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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 80 523 241 370 26895
Computer Science 86 769 412 483 31266

Robert K. Brayton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert K. Brayton between 1963 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert K. Brayton published across 62 years, from 1963 to 2024, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 1997. 2 of the 495 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 1997. 1963: 2 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 26 publications 1992: 19 publications 1993: 34 publications 1994: 29 publications 1995: 30 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 35 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1963 2024

495 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert K. Brayton: publications per year, 1963 to 2024
Year Publications
1963 2
1964 5
1965 0
1966 2
1967 2
1968 1
1969 0
1970 2
1971 2
1972 1
1973 0
1974 2
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 5
1980 3
1981 2
1982 0
1983 0
1984 5
1985 3
1986 1
1987 4
1988 8
1989 11
1990 15
1991 26
1992 19
1993 34
1994 29
1995 30
1996 23
1997 35
1998 17
1999 11
2000 11
2001 19
2002 13
2003 17
2004 8
2005 7
2006 10
2007 10
2008 10
2009 5
2010 10
2011 7
2012 21
2013 5
2014 4
2015 10
2016 6
2017 4
2018 8
2019 1
2020 1
2021 3
2022 0
2023 0
2024 2
Total 495
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Robert K. Brayton 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 Robert K. Brayton 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, 354–373 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: 370 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
354–373 214 370
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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Robert K. Brayton 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 Robert K. Brayton 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34 80
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

  • 2006 - ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award For leading the development and practical realization of algorithms for logic synthesis and for electronic system simulation, thereby helping to create key enabling technologies for the Electronic Design Automation industry.
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the theory and practice of computer-aided analysis and design of electrical and logical circuits and systems.
  • 1981 - IEEE Fellow For pioneering work in the theory of nonlinear networks, stability theory, and sparse matrix techniques.

Overview

Robert K. Brayton was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Throughout their career, their research focused primarily on computer science with a concentration in hardware and architecture, computational theory and mathematics, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their work encompassed several key topics, including formal methods in verification, VLSI and analog circuit testing, embedded systems design techniques, VLSI and FPGA design techniques, and modular robots and swarm intelligence.

The scientist contributed to notable publications in venues such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent papers associated with their research include:

  • "A Simulation-Guided Paradigm for Logic Synthesis and Verification" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
  • "Enhancing Delay-Driven LUT Mapping With Boolean Decomposition" (2024), published in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
  • "Simulation-Guided Boolean Resubstitution" (2020), published on arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Practical Boolean Decomposition for Delay-driven LUT Mapping" (2024), published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators included:

  • Alan Mishchenko
  • Giovanni De Micheli
  • Siang-Yun Lee
  • Heinz Riener
  • Alessandro Tempia Calvino

Brayton's work was recognized with several awards during their career. They received the ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award in 2006 for contributions to the development and application of algorithms related to logic synthesis and electronic system simulation. They were also elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1993 for their work in computer-aided analysis and design of electrical and logical circuits and systems. Earlier, in 1981, they were named an IEEE Fellow for pioneering research in nonlinear network theory, stability theory, and sparse matrix techniques.

Best Publications

  • Logic Minimization Algorithms for VLSI Synthesis

    Robert King Brayton;Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli;Curtis T. McMullen;Gary D. Hachtel

  • MIS: A Multiple-Level Logic Optimization System

    R.K. Brayton;R. Rudell;A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli;A.R. Wang

  • ABC: an academic industrial-strength verification tool

    Robert Brayton;Alan Mishchenko

  • VIS: A System for Verification and Synthesis

    Robert K. Brayton;Gary D. Hachtel;Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli;Fabio Somenzi

  • Logic verification using binary decision diagrams in a logic synthesis environment

    S. Malik;A.R. Wang;R.K. Brayton;A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

  • Sequential circuit design using synthesis and optimization

    E.M. Sentovich;K.J. Singh;C. Moon;H. Savoj

  • Multilevel logic synthesis

    R.K. Brayton;G.D. Hachtel;A.L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

  • DAG-aware AIG rewriting a fresh look at combinational logic synthesis

    Alan Mishchenko;Satrajit Chatterjee;Robert Brayton

  • Model-checking continuous-time Markov chains

    Adnan Aziz;Kumud Sanwal;Vigyan Singhal;Robert Brayton

  • Implicit state enumeration of finite state machines using BDD's

    H.J. Touati;H. Savoj;B. Lin;R.K. Brayton

  • Verifying Continuous Time Markov Chains

    Adnan Aziz;Kumud Sanwal;Vigyan Singhal;Robert K. Brayton

  • Optimal State Assignment for Finite State Machines

    G. De Micheli;R.K. Brayton;A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

  • Combinational test generation using satisfiability

    P. Stephan;R.K. Brayton;A.L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

  • The Sparse Tableau Approach to Network Analysis and Design

    G. Hachtel;R. Brayton;F. Gustavson

  • Planning for performance

    Ralph H. J. M. Otten;Robert K. Brayton

  • Algorithms for discrete function manipulation

    A. Srinivasan;T. Ham;S. Malik;R.K. Brayton

  • A survey of optimization techniques for integrated-circuit design

    R.K. Brayton;G.D. Hachtel;A.L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

  • Efficient implementation of property directed reachability

    Niklas Een;Alan Mishchenko;Robert Brayton

  • Multi-level logic minimization using implicit don't cares

    K.A. Bartlett;R.K. Brayton;G.D. Hachtel;R.M. Jacoby

  • A new efficient algorithm for solving differential-algebraic systems using implicit backward differentiation formulas

    R.K. Brayton;F.G. Gustavson;G.D. Hachtel

  • Retiming and resynthesis: optimizing sequential networks with combinational techniques

    S. Malik;E.M. Sentovich;R.K. Brayton;A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli University of California, Berkeley
Alan Mishchenko
Alan Mishchenko University of California, Berkeley
Alexandre Petrenko
Alexandre Petrenko Computer Research Institute of Montréal
Sharad Malik
Sharad Malik Princeton University
Gary D. Hachtel
Gary D. Hachtel University of Colorado Boulder
Shaz Qadeer
Shaz Qadeer Microsoft (United States)
Luca P. Carloni
Luca P. Carloni Columbia University
A.R. Newton
A.R. Newton University of California, Berkeley
Fabio Somenzi
Fabio Somenzi University of Colorado Boulder
Curtis T. McMullen
Curtis T. McMullen Harvard University

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