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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 57 2018 1934 792 741 277 7888
Computer Science 57 3919 3808 1859 1792 361 8775

Howard Locker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Howard Locker between 1990 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Howard Locker published across 32 years, from 1990 to 2021, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2013. 5 of the 393 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2013. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 25 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 35 publications 2008: 38 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 39 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications
1990 2021

393 publications in total across all disciplines

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Howard Locker: publications per year, 1990 to 2021
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 4
1998 20
1999 22
2000 5
2001 18
2002 9
2003 25
2004 26
2005 23
2006 26
2007 35
2008 38
2009 16
2010 16
2011 19
2012 20
2013 39
2014 14
2015 6
2016 0
2017 3
2018 0
2019 0
2020 2
2021 3
Total 393
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Howard Locker publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard Locker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 274–293 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 277 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335 277
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Howard Locker D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard Locker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102 57
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • The Internet

Howard Locker focuses on Computer hardware, Computer network, Operating system, Embedded system and Data processing system. The various areas that Howard Locker examines in his Computer hardware study include Wireless, Computer file and Partition. His research in Computer network intersects with topics in Wireless network, Transmission and Transfer.

The study incorporates disciplines such as System Management Mode, Ethernet, State, Control and Protocol in addition to Embedded system. The Data processing system study combines topics in areas such as Signal and Code. His work is dedicated to discovering how Client, Server-side are connected with Client–server model and other disciplines.

His most cited work include:

  • Battery pack for portable computer (312 citations)
  • Audio Book and e-Book Synchronization (191 citations)
  • Data processing system and method for recovering from system crashes (166 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Computer hardware, Operating system, Computer network, Embedded system and Real-time computing. In general Computer hardware study, his work on Data processing system often relates to the realm of Information handling, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His Operating system research focuses on Client, Booting, Remote evaluation, BIOS and Client-side.

Howard Locker usually deals with Remote evaluation and limits it to topics linked to Server-side and Client–server model. His Computer network research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Wireless, Wireless network, Wi-Fi and Computer security. He combines topics linked to State with his work on Embedded system.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Computer hardware (26.39%)
  • Operating system (22.45%)
  • Computer network (22.22%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Computer hardware (26.39%)
  • Information handling (5.09%)
  • Artificial intelligence (5.56%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Computer hardware, Information handling, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision and Executable. His work carried out in the field of Computer hardware brings together such families of science as User interface, Interface, Wearable computer, Code and Gesture. His studies in Interface integrate themes in fields like Mode and Detector.

His work on Object, Selection and Projection as part of general Artificial intelligence study is frequently linked to Surface, bridging the gap between disciplines. His work deals with themes such as Computer program and Electrical engineering, which intersect with Executable. Howard Locker undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Connection and Computer network in his work.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Data storage for remote environment (122 citations)
  • Nudge notification via shifting device battery (42 citations)
  • Task scheduling in big and little cores (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • The Internet

His primary areas of study are Computer hardware, Information handling, Electrical engineering, Artificial intelligence and Computer vision. His Computer hardware research is mostly focused on the topic Computer data storage. His work on Battery as part of general Electrical engineering research is frequently linked to Bay and Computing systems, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Howard Locker focuses mostly in the field of Signal, narrowing it down to matters related to Sleep and, in some cases, Real-time computing. His Interface research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mode, Interaction technique, Gesture and Detector. His research integrates issues of Controller, Modulation, State and Haptic technology in his study of Mechanism.

Best Publications

  • Battery pack for portable computer

    Jeremy Robert Carlson;Daryl Carvis Cromer;Philip John Jakes;Howard Jeffrey Locker

  • Audio Book and e-Book Synchronization

    Howard Locker;William Fred Keown;James Stephen Rutledge;Kenneth Scott Seethaler

  • Data processing system and method for recovering from system crashes

    Richard W. Cheston;Howard Locker;David B. Rhoades

  • Data storage for remote environment

    Kenneth S. Seethaler;Randall S. Springfield;Howard J. Locker;Richard W. Cheston

  • Data processing system and method for permitting a computer to automatically detect a presence of and establish a communications link with a printer

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Richard Alan Dayan;Brandon Jon Ellison;Eric Richard Kern

  • Method and apparatus for access point initiated forced roaming based upon bandwidth

    Carvis Cromer Daryl;John Jakes Philip;Jeffrey Locker Howard;Peter Ward James

  • Data processing system and method for disabling a portable computer outside an authorized area

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Richard Alan Dayan;Brandon Jon Ellison;Eric Richard Kern

  • Privacy filter apparatus for a notebook computer display

    Jan Michael Janick;Howard Jeffrey Locker;Russell Alan Resnick

  • Apparatus, system, and method for dynamic selection of best network service

    Richard Cheston;Daryl Cromer;Howard Locker

  • Method and system for securing enablement access to a data security device

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Scott Thomas Elliott;James Patrick Hoff;Howard Jeffrey Locker

  • Method and system for providing protection against theft and loss of a portable computer system

    Daryl C. Cromer;David B. Rhoades;Howard J. Locker;James P. Ward

  • Method and system for customizing a client computer system configuration for a current user using BIOS settings downloaded from a server

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Eric Richard Kern;Howard Jeffrey Locker;David Rhoades

  • Protecting information on a computer readable medium

    Daryl Cromer;Brandon Ellison;Howard Locker;Randall Springfield

  • Wireless device power optimization

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Philip John Jakes;Howard Jeffrey Locker;James Peter Ward

  • Extending an allowable transmission distance between a wireless device and an access point by communication with intermediate wireless devices

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Howard Jeffrey Locker;Andy Lloyd Trotter;James Peter Ward

  • Transformer Case for Notebook Slate Computer with Wireless Keyboard

    Howard Locker;Daryl Cromer;Liu Jun Feng;Qian Ying Wang

  • Forced roaming to avoid interference

    Daryl C. Cromer;Philip J. Jakes;Howard J. Locker

  • Mass shifting notification

    John Miles Hunt;John Weldon Nicholson;Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki;Howard J. Locker

  • System and method for installing personal computer software

    Richard W. Cheston;Daryl C. Cromer;Richard A. Dayan;Dhruv M. Desai

  • Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely perform diagnostics on a malfunctioning client computer system

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Brandon Jon Ellison;Eric Richard Kern;Howard Locker

Frequent Co-Authors

Daryl Carvis Cromer
Daryl Carvis Cromer IBM (United States)
Randall Scott Springfield
Randall Scott Springfield Lenovo (Singapore)
James Peter Ward
James Peter Ward IBM (United States)
Eric Richard Kern
Eric Richard Kern Lenovo Professional Services & TruScale
David Carroll Challener
David Carroll Challener Johns Hopkins University
Richard Alan Dayan
Richard Alan Dayan IBM (United States)
John P. Karidis
John P. Karidis IBM (United States)

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