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Alain Connes

Alain Connes

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Mathematics
France
2026

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Mathematics

D-Index
91
Citations
38703
World Ranking
68
National Ranking
5

Alain Connes publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Connes sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 259 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

Alain Connes D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Connes sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in France Leader Award
  • 2004 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - CNRS Gold Medal, French National Centre for Scientific Research Mathematics
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Academie des sciences, France
  • 1982 - Fields Medal of International Mathematical Union (IMU) Contributed to the theory of operator algebras, particularly the general classification and structure theorem of factors of type III, classification of automorphisms of the hyperfinite factor, classification of injective factors, and applications of the theory of C*-algebras to foliations and differential geometry in general.
  • 1980 - Ampère Prize (Prix Ampère de l’Électricité de France), French Academy of Sciences

Overview

Alain Connes is affiliated with the Collège de France in France and specializes in Mathematics, with a focus on subfields such as Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Algebra and Number Theory, and Applied Mathematics.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics. Notable areas of focus include:

  • Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
  • Advanced Topics in Algebra
  • Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
  • Advanced Operator Algebra Research
  • Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
  • Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics
  • Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory

Frequent co-authors of Alain Connes include:

  • Caterina Consani
  • Walter D. van Suijlekom
  • Henri Moscovici
  • Ali H. Chamseddine
  • Ryszard Nest

Alain Connes has published extensively in several academic venues, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Notices of the American Mathematical Society
  • Communications in Mathematical Physics
  • L'Enseignement Mathématique
  • Annals of Functional Analysis

Selected recent papers include:

  • Spectral Truncations in Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Systems, 2020, Communications in Mathematical Physics
  • The UV prolate spectrum matches the zeros of zeta, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Noncommutativity and physics: a non-technical review, 2023, The European Physical Journal Special Topics
  • Spectral triples and ζ-cycles, 2023, L'Enseignement Mathématique
  • On absolute algebraic geometry the affine case, 2021, Advances in Mathematics

Awards received by Alain Connes include:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2004
  • CNRS Gold Medal, French National Centre for Scientific Research, 2004, Mathematics
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1989
  • Fields Medal of International Mathematical Union (IMU), 1982, for contributions to the theory of operator algebras including the classification and structure theorem of factors of type III and applications of C*-algebras to foliations and differential geometry
  • Academie des sciences, France, 1982
  • Ampère Prize (Prix Ampère de l'Électricité de France), French Academy of Sciences, 1980

Best Publications

  • Noncommutative Geometry and Matrix Theory: Compactification on Tori

    Alain Connes;Michael R. Douglas;Michael R. Douglas;Albert S. Schwarz;Albert S. Schwarz;Albert S. Schwarz

  • Non-commutative differential geometry

    Alain Connes;Alain Connes

  • Non-Commutative Geometry

    Alain Connes

  • Hopf Algebras, Renormalization and Noncommutative Geometry

    Alain Connes;Dirk Kreimer

  • Classification of Injective Factors Cases II 1 , II ∞ , III λ , λ 1

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  • Gravity coupled with matter and the foundation of non-commutative geometry

    Alain Connes

  • Renormalization in Quantum Field Theory and the Riemann-Hilbert Problem I: The Hopf Algebra Structure of Graphs and the Main Theorem

    Alain Connes;Dirk Kreimer

  • The Spectral action principle

    Ali H. Chamseddine;Alain Connes

  • Particle models and noncommutative geometry

    Alain Connes;John Lott

  • Classifying Space for Proper Actions and K-Theory of Group C*-algebras

    Paul Baum;Alain Connes;Nigel Higson

  • Une classification des facteurs de type ${ m III}$

    Alain Connes

  • Gravity coupled with matter and foundation of non-commutative geometry

    A. Connes

  • Noncommutative Geometry, Quantum Fields and Motives

    Alain Connes;Matilde Marcolli

  • An amenable equivalence relation is generated by a single transformation

    A. Connes;J. Feldman;B. Weiss

  • Noncommutative geometry and reality

    Alain Connes

  • The Local Index Formula in Noncommutative Geometry

    Alain Connes;Henri Moscovici

  • Hecke algebras, type III factors and phase transitions with spontaneous symmetry breaking in number theory

    J B Bost;Alain Connes

  • Sur la theorie non commutative de l’integration

    Alain Connes

  • Gravity and the standard model with neutrino mixing

    A H Chamseddine;A Connes;M Marcolli

  • The action functional in non-commutative geometry

    A. Connes

  • Renormalization in Quantum Field Theory and the Riemann--Hilbert Problem II: The β-Function, Diffeomorphisms and the Renormalization Group

    Alain Connes;Dirk Kreimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Matilde Marcolli
Matilde Marcolli California Institute of Technology
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Jean-Pierre Changeux Institut Pasteur
Michel Dubois-Violette
Michel Dubois-Violette Université Paris Cité
Dirk Kreimer
Dirk Kreimer Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Albert S. Schwarz
Albert S. Schwarz University of California, Davis
Shahn Majid
Shahn Majid Queen Mary University of London
Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose University of Oxford
Fedor Sukochev
Fedor Sukochev University of New South Wales
Vaughan F. R. Jones
Vaughan F. R. Jones Vanderbilt University
Thibault Damour
Thibault Damour Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques

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