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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 84 115 94 67 52 632 26119
Computer Science 84 861 830 470 451 627 25964

Alan Frieze publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan Frieze between 1974 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan Frieze published across 53 years, from 1974 to 2026, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2019. 18 of the 685 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2019. 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1974 2026

685 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan Frieze: publications per year, 1974 to 2026
Year Publications
1974 2
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 2
1982 4
1983 5
1984 5
1985 10
1986 10
1987 7
1988 9
1989 12
1990 10
1991 8
1992 8
1993 5
1994 20
1995 18
1996 16
1997 8
1998 12
1999 15
2000 12
2001 13
2002 15
2003 12
2004 17
2005 15
2006 16
2007 20
2008 14
2009 23
2010 20
2011 22
2012 23
2013 22
2014 24
2015 21
2016 27
2017 23
2018 22
2019 32
2020 19
2021 23
2022 8
2023 16
2024 15
2025 17
2026 1
Total 685
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Alan Frieze 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 Alan Frieze sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 537+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 112. Most scientists, 112, have 142–146 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 537+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 3 scientists 47–51 publications: 5 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 20 scientists 62–66 publications: 14 scientists 67–71 publications: 25 scientists 72–76 publications: 19 scientists 77–81 publications: 35 scientists 82–86 publications: 50 scientists 87–91 publications: 60 scientists 92–96 publications: 86 scientists 97–101 publications: 84 scientists 102–106 publications: 83 scientists 107–111 publications: 90 scientists 112–116 publications: 99 scientists 117–121 publications: 90 scientists 122–126 publications: 91 scientists 127–131 publications: 109 scientists 132–136 publications: 110 scientists 137–141 publications: 98 scientists 142–146 publications: 112 scientists 147–151 publications: 102 scientists 152–156 publications: 88 scientists 157–161 publications: 106 scientists 162–166 publications: 83 scientists 167–171 publications: 102 scientists 172–176 publications: 77 scientists 177–181 publications: 81 scientists 182–186 publications: 78 scientists 187–191 publications: 71 scientists 192–196 publications: 92 scientists 197–201 publications: 64 scientists 202–206 publications: 69 scientists 207–211 publications: 64 scientists 212–216 publications: 62 scientists 217–221 publications: 58 scientists 222–226 publications: 53 scientists 227–231 publications: 50 scientists 232–236 publications: 46 scientists 237–241 publications: 46 scientists 242–246 publications: 46 scientists 247–251 publications: 43 scientists 252–256 publications: 29 scientists 257–261 publications: 45 scientists 262–266 publications: 30 scientists 267–271 publications: 33 scientists 272–276 publications: 34 scientists 277–281 publications: 30 scientists 282–286 publications: 31 scientists 287–291 publications: 21 scientists 292–296 publications: 34 scientists 297–301 publications: 26 scientists 302–306 publications: 10 scientists 307–311 publications: 17 scientists 312–316 publications: 23 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 16 scientists 327–331 publications: 26 scientists 332–336 publications: 13 scientists 337–341 publications: 13 scientists 342–346 publications: 16 scientists 347–351 publications: 17 scientists 352–356 publications: 12 scientists 357–361 publications: 18 scientists 362–366 publications: 18 scientists 367–371 publications: 9 scientists 372–376 publications: 11 scientists 377–381 publications: 8 scientists 382–386 publications: 8 scientists 387–391 publications: 9 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 8 scientists 402–406 publications: 11 scientists 407–411 publications: 6 scientists 412–416 publications: 6 scientists 417–421 publications: 9 scientists 422–426 publications: 8 scientists 427–431 publications: 5 scientists 432–436 publications: 8 scientists 437–441 publications: 8 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 4 scientists 452–456 publications: 4 scientists 457–461 publications: 2 scientists 462–466 publications: 2 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 3 scientists 477–481 publications: 3 scientists 482–486 publications: 6 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 5 scientists 502–506 publications: 1 scientist 507–511 publications: 6 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 1 scientist 522–526 publications: 3 scientists 527–531 publications: 1 scientist 532–536 publications: 4 scientists 537+ publications: 100 scientists
42–46 publications 537+

This scientist: 632 publications — 98th percentile

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

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

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Number of Mathematics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 3
47–51 5
52–56 7
57–61 20
62–66 14
67–71 25
72–76 19
77–81 35
82–86 50
87–91 60
92–96 86
97–101 84
102–106 83
107–111 90
112–116 99
117–121 90
122–126 91
127–131 109
132–136 110
137–141 98
142–146 112
147–151 102
152–156 88
157–161 106
162–166 83
167–171 102
172–176 77
177–181 81
182–186 78
187–191 71
192–196 92
197–201 64
202–206 69
207–211 64
212–216 62
217–221 58
222–226 53
227–231 50
232–236 46
237–241 46
242–246 46
247–251 43
252–256 29
257–261 45
262–266 30
267–271 33
272–276 34
277–281 30
282–286 31
287–291 21
292–296 34
297–301 26
302–306 10
307–311 17
312–316 23
317–321 13
322–326 16
327–331 26
332–336 13
337–341 13
342–346 16
347–351 17
352–356 12
357–361 18
362–366 18
367–371 9
372–376 11
377–381 8
382–386 8
387–391 9
392–396 9
397–401 8
402–406 11
407–411 6
412–416 6
417–421 9
422–426 8
427–431 5
432–436 8
437–441 8
442–446 4
447–451 4
452–456 4
457–461 2
462–466 2
467–471 4
472–476 3
477–481 3
482–486 6
487–491 3
492–496 5
497–501 5
502–506 1
507–511 6
512–516 4
517–521 1
522–526 3
527–531 1
532–536 4
537+ 100 632
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Alan Frieze 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 Alan Frieze sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 86+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 174. Most scientists, 174, have 30 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 84 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mathematics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 174
31 151
32 174
33 117
34 136
35 127
36 145
37 153
38 150
39 150
40 138
41 136
42 93
43 108
44 115
45 112
46 103
47 75
48 59
49 67
50 60
51 57
52 59
53 62
54 60
55 50
56 42
57 54
58 50
59 42
60 41
61 35
62 40
63 21
64 31
65 27
66 29
67 19
68 25
69 17
70 18
71 12
72 14
73 13
74 18
75 9
76 11
77 10
78 9
79 16
80 12
81 10
82 5
83 5
84 13 84
85 6
86+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • 2011 - SIAM Fellow For pioneering work on random graphs and probabilistic analysis of combinatorial algorithms.
  • 1997 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Alan Frieze is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the disciplines of Mathematics and Computer Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Computational Theory and Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology, and Statistics and Probability.

Their work addresses a variety of topics including Limits and Structures in Graph Theory, Advanced Graph Theory Research, Stochastic Processes and Statistical Mechanics, Graph Theory and Applications, Topological and Geometric Data Analysis, Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods, and Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs.

Frieze has published extensively in several academic venues with notable frequency. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics
  • Random Structures and Algorithms
  • The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics
  • Discrete Applied Mathematics

Their recent papers, illustrating a range of topics and collaborations, are:

  • "A scaling limit for the length of the longest cycle in a sparse random digraph" (2021), published in Random Structures and Algorithms
  • "Rainbow Thresholds" (2024), published in SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics
  • "Localization game for random graphs" (2021), published in Discrete Applied Mathematics
  • "A scaling limit for the length of the longest cycle in a sparse random graph" (2021), published in Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B
  • "Hamilton cycles in a semi-random graph model" (2022), published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent collaborators include Wesley Pegden, Patrick Bennett, Tomasz Tkocz, Tolson Bell, and Paweł Prałat.

Among their book publications, they have contributed to a volume by Cambridge University Press titled "Random Graphs and Networks: A First Course" published in 2023.

Throughout their career, Alan Frieze has received recognition including being named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013, a SIAM Fellow in 2011 for pioneering work on random graphs and probabilistic analysis of combinatorial algorithms, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Min-Wise Independent Permutations

    Andrei Z Broder;Moses Charikar;Alan M Frieze;Michael Mitzenmacher

  • A random polynomial-time algorithm for approximating the volume of convex bodies

    Martin Dyer;Alan Frieze;Ravi Kannan

  • Fast monte-carlo algorithms for finding low-rank approximations

    Alan Frieze;Ravi Kannan;Santosh Vempala

  • Introduction to random graphs

    Alan Frieze;Michał Karoński

  • Clustering Large Graphs via the Singular Value Decomposition

    P. Drineas;A. Frieze;R. Kannan;S. Vempala

  • Quick Approximation to Matrices and Applications

    Alan M. Frieze;Ravi Kannan

  • Improved approximation algorithms for MAX k-CUT and MAX BISECTION

    Alan M. Frieze;Mark Jerrum

  • A general model of web graphs

    Colin Cooper;Alan Frieze

  • Min-wise independent permutations (extended abstract)

    Andrei Z. Broder;Moses Charikar;Alan M. Frieze;Michael Mitzenmacher

  • On the complexity of computing the volume of a polyhedron

    M. E. Dyer;A. M. Frieze

  • THE SHORTEST-PATH PROBLEM FOR GRAPHS WITH RANDOM ARC-LENGTHS

    Alan M. Frieze;Geoffrey R. Grimmett

  • On the worst-case performance of some algorithms for the asymmetric traveling salesman problem

    Alan M. Frieze;Giulia Galbiati;Francesco Maffioli

  • On the value of a random minimum spanning tree problem

    Alan M. Frieze

  • Analysis of Two Simple Heuristics on a Random Instance ofk-sat

    Alan Frieze;Stephen Suen

  • On the independence number of random graphs

    A. M. Frieze

  • Clustering in large graphs and matrices

    P. Drineas;Alan Frieze;Ravi Kannan;Santosh Vempala

  • A simple heuristic for the p-centre problem

    M.E Dyer;A.M Frieze

  • The regularity lemma and approximation schemes for dense problems

    A. Frieze;R. Kannan

  • Approximation algorithms for the m-dimensional 0–1 knapsack problem: Worst-case and probabilistic analyses

    A.M. Frieze;M.R.B. Clarke

  • The solution of some random NP-hard problems in polynomial expected time

    M. E. Dyer;A. M. Frieze

  • ON THE QUADRATIC ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM

    Alan M. Frieze;J. Yadegar

  • A random polynomial time algorithm for approximating the volume of convex bodies

    M. Dyer;A. Frieze

  • Random graphs

    Alan Frieze

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Cooper
Colin Cooper University of East Anglia
Martin Dyer
Martin Dyer University of Leeds
Michael Krivelevich
Michael Krivelevich Tel Aviv University
Eli Upfal
Eli Upfal Brown University
Andrei Z. Broder
Andrei Z. Broder Google (United States)
Ravi Kannan
Ravi Kannan Microsoft (United States)
Mark Jerrum
Mark Jerrum Queen Mary University of London
Santosh Vempala
Santosh Vempala Georgia Institute of Technology
Béla Bollobás
Béla Bollobás University of Memphis
Bruce Reed
Bruce Reed McGill University

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