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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 41 1859 1621 791 643 114 12362
Computer Science 42 8178 7947 3505 3374 113 12367

Alistair Sinclair publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alistair Sinclair between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alistair Sinclair published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2013. 4 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2013. 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1988 2025

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alistair Sinclair: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 4
1989 2
1990 2
1991 0
1992 4
1993 5
1994 1
1995 3
1996 4
1997 0
1998 6
1999 6
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 5
2004 7
2005 4
2006 3
2007 3
2008 1
2009 5
2010 3
2011 2
2012 3
2013 9
2014 2
2015 4
2016 3
2017 3
2018 3
2019 6
2020 4
2021 5
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3
2025 1
Total 129
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Alistair Sinclair 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 Alistair Sinclair 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, 112–116 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: 114 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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 99 114
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
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Alistair Sinclair 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 Alistair Sinclair 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 41
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
85 6
86+ 99
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Overview

Alistair Sinclair is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within mathematics and physics, focusing primarily on areas related to probability and statistical mechanics.

The main fields of study for Sinclair include:

  • Mathematics
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these broad fields, Sinclair's subfields of study highlight more specific areas of interest:

  • Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

Their work covers a set of principal topics that weave through their research output:

  • Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods
  • Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics
  • Random Matrices and Applications
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Limits and Structures in Graph Theory
  • Advanced Graph Theory Research

The scientist has contributed to several publications, with notable papers including:

  • "Correlation Decay and Partition Function Zeros: Algorithms and Phase Transitions" (2022), published in SIAM Journal on Computing
  • "The critical mean-field Chayes-Machta dynamics" (2022), published in Combinatorics Probability Computing
  • "Entropy decay in the Swendsen-Wang dynamics on Zd" (2022), published in The Annals of Applied Probability
  • "Spatial mixing and the random-cluster dynamics on lattices" (2023), published in Random Structures and Algorithms
  • "Nonlinear Dynamics for the Ising Model" (2024), published in Communications in Mathematical Physics

Sinclair frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Annals of Applied Probability
  • Random Structures and Algorithms
  • SIAM Journal on Computing
  • Combinatorics Probability Computing

Collaborations with other researchers are a notable aspect of Sinclair's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Reza Gheissari
  • Antonio Blanca
  • Pietro Caputo
  • Xusheng Zhang
  • Daniel R. Parisi

Best Publications

  • Optimal speedup of Las Vegas algorithms

    M. Luby;A. Sinclair;D. Zuckerman

  • Approximating the permanent

    M. Jerrum;Alistair Sinclair

  • Approximate counting, uniform generation and rapidly mixing Markov chains

    Alistair Sinclair;Mark Jerrum

  • A polynomial-time approximation algorithm for the permanent of a matrix with nonnegative entries

    Mark Jerrum;Alistair Sinclair;Eric Vigoda

  • Polynomial-time approximation algorithms for the Ising model

    Mark Jerrum;Alistair Sinclair

  • The Markov chain Monte Carlo method: an approach to approximate counting and integration

    Mark Jerrum;Alistair Sinclair

  • Improved Bounds for Mixing Rates of Markov Chains and Multicommodity Flow

    Alistair Sinclair

  • Algorithms for Random Generation and Counting: A Markov Chain Approach

    Alistair Sinclair

  • Convergence to approximate Nash equilibria in congestion games

    Steve Chien;Alistair Sinclair

  • Conductance and the rapid mixing property for Markov chains: the approximation of permanent resolved

    Mark Jerrum;Alistair Sinclair

  • Markov Chain Algorithms for Planar Lattice Structures

    Michael Luby;Dana Randall;Alistair Sinclair

  • Cuts, Trees and ℓ 1 -Embeddings of Graphs*

    Anupam Gupta;Alistair Sinclair;Ilan Newman;Yuri Rabinovich

  • Fast uniform generation of regular graphs

    M. Jerrum;A. Sinclair

  • Local divergence of Markov chains and the analysis of iterative load-balancing schemes

    Y. Rabani;A. Sinclair;R. Wanka

  • Cuts, trees and l/sub 1/-embeddings of graphs

    A. Gupta;I. Newman;Y. Rabinovich;A. Sinclair

  • A polynomial-time approximation algorithm for the permanent of a matrix with non-negative entries

    Mark Jerrum;Alistair Sinclair;Eric Vigoda

  • Low Distortion Maps Between Point Sets

    Claire Kenyon;Yuval Rabani;Alistair Sinclair

  • Approximation Algorithms for Two-State Anti-Ferromagnetic Spin Systems on Bounded Degree Graphs

    Alistair Sinclair;Piyush Srivastava;Marc Thurley

  • Improved Bounds for Mixing Rates of Marked Chains and Multicommodity Flow

    Alistair Sinclair

  • A computational view of population genetics

    Yuval Rabini;Yuri Rabinovich;Alistair Sinclair

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Vigoda
Eric Vigoda University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark Jerrum
Mark Jerrum Queen Mary University of London
Yuval Rabani
Yuval Rabani Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Claire Kenyon
Claire Kenyon Brown University
Anupam Gupta
Anupam Gupta Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Luby
Michael Luby BitRipple
Leonard J. Schulman
Leonard J. Schulman California Institute of Technology
Dimitris Achlioptas
Dimitris Achlioptas National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Sanjiv Ranjan Das
Sanjiv Ranjan Das Santa Clara University
Uri Zwick
Uri Zwick Tel Aviv University

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