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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,965 | Windows On The World | 1983 | SIGMOD | 9.9176387e-05 |
| 2,482 | LAURA: A Formal Data Model and her Logical Design Methodology | 1983 | VLDB | 8.6783176e-05 |
| 4,904 | Universal Relation Views: A Pragmatic Approach | 1983 | VLDB | 5.8397481e-05 |
| 8,421 | Designing Globally Consistent Network Schemas | 1983 | SIGMOD | 4.5115498e-05 |
| 9,099 | The Revenge Of The Jd | 1983 | PODS | 4.3917473e-05 |
| 13,047 | Combining Relational And Network Retrieval Methods | 1984 | SIGMOD | 4.1905499e-05 |
| 13,059 | Attributed Grammars for Query Language Translations (Extended Abstract) | 1983 | PODS | 4.1905499e-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 | 0.0007528369 |
| 58 | Efficient Optimization of a Class of Relational Expressions | 1978 | SIGMOD | 0.00064817807 |
| 131 | Can We Use The Universal Instance Assumption Without Using Nulls? | 1981 | SIGMOD | 0.00043719033 |
| 355 | Synthesizing Independent Database Schemas | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.00026204925 |
| 390 | Design Of Relational Views Over Network Schemas | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.00024612268 |
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| Overall Rank | Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 1,062 | Assumptions in Relational Database Theory | 1982 | PODS | 0.00014353951 |
| 13,047 | Combining Relational And Network Retrieval Methods | 1984 | SIGMOD | 4.1905499e-05 |
| 3,922 | On the Complexity of Deriving Schema Mappings from Database Instances | 2008 | PODS | 6.6238781e-05 |
| 7,984 | Implementing Queries and Updates on Universal Scheme Interfaces | 1988 | VLDB | 4.6089395e-05 |
| 131 | Can We Use The Universal Instance Assumption Without Using Nulls? | 1981 | SIGMOD | 0.00043719033 |
| 9,098 | Querying Weak Instances | 1984 | PODS | 4.3917473e-05 |
| 13,045 | On Lossless Transformation of Database Schemes Not Necessarily Satisfying Universal Instance Assumption (preliminary version) | 1984 | PODS | 4.1905499e-05 |
| 390 | Design Of Relational Views Over Network Schemas | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.00024612268 |
| 3,052 | Comprehensive Approach to the Design of Relational Database Schemes | 1984 | VLDB | 7.6485833e-05 |
| 4,610 | Updating a Relational Database through a Universal Schema Interface | 1985 | PODS | 6.0452077e-05 |