Colin Rourke

2.7k citations
27 papers · 1.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 13

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Colin Rourke

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to Piecewise-Linear Topology 1972 · 612 citations
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Peers

Colin Rourke
Comparison fields: 5 of 65
  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 376
  • Geometry and Topology 992
  • Mathematical Physics 771
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 103
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics 365
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The 7 scholars most cited alongside Colin Rourke, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1
Geometry & topology: a community-based publishing initiative
20121
2
Natural observer fields and redshift
20110
3 20073
4 200629
5 20057
6 20051
7 20032
8 20031
9 20004
10 20006
11 19995
12 19985
13 199790
14 199727
15 199596
16 1992228
17 19883
18 197963
19 197915
20 197814

About Colin Rourke

Colin Rourke is a scholar working on Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 27 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geometric and Algebraic Topology (15 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (12 papers), Topological and Geometric Data Analysis (7 papers), Advanced Topology and Set Theory (3 papers), Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals (3 papers), Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics (3 papers), Advanced Topics in Algebra (2 papers) and semigroups and automata theory (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (376 citations), Geometry and Topology (992 citations), Mathematical Physics (771 citations), Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (103 citations) and Computational Theory and Mathematics (365 citations). Colin Rourke has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Türkiye. Frequent co-authors include Brian Sanderson, Roger Fenn, Richárd Rimányi, Sofia Lambropoulou, Norman Levitt, Bert Wiest and Robert S. MacKay. Their work appears in journals such as Topology, Journal of the London Mathematical Society, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Applied Categorical Structures and Geometry & Topology.

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