Harold Widom
Impact in
- Statistics and Probability top 0.1%
- Random Matrices and Applications
- Mathematical Physics top 0.1%
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
- Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics
- Advanced Algebra and Geometry
Papers in
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- Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics 29
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics 26
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- Mathematical functions and polynomials 14
- Holomorphic and Operator Theory 13
- Co-authors
- Craig A. Tracy (32 shared papers)H. J. Landau (1 shared paper)Estelle Basor (7 shared papers)Janko Gravner (2 shared papers)Alberto P. Calderón (1 shared paper)Frank Spitzer (1 shared paper)Albrecht Böttcher (5 shared papers)Herbert S. Wilf (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Transactions of the American Mathematical Society (18 papers)Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society (16 papers)Journal of Statistical Physics (8 papers)Indiana University Mathematics Journal (7 papers)Journal of Functional Analysis (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyFrance
In The Last Decade
Harold Widom
117 papers receiving 4.0k citations
Harold Widom's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
- Statistics and Probability 2.2k
- Mathematical Physics 2.3k
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 770
- Applied Mathematics 1.4k
- Geometry and Topology 556
Countries citing papers authored by Harold Widom
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Fields of papers citing papers by Harold Widom
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Co-authors
The 19 scholars most cited alongside Harold Widom, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Level-spacing distributions and the Airy kernel Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 1000 |
| 2 | 1994 | 207 | |
| 3 | 1993 | 203 | |
| 4 | 1969 | 192 | |
| 5 | 1974 | 175 | |
| 6 | 1980 | 136 | |
| 7 | 2009 | 131 | |
| 8 | 1976 | 124 | |
| 9 | 1959 | 102 | |
| 10 | 2001 | 101 | |
| 11 | 1973 | 92 | |
| 12 | 1964 | 73 | |
| 13 | 1958 | 68 | |
| 14 | 2006 | 65 | |
| 15 | 2008 | 61 | |
| 16 | 2001 | 60 | |
| 17 | 1999 | 60 | |
| 18 | 1964 | 57 | |
| 19 | 2002 | 56 | |
| 20 | 1963 | 54 |
About Harold Widom
Harold Widom is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Probability, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Geometry and Topology, having authored 124 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Random Matrices and Applications (41 papers), Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics (29 papers), Matrix Theory and Algorithms (27 papers), Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (26 papers), Mathematical functions and polynomials (14 papers), Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics (13 papers), Holomorphic and Operator Theory (13 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Statistics and Probability (2.2k citations), Mathematical Physics (2.3k citations), Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (770 citations), Applied Mathematics (1.4k citations) and Geometry and Topology (556 citations). Harold Widom has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include Craig A. Tracy, H. J. Landau, Estelle Basor, Janko Gravner, Alberto P. Calderón, Frank Spitzer, Albrecht Böttcher, Herbert S. Wilf, Marvin Rosenblum and B. Widom. Their work appears in journals such as Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Journal of Statistical Physics, Indiana University Mathematics Journal and Journal of Functional Analysis.
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