Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics
19511.0k citationsGeorge Pólya, Gábor SzegőMedical Entomology and Zoologyprofile →
Problems and Theorems in Analysis
1972864 citationsGeorge Pólya, Gábor SzegőCERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)profile →
Mathematical Discovery, On Understanding, Learning, and Teaching Problem Solving.
This map shows the geographic impact of George Pólya's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by George Pólya with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites George Pólya more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by George Pólya. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by George Pólya. The network helps show where George Pólya may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Pólya
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George Pólya.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George Pólya based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with George Pólya. George Pólya is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Pólya, George, et al.. (1976). Theory of functions, zeros, polynomials, determinants, number theory, geometry. Springer eBooks.9 indexed citations
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Boas, R. P. & George Pólya. (1974). Singularities of analytic functions. MIT Press eBooks.3 indexed citations
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Pólya, George & Jeremy Kilpatrick. (1974). The Stanford mathematics problem book: with hints and solutions. Medical Entomology and Zoology.6 indexed citations
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Pólya, George, Gábor Szegő, & Dorothee M. Aeppli. (1972). Series, integral calculus, theory of functions. Springer eBooks.4 indexed citations
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Pólya, George. (1967). Schule des Denkens : vom Lösen mathematischer Probleme.13 indexed citations
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