Arlei Silva: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Arlei Silva's h-index is 16 (26 i10-index, 1,433+ total citations across 75+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Arlei Silva is affiliated with Rice University.
Arlei Silva is a researcher affiliated with Rice University, specializing in Data Mining, Algorithms, Machine Learning. Their work has been cited 1,433 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Arlei Silva's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 75 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 16
- i10-Index
- 26
- Total Citations
- 1,433
- Citing Countries
- 20
As of June 2026.
Arlei Silva has an h-index of 16 and 1,433 total citations across 75 publications, with research cited by institutions in 20 countries.
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Watch me Playing, I am a Professional: a First Study on Video Game Live Streaming
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The researcher pioneered the empirical study of video game live streaming, establishing a foundational framework for analyzing this emerging social media phenomenon through a seminal 2012 publication.
The researcher developed methods for mining attribute-structure correlated patterns in large attributed graphs, a foundational contribution to graph data mining published in a top-tier venue.
The researcher developed ProfileRank, a method for identifying relevant content and influential users by analyzing information diffusion patterns in social networks.
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About Arlei Silva's research
Arlei Silva is a researcher in Data Mining, Algorithms and Machine Learning at Rice University. Their work has been cited 1,433 times across 75 publications (h-index 16), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Watch me Playing, I am a Professional: a First Study on Video Game Live Streaming” (2012), has accumulated 478 citations. Other influential works include “Mining Attribute-structure Correlated Patterns in Large Attributed Graphs” (2012) with 177 citations and “ProfileRank: finding relevant content and influential users based on information diffusion” (2013) with 103 citations.
Citations of Arlei Silva's research come primarily from United States, China and Australia, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











