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# Communications of the ACM 2009: all accepted papers

401 papers · page 1 of 5 · the most cited first · [← Communications of the ACM 2009](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/communications-of-the-acm/2009/)

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1. **[Scratch ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592779)**Mitchel Resnick, John H. Maloney, Andrés Monroy‐Hernández et al.*3,311 citations*
2. **[Roofline](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/williams-2009-roofline-insightful-visual-performance-model/)**Samuel Williams, Andrew S. Waterman, David A. Patterson*2,456 citations · our summary*
3. **[Formal verification of a realistic compiler ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538814)**Xavier Leroy*1,187 citations*
4. **[MapReduce ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1629175.1629198)**Jeffrey Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat*1,182 citations*
5. **[Lest we remember ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506429)**J. Alex Halderman, Seth David Schoen, Nadia Heninger et al.*980 citations*
6. **[Designing data governance ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1629175.1629210)**Vijay Khatri, Carol V. Brown*802 citations*
7. **[Overcoming the J-shaped distribution of product reviews ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562800)**Nan Hu, Jie Zhang, Paul A. Pavlou*686 citations*
8. **[The pathologies of big data ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536632)**Adam L. Jacobs*643 citations*
9. **[A view of the parallel computing landscape ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562783)**Krste Asanović, Rastislav Bodík, James Weldon Demmel et al.*625 citations*
10. **[MapReduce and parallel DBMSs ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1629175.1629197)**Michael R Stonebraker, Daniel J. Abadi, David J. DeWitt et al.*430 citations*
11. **[Automatically profiling the author of an anonymous text ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461959)**Shlomo Argamon, Moshe Koppel, James W. Pennebaker et al.*375 citations*
12. **[The profession of ITBeyond computational thinking ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516054)**Peter J. Denning*365 citations*
13. **[One laptop per child ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516063)**Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, Prakul Sharma*334 citations*
14. **[The status of the P versus NP problem ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562164.1562186)**Lance Fortnow*321 citations*
15. **[The impact of the digital divide on e-government use ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498801)**France Bélanger, Lemuria D. Carter*289 citations*
16. **[Model checking ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592781)**Edmund M. Clarke, E. Allen Emerson, Joseph Sifakis*258 citations*
17. **[Who captures value in a global innovation network? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1467247.1467280)**Greg Linden, Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick*248 citations*
18. **[The complexity of computing a Nash equilibrium ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461951)**Constantinos Daskalakis, Paul W. Goldberg, Christos H. Papadimitriou*235 citations*
19. **[Reflecting human values in the digital age ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1467247.1467265)**Abigail J. Sellen, Yvonne Rogers, Richard H. R. Harper et al.*227 citations*
20. **[Why did your project fail? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610286)**Narciso Cerpa, June M. Verner*220 citations*
21. **[Four billion little brothers? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592778)**Katie Shilton*217 citations*
22. **[Steps toward self-aware networks ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538809)**Erol Gelenbe A*208 citations*
23. **[Computing needs time ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506426)**Edward A. Lee*201 citations*
24. **[Probabilistic databases ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538810)**Nilesh N. Dalvi, Christopher Ré, Dan Mircea Suciu*195 citations*
25. **[Smoothed analysis ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562785)**Daniel A. Spielman, Shang‐Hua Teng*189 citations*
26. **[An overview of IT service management ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506439)**Stuart D. Galup, Ronald Dattero, Jim J. Quan et al.*184 citations*
27. **[Improving performance on the internet ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461944)**Tom Leighton*184 citations*
28. **[Technology strategy and managementThe evolution of platform thinking ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1629175.1629189)**Michael A. Cusumano*183 citations*
29. **[Global software development ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536648)**Eoin Ó Conchúir, Pär J. Ågerfalk, Helena Holmström Olsson et al.*179 citations*
30. **[Boolean satisfiability from theoretical hardness to practical success ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536637)**Sharad Malik, Lintao Zhang*174 citations*
31. **[ViewpointWhy "open source" misses the point of free software ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516058)**Richard M. Stallman*172 citations*
32. **[Declarative networking ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592785)**Boon Thau Loo, Tyson Condie, Minos Garofalakis et al.*149 citations*
33. **[Can automated agents proficiently negotiate with humans? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1629175.1629199)**Raz Lin, Sarit Kraus*148 citations*
34. **[Native Client ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1629175.1629203)**Bennet Yee, David C. Sehr, Gregory Dardyk et al.*148 citations*
35. **[The metropolis model a new logic for development of crowdsourced systems ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538808)**Rick Kazman, Hongmei Chen*133 citations*
36. **[CTO Roundtable ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536633)**Mache Creeger*128 citations*
37. **[Mobile phones in the classroom ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498803)**Eusébio Scornavacca, Sid L. Huff, Stephen James Marshall*128 citations*
38. **[Principles for effective virtual teamwork ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498797)**Jay F. Nunamaker, Bruce A. Reinig, Robert Owen Briggs*122 citations*
39. **[Algorithmic systems biology ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506427)**Corrado Priami*120 citations*
40. **[Shadow systems ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461960)**Sandy Behrens*120 citations*
41. **[A blind person's interactions with technology ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536636)**Kristen Shinohara, Josh Tenenberg*114 citations*
42. **[API design matters ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506424)**Michi Henning*113 citations*
43. **[Why IT managers don't go for cyber-insurance products ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592780)**Tridib Bandyopadhyay, Vijay S. Mookerjee, Ram C. Rao*111 citations*
44. **[Finding the frequent items in streams of data ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562789)**Graham Cormode, Marios Hadjieleftheriou*106 citations*
45. **[A direct path to dependable software ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498787)**Daniel Jackson*104 citations*
46. **[Conferences vs. journals in computing research ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506410)**Moshe Y. Vardi*103 citations*
47. **[EducationTeaching computing to everyone ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506420)**Mark Guzdial*103 citations*
48. **[The profession of ITComputing's paradigm ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610265)**Peter J. Denning, Peter A. Freeman*102 citations*
49. **[Apprenticeship learning for helicopter control ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538812)**Adam Coates, Pieter Abbeel, Andrew Ng*101 citations*
50. **[Non-work related computing (NWRC) ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498799)**Gee‐Woo Bock, Swee Ling Ho*100 citations*
51. **[Securing frame communication in browsers ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516066)**Adam Barth, Collin Jackson, John C. Mitchell*100 citations*
52. **[Women in computing — take 2 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461947)**Maria M. Klawe, Telle Whitney, Caroline Simard*97 citations*
53. **[Privacy and securityUsable security ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592773)**Butler Lampson*95 citations*
54. **[And what can context do for data? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592793)**Cristiana Bolchini, Carlo Curino, Giorgio Orsi et al.*91 citations*
55. **[Does distributed development affect software quality? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536639)**Christian Bird, Nachiappan Nagappan, Prémkumar Dévanbu et al.*88 citations*
56. **[The Claremont report on database research ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516062)**Rakesh Agrawal, Anastasia Ailamaki, Philip A. Bernstein et al.*88 citations*
57. **[Compiler research ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461946)**Mary W. Hall, David Padua, Keshav K. Pingali*86 citations*
58. **[ViewpointResearch evaluation for computer science ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498780)**Bertrand Meyer, Christine Choppy, Jørgen Staunstrup et al.*85 citations*
59. **[Predicting structured objects with support vector machines ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592783)**Thorsten Joachims, Thomas Hofmann, Yisong Yue et al.*84 citations*
60. **[Learning and detecting emergent behavior in networks of cardiac myocytes ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1467247.1467271)**Radu Grosu, Scott A. Smolka, Flavio Corradini et al.*78 citations*
61. **[Maximizing power efficiency with asymmetric multicore systems ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610270)**Alexandra Fedorova, Juan Carlos Sáez, Daniel Shelepov et al.*75 citations*
62. **[Spending Moore's dividend ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506425)**James R. Larus*75 citations*
63. **[Historical reflectionsThe rise, fall, and resurrection of software as a service ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506419)**Martin Campbell‐Kelly*73 citations*
64. **[ViewpointWhy computer science doesn't matter ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538803)**Matthias Felleisen, Shriram Krishnamurthi*71 citations*
65. **[Browser security ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536634)**Charles Reis, Adam Barth, Carlos E. Pizano*69 citations*
66. **[Computer games and traditional CS courses ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610273)**Kelvin Sung*69 citations*
67. **[Power and trust in global virtual teams ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610282)**Niki Panteli, Robert Tucker*69 citations*
68. **[Technical opinionAre employees putting your company at risk by not following information security policies? ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610289)**Mikko T. Siponen, M. Adam Mahmood, Seppo Pahnila*68 citations*
69. **[ViewpointTime for computer science to grow up ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536631)**Lance Fortnow*67 citations*
70. **[Cybercrime 2.0 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498782)**Niels Provos, Moheeb Abu Rajab, Panayiotis Mavrommatis*66 citations*
71. **[Distinct-value synopses for multiset operations ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562787)**Kevin S. Beyer, Rainer Gemulla, Peter J. Haas et al.*66 citations*
72. **[The state of corporate website accessibility ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562164.1562197)**Eleanor T. Loiacono, Nicholas Romano, Scott McCoy*65 citations*
73. **[Modified agile practices for outsourced software projects ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562164.1562200)**Dinesh Batra*64 citations*
74. **[Database and information-retrieval methods for knowledge discovery ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1498765.1498784)**Gerhard Weikum, Gjergji Kasneci, Maya Ramanath et al.*63 citations*
75. **[Open access publishing in science ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1467247.1467279)**Florian Mann, Benedikt von Walter, Thomas Heß et al.*63 citations*
76. **[Positive externality, increasing returns, and the rise in cybercrimes ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610288)**Nir Kshetri*63 citations*
77. **[Revitalizing computing education through free and open source software for humanity ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536635)**Ralph A. Morelli, Allen B. Tucker, Norman Danner et al.*63 citations*
78. **[EducationHuman computing skills ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461938)**George Fletcher, James Jian-Qiang Lu*62 citations*
79. **[Making sense of revision-control systems ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562164.1562183)**Bryan O’Sullivan*61 citations*
80. **[The evolution of virtualization ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1467247.1467253)**Kirk L. Kroeker*61 citations*
81. **[Automated support for managing feature requests in open forums ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562784)**Jane Cleland‐Huang, Horatiu Dumitru, Chuan Duan et al.*58 citations*
82. **[Improving the cyber security of SCADA communication networks ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538820)**Sandip C. Patel, Ganesh Datt Bhatt, James H. Graham*58 citations*
83. **[Security challenges of the EPCglobal network ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538816)**Benjamin Fabian, Oliver Günther*56 citations*
84. **[The first internet president ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461935)**Samuel Greengard*56 citations*
85. **[Unifying biological image formats with HDF5 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562781)**Matthew T. Dougherty, Michael J. Folk, Erez Zadok et al.*56 citations*
86. **[Spamalytics ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562164.1562190)**Chris Kanich, Christian Kreibich, Kirill Levchenko et al.*52 citations*
87. **[ViewpointRetrospective ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562779)**C. A. R. Hoare*51 citations*
88. **[Visual passwords ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610287)**Karen Renaud, Antonella De Angeli*51 citations*
89. **[Human interaction for high-quality machine translation ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1562764.1562798)**Francisco Casacuberta, Jorge Civera, Elsa Cubel et al.*50 citations*
90. **[Learning through games ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536624)**Leah Hoffmann*50 citations*
91. **[To trust or to distrust, that is the question ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506442)**Carol Xiaojuan Ou, Choon Ling Sia*50 citations*
92. **[Communications surveillance ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592776)**Whitfield Diffie, Susan M. Landau*49 citations*
93. **[Designing ubiquitous computing environments to support work life balance ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506438)**Karlene C. Cousins, Upkar Varshney*49 citations*
94. **[Technical opinionMultitasking with laptops during meetings ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461963)**Raquel Benbunan‐Fich, Gregory E. Truman*47 citations*
95. **[Toward 2 W , beyond web 2.0 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1461928.1461945)**T. V. Raman*47 citations*
96. **[What DNS is not ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1610252.1610269)**Paul Vixie*45 citations*
97. **[Inside risksReducing risks of implantable medical devices ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516055)**Kevin Fu*44 citations*
98. **[How computer science serves the developing world ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516064)**M. Bernardine Dias, Eric A. Brewer*43 citations*
99. **[EducationAlice 3 ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1536616.1536628)**Wanda P. Dann, Stephen Cooper*42 citations*
100. **[Implementing electronic medical records ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/1592761.1592770)**Leah Hoffmann*40 citations*

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