Udi Makov

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Udi Makov is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Statistics and Probability and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Udi Makov has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 22 papers in Statistics and Probability and 16 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Udi Makov's work include Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications (16 papers), Probability and Risk Models (14 papers) and Risk and Portfolio Optimization (13 papers). Udi Makov is often cited by papers focused on Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications (16 papers), Probability and Risk Models (14 papers) and Risk and Portfolio Optimization (13 papers). Udi Makov collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United Kingdom and Australia. Udi Makov's co-authors include A. F. M. Smith, D. M. Titterington, Bruce G. Lindsay, Zinoviy Landsman, Tomer Shushi, Jennifer Chan, S. T. Boris Choy, Jing Yao, Fima C. Klebaner and Tamar Shkolnik and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

Udi Makov

50 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Statistical Analysis of Finite Mixture Distributions. 1986 2026 1999 2012 1987 1986 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Statistical Analysis of Finite Mixture Distributions.
    1987 2.2k citations Bruce G. Lindsay, D. M. Titterington et al. Journal of the American Statistical Association profile →
  2. Statistical Analysis of Finite Mixture Distributions.
    1986 1.5k citations D. M. Titterington, A. F. M. Smith et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Udi Makov Israel 14 2.2k 1.8k 462 378 348 55 4.3k
Debashis Kushary United States 8 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 267 0.6× 693 1.8× 275 0.8× 21 4.8k
Sara van de Geer Switzerland 22 1.3k 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 301 0.7× 488 1.3× 357 1.0× 64 4.7k
Larry Wasserman United States 30 2.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 524 1.1× 257 0.7× 404 1.2× 73 5.3k
Thriyambakam Krishnan Netherlands 3 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 254 0.5× 633 1.7× 231 0.7× 3 4.6k
Genshiro Kitagawa Japan 28 2.4k 1.1× 810 0.5× 452 1.0× 412 1.1× 612 1.8× 88 6.0k
Jeffrey S. Rosenthal Canada 37 2.4k 1.1× 3.0k 1.7× 298 0.6× 149 0.4× 352 1.0× 186 6.1k
Yuhong Yang United States 28 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 611 1.3× 228 0.6× 387 1.1× 124 3.9k
Peter Hall Australia 36 1.2k 0.5× 3.1k 1.7× 361 0.8× 231 0.6× 565 1.6× 108 4.6k
Keith Knight Canada 21 828 0.4× 2.1k 1.2× 306 0.7× 359 0.9× 495 1.4× 37 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Udi Makov

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Udi Makov

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Udi Makov. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Udi Makov based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Udi Makov. Udi Makov is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Landsman, Zinoviy, et al.. (2021). Fitting Compound Archimedean Copulas to Data for Modeling Electricity Demand. International Journal of Statistics and Probability. 10(5). 20–20.
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Landsman, Zinoviy, et al.. (2021). Compound Archimedean Copulas. International Journal of Statistics and Probability. 10(3). 126–126. 1 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy, Udi Makov, & Tomer Shushi. (2020). Portfolio Optimization by a Bivariate Functional of the Mean and Variance. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications. 185(2). 622–651. 7 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy, Udi Makov, & Tomer Shushi. (2018). A multivariate tail covariance measure for elliptical distributions. Insurance Mathematics and Economics. 81. 27–35. 23 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy, Udi Makov, & Tomer Shushi. (2017). A Multivariate Tail Covariance Measure for Elliptical Distributions. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Landsman, Zinoviy, Udi Makov, & Tomer Shushi. (2016). Multivariate tail conditional expectation for elliptical distributions. Insurance Mathematics and Economics. 70. 216–223. 28 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy, Udi Makov, & Tomer Shushi. (2016). Tail conditional moments for elliptical and log-elliptical distributions. Insurance Mathematics and Economics. 71. 179–188. 30 indexed citations
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Choy, S. T. Boris, Jennifer Chan, & Udi Makov. (2015). Robust Bayesian analysis of loss reserving data using scale mixtures distributions. Journal of Applied Statistics. 43(3). 396–411. 4 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy & Udi Makov. (2015). Minimization of a Function of a Quadratic Functional with Application to Optimal Portfolio Selection. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications. 170(1). 308–322. 6 indexed citations
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Chan, Jennifer, S. T. Boris Choy, & Udi Makov. (2008). Robust Bayesian Analysis of Loss Reserves Data Using the Generalized-tDistribution. Astin Bulletin. 38(1). 207–230. 11 indexed citations
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Berkovsky, Shlomo, Yaniv Eytani, Edward Furman, & Udi Makov. (2004). Developing a framework for insurance underwriting expert system. 191–197. 1 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy & Udi Makov. (2003). Contaminated Exponential Dispersion Loss Models. North American Actuarial Journal. 7(2). 116–127. 2 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy, et al.. (2002). Robustness via a mixture of exponential power distributions. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis. 42(1-2). 111–121. 12 indexed citations
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Landsman, Zinoviy & Udi Makov. (1999). Sequential credibility evaluation for symmetric location claim distributions. Insurance Mathematics and Economics. 24(3). 291–300. 10 indexed citations
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Makov, Udi. (1991). Bayesian and approximate bayesian solutions to simultaneous estimation of multiple dynamic processes. Communication in Statistics- Theory and Methods. 20(3). 851–871. 1 indexed citations
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Makov, Udi, et al.. (1991). Monotherapy of Stable Angina Pectoris with Bopindolol in Comparison with Diltiazem. Cardiology. 78(3). 179–184. 2 indexed citations
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Shasha, Shaul M., et al.. (1988). In vitro Effect of PTH on Normal T Cell Functions. ˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals. 50(3). 212–216. 20 indexed citations
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Lindsay, Bruce G., D. M. Titterington, A. F. M. Smith, & Udi Makov. (1987). Statistical Analysis of Finite Mixture Distributions.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 82(398). 694–694. 2157 indexed citations breakdown →
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Makov, Udi. (1980). On the choice of gain functions in recursive estimation of prior probabilities (Corresp.). IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 26(4). 497–498. 7 indexed citations

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