Marc A. Rieffel

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Marc A. Rieffel is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Algebra and Number Theory and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc A. Rieffel has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Mathematical Physics, 37 papers in Algebra and Number Theory and 18 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in Marc A. Rieffel's work include Advanced Operator Algebra Research (38 papers), Advanced Topics in Algebra (36 papers) and Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (12 papers). Marc A. Rieffel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Operator Algebra Research (38 papers), Advanced Topics in Algebra (36 papers) and Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (12 papers). Marc A. Rieffel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Marc A. Rieffel's co-authors include Alain Connes, Joachim Cuntz, Robert S. Doran, J. M. G. Fell, Lawrence G. Brown, Philip Green, Alfons Van Daele, Albert Schwarz, Narutaka Ozawa and Judith Packer and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications in Mathematical Physics, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society and American Mathematical Monthly.

In The Last Decade

Marc A. Rieffel

57 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Noncommutative Geometry 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 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. Noncommutative Geometry
    2010 810 citations Alain Connes, Joachim Cuntz et al. Oberwolfach Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marc A. Rieffel United States 28 3.0k 2.0k 1.4k 1.1k 764 58 4.0k
Ola Bratteli Norway 24 2.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 809 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 748 1.0× 92 4.6k
Joachim Cuntz Germany 21 2.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 758 0.7× 503 0.7× 51 3.4k
Nolan R. Wallach United States 28 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 2.3k 1.7× 456 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 124 3.8k
Graeme Segal United Kingdom 25 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 2.7k 2.0× 971 0.9× 248 0.3× 48 3.9k
Michèle Vergne France 26 2.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 467 0.4× 708 0.9× 83 3.1k
Harish-chandra Harish-Chandra United States 32 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 2.2k 1.6× 463 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 60 4.4k
Don Zagier Germany 37 3.4k 1.2× 2.9k 1.4× 3.3k 2.4× 513 0.5× 523 0.7× 152 5.6k
A. U. Klimyk Ukraine 17 692 0.2× 742 0.4× 995 0.7× 793 0.7× 466 0.6× 81 2.0k
Masamichi Takesaki Japan 27 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 978 0.7× 527 0.5× 829 1.1× 65 3.8k
Bertram Kostant United States 33 3.2k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 3.3k 2.4× 1.1k 1.0× 487 0.6× 76 4.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (2023). Dirac Operators for Matrix Algebras Converging to Coadjoint Orbits. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 401(2). 1951–2009. 3 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (2018). Vector bundles for “Matrix algebras converge to the sphere”. Journal of Geometry and Physics. 132. 181–204. 8 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (2014). Non-Commutative Resistance Networks. Symmetry Integrability and Geometry Methods and Applications. 2 indexed citations
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Connes, Alain, Joachim Cuntz, & Marc A. Rieffel. (2010). Noncommutative Geometry. Oberwolfach Reports. 6(3). 2271–2334. 810 indexed citations breakdown →
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Connes, Alain, Joachim Cuntz, & Marc A. Rieffel. (2008). Noncommutative Geometry. Oberwolfach Reports. 4(4). 2543–2608. 12 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (2004). Integrable and proper actions on C*-algebras, and square-integrable representations of groups. Expositiones Mathematicae. 22(1). 1–53. 28 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (2004). Gromov-Hausdorff Distance for Quantum Metric Spaces/Matrix Algebras Converge to the Sphere for Quantum Gromov-Hausdorff Distance. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 14 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (2002). Group $C^*$-algebras as compact quantum metric spaces. Documenta Mathematica. 7. 605–651. 76 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1998). Metrics on states from actions of compact groups. Documenta Mathematica. 3. 215–230. 79 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1993). K-Groups of C*-Algebras Deformed by Actions of Rd. Journal of Functional Analysis. 116(1). 199–214. 20 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1990). Critical points of Yang-Mills for noncommutative two-tori. Journal of Differential Geometry. 31(2). 12 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1983). Dimension and Stable Rank in the K-Theory of C*-Algebras. Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. s3-46(2). 301–333. 220 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1979). Normal subrings and induced representations. Journal of Algebra. 59(2). 364–386. 9 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1974). Induced representations of C∗-algebras. Advances in Mathematics. 13(2). 176–257. 358 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1974). Morita equivalence for c∗-algebras and w∗-algebras. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. 5(1). 51–96. 161 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1969). Square-integrable representations of Hilbert algebras. Journal of Functional Analysis. 3(2). 265–300. 36 indexed citations
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Adams, William W. & Marc A. Rieffel. (1967). Adjoint functors and derived functors with an application to the cohomology of semigroups. Journal of Algebra. 7(1). 25–34. 9 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1967). Burnside's theorem for representations of Hopf algebras. Journal of Algebra. 6(1). 123–130. 11 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1967). Induced Banach representations of Banach algebras and locally compact groups. Journal of Functional Analysis. 1(4). 443–491. 115 indexed citations
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Rieffel, Marc A.. (1965). A characterization of commutative group algebras and measure algebras. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 116(0). 32–65. 23 indexed citations

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