Federated Database Systems for Managing Distributed, Heterogeneous, and Autonomous Databases

Summary: Federated DBs enable selective, controlled integration of distributed, heterogeneous, autonomous databases. This framework enables evolutionary expansion for data sharing and app development via integration levels, balancing global query with local autonomy. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID: he085f0b504b9e416
Venue: VLDB
Year: 1991
Pagerank: 0.00025858501
Overall Rank: 188 | 98.75%
DOI: -

Incoming Non-self Citations Over Time

Authors

1. Amit P. Sheth (Bell Communications Research)

BibTeX Citation

@article{sheth_vldb91,
        title = {{Federated Database Systems for Managing Distributed, Heterogeneous, and Autonomous Databases}},
        author = {Sheth, Amit P.},
        journal = {PVLDB},
        series = {{VLDB} '91},
        pages = {489},
        year = {1991}
}

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401	Query Caching and Optimization in Distributed Mediator Systems	1996	SIGMOD	0.00019080589
816	An Interactive Clustering-based Approach to Integrating Source Query Interfaces on the Deep Web	2004	SIGMOD	0.00013671567
817	Composing Mappings Among Data Sources	2003	VLDB	0.00013671477
1,201	Outerjoins as Disjunctions	1994	SIGMOD	0.00011523243
1,528	Managing Semantic Heterogeneity in Databases : A Theoretical Perspective	1997	PODS	0.00010322417
2,174	A Black-Box Approach to Query Cardinality Estimation	2007	CIDR	8.9067128e-05
2,394	Managing Semantic Heterogeneity with Production Rules and Persistent Queues	1993	VLDB	8.5155561e-05
3,413	Quality-driven Integration of Heterogeneous Information Systems	1999	VLDB	7.3058316e-05
3,416	RHEEM: Enabling Cross-Platform Data Processing - May The Big Data Be With You! -	2018	VLDB	7.3046808e-05
3,688	Semantic Integration in Heterogeneous Databases Using Neural Networks	1994	VLDB	7.0788265e-05
3,994	A Data Transformation System for Biological Data Sources	1995	VLDB	6.8544209e-05
4,909	Hu-Fu: Efficient and Secure Spatial Queries over Data Federation	2022	VLDB	6.3469778e-05
5,032	Reducing Multidatabase Query Response Time By Tree Balancing	1995	SIGMOD	6.2942678e-05
5,071	Using Flexible Transactions to Support Multi-system Telecommunication Applications	1992	VLDB	6.2755697e-05
5,758	Conjunctive Query Equivalence of Keyed Relational Schemas (Extended Abstract)	1997	PODS	5.9861388e-05
5,844	IBM Db2 Graph: Supporting Synergistic and Retrofittable Graph Queries Inside IBM Db2	2020	SIGMOD	5.9557264e-05
5,949	Integrating Information for On Demand Computing	2003	VLDB	5.9187435e-05
6,009	Heterogeneous Database Query Optimization in DB2 Universal DataJoiner	1998	VLDB	5.8977772e-05
6,848	Skeena: Efficient and Consistent Cross-Engine Transactions	2022	SIGMOD	5.6495967e-05
6,932	An Approach For Building Secure Database Federations	1994	VLDB	5.6269435e-05
7,363	Blueprinting the Cloud: Unifying and Automatically Optimizing Cloud Data Infrastructures with BRAD	2024	VLDB	5.5279826e-05
7,535	Epoxy: ACID Transactions Across Diverse Data Stores	2023	VLDB	5.4846682e-05
7,603	Meaningful Labeling of Integrated Query Interfaces	2006	VLDB	5.4704575e-05
7,928	SkyQuery: A Web Service Approach to Federate Databases	2003	CIDR	5.4080123e-05
8,441	U-DPAP: Utility-aware Efficient Range Counting on Privacy-preserving Spatial Data Federation	2025	SIGMOD	5.3148581e-05
8,607	ScalarDB: Universal Transaction Manager for Polystores	2023	VLDB	5.289496e-05
8,817	Extending Relational Query Optimization to Dynamic Schemas for Information Integration in Multidatabases	2007	SIGMOD	5.2565446e-05
9,143	Check Out the Big Brain on BRAD: Simplifying Cloud Data Processing with Learned Automated Data Meshes	2023	VLDB	5.2074327e-05
9,416	Hu-Fu: A Data Federation System for Secure Spatial Queries	2022	VLDB	5.1672232e-05
9,456	The Role of Integrity Constraints in Database Interoperation	1996	VLDB	5.16066e-05
9,575	Databases on the Web: Technologies for Federation Architectures and Case Studies	1997	SIGMOD	5.1425863e-05
9,927	Querying Shared Data with Security Heterogeneity	2020	SIGMOD	5.0974575e-05
10,887	FedAugment: Table Augmentation Search over Decentralized Data Repositories	2026	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
11,290	OpenFGL: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Federated Graph Learning	2025	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
11,322	Accio: Bolt-on Query Federation	2025	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
11,379	Sonata: Multi-Database Transactions Made Fast and Serializable	2025	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
12,083	Tanium Reveal: A Federated Search Engine for Querying Unstructured File Data on Large Enterprise Networks	2021	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
12,929	DObjects: Enabling Distributed Data Services for Metacomputing Platforms	2008	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
13,205	HyperQueries: Dynamic Distributed Query Processing on the Internet	2001	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
13,284	Experiences in Federated Databases: From IRO-DB to MIRO-Web	1998	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
13,298	The COntext Interchange Mediator Prototype	1997	SIGMOD	4.9605343e-05
13,335	Efendi: Federated Database System of Cadlab	1995	SIGMOD	4.9605343e-05
13,337	The ECRC Multi Database System	1995	SIGMOD	4.9605343e-05
13,348	A Scalable Architecture for Autonomous Heterogeneous Database Interactions	1995	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
13,352	Database De-Centralization - A Practical Approach	1995	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
13,372	A Top-Down Approach For Two Level Serializability	1994	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
13,382	Data Integration in the Large: The Challenge of Reuse	1994	VLDB	4.9605343e-05
13,395	Database Challenges in Global Information Systems	1993	SIGMOD	4.9605343e-05
13,398	Enhancing Inter-Operability and Data Sharing In Medical Information Systems	1993	SIGMOD	4.9605343e-05

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