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R-Trees: A Dynamic Index Structure For Spatial Searching

Summary: R-tree, a dynamic index for multidimensional spatial data; supports non-zero sized objects with bounding rectangles. Algorithms for search and update; empirical tests show strong performance and applicability to modern spatial DBs. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID
2233
Venue
SIGMOD
Year
1984
Pagerank
0.0032169493
Overall Rank
2 | 99.99%
DOI
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12,511 Using High Dimensional Indexes to Support Relevance Feedback Based Interactive Images Retrieval 2006 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,521 Indexing for Function Approximation 2006 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,564 Efficiently Processing Queries on Interval-and-Value Tuples in Relational Databases 2005 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,568 Complex Spatio-Temporal Pattern Queries 2005 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
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12,628 Improving Performance with Bulk-Inserts in Oracle R-Trees 2003 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,672 Analyzing Energy Behavior of Spatial Access Methods for Memory-Resident Data 2001 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,718 GHOST: Fine Granularity Buffering of Index 1999 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,747 Fast High-Dimensional Data Search in Incomplete Databases 1998 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,751 Algorithms for Querying by Spatial Structure 1998 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,756 Multimedia Support for Databases 1997 PODS 4.1945683e-05
12,874 Hamming Filter: A Dynamic Signature File Organization for Parallel Stores 1993 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
12,999 Panel on Extensible Database Systems 1986 SIGMOD 4.1945683e-05
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Rank Cited Paper Year Venue Pagerank
5 The K-D-B-Tree: A Search Structure for Large Multidimensional Dynamic Indexes 1981 SIGMOD 0.0018397217
19 Interval Hierarchies And Their Application To Predicate Files 1977 SIGMOD 0.00091625014
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