J. W. P. Hirschfeld

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

J. W. P. Hirschfeld is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. P. Hirschfeld has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 26 papers in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics and 25 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in J. W. P. Hirschfeld's work include Coding theory and cryptography (33 papers), graph theory and CDMA systems (25 papers) and Finite Group Theory Research (24 papers). J. W. P. Hirschfeld is often cited by papers focused on Coding theory and cryptography (33 papers), graph theory and CDMA systems (25 papers) and Finite Group Theory Research (24 papers). J. W. P. Hirschfeld collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Italy. J. W. P. Hirschfeld's co-authors include Gábor Korchmáros, J. A. Thas, Fernando Torres, Leo Storme, Aiden A. Bruen, Tamás Szőnyi, José Felipe Voloch, Simeon Ball, G.L. Ebert and M. A. Tsfasman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society.

In The Last Decade

J. W. P. Hirschfeld

57 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Projective Geometries over Finite Fields 1986 2026 1999 2012 1998 1986 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Projective Geometries over Finite Fields
    1998 844 citations J. W. P. Hirschfeld profile →
  2. Finite projective spaces of three dimensions
    1986 468 citations J. W. P. Hirschfeld profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. W. P. Hirschfeld United Kingdom 19 1.6k 1.5k 1.2k 562 278 62 2.3k
Henning Stichtenoth Germany 26 1.8k 1.1× 597 0.4× 557 0.5× 903 1.6× 357 1.3× 72 2.3k
J. A. Thas Belgium 25 1.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 1.6k 1.3× 392 0.7× 98 0.4× 177 2.4k
Andries E. Brouwer Netherlands 16 1.0k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 2.5× 274 1.0× 54 3.1k
William M. Kantor United States 35 2.5k 1.5× 3.0k 2.1× 2.2k 1.8× 935 1.7× 235 0.8× 139 3.9k
Eiichi Bannaĭ Japan 21 961 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 929 0.8× 550 1.0× 114 0.4× 129 2.1k
A.E. Brouwer Netherlands 24 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 368 0.7× 411 1.5× 114 2.2k
Daniel Gorenstein United States 28 1.8k 1.1× 2.9k 2.0× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 2.1× 133 0.5× 75 3.4k
Brian Mortimer Canada 6 778 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 686 0.6× 405 0.7× 129 0.5× 11 1.4k
Wieb Bosma Australia 9 1.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 996 0.8× 1.8k 3.1× 310 1.1× 32 3.8k
M. A. Tsfasman Russia 14 969 0.6× 245 0.2× 458 0.4× 338 0.6× 301 1.1× 33 1.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Betten, Anton, et al.. (2017). Classification of cubic surfaces with twenty-seven lines over the finite field of order thirteen. European Journal of Mathematics. 4(1). 37–50. 3 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P. & J. A. Thas. (2016). General Galois Geometries. Springer monographs in mathematics. 92 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P. & J. A. Thas. (2014). Open problems in finite projective spaces. Finite Fields and Their Applications. 32. 44–81. 18 indexed citations
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Blokhuis, Aart, J. W. P. Hirschfeld, Dieter Jungnickel, & J. A. Thas. (2011). Finite Geometries: Proceedings of the Fourth Isle of Thorns Conference. OPUS (Augsburg University). 2 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P., et al.. (2008). Algebraic geometry and its applications : dedicated to Gilles Lachaud on his 60th birthday : proceedings of the First SAGA Conference, Papeete, France 7-11 May 2007. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Simeon & J. W. P. Hirschfeld. (2005). Bounds on (n,r)-arcs and their application to linear codes. Finite Fields and Their Applications. 11(3). 326–336. 24 indexed citations
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Giulietti, Massimo, J. W. P. Hirschfeld, Gábor Korchmáros, & Fernando Torres. (2004). Curves covered by the Hermitian curve. Finite Fields and Their Applications. 12(4). 539–564. 6 indexed citations
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Cossidente, Antonio, J. W. P. Hirschfeld, Gábor Korchmáros, & Fernando Torres. (2000). On Plane Maximal Curves. Compositio Mathematica. 121(2). 163–181. 10 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P. & Gábor Korchmáros. (1999). Arcs and Curves over a Finite Field. Finite Fields and Their Applications. 5(4). 393–408. 11 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P. & Gábor Korchmáros. (1998). On the number of rational points on an algebraic curve over a finite field. Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin. 5(2/3). 17 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P.. (1997). Complete arcs. Discrete Mathematics. 174(1-3). 177–184. 10 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P. & Gábor Korchmáros. (1996). On the Embedding of an Arc into a Conic in a Finite Plane. Finite Fields and Their Applications. 2(3). 274–292. 23 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P., et al.. (1996). Tangent sets in finite spaces. Discrete Mathematics. 155(1-3). 107–119.
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P., et al.. (1992). The dimension of projective geometry codes. Discrete Mathematics. 106-107. 117–126. 8 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P., et al.. (1991). Advances in finite geometries and designs : proceedings of the Third Isle of Thorns Conference 1990. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P. & Tamás Szőnyi. (1991). Constructions of Large Arcs and Blocking Sets in Finite Planes. European Journal of Combinatorics. 12(6). 499–511. 13 indexed citations
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Bruen, Aiden A. & J. W. P. Hirschfeld. (1988). Intersections in Projective Space II: Pencils of Quadrics. European Journal of Combinatorics. 9(3). 255–270. 19 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P.. (1986). Algebraic curves, arcs, and caps over finite fields. 1986(5). 2 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P., et al.. (1980). The Number of Points on an Elliptic Cubic Curve over a Finite Field. European Journal of Combinatorics. 1(4). 327–333. 6 indexed citations
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Hirschfeld, J. W. P.. (1972). A configuration of lines in three dimensions. Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. 18(2). 105–123. 6 indexed citations

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