2026 David A. Patterson: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	117	163	158	94	91	465	114956

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1993 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For technical and educational contributions and leadership in the development of computational systems.

Overview

David A. Patterson is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The main topics covered by their work include:

Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Marine and fisheries research
Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Among recent publications involving Patterson as an author are:

Carbon Emissions and Large Neural Network Training, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Other related recent papers from overlapping research areas include:

Benchmarking TinyML Systems: Challenges and Direction, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
Exceptionally high mortality of adult female salmon: a large-scale pattern and a conservation concern, 2021, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Maxed Out: Optimizing Accuracy, Precision, and Power for Field Measures of Maximum Metabolic Rate in Fishes, 2020, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
Sex-specific differences in physiological recovery and short-term behaviour following fisheries capture in adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), 2020, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Conservation Physiology, Communications of the ACM, arXiv (Cornell University), Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Fisheries Research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Patterson include:

Steven J. Cooke
Scott G. Hinch
Erika J. Eliason
Anthony P. Farrell
Brian Hendriks

Patterson has been recognized by multiple organizations, holding distinctions such as:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 1993, for technical and educational contributions and leadership in the development of computational systems

Best Publications

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach

John L. Hennessy;David A. Patterson

19494
Citations
A view of cloud computing

Michael Armbrust;Armando Fox;Rean Griffith;Anthony D. Joseph

15186
Citations
Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

Michael Armbrust;Armando Fox;Rean Griffith;Anthony D. Joseph

7690
Citations
In-Datacenter Performance Analysis of a Tensor Processing Unit

Norman P. Jouppi;Cliff Young;Nishant Patil;David Patterson

4761
Citations
A case for redundant arrays of inexpensive disks (RAID)

David A. Patterson;Garth Gibson;Randy H. Katz

4547
Citations
Computer Organization and Design: the Hardware/Software Interface

David A. Patterson;John L. Hennessy

4177
Citations
The Landscape of Parallel Computing Research: A View from Berkeley

Krste Asanovic;Ras Bodik;Bryan Christopher Catanzaro;Joseph James Gebis

3050
Citations
Roofline: an insightful visual performance model for multicore architectures

Samuel Williams;Andrew Waterman;David Patterson

2945
Citations
LogP: towards a realistic model of parallel computation

David Culler;Richard Karp;David Patterson;Abhijit Sahay

2489
Citations
Serverless Network File Systems

T. E. Anderson;M. D. Dahlin;J. M. Neefe;D. A. Patterson

2416
Citations
To Err is Human

Aaron B. Brown;David A. Patterson

2284
Citations
RAID: high-performance, reliable secondary storage

Peter M. Chen;Edward K. Lee;Garth A. Gibson;Randy H. Katz

2031
Citations
A case for NOW (Networks of Workstations)

T.E. Anderson;D.E. Culler;D. Patterson

1582
Citations
In-Datacenter Performance Analysis of a Tensor Processing Unit

Norman P. Jouppi;Cliff Young;Nishant Patil;David Patterson

1572
Citations
Computer architecture (2nd ed.): a quantitative approach

John L. Hennessy;David A. Patterson

1501
Citations
Detecting Large-Scale System Problems by Mining Console Logs

Wei Xu;Ling Huang;Armando Fox;David A. Patterson

1498
Citations
Toil enables reproducible, open source, big biomedical data analyses

John Vivian;Arjun Arkal Rao;Frank Austin Nothaft;Christopher Ketchum

1393
Citations
A case for intelligent RAM

D. Patterson;T. Anderson;N. Cardwell;R. Fromm

1128
Citations
A view of the parallel computing landscape

Krste Asanovic;Rastislav Bodik;James Demmel;Tony Keaveny

945
Citations
Reduced instruction set computers

David A. Patterson

889
Citations
A case for NOW (networks of workstation)

David A. Patterson;David E. Culler;Thomas E. Anderson

343
Citations
The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual

Andrew Waterman;Yunsup Lee;David Patterson;Krste Asanovi

142
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Armando Fox University of California, Berkeley

Randy H. Katz University of California, Berkeley

Krste Asanovic University of California, Berkeley

Thomas Anderson University of Washington

Michael I. Jordan University of California, Berkeley

John L. Hennessy Stanford University

Garth A. Gibson Carnegie Mellon University

Katherine Yelick University of California, Berkeley

Peter M. Chen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

David E. Culler University of California, Berkeley

External Links

Wikipedia of David A. Patterson Personal website of David A. Patterson Google Scholar page

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

The field of Computer Science overlaps with numerous other disciplines, opening up a variety of flexible online study and career options. Many students choose to supplement a core computer science background with targeted, industry-focused master’s programs. For example, a strong foundation in coding is highly valued in data-driven fields—earning an online masters in data science can lead to opportunities in analytics, AI, and machine learning.

Technology is also transforming industries like construction, where an online construction management degree equips graduates to lead projects using the latest digital tools. If you’re aiming for leadership roles, pursuing one of the cheapest 1 year online mba programs is an efficient way to gain essential business and management skills without a long time commitment.

Students seeking a fast-track approach often consider the 1 year masters option available in many fields. These accelerated online degrees can enhance your qualifications and open new career pathways, all while maintaining the flexibility needed to balance work and study.