John Milnor
Impact in
- Mathematical Physics top 0.01%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
- Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals
- Advanced Algebra and Geometry
- Geometry and Topology top 0.01%
- Geometric and Algebraic Topology
- Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Papers in
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- Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals 31
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology 27
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- Geometric and Algebraic Topology 32
- Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory 8
- Co-authors
- James Dillon Stasheff (5 shared papers)Edgar H. Brown (1 shared paper)John C. Moore (1 shared paper)Michel A. Kervaire (3 shared papers)Dale H. Husemoller (2 shared papers)William P.HG Thurston (1 shared paper)I. N. Herstein (1 shared paper)Jean-Pierre Serre (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Annals of Mathematics (12 papers)Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (8 papers)Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici (4 papers)American Journal of Mathematics (4 papers)Experimental Mathematics (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceChile
In The Last Decade
John Milnor
141 papers receiving 17.2k citations
John Milnor's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
- Mathematical Physics 6.0k
- Geometry and Topology 5.6k
- Algebra and Number Theory 661
- General Decision Sciences 300
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 248
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 148 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singular points of complex hypersurfaces Hit paper breakdown → | 1968 | 1482 |
| 2 | Morse Theory. (AM-51) Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 1043 |
| 3 | Topology from the Differentiable Viewpoint. Hit paper breakdown → | 1967 | 975 |
| 4 | On the Structure of Hopf Algebras Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 942 |
| 5 | Introduction to algebraic K-theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 883 |
| 6 | Characteristic Classes. (AM-76) Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 849 |
| 7 | Curvatures of left invariant metrics on lie groups Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 825 |
| 8 | On the concept of attractor Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 720 |
| 9 | 1973 | 646 | |
| 10 | Dynamics in One Complex Variable Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 611 |
| 11 | 1963 | 604 | |
| 12 | Lectures on the H-Cobordism Theorem Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 593 |
| 13 | On iterated maps of the interval Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 496 |
| 14 | An Axiomatic Approach to Measurable Utility Hit paper breakdown → | 1953 | 475 |
| 15 | 1969 | 395 | |
| 16 | 1966 | 393 | |
| 17 | 1968 | 369 | |
| 18 | 1967 | 366 | |
| 19 | 1964 | 351 | |
| 20 | 1970 | 347 |
About John Milnor
John Milnor is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology, Algebra and Number Theory, Management Science and Operations Research and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 148 papers that have together received 21.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geometric and Algebraic Topology (32 papers), Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals (31 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (27 papers), Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory (8 papers), Advanced Differential Geometry Research (4 papers), Game Theory and Applications (4 papers), Cellular Automata and Applications (2 papers) and History and Theory of Mathematics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Mathematical Physics (6.0k citations), Geometry and Topology (5.6k citations), Algebra and Number Theory (661 citations), General Decision Sciences (300 citations) and Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (248 citations). John Milnor has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Chile. Frequent co-authors include James Dillon Stasheff, Edgar H. Brown, John C. Moore, Michel A. Kervaire, Dale H. Husemoller, William P.HG Thurston, I. N. Herstein, Jean-Pierre Serre, Hyman Bass and Shmuel Friedland. Their work appears in journals such as Annals of Mathematics, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici, American Journal of Mathematics and Experimental Mathematics.
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