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Extensible Query Processing in Starburst

Summary: Extends relational DBMSs with an extensible kernel for language, data-management, and processing extensions. Describes a powerful, extensible query processor with rule-based optimization, rewrite, and an extended relational-algebra execution engine. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID
h7da500aa422e8eb3
Venue
SIGMOD
Year
1989
Pagerank
0.000224395
Overall Rank
275 | 98.16%
DOI
10.1145/67544.66962

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Authors

BibTeX Citation

@inproceedings{haas_sigmod89,
        title = {{Extensible Query Processing in Starburst}},
        author = {Haas, Laura M. and Freytag, J.C. and Lohman, G.M. and Pirahesh, H.},
        series = {{SIGMOD} '89},
        booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} International Conference on Management of Data},
        publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
        doi = {10.1145/67544.66962},
        url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/67544.66962},
        year = {1989}
}

Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 49 of 49 citing papers.

Rank Citing Paper Year Venue Pagerank
174 Optimizing Queries across Diverse Data Sources 1997 VLDB 0.00026736308
259 An Overview of Query Optimization in Relational Systems 1998 PODS 0.00022881075
498 Building Efficient Query Engines in a High-Level Language 2014 VLDB 0.00017323427
584 Alert: An Architecture for Transforming a Passive DBMS into an Active DBMS 1991 VLDB 0.00015927926
646 Exploiting Statistics on Query Expressions for Optimization 2002 SIGMOD 0.00015166402
670 SharedDB: Killing One Thousand Queries With One Stone 2012 VLDB 0.00014929358
726 Fundamental Techniques for Order Optimization 1996 SIGMOD 0.0001443284
739 Set-Oriented Production Rules in Relational Database Systems 1990 SIGMOD 0.0001430589
921 Tradeoffs in Processing Complex Join Queries via Hashing in Multiprocessor Database Machines 1990 VLDB 0.00013036878
1,145 Optimization Strategies for Spatial Query Processing 1991 VLDB 0.00011800785
1,272 Querying XML Views of Relational Data 2001 VLDB 0.00011226794
1,377 Deriving Production Rules for Constraint Maintenance 1990 VLDB 0.00010857402
1,443 Magic is Relevant 1990 SIGMOD 0.00010618161
1,864 Hypothetical Queries in an OLAP Environment 2000 VLDB 9.4653035e-05
1,866 Optimizing Disjunctive Queries with Expensive Predicates 1994 SIGMOD 9.4590899e-05
2,297 Join Queries with External Text Sources: Execution and Optimization Techniques 1995 SIGMOD 8.6659442e-05
2,626 Cost-Based Optimization of Decision Support Queries using Transient-Views 1998 SIGMOD 8.1919956e-05
2,855 Making Deductive Database a Practical Technology: a step forward 1990 SIGMOD 7.9175265e-05
2,924 Abacus: A Cost-Based Optimizer for Semantic Operator Systems 2026 VLDB 7.8407467e-05
3,130 The Starburst Long Field Manager 1989 VLDB 7.6033002e-05
3,135 Evaluating Queries with Generalized Path Expressions 1996 SIGMOD 7.5943566e-05
3,259 Locking and Latching in a Memory-Resident Database System 1992 VLDB 7.4726754e-05
3,371 Conditional Selectivity for Statistics on Query Expressions 2004 SIGMOD 7.3493132e-05
3,378 Magic Conditions 1990 PODS 7.3454229e-05
3,725 Bypassing Joins in Disjunctive Queries 1995 VLDB 7.0458585e-05
4,033 Database Programming Languages: A Functional Approach 1991 SIGMOD 6.8271085e-05
4,197 Rule Languages and Internal Algebras for Rule-Based Optimizers 1996 SIGMOD 6.7307148e-05
4,260 Buffer Pool Aware Query Optimization 2005 CIDR 6.6824533e-05
4,638 QueryVis: Logic-based Diagrams help Users Understand Complicated SQL Queries Faster 2020 SIGMOD 6.4750914e-05
4,746 User-Defined Table Operators: Enhancing Extensibility for ORDBMS 1999 VLDB 6.4264234e-05
4,793 Control of an Extensible Query Optimizer: A Planning-Based Approach 1993 VLDB 6.4000554e-05
4,795 Zeus: Efficiently Localizing Actions in Videos using Reinforcement Learning 2022 SIGMOD 6.3991535e-05
4,798 Cost Models DO Matter: Providing Cost Information for Diverse Data Sources in a Federated System 1999 VLDB 6.3970893e-05
5,146 An Incremental Join Attachment for Starburst 1990 VLDB 6.2406639e-05
5,218 Optimization and Evaluation of Database Queries Including Embedded Interpolation Procedures 1991 SIGMOD 6.212251e-05
5,469 High-Performance Row Pattern Recognition Using Joins 2023 VLDB 6.1022571e-05
5,549 A Cost Model for Clustered Object-Oriented Databases 1995 VLDB 6.071306e-05
7,549 Algebraic Optimization of Computations over Scientific Databases 1993 VLDB 5.4809567e-05
7,799 Abstraction without regret in data management systems 2013 CIDR 5.4337828e-05
8,286 User-Optimizer Communication using Abstract Plans in Sybase ASE 2001 VLDB 5.3449621e-05
8,359 Databases will Visualize Queries too 2011 VLDB 5.3311423e-05
8,496 ParTime: Parallel Temporal Aggregation 2016 SIGMOD 5.314235e-05
9,355 Second-Order Signature: A Tool for Specifying Data Models, Query Processing, and Optimization 1993 SIGMOD 5.1747484e-05
10,010 A Plan-Operator Concept for Client-Based Knowledge Processing 1993 VLDB 5.0845476e-05
10,368 Efficient Enumeration of Recursive Plans in Transformation-based Query Optimizers 2024 VLDB 5.0064651e-05
10,914 I-Rex: An Interactive Debugger for SQL 2026 VLDB 4.9605343e-05
11,306 QOVIS: Understanding and Diagnosing Query Optimizer via a Visualization-assisted Approach 2025 VLDB 4.9605343e-05
11,724 mutable: A Modern DBMS for Research and Fast Prototyping 2023 CIDR 4.9605343e-05
11,831 A Tutorial on Visual Representations of Relational Queries 2023 VLDB 4.9605343e-05
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Outgoing Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 22 of 22 cited papers.

Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.

Rank Cited Paper Year Venue Pagerank
1 Access Path Selection in a Relational Database Management System 1979 SIGMOD 0.0023948467
2 R-Trees: A Dynamic Index Structure For Spatial Searching 1984 SIGMOD 0.0019892478
18 MAGIC SETS AND OTHER STRANGE WAYS TO IMPLEMENT LOGIC PROGRAMS (Extended Abstract) 1986 PODS 0.00058816744
34 The Design Of Postgres 1986 SIGMOD 0.00049063803
99 Of Nests and Trees: A Unified Approach to Processing Queries That Contain Nested Subqueries, Aggregates, and Quantifiers 1987 VLDB 0.00034024478
118 The EXODUS Optimizer Generator 1987 SIGMOD 0.00031320165
133 Optimization of Nested SQL Queries Revisited 1987 SIGMOD 0.0003015194
197 Grammar-like Functional Rules for Representing Query Optimization Alternatives 1988 SIGMOD 0.00025558952
225 Traversal Recursion: A Practical Approach to Supporting Recursive Applications 1986 SIGMOD 0.0002391304
345 R* Optimizer Validation and Performance Evaluation for Distributed Queries 1986 VLDB 0.00020445813
479 Dynamic Query Evaluation Plans 1989 SIGMOD 0.00017595584
609 An Authorization Mechanism for a Relational Data Base System 1976 SIGMOD 0.00015541337
618 Semantics and Implementation of Schema Evolution in Object-Oriented Databases 1987 SIGMOD 0.00015506878
633 A Rule-Based View of Query Optimization 1987 SIGMOD 0.00015365563
1,421 A Data Management Extension Architecture 1987 SIGMOD 0.000107023
1,945 Extending the Algebraic Framework of Query Processing to Handle Outerjoins 1984 VLDB 9.3059376e-05
2,320 Optimization of Nested Queries in a Distributed Relational Database 1984 VLDB 8.6359247e-05
2,562 Architecture and Implementation of the Darmstadt Database Kernel System 1987 SIGMOD 8.2723687e-05
3,218 Implementing an Interpreter for Functional Rules in a Query Optimizer 1988 VLDB 7.5096666e-05
3,956 A System for Semantic Query Optimization 1987 SIGMOD 6.8830898e-05
7,282 Rule-Based Translation of Relational Queries into Iterative Programs 1986 SIGMOD 5.5510474e-05
7,283 Towards DBMSs for Supporting New Applications 1986 VLDB 5.5510474e-05
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