011–21. 13 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1971). Semi-Markov and decision processes. Wiley eBooks. 28 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1970). Decision analysis: Perspectives on inference, decision, and experimentation. Proceedings of the IEEE. 58(5). 632–643. 55 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1970). Management Science Education: Nature and Nurture. Management Science. 17(2). B–23. 4 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1967). Value of Information Lotteries. 3(1). 54–60. 61 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1966). Systems and simulations. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 281(3). 252–253. 2 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1965). "The Grotesque in Art and Literature": Wolfgang Kayser. The British Journal of Aesthetics. 5(3). 1 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A., et al.. (1963). Operations Research and Systems Engineering.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 58(302). 583–583. 29 indexed citations
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Howard, Ronald A.. (1962). Mathematical Programming in Systems Engineering. E-5(2). 78–81. 1 indexed citations
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Bellman, Richard & Ronald A. Howard. (1961). Dynamic Programming and Markov Processes.. Mathematics of Computation. 15(74). 217–217. 117 indexed citations
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Kaufman, H. & Ronald A. Howard. (1961). Dynamic Programming and Markov Processes.. American Mathematical Monthly. 68(2). 194–194. 436 indexed citations breakdown →

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