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50
Citations
10425
World Ranking
5608
National Ranking
2561

Kevin Sullivan publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin Sullivan sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 169 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Kevin Sullivan D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin Sullivan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kevin Sullivan is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and has a research profile focused predominantly on the field of medicine, with 187 publications attributed to this area. Their work spans several subfields, including physiology, psychiatry and mental health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, and epidemiology.

The primary topics of their research include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Kevin Sullivan has contributed to the academic literature with notable papers such as:

  • "Large-scale plasma proteomic analysis identifies proteins and pathways associated with dementia risk" (2021) published in Nature Aging
  • "Life-Threatening Infectious Complications in Sickle Cell Disease: A Concise Narrative Review" (2020) published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • "Proteomics analysis of plasma from middle-aged adults identifies protein markers of dementia risk in later life" (2023) published in Science Translational Medicine
  • "Association of Age-Related Hearing Impairment With Physical Functioning Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the US" (2021) published in JAMA Network Open
  • "Aging, Diabetes, Obesity, and Cognitive Decline: A Population-Based Study" (2020) published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Rebecca F. Gottesman
  • Keenan A. Walker
  • Thomas H. Mosley
  • B. Gwen Windham
  • Pamela L. Lutsey

Kevin Sullivan's research has appeared regularly in several scientific journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Neurology
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Best Publications

  • Software reflexion models: bridging the gap between source and high-level models

    Gail C. Murphy;David Notkin;Kevin Sullivan

  • Ultra-Large-Scale Systems: The Software Challenge of the Future

    Linda Northrop;Peter Feiler;Richard P Gabriel;John Goodenough

  • Software reflexion models: bridging the gap between design and implementation

    G.C. Murphy;D. Notkin;K.J. Sullivan

  • Managing technical debt in software-reliant systems

    Nanette Brown;Yuanfang Cai;Yuepu Guo;Rick Kazman

  • Toward a science of learning systems: a research agenda for the high-functioning Learning Health System

    Charles P. Friedman;Joshua C. Rubin;Jeffrey S. Brown;Melinda Buntin

  • The structure and value of modularity in software design

    Kevin J. Sullivan;William G. Griswold;Yuanfang Cai;Ben Hallen

  • Software economics: a roadmap

    Barry W. Boehm;Kevin J. Sullivan

  • Modular software design with crosscutting interfaces

    W.G. Griswold;M. Shonle;K. Sullivan;Y. Song

  • Developing a low-cost high-quality software tool for dynamic fault-tree analysis

    J.B. Dugan;K.J. Sullivan;D. Coppit

  • Reconciling environment integration and software evolution

    Kevin J. Sullivan;David Notkin

  • Information hiding interfaces for aspect-oriented design

    Kevin Sullivan;William G. Griswold;Yuanyuan Song;Yuanfang Cai

  • The Galileo fault tree analysis tool

    K.J. Sullivan;J.B. Dugan;D. Coppit

  • Towards a rigorous definition of information system survivability

    J.C. Knight;E.A. Strunk;K.J. Sullivan

  • Software Design as an Investment Activity: A Real Options Perspective

    Kevin Sullivan;Prasad Chalasani;Somesh Jha;Vibha Sazawal

  • Toward an Information Infrastructure for Global Health Improvement.

    C. P. Friedman;J. C. Rubin;K. J. Sullivan

  • Systems and methods for private cloud computing

    Christopher McCarthy;Kevin Sullivan;Rejith Krishnan

  • Demonstration of a High Speed 4-Channel Integrated Silicon Photonics WDM Link with Hybrid Silicon Lasers

    Andrew Alduino;Ling Liao;Richard Jones;Michael Morse

  • Classpects: unifying aspect- and object-oriented language design

    Hridesh Rajan;Kevin J. Sullivan

  • Combining various solution techniques for dynamic fault tree analysis of computer systems

    R. Manian;J. Bechta Dugan;D. Coppit;K.J. Sullivan

  • Software assurance by bounded exhaustive testing

    Kevin Sullivan;Jinlin Yang;David Coppit;Sarfraz Khurshid

  • Software engineering economics: background, current practices, and future directions

    Hakan Erdogmus;Barry W. Boehm;Warren Harrison;Don J. Reifer

  • Classpects: Unifying Aspect- andObject-Oriented Language Design

    Hridesh Rajan;Kevin J. Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuanfang Cai
Yuanfang Cai Drexel University
John C. Knight
John C. Knight University of Virginia
David Notkin
David Notkin University of Washington
Joanne Bechta Dugan
Joanne Bechta Dugan University of Virginia
Rick Kazman
Rick Kazman University of Hawaii at Manoa
Douglas C. Schmidt
Douglas C. Schmidt William & Mary
William G. Griswold
William G. Griswold University of California, San Diego
Gail C. Murphy
Gail C. Murphy University of British Columbia
Barry Boehm
Barry Boehm University of Southern California
John S. March
John S. March Duke University

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