Peter Lesky

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 869 citations indexed

About

Peter Lesky is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Lesky has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 869 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Computational Mechanics, 6 papers in Applied Mathematics and 5 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Peter Lesky's work include Physics and Engineering Research Articles (8 papers), Mathematical functions and polynomials (5 papers) and Matrix Theory and Algorithms (4 papers). Peter Lesky is often cited by papers focused on Physics and Engineering Research Articles (8 papers), Mathematical functions and polynomials (5 papers) and Matrix Theory and Algorithms (4 papers). Peter Lesky collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Netherlands. Peter Lesky's co-authors include Roelof Koekoek, René F. Swarttouw, Wolfgang Gröbner and Andreas Kaiser and has published in prestigious journals such as Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, Mathematische Zeitschrift and Springer monographs in mathematics.

In The Last Decade

Peter Lesky

19 papers receiving 802 citations

Hit Papers

Hypergeometric Orthogonal Polynomials and Their q-Analogues 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 200 400 600
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. Hypergeometric Orthogonal Polynomials and Their q-Analogues
    2010 692 citations Roelof Koekoek, Peter Lesky et al. Springer monographs in mathematics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Lesky Germany 9 498 291 265 182 145 23 869
David R. Masson Canada 14 446 0.9× 211 0.7× 229 0.9× 214 1.2× 151 1.0× 40 834
René F. Swarttouw Netherlands 8 631 1.3× 293 1.0× 245 0.9× 260 1.4× 153 1.1× 10 996
H. S. Wall United States 5 356 0.7× 197 0.7× 199 0.8× 139 0.8× 203 1.4× 8 1.0k
H. L. Manocha India 8 731 1.5× 225 0.8× 176 0.7× 445 2.4× 83 0.6× 25 1.0k
Natig M. Atakishiyev Mexico 17 577 1.2× 402 1.4× 447 1.7× 200 1.1× 133 0.9× 100 1.0k
W. A. Al‐Salam Canada 16 957 1.9× 220 0.8× 150 0.6× 411 2.3× 132 0.9× 61 1.2k
W. N. Bailey United Kingdom 7 562 1.1× 161 0.6× 166 0.6× 536 2.9× 135 0.9× 9 1.3k
Thomas Kriecherbauer Germany 11 361 0.7× 217 0.7× 141 0.5× 110 0.6× 111 0.8× 31 821
Sergeĭ K. Suslov United States 20 782 1.6× 611 2.1× 628 2.4× 311 1.7× 193 1.3× 76 1.5k
Stephen Hoffman 4 334 0.7× 216 0.7× 192 0.7× 71 0.4× 226 1.6× 5 899

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Lesky

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All Works

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Koekoek, Roelof, Peter Lesky, & René F. Swarttouw. (2010). Hypergeometric Orthogonal Polynomials and Their q-Analogues. Springer monographs in mathematics. 692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lesky, Peter. (2004). Charakterisierung der q-Orthogonalpolynome in x. Monatshefte für Mathematik. 144(4). 297–316. 1 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (2001). Orthogonalpolynome in x und q −x als Lösungen von reellen q -Operatorgleichungen zweiter Ordnung. Monatshefte für Mathematik. 132(2). 123–140. 6 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter, et al.. (1999). Orthogonalität von Racahpolynomen und Wilsonpolynomen. Results in Mathematics. 35(1-2). 119–133. 2 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1998). Einordnung der Polynome von Romanovski-Bessel in das Askey-Tableau. ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. 78(9). 646–648. 8 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1997). Unendliche und endliche Orthogonalsysteme von Continuous Hahnpolynomen. Results in Mathematics. 31(1-2). 127–135. 6 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1994). Zweigliedrige Rekursionen für die Koeffizienten von Polynomlösungen Sturm‐Liouvillescher q‐Differenzengleichungen. ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. 74(10). 497–500. 5 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1969). Anwendung von Nullstellens�tzen auf orthogonale Polynome, die als L�sungen Sturm-Liouvillescher Differenzengleichungen entstehen. Monatshefte für Mathematik. 73(3). 226–237. 1 indexed citations
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Gröbner, Wolfgang & Peter Lesky. (1964). Mathematische Methoden der Physik. 13 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1962). Die charakterisierung der klassischen orthogonalen polynome durch Sturm-Liouvillesche Differentialgleichungen. Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis. 10(1). 341–351. 36 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1962). �ber Polynomsysteme, die Sturm-Liouvilleschen Differenzengleichungen gen�gen. Mathematische Zeitschrift. 78(1). 439–445. 20 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1962). Orthogonale Polynomsysteme als L�sungen Sturm-Liouvillescher Differenzengleichungen. Monatshefte für Mathematik. 66(3). 203–214. 19 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1962). Erg�nzung zur �bersetzung der klassischen orthogonalen Polynome in die Differenzenrechnung. Monatshefte für Mathematik. 66(5). 431–434. 3 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1961). Die �bersetzung der klassischen orthogonalen Polynome in die Differenzenrechnung. Monatshefte für Mathematik. 65(1). 1–26. 13 indexed citations
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Lesky, Peter. (1960). �ber die L�sung linearer homogener Differenzengleichungen zweiter Ordnung mit Hilfe hypergeometrischer Funktionen. Monatshefte für Mathematik. 64(3). 272–288. 3 indexed citations

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