A Universal Relation Database System Implemented Via the Network Model
Summary: Implements a universal-relation view on a network-model DB by mapping a “representative instance” derived from a well-designed relational schema, eschewing the universal-instance assumption and using a modified foreign-key constraint to handle incompleteness. Provides two algorithms to translate relational queries into network application programs—one for select/project over the universal relation and one that adds joins—and discusses optimization techniques for both translations. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,937 | Windows On The World | 1983 | SIGMOD | 0.00010029315 |
| 2,481 | LAURA: A Formal Data Model and her Logical Design Methodology | 1983 | VLDB | 8.6870033e-05 |
| 4,928 | Universal Relation Views: A Pragmatic Approach | 1983 | VLDB | 5.8222523e-05 |
| 8,427 | Designing Globally Consistent Network Schemas | 1983 | SIGMOD | 4.5159344e-05 |
| 9,013 | The Revenge Of The Jd | 1983 | PODS | 4.4096041e-05 |
| 13,036 | Combining Relational And Network Retrieval Methods | 1984 | SIGMOD | 4.1945683e-05 |
| 13,048 | Attributed Grammars for Query Language Translations (Extended Abstract) | 1983 | PODS | 4.1945683e-05 |
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Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.
| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 38 | Testing Implications Of Data Dependencies | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.00075110004 |
| 58 | Efficient Optimization of a Class of Relational Expressions | 1978 | SIGMOD | 0.00064826446 |
| 135 | Can We Use The Universal Instance Assumption Without Using Nulls? | 1981 | SIGMOD | 0.00042421957 |
| 356 | Synthesizing Independent Database Schemas | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.00026034713 |
| 397 | Design Of Relational Views Over Network Schemas | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.00024384664 |
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| Overall Rank | Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 3,461 | Specifying Connections for a Universal Relation Scheme Database | 1982 | SIGMOD | 7.0711544e-05 |
| 13,036 | Combining Relational And Network Retrieval Methods | 1984 | SIGMOD | 4.1945683e-05 |
| 3,921 | On the Complexity of Deriving Schema Mappings from Database Instances | 2008 | PODS | 6.6301252e-05 |
| 7,981 | Implementing Queries and Updates on Universal Scheme Interfaces | 1988 | VLDB | 4.613363e-05 |
| 135 | Can We Use The Universal Instance Assumption Without Using Nulls? | 1981 | SIGMOD | 0.00042421957 |
| 9,012 | Querying Weak Instances | 1984 | PODS | 4.4096041e-05 |
| 13,034 | On Lossless Transformation of Database Schemes Not Necessarily Satisfying Universal Instance Assumption (preliminary version) | 1984 | PODS | 4.1945683e-05 |
| 397 | Design Of Relational Views Over Network Schemas | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.00024384664 |
| 3,047 | Comprehensive Approach to the Design of Relational Database Schemes | 1984 | VLDB | 7.6561027e-05 |
| 4,939 | Updating a Relational Database through a Universal Schema Interface | 1985 | PODS | 5.8183127e-05 |