David Hilbert

27.2k citations
72 papers · 8.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 23

David Hilbert

69 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Methods of Mathematical Physics4.0k195420261978200210002.0k3.0k4.0k

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David Hilbert
Comparison fields: 5 of 180
  • Theoretical Computer Science 189
  • Mathematical Physics 1.4k
  • Applied Mathematics 1.6k
  • Numerical Analysis 599
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics 1.3k
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Hilbert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside David Hilbert, 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

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20221
2 20181
3 20174
4 20134
5 20095
6 20062
7 200533
8 200433
9 20045
10 2003256
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The Philosophy of Color
199714
12 19964
13
Natur und mathematisches Erkennen : Vorlesungen, gehalten 1919-1920 in Göttingen
199219
14
Sur les problèmes futurs des mathématiques : les 23 problèmes
19901
15
Der Briefwechsel David Hilbert, Felix Klein (1886-1918)
198512
16
Anschauliche Geometrie . Einfachste Grundbegriffe der Topologie
19731
17
Briefe an David Hilbert
197314
18
Les fondements de la géométrie
197112
19
Hilbertiana : fünf Aufsätze
19641
20 19540

About David Hilbert

David Hilbert is a scholar working on Theoretical Computer Science, History and Philosophy of Science, General Psychology, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Social Psychology, having authored 72 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Color perception and design (11 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (9 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (6 papers), Color Science and Applications (4 papers), Mathematics and Applications (4 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (4 papers), Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (3 papers) and Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Theoretical Computer Science (189 citations), Mathematical Physics (1.4k citations), Applied Mathematics (1.6k citations), Numerical Analysis (599 citations) and Computational Theory and Mathematics (1.3k citations). David Hilbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Austria and Slovakia. Frequent co-authors include Richard Courant, T. Teichmann, Alex Byrne, J. B. Díaz, Karl Perktold, H. Florian, Joseph D. Harris, C. L. Hardin, Edward Wilson Averill and Th. Kenner. Their work appears in journals such as Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The Journal of Philosophy, Physics Today, Philosophical Studies and Analysis.

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