Gordon James

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Gordon James is a scholar working on Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Geometry and Topology and Algebra and Number Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon James has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, 25 papers in Geometry and Topology and 22 papers in Algebra and Number Theory. Recurrent topics in Gordon James's work include Finite Group Theory Research (26 papers), Advanced Topics in Algebra (22 papers) and Advanced Algebra and Geometry (21 papers). Gordon James is often cited by papers focused on Finite Group Theory Research (26 papers), Advanced Topics in Algebra (22 papers) and Advanced Algebra and Geometry (21 papers). Gordon James collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Gordon James's co-authors include Richard Dipper, Andrew Mathas, Martin W. Liebeck, William G. Harter, G.E Murphy, L.G. Earwaker, J. E. Lynn, E.R. Rae, R. Salmeron and J. A. Harvey and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Physics Letters B and Computer Physics Communications.

In The Last Decade

Gordon James

81 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Representation Theory of the Symmetric Groups 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The Representation Theory of the Symmetric Groups
    1978 388 citations Gordon James profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gordon James United Kingdom 29 1.9k 1.6k 1.3k 1.1k 350 89 2.9k
Roland Speicher Germany 27 581 0.3× 619 0.4× 1.6k 1.3× 453 0.4× 260 0.7× 72 2.7k
James E. Humphreys United States 18 4.5k 2.4× 2.5k 1.6× 3.7k 2.8× 2.5k 2.3× 358 1.0× 43 6.4k
Claudio Procesi Italy 29 2.4k 1.3× 949 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 100 0.3× 80 3.3k
Dan Voiculescu United States 21 543 0.3× 459 0.3× 1.9k 1.5× 605 0.5× 208 0.6× 36 2.8k
Tom H. Koornwinder Netherlands 27 768 0.4× 309 0.2× 844 0.6× 834 0.7× 82 0.2× 99 2.7k
Uffe Haagerup Denmark 33 706 0.4× 188 0.1× 2.4k 1.9× 1.5k 1.3× 130 0.4× 75 3.0k
George Gasper United States 20 561 0.3× 612 0.4× 458 0.4× 1.3k 1.2× 95 0.3× 64 2.9k
Armand Borel United States 44 6.3k 3.4× 2.0k 1.3× 6.2k 4.8× 2.4k 2.1× 330 0.9× 101 8.6k
Audrey Terras United States 15 526 0.3× 248 0.2× 461 0.4× 282 0.3× 149 0.4× 48 1.3k
Alexandru Nica Canada 16 361 0.2× 483 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 344 0.3× 204 0.6× 40 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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James, Gordon & Andrew Mathas. (2002). Equating decomposition numbers for different primes. Journal of Algebra. 258(2). 599–614. 14 indexed citations
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Graham, John D. & Gordon James. (2000). On a Conjecture of Gow and Kleshchev Concerning Tensor Products. Journal of Algebra. 227(2). 767–782. 8 indexed citations
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Dipper, Richard, et al.. (1997). Gram Determinants of TypeBn. Journal of Algebra. 189(2). 481–505. 4 indexed citations
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James, Gordon & Andrew Mathas. (1996). Hecke Algebras of TypeAwithq=−1. Journal of Algebra. 184(1). 102–158. 15 indexed citations
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Alperin, J. L. & Gordon James. (1995). Bessel Functions on Finite Groups. Journal of Algebra. 171(2). 524–530. 5 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1994). Hecke algebras and immanants. Linear Algebra and its Applications. 197-198. 659–670. 2 indexed citations
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Dipper, Richard & Gordon James. (1992). Representations of Hecke algebras of type Bn. Journal of Algebra. 146(2). 454–481. 55 indexed citations
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Dipper, Richard & Gordon James. (1986). Identification of the irreducible modular representations of GLn(q). Journal of Algebra. 104(2). 266–288. 28 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1983). On the minimal dimensions of irreducible representations of symmetric groups. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 94(3). 417–424. 55 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1982). Unipotent representations of the finite general linear groups. Journal of Algebra. 74(2). 443–465. 5 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1981). Nuclear fission and neutron-induced fission cross-sections. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4 indexed citations
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James, Gordon & G.E Murphy. (1979). The determinant of the Gram matrix for a Specht module. Journal of Algebra. 59(1). 222–235. 35 indexed citations
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James, Gordon, et al.. (1979). Specht series for skew representations of symmetric groups. Journal of Algebra. 56(2). 343–364. 55 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1978). Some combinatorial results involving Young diagrams. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 83(1). 1–10. 43 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1978). On a conjecture of Carter concerning irreducible Specht modules. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 83(1). 11–17. 14 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1978). A note on the decomposition matrices of G12 and G13 for the prime 3. Journal of Algebra. 53(2). 410–411.
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James, Gordon. (1977). Some counterexamples in the theory of Specht modules. Journal of Algebra. 46(2). 457–461. 4 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1976). On the decomposition matrices of the symmetric groups. I. Journal of Algebra. 43(1). 42–44. 17 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1976). On the decomposition matrices of the symmetric groups. II. Journal of Algebra. 43(1). 45–54. 63 indexed citations
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James, Gordon. (1976). Representations of the symmetric groups over the field of order 2. Journal of Algebra. 38(2). 280–308. 34 indexed citations

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