A Theory of Regular Queries
Summary: Introduces RQ (regular queries), a natural, operation-closed class for graph/relational queries supporting disjunction, conjunction, projection and transitive closure while retaining decidable query-containment. Shows RQ = a Datalog fragment where recursion is restricted to transitive closure, yielding an expressive yet containment-decidable fragment that enables decidable query optimization. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 9,038 | Transforming Property Graphs | 2024 | VLDB | 4.3997447e-05 |
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| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 47 | Data Integration: A Theoretical Perspective | 2002 | PODS | 0.00069691761 |
| 58 | Efficient Optimization of a Class of Relational Expressions | 1978 | SIGMOD | 0.00064817807 |
| 276 | Regular Path Queries with Constraints | 1997 | PODS | 0.00029365217 |
| 454 | An Overview of Query Optimization in Relational Systems | 1998 | PODS | 0.00022796106 |
| 1,314 | Semistructured Data | 1997 | PODS | 0.00012618313 |
| 1,930 | Reusing Invariants: A New Strategy for Correlated Queries | 1998 | SIGMOD | 0.00010052743 |
| 2,480 | Efficient Query Reformulation in Peer Data Management Systems | 2004 | SIGMOD | 8.682497e-05 |
| 3,231 | View-Based Query Processing for Regular Path Queries with Inverse | 2000 | PODS | 7.3333516e-05 |
| 5,073 | An Incremental Anytime Algorithm for Multi-Objective Query Optimization | 2015 | SIGMOD | 5.7118738e-05 |
| 7,272 | The Impact of Virtual Views on Containment | 2010 | VLDB | 4.7760673e-05 |
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