S.H. Unger

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

S.H. Unger is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hardware and Architecture and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, S.H. Unger has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Hardware and Architecture and 6 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in S.H. Unger's work include Low-power high-performance VLSI design (8 papers), Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (5 papers) and Interconnection Networks and Systems (4 papers). S.H. Unger is often cited by papers focused on Low-power high-performance VLSI design (8 papers), Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (5 papers) and Interconnection Networks and Systems (4 papers). S.H. Unger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Taiwan. S.H. Unger's co-authors include Stephen Y. H. Su, M. C. Paull, Michael Theobald, E.J. McCluskey and Luis A. Plana and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, Computer and IEEE Transactions on Computers.

In The Last Decade

S.H. Unger

23 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Asynchronous Sequential Switching Circuits 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300 400
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. Asynchronous Sequential Switching Circuits
    1973 417 citations S.H. Unger, Stephen Y. H. Su IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics profile →

Peers

S.H. Unger
Daniël Brand United States
Sheldon B. Akers United States
Martine Schlag United States
Isao Shirakawa Japan
Clark D. Thompson United States
Akers United States
Sun Yuan Kung United States
Tsutomu Sasao Japan
Behrooz Parhami United States
Z.G. Vranesic Canada
Daniël Brand United States
S.H. Unger
Citations per year, relative to S.H. Unger S.H. Unger (= 1×) peers Daniël Brand

Countries citing papers authored by S.H. Unger

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Fields of papers citing papers by S.H. Unger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.H. Unger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S.H. Unger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S.H. Unger 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 S.H. Unger. S.H. Unger 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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Unger, S.H., et al.. (2002). Delay-insensitive carry-lookahead adders. c 22. 322–328. 16 indexed citations
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Plana, Luis A. & S.H. Unger. (2002). Pulse-mode macromodular systems. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). c 23. 348–353. 6 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (2002). A building block approach to unlocked systems. c 23. 339–348. 3 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H., et al.. (2000). Self-timed carry-lookahead adders. IEEE Transactions on Computers. 49(7). 659–672. 45 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1999). The assault on IEEE ethics support. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18(1). 36–40. 6 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1996). Doing the Right Thing. IEEE Spectrum. 33(12). 25–32. 3 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1995). Hazards, critical races, and metastability. IEEE Transactions on Computers. 44(6). 754–768. 64 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1994). Some additions to "solution of switching equations based on a tabular algebra". IEEE Transactions on Computers. 43(3). 365–367. 9 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H. & Stephen Y. H. Su. (1973). Asynchronous Sequential Switching Circuits. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics. SMC-3(3). 302–302. 417 indexed citations breakdown →
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Unger, S.H.. (1972). The Need for Heroes. Computer. 5(1). 22–23. 2 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1971). Asynchronous Sequential Switching Circuits with Unrestricted Input Changes. IEEE Transactions on Computers. C-20(12). 1437–1444. 40 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1970). Asynchronous sequential switching circuits with unrestricted input changes. c 17. 114–121. 22 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1969). An Algorithm for Finding the Reachability Matrix of a Directed Linear Graph. IEEE Transactions on Circuit Theory. 16(1). 130–132. 2 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1968). A Row Assignment for Delay-Free Realizations of Flow Tables Without Essential Hazards. IEEE Transactions on Computers. C-17(2). 146–151. 10 indexed citations
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Paull, M. C. & S.H. Unger. (1967). Structural equivalence of context-free grammars. 7–13. 4 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1963). Switching circuits for engineers. Proceedings of the IEEE. 51(1). 266–266. 13 indexed citations
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McCluskey, E.J. & S.H. Unger. (1959). A Note on the Number of Internal Variable Assignments for Sequential Switching Circuits. IEEE Transactions on Electronic Computers. EC-8(4). 439–440. 22 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1959). Hazards and Delays in Asynchronous Sequential Switching Circuits. IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory. 6(1). 12–25. 44 indexed citations
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Unger, S.H.. (1958). A Computer Oriented toward Spatial Problems. Proceedings of the IRE. 46(10). 1744–1750. 131 indexed citations

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