About Mark Kac is a scholar working on
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics ,
Mathematical Physics and
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics .
According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Kac has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics , 16 papers in
Mathematical Physics and 15 papers in
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics . Recurrent topics in Mark Kac's work include
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (13 papers),
Theoretical and Computational Physics (10 papers) and
Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics (7 papers). Mark Kac is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (13 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (10 papers) and Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics (7 papers). Mark Kac collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
Australia and
Israel . Mark Kac's co-authors include
Gábor Szegő ,
Ulf Grenander ,
G. E. Uhlenbeck ,
T. H. Berlin ,
Luis A. Santaló ,
G. W. Ford ,
P. C. Hemmer ,
P. Mazur ,
Pierre van Moerbeke and
Rafael D. Benguria and has published in prestigious journals such as
Science ,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and
Physical Review Letters .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Toeplitz Forms and Their Applications 1952 2026 1976 2001 1958 1952 1966 1965 2004 400 800 1.2k Peers Mark Kac
Comparison fields: 5 of 173 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3.2k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2.6k Mathematical Physics 2.0k Condensed Matter Physics 1.8k Applied Mathematics 1.4k Computational Theory and Mathematics 1.2k Artificial Intelligence 933 Geometry and Topology 780 Statistics and Probability 778 Materials Chemistry 772 Biomedical Engineering 552 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 506 Computer Networks and Communications 481 Molecular Biology 476 Computational Mechanics 408 Finance 368 Economics and Econometrics 350 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 320 Numerical Analysis 302 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 286 Astronomy and Astrophysics 265 Signal Processing 264 Modeling and Simulation 260 Control and Systems Engineering 239 Algebra and Number Theory 205 Mechanics of Materials 183 Spectroscopy 177 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 148 Atmospheric Science 137 Civil and Structural Engineering 135 Management Science and Operations Research 121 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 117 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 116 Aerospace Engineering 114 Cognitive Neuroscience 110 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 109 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 102 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 101 Mechanical Engineering 101 Geophysics 89 Global and Planetary Change 88 Ocean Engineering 87 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 80 Environmental Engineering 80 Organic Chemistry 62 History and Philosophy of Science 58 Oceanography 55 Management Information Systems 51 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 45 Genetics 43 Theoretical Computer Science 41 Sociology and Political Science 41 Physiology 35 Polymers and Plastics 35 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 30 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 29 Analytical Chemistry 28 Biophysics 27 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 22 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 21 Earth-Surface Processes 21 Cell Biology 20 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 Building and Construction 19 Transportation 18 Computational Mathematics 17 Media Technology 16 Ecology 16 Information Systems 14 Nature and Landscape Conservation 13 Plant Science 12 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 Philosophy 10 Education 10 Water Science and Technology 10 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 Radiation 10 Political Science and International Relations 10 Food Science 9 Catalysis 8 Electrochemistry 8 Oncology 8 Hardware and Architecture 8 General Decision Sciences 8 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 Automotive Engineering 7 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 Ceramics and Composites 7 Linguistics and Language 7 General Health Professions 6 Human-Computer Interaction 6 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 6 Geochemistry and Petrology 6 Management of Technology and Innovation 6 Pharmacology 5 Marketing 5 Accounting 5 Demography 5 Computer Science Applications 5 Strategy and Management 5 Environmental Chemistry 4 Law 4 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 Soil Science 4 Archeology 4 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 Software 4 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 4 Social Psychology 4 Inorganic Chemistry 4 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 Structural Biology 3 Immunology 3 Psychiatry and Mental health 3 Emergency Medical Services 3 Insect Science 3 Surgery 3 Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 Rheumatology 3 Cancer Research 3 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 Anthropology 2 Physiology 2 Metals and Alloys 2 Cultural Studies 2 Infectious Diseases 2 Speech and Hearing 2 Biological Psychiatry 2 Instrumentation 2 Biomaterials 2 Forestry 2 Neurology 2 Filtration and Separation 2 Geology 2 Small Animals 2 History 2 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 Public Administration 1 Information Systems and Management 1 Pollution 1 General Materials Science 1 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 Genetics 1 Virology 1 Epidemiology 1 Gender Studies 1 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Paleontology 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 Health Information Management 1 Music 1 Family Practice 1 Occupational Therapy 1 Nephrology 1 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Anatomy 1 Museology 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Geography, Planning and Development 1 Urology 1 Religious studies 1 Ophthalmology 1 Ecological Modeling 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 Neurology 1 Developmental Biology 1 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3.2k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2.6k Mathematical Physics 2.0k Condensed Matter Physics 1.8k Applied Mathematics 1.4k I.M. RYZHIK United States
I. S. Gradshteyn United States
Alan Jeffrey United Kingdom
E. P. Wigner United States
Richard A. Silverman United States
Tai Tsun Wu United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 114) # Work Indexed citations 1 Basic stochastic processes : the Mark Kac lectures
12 2 2 3 3 4 What Is Random
24 5 Mark Kac : probability, number theory, and statistical physics : selected papers
7 6 The theory of information and coding : a mathematical framework for communication
54 7 71 8 220 9 7 10 Aspects probabilistes de la théorie du potentiel
1970 · Presses de l’Université de Montréal eBooks · Mark Kac 4 11 118 12 172 13 Some remarks on stable processes
1957 · SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository · Mark Kac 3 14 1 15 40 16 A Remark On The Preceding Paper By A. Rényi
1955 · Publications de l Institut Mathematique · Mark Kac 2 17 129 18 1954 · Duke Mathematical Journal · Mark Kac 122 19 123 20 Four papers on probability
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