Molecular Objects, Abstract Data Types, and Data Models: A Framework

Summary: Proposes a generalized framework for molecular objects, unifying atomic units with cross-relational tuples via abstract data types. Shows unification of prior modeling and argues DBMS must support four molecular-object types: disjoint, non-disjoint, recursive, non-recursive. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID: 7643
Venue: VLDB
Year: 1984
Pagerank: 0.00010905651
Overall Rank: 1,689 | 88.26%
DOI: -

Incoming Non-self Citations Over Time

Authors

1. D. S. Batory
2. Alejandro P. Buchmann

Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 12 of 12 citing papers.

Rank	Citing Paper	Year	Venue	Pagerank
187	Object and File Management in the EXODUS Extensible Database System	1986	VLDB	0.00036020812
2,218	Efficient Assembly of Complex Objects	1991	SIGMOD	9.2669145e-05
2,468	Supporting Flat Relations by a Nested Relational Kernel	1987	VLDB	8.7416405e-05
2,561	Architecture and Implementation of the Darmstadt Database Kernel System	1987	SIGMOD	8.5400984e-05
4,091	Object-Oriented Specification of Databases: An Algebraic Approach	1987	VLDB	6.4569247e-05
4,224	PRIMA - a DBMS Prototype Supporting Engineering Applications	1987	VLDB	6.3472736e-05
5,160	The MR Diagram - A Model for Conceptual Database Design	1985	VLDB	5.6578245e-05
5,602	An Object-Oriented Database System for Engineering Applications	1987	SIGMOD	5.414943e-05
5,873	Cooperative Object Buffer Management in the Advanced Information Management Prototype	1987	VLDB	5.2935142e-05
6,950	Extending the Relational Algebra to Capture Complex Objects	1989	VLDB	4.8896442e-05
8,730	An Architecture and Data Model for CAD Databases	1985	VLDB	4.457946e-05
12,911	Version Management of Composite Objects in CAD Databases	1991	SIGMOD	4.1945683e-05

Outgoing Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

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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
8	Extending the Data Base Relational Model to Capture More Meaning	1979	SIGMOD	0.0015385917
12	The Functional Data Model and the Data Language DAPLEX	1979	SIGMOD	0.0011248121
105	On Extending the Functions of a Relational Database System	1982	SIGMOD	0.00048691984
162	Some High-level Language Constructs for Data of Type Relation	1977	SIGMOD	0.00039758372
448	Data Abstraction, Views And Updates In Rigel	1979	SIGMOD	0.00022870667
641	The Data Management Facilities of PLAIN	1979	SIGMOD	0.00018757269

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