Robin Forman

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Robin Forman is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Forman has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Mathematical Physics, 11 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 9 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in Robin Forman's work include Topological and Geometric Data Analysis (10 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (6 papers) and Advanced Operator Algebra Research (4 papers). Robin Forman is often cited by papers focused on Topological and Geometric Data Analysis (10 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (6 papers) and Advanced Operator Algebra Research (4 papers). Robin Forman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robin Forman's co-authors include Timothy Burke and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Theoretical Biology, Communications in Mathematical Physics and Transactions of the American Mathematical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robin Forman

19 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Morse Theory for Cell Complexes

1998 443 citations Robin Forman Advances in Mathematics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin Forman United States	14	726	478	262	207	157	22	1.1k
Marian Mrożek Poland	23	748 1.0×	819 1.7×	357 1.4×	171 0.8×	25 0.2×	76	1.6k
Dmitri Burago United States	12	401 0.6×	582 1.2×	969 3.7×	77 0.4×	27 0.2×	32	1.7k
Loring W. Tu United States	11	246 0.3×	843 1.8×	964 3.7×	73 0.4×	119 0.8×	25	1.9k
Pierre Schapira France	18	289 0.4×	1.1k 2.4×	1.2k 4.6×	27 0.1×	102 0.6×	73	1.7k
Barry Mitchell United States	11	469 0.6×	761 1.6×	920 3.5×	88 0.4×	112 0.7×	25	1.7k
Audrey Terras United States	15	231 0.3×	461 1.0×	526 2.0×	39 0.2×	248 1.6×	48	1.3k
Carolyn S. Gordon United States	18	150 0.2×	527 1.1×	672 2.6×	44 0.2×	36 0.2×	57	1.2k
Peter W. Michor Austria	20	182 0.3×	1.2k 2.5×	1.4k 5.4×	261 1.3×	21 0.1×	104	2.8k
A. T. Fomenko Russia	9	112 0.2×	185 0.4×	249 1.0×	40 0.2×	33 0.2×	22	812
Richard Kenyon United States	25	467 0.6×	1.2k 2.5×	610 2.3×	21 0.1×	369 2.4×	68	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Forman

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Burke, Timothy, et al.. (2008). Modeling the precision and robustness of Hunchback border during Drosophila embryonic development. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 254(2). 390–399. 18 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (2003). Finite-type invariants for graphs and graph reconstructions. Advances in Mathematics. 186(1). 181–228.

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Forman, Robin. (2003). Bochner's Method for Cell Complexes and Combinatorial Ricci Curvature. Discrete & Computational Geometry. 29(3). 323–374. 132 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (2002). A USER'S GUIDE TO DISCRETE MORSE THEORY. 48. 186 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (2002). COMBINATORIAL NOVIKOV–MORSE THEORY. International Journal of Mathematics. 13(4). 333–368. 15 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (2002). Discrete morse theory and the cohomology ring. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 354(12). 5063–5085. 14 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (2000). The Euler Characteristic Is the Unique Locally Determined Numerical Invariant of Finite Simplicial Complexes which Assigns the Same Number to Every Cone. Discrete & Computational Geometry. 23(4). 485–488. 1 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1998). Witten–Morse theory for cell complexes††Partially supported by the National Science Foundation.. Topology. 37(5). 945–979. 23 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1998). Morse Theory for Cell Complexes. Advances in Mathematics. 134(1). 90–145. 443 indexed citations breakdown →

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Forman, Robin. (1998). Combinatorial vector fields and dynamical systems. Mathematische Zeitschrift. 228(4). 629–681. 47 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1995). Spectral sequences and adiabatic limits. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 168(1). 57–116. 19 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1993). Determinants of Laplacians on graphs. Topology. 32(1). 35–46. 29 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1993). Small volume limits of 2-d Yang-Mills. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 151(1). 39–52. 17 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1992). Sequences with Many Primes. American Mathematical Monthly. 99(6). 548–548.

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Forman, Robin. (1992). Sequences with Many Primes. American Mathematical Monthly. 99(6). 548–557.

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Forman, Robin. (1992). Functional determinants and geometry. Inventiones mathematicae. 108(1). 453–454. 13 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1992). Determinants, finite-difference operators and boundary value problems. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 147(3). 485–526. 20 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1989). Difference operators, covering spaces and determinants. Topology. 28(4). 413–438. 4 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1987). Functional determinants and geometry. Inventiones mathematicae. 88(3). 447–493. 127 indexed citations

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Forman, Robin. (1985). Functional determinants and applications to geometry. UMI eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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