Rekha R. Thomas

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rekha R. Thomas is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Geometry and Topology and Algebra and Number Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Rekha R. Thomas has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 19 papers in Geometry and Topology and 19 papers in Algebra and Number Theory. Recurrent topics in Rekha R. Thomas's work include Polynomial and algebraic computation (25 papers), Commutative Algebra and Its Applications (18 papers) and Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory (12 papers). Rekha R. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Polynomial and algebraic computation (25 papers), Commutative Algebra and Its Applications (18 papers) and Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory (12 papers). Rekha R. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and Denmark. Rekha R. Thomas's co-authors include Pablo A. Parrilo, Grigoriy Blekherman, Bernd Sturmfels, João Gouveia, Anders Jensen, Giorgio Ottaviani, David E Speyer, Jan Draisma, Diane Maclagan and Eric Babson and has published in prestigious journals such as Mathematics of Computation, International Journal of Computer Vision and Mathematical Programming.

In The Last Decade

Rekha R. Thomas

54 papers receiving 974 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Semidefinite Optimization and Convex Algebraic Geometry

2012 252 citations Pablo A. Parrilo, Rekha R. Thomas et al. profile →

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Jesús A. De Loera United States

Ioannis Z. Emiris Greece

Jan Verschelde United States

Fabrice Rouillier France

Komei Fukuda Switzerland

Daniel Lazard France

Dmitrii V. Ṗasechnik Netherlands

Thomas J. Laffey Ireland

Monique Laurent Netherlands

Stefan Richter United States

Jesús A. De Loera United States

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rekha R. Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rekha R. Thomas

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Steinerberger, Stefan & Rekha R. Thomas. (2025). Random walks, equidistribution and graphical designs. Advances in Applied Mathematics. 165. 102837–102837. 2 indexed citations

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Steinerberger, Stefan, et al.. (2025). Spectrahedral Geometry of Graph Sparsifiers. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics. 39(1). 449–483.

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Shi, Zhenqi, et al.. (2022). Development of a Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)–Based Characterization Approach for Inherent Powder Blend Heterogeneity in Direct Compression Formulations. The AAPS Journal. 25(1). 9–9. 1 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Sameer, et al.. (2020). Multiview Chirality. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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Drusvyatskiy, Dmitriy, et al.. (2017). THE EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE DEGREE OF ORTHOGONALLY \nINVARIANT MATRIX VARIETIES. Florence Research (University of Florence). 16 indexed citations

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Gouveia, João, et al.. (2013). Which nonnegative matrices are slack matrices?. Linear Algebra and its Applications. 439(10). 2921–2933. 15 indexed citations

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Parrilo, Pablo A., Rekha R. Thomas, & João Gouveia. (2012). Lifts of Convex Sets and Cone Factorizations. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 70 indexed citations

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Parrilo, Pablo A., Rekha R. Thomas, & João Gouveia. (2010). Theta Bodies for Polynomial Ideals. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization. 4 indexed citations

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Hibi, Takayuki & Rekha R. Thomas. (2009). Theoretical effectivity and practical effectivity of Gröbner bases. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. 213(8). 1501–1501. 1 indexed citations

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Babson, Eric, Birge Huisgen-Zimmermann, & Rekha R. Thomas. (2009). Generic representation theory of quivers with relations. Journal of Algebra. 322(6). 1877–1918. 10 indexed citations

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Craw, Alastair, Diane Maclagan, & Rekha R. Thomas. (2007). Moduli of McKay quiver representations II: Gröbner basis techniques. Journal of Algebra. 316(2). 514–535. 12 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Komei, Anders Jensen, & Rekha R. Thomas. (2007). Computing Gröbner fans. Mathematics of Computation. 76(260). 2189–2213. 23 indexed citations

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Fukuda, K., Anders Jensen, Niels Lauritzen, & Rekha R. Thomas. (2006). The generic Gröbner walk. Journal of Symbolic Computation. 42(3). 298–312. 12 indexed citations

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Jensen, Anders, et al.. (2006). Computing tropical varieties. Journal of Symbolic Computation. 42(1-2). 54–73. 70 indexed citations

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Jensen, Anders, et al.. (2006). The circuit ideal of a vector configuration. Journal of Algebra. 309(2). 518–542. 8 indexed citations

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Craw, Alastair, Diane Maclagan, & Rekha R. Thomas. (2005). The coherent component of the moduli of McKay quiver representations for abelian groups. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Jon, et al.. (2004). Trends in Optimization. 2 indexed citations

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Maclagan, Diane & Rekha R. Thomas. (2003). The toric Hilbert scheme of a rank two lattice is smooth and irreducible. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A. 104(1). 29–48. 4 indexed citations

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Babson, Eric, Shmuel Onn, & Rekha R. Thomas. (2003). The Hilbert zonotope and a polynomial time algorithm for universal Gröbner bases. Advances in Applied Mathematics. 30(3). 529–544. 17 indexed citations

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Hoşten, Serkan & Rekha R. Thomas. (1999). Standard pairs and group relaxations in integer programming. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. 139(1-3). 133–157. 16 indexed citations

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