DISCUSSION PAPER: THE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PARTIALLY SPECIFIED SYSTEMS

A mathematical theory of the functional dynamics of cortical and thalamic nervous tissue

H. R. Wilson, J. D. Cowan · Kybernetik · 1973 · 1.9K citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +16

Connectance of Large Dynamic (Cybernetic) Systems: Critical Values for Stability

MARK R. GARDNER, W. Ross ASHBY · Nature · 1970 · 757 citations · Full text

Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering +14

Feedback Theory-Some Properties of Signal Flow Graphs

Samuel J. Mason · Proceedings of the IRE · 1953 · 730 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering +17

Stability in multispecies community models

Robert M. May · Mathematical Biosciences · 1971 · 262 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Community Ecology +11

On the Covariance of the Community Matrix

John Vandermeer · Ecology · 1972 · 34 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Ecology +13