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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 70 927 885 389 358 480 17578
Computer Science 71 1791 1734 905 870 508 17967

Mary Jane Irwin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mary Jane Irwin between 1978 and 2016, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mary Jane Irwin published across 39 years, from 1978 to 2016, averaging 13.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2004. 10 of the 518 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2016. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2004. 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 28 publications 2002: 35 publications 2003: 40 publications 2004: 49 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications
1978 2016

518 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mary Jane Irwin: publications per year, 1978 to 2016
Year Publications
1978 3
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 6
1987 8
1988 7
1989 7
1990 10
1991 7
1992 11
1993 15
1994 15
1995 23
1996 20
1997 16
1998 15
1999 13
2000 23
2001 28
2002 35
2003 40
2004 49
2005 38
2006 28
2007 18
2008 18
2009 10
2010 13
2011 8
2012 7
2013 5
2014 2
2015 5
2016 5
Total 518
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Mary Jane Irwin 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 Mary Jane Irwin 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, 474–493 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: 480 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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
474–493 117 480
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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Mary Jane Irwin 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 Mary Jane Irwin 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 70
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - ACM Athena Lecturer Award Professor Mary Jane Irwin's Athena Lecture took place June 22, 2010, at the 37th International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA 2010) in Saint-Malo, France.
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2005 - ACM Distinguished Service Award For wide-ranging service to the computing community, especially in areas related to professional society leadership and governance.
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to VLSI architecture and automated design.
  • 1996 - ACM Fellow For contributions to computer arithmetic, digital signal processing architectures, and electronic CAD and outstanding service to ACM/SIG activities.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Central processing unit
  • Algorithm

His primary areas of study are Embedded system, Energy consumption, Electronic engineering, Parallel computing and Cache. His Embedded system research incorporates themes from Energy conservation, Computer hardware, Optimizing compiler, Software and Transistor. When carried out as part of a general Energy consumption research project, his work on Dynamic voltage scaling is frequently linked to work in Register file, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

His research in the fields of Integrated circuit design and Static random-access memory overlaps with other disciplines such as Scaling. He interconnects Compiler, Algorithm design, Address bus, Chip and Binary number in the investigation of issues within Parallel computing. His studies deal with areas such as Computer architecture and Memory architecture as well as Cache.

His most cited work include:

  • Leakage current: Moore's law meets static power (972 citations)
  • The design and use of simplepower: a cycle-accurate energy estimation tool (438 citations)
  • Analysis of error recovery schemes for networks on chips (295 citations)

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

Mary Jane Irwin mainly focuses on Parallel computing, Embedded system, Energy consumption, Electronic engineering and Very-large-scale integration. His Parallel computing study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Data compression and Compiler. Particularly relevant to Memory architecture is his body of work in Embedded system.

His Energy consumption research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Optimizing compiler and Efficient energy use. His Electronic engineering research focuses on subjects like Low-power electronics, which are linked to Leakage. He has included themes like Algorithm, Adder, Arithmetic and Signal processing in his Very-large-scale integration study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Parallel computing (27.22%)
  • Embedded system (25.00%)
  • Energy consumption (18.35%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2016)?

  • Embedded system (25.00%)
  • Parallel computing (27.22%)
  • Cache (13.51%)

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

His main research concerns Embedded system, Parallel computing, Cache, Energy consumption and Electronic engineering. The Embedded system study combines topics in areas such as Optimizing compiler, Compiler and Interconnection. His Parallel computing study deals with Computer architecture intersecting with Shared memory and Field-programmable gate array.

His Cache study combines topics in areas such as Memory architecture and Latency. Mary Jane Irwin focuses mostly in the field of Energy consumption, narrowing it down to matters related to Efficient energy use and, in some cases, Energy conservation. Mary Jane Irwin has researched Electronic engineering in several fields, including Electronic circuit, Electrical engineering and Low-power electronics.

Between 2004 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Analysis of error recovery schemes for networks on chips (295 citations)
  • Interconnect and Thermal-aware Floorplanning for 3D Microprocessors (164 citations)
  • Adaptive set pinning: managing shared caches in chip multiprocessors (112 citations)

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

  • Operating system
  • Central processing unit
  • Algorithm

Mary Jane Irwin mainly investigates Embedded system, Energy consumption, Electronic engineering, Parallel computing and Cache. His work carried out in the field of Embedded system brings together such families of science as Transistor, Compiler, Chip, Scheduling and Interconnection. His Energy consumption study deals with Energy conservation intersecting with Wireless sensor network.

His Electronic engineering study incorporates themes from Negative-bias temperature instability, Reconfigurable computing and Low-power electronics. Mary Jane Irwin combines subjects such as Face detection and Floorplan with his study of Parallel computing. His study in Cache is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Computer architecture and Memory architecture.

Best Publications

  • Leakage current: Moore's law meets static power

    N.S. Kim;T. Austin;D. Baauw;T. Mudge

  • The design and use of simplepower: a cycle-accurate energy estimation tool

    W. Ye;N. Vijaykrishnan;M. Kandemir;M. J. Irwin

  • VLSI architectures for the discrete wavelet transform

    M. Vishwanath;R.M. Owens;M.J. Irwin

  • Analysis of error recovery schemes for networks on chips

    S. Murali;T. Theocharides;N. Vijaykrishnan;M.J. Irwin

  • Dynamic management of scratch-pad memory space

    M. Kandemir;J. Ramanujam;J. Irwin;N. Vijaykrishnan

  • Energy-driven integrated hardware-software optimizations using SimplePower

    N. Vijaykrishnan;M. Kandemir;M. J. Irwin;H. S. Kim

  • Area-time-power tradeoffs in parallel adders

    C. Nagendra;M.J. Irwin;R.M. Owens

  • Fault tolerant algorithms for network-on-chip interconnect

    M. Pirretti;G.M. Link;R.R. Brooks;N. Vijaykrishnan

  • Using complete machine simulation for software power estimation: the SoftWatt approach

    S. Gurumurthi;A. Sivasubramaniam;M.J. Irwin;N. Vijaykrishnan

  • Reducing leakage energy in FPGAs using region-constrained placement

    A. Gayasen;Y. Tsai;N. Vijaykrishnan;M. Kandemir

  • Influence of compiler optimizations on system power

    M. Kandemir;N. Vijaykrishnan;M.J. Irwin;Wu Ye

  • Interconnect and Thermal-aware Floorplanning for 3D Microprocessors

    W.-L. Hung;G. M. Link;Yuan Xie;N. Vijaykrishnan

  • DRAM energy management using software and hardware directed power mode control

    V. Delaluz;M. Kandemir;N. Vijaykrishnan;A. Sivasubramaniam

  • Scheduler-based DRAM energy management

    V. Delaluz;A. Sivasubramaniam;M. Kandemir;N. Vijaykrishnan

  • Studying energy trade offs in offloading computation/compilation in Java-enabled mobile devices

    G. Chen;B.-T. Kang;M. Kandemir;N. Vijaykrishnan

  • An edge-based heuristic for Steiner routing

    M. Borah;R.M. Owens;M.J. Irwin

  • Reliability-aware Co-synthesis for Embedded Systems

    Y. Xie;L. Li;M. Kandemir;N. Vijaykrishnan

  • Techniques for low energy software

    Huzefa Mehta;Robert Michael Owens;Mary Jane Irwin;Rita Chen

  • Evaluating Run-Time Techniques for Leakage Power Reduction

    David Duarte;Yuh-Fang Tsai;Narayanan Vijaykrishnan;Mary Jane Irwin

  • SEAT-LA: a soft error analysis tool for combinational logic

    R. Rajaraman;J.S. Kim;N. Vijaykrishnan;Y. Xie

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahmut Kandemir
Mahmut Kandemir Pennsylvania State University
N. Vijaykrishnan
N. Vijaykrishnan Pennsylvania State University
Yuan Xie
Yuan Xie Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Anand Sivasubramaniam
Anand Sivasubramaniam Pennsylvania State University
Richard R. Brooks
Richard R. Brooks Clemson University
Chita R. Das
Chita R. Das Pennsylvania State University
Sudhanva Gurumurthi
Sudhanva Gurumurthi Advanced Micro Devices (United States)
Wayne Wolf
Wayne Wolf University of Nebraska–Lincoln
J. Ramanujam
J. Ramanujam Louisiana State University
Trevor Mudge
Trevor Mudge University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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