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Mathematics Magazine
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Mathematics Magazine

0025-570X

Published by: Mathematical Association of America

https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/mathematics-magazine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 734 7 32 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 37
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 14
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.135
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mathematics Magazine?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Calculus, Algebra and Pure mathematics. Discrete mathematics works presented in Mathematics Magazine have a specific focus on Proof without words.

  • Combinatorics (21.15%)
  • Discrete mathematics (16.44%)
  • Calculus (10.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Generalized Weierstrass Approximation Theorem (406 citations)
  • E and M (340 citations)
  • Generalizations of the Logarithmic Mean (307 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mathematics Magazine:

The published articles focus on Combinatorics, Algebra, Pure mathematics, Discrete mathematics and Calculus. The most cited papers explore topics in Combinatorics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Point (geometry) and Circle packing in an equilateral triangle. Algebra study tackled in the journal articles is connected to the field of Arithmetic.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Geometry
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Mathematics Magazine investigates areas of study like Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Pure mathematics, Olympiad and Mathematics education. Topics in Combinatorics were tackled in line with various other fields like Pythagorean triple, Fixed point, Diagonal, Magic (programming) and If and only if. While the primary focus in it is Discrete mathematics, it also dissects topics surrounding Semiperimeter and Tangential polygon, Generalization and Equivalence (measure theory) as a whole.

Topics in Pure mathematics explored in Mathematics Magazine were investigated in conjunction with research in Greeks, Expression (computer science), Special case and Trigonometric functions. Olympiad research in Mathematics Magazine involves the investigation of Mathematical economics studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Prime (order theory). In it, Disclaimer, Career choice and Need to know are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Mathematics education research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On the Rational Values of Trigonometric Functions of Angles that Are Rational in Degrees (1 citations)
  • A Double Angle Relationship (1 citations)
  • Sums of Powers Via Matrices (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Mathematics Magazine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roger B. Nelsen (70 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Paul J. Campbell (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles W. Trigg (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Murray S. Klamkin (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ángel Plaza (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Mathematics Magazine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lewis & Clark College (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alberta (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Santa Clara University (29 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 17.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.25% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.38% of all publications and 81.25% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Boolean Function Analogs of Covering Systems

    Anthony Zaleski;Doron Zeilberger

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • A Calculus Approach to Complex Variables

    Steven G. Krantz

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • How Fundamental is the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

    Steven Krantz

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Elementary Proofs of the Trigonometric Inequalities of Huygens, Cusa, and Wilker

    Roger B. Nelsen

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • A “Luminous” Solution to the Basel Problem

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • The Incircle of an Arbelos

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Almost Equilateral Heronian Triangles

    Roger B. Nelsen

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Uncolorable Brunnian Links are Linked

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Golden Tiles and Arctangent Identities

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Apollonius’s Theorem via Ptolemy’s Theorem

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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Best Scientists Contributing to This Journal