N. Metropolis

49.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 28.3k citations indexed

About

N. Metropolis is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mathematical Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Metropolis has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 28.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 7 papers in Mathematical Physics. Recurrent topics in N. Metropolis's work include Numerical Methods and Algorithms (8 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (8 papers) and graph theory and CDMA systems (7 papers). N. Metropolis is often cited by papers focused on Numerical Methods and Algorithms (8 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (8 papers) and graph theory and CDMA systems (7 papers). N. Metropolis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. N. Metropolis's co-authors include Edward Teller, M. N. Rosenbluth, M. L. Stein, P. R. Stein, Thomas Ypsilantis, Henry P. Stapp, Robert L. Bivins, A. Turkevich, Gérard Friedlander and M. L. Storm and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

N. Metropolis

68 papers receiving 26.5k citations

Hit Papers

Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 1973 1957 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k 20.0k 25.0k
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. Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines
    1953 26.0k citations N. Metropolis et al. profile →
  2. On finite limit sets for transformations on the unit interval
    1973 445 citations N. Metropolis, M. L. Stein et al. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A profile →
  3. Phase-Shift Analysis of 310-Mev Proton-Proton Scattering Experiments
    1957 409 citations N. Metropolis et al. Physical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N. Metropolis United States 19 4.8k 4.7k 3.4k 3.4k 3.3k 71 28.3k
Edward Teller United States 24 5.2k 1.1× 4.9k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 122 28.3k
William T. Vetterling United States 24 5.9k 1.2× 3.6k 0.8× 3.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 3.9k 1.2× 62 47.5k
Brian P. Flannery United States 33 5.8k 1.2× 3.6k 0.8× 3.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 4.0k 1.2× 79 49.1k
Donald A. McQuarrie United States 32 11.0k 2.3× 2.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 109 35.2k
George H. Weiss United States 77 5.1k 1.1× 2.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 3.1k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 763 37.0k
Milton Abramowitz United States 21 10.5k 2.2× 2.1k 0.4× 3.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 30 51.4k
Benoît B. Mandelbrot United States 59 2.2k 0.5× 2.7k 0.6× 4.0k 1.2× 7.2k 2.1× 3.2k 1.0× 165 50.8k
M. N. Rosenbluth United States 72 9.8k 2.1× 7.3k 1.6× 3.5k 1.0× 4.5k 1.3× 4.2k 1.3× 298 48.4k
Irene A. Stegun United States 12 7.0k 1.5× 1.4k 0.3× 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 19 38.0k
William H. Press United States 60 9.1k 1.9× 5.2k 1.1× 4.5k 1.3× 2.1k 0.6× 5.6k 1.7× 183 74.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Metropolis, N.. (1993). The age of computing: a personal memoir. MIT Press eBooks. 119–130. 1 indexed citations
2.
Metropolis, N. & Gian‐Carlo Rota. (1993). A new era in computation. MIT Press eBooks. 241–241. 3 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N., Jonathan G. Howlett, & Gian‐Carlo Rota. (1985). A history of computing in the twentieth century : a collection of essays : with introductory essay and indexes. Academic Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N. & Gian‐Carlo Rota. (1983). Witt vectors and the algebra of necklaces. Advances in Mathematics. 50(2). 95–125. 58 indexed citations
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Brainerd, John G., N. Metropolis, Jonathan G. Howlett, & Gian‐Carlo Rota. (1983). A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century. Technology and Culture. 24(1). 147–147. 67 indexed citations
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Louck, James D. & N. Metropolis. (1981). Number-theoretic degeneracy of the energy levels of a perturbed N-dimensional isotropic harmonic oscillator. Advances in Applied Mathematics. 2(2). 138–171. 6 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N., Jonathan G. Howlett, & Gian‐Carlo Rota. (1980). A history of computing in the twentieth century : a collection of essays. Academic Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N., Gian‐Carlo Rota, Volker Strehl, & Neil White. (1978). Partitions into chains of a class of partially ordered sets. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 71(2). 193–196. 7 indexed citations
9.
Metropolis, N., et al.. (1975). The real numbers as a wreath product. Advances in Mathematics. 16(3). 278–304. 17 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N., M. L. Stein, & P. R. Stein. (1973). On finite limit sets for transformations on the unit interval. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A. 15(1). 25–44. 445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Metropolis, N., et al.. (1973). Significance arithmetic: The carrying algorithm. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A. 14(3). 386–421. 14 indexed citations
12.
Everett, Cath & N. Metropolis. (1972). On completely normal (0, 1)-matrices and symmetrizability. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A. 13(3). 367–373. 1 indexed citations
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Beyer, W. A., N. Metropolis, & Jon R. Neergaard. (1970). Statistical study of digits of some square roots of integers in various bases. Mathematics of Computation. 24(110). 455–473. 5 indexed citations
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Beyer, W. A., N. Metropolis, & Jon R. Neergaard. (1970). The generalized serial test applied to expansions of some irrational square roots in various bases. Mathematics of Computation. 24(111). 745–747. 1 indexed citations
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Beyer, W. A., et al.. (1969). Square Roots of Integers 2 to 15 in Various Bases 2 to 10: 88062 Binary Digits or Equivalent. Mathematics of Computation. 23(107). 679–679. 4 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N. & P. R. Stein. (1967). On a class of (0,1) matrices with vanishing determinants. Journal of Combinatorial Theory. 3(2). 191–198. 7 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N. & Robert L. Ashenhurst. (1965). Radix conversion in an unnormalized arithmetic system. Mathematics of Computation. 19(91). 435–441. 4 indexed citations
18.
Metropolis, N., et al.. (1963). Experimental Arithmetic, High Speed Computing and Mathematics. 13 indexed citations
19.
Metropolis, N., Robert L. Bivins, M. L. Storm, et al.. (1958). Monte Carlo Calculations on Intranuclear Cascades. I. Low-Energy Studies. Physical Review. 110(1). 185–203. 359 indexed citations
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Metropolis, N., Robert L. Bivins, M. L. Storm, et al.. (1958). Monte Carlo Calculations on Intranuclear Cascades. II. High-Energy Studies and Pion Processes. Physical Review. 110(1). 204–219. 275 indexed citations

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