2026 Bruce J. West: Mathematics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mathematics	69	289	242	161	126	419	22406

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Mathematics

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126

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22406

Overview

Bruce J. West is affiliated with the US Army Research Office in the United States. Their research focuses broadly within the field of Neuroscience, with significant contributions to subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Economics and Econometrics, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change. The main thematic areas of their work involve Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Ecosystem Dynamics and Resilience, Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation, and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Their frequent publication venues include:

Entropy
arXiv (Cornell University)
Frontiers in Network Physiology
Chaos Solitons & Fractals
Frontiers in Physiology

Prominent co-authors collaborating frequently with Bruce J. West have been:

Paolo Grigolini
Korosh Mahmoodi
Scott E. Kerick
Piotr J. Franaszczuk
Mauro Bologna

Their published papers include:

"Relating size and functionality in human social networks through complexity" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Fractional Calculus and the Future of Science" (2021), Entropy

Other papers linked to their research environment but authored by co-authors or colleagues include:

"Why Do Big Data and Machine Learning Entail the Fractional Dynamics?" (2021), Entropy
"Diffusion Entropy vs. Multiscale and Rényi Entropy to Detect Progression of Autonomic Neuropathy" (2021), Frontiers in Physiology
"Complexity synchronization: a measure of interaction between the brain, heart and lungs" (2023), Scientific Reports

Bruce J. West has contributed to book publications across different publishers:

Crucial Events (2020) - World Scientific
Crucial Event Rehabilitation Therapy (2023) - Springer International Publishing
West's Last Report: Is There an Optimal Funding Strategy for STEM Research? (2023) - Nova Publishers

Best Publications

Fractal Physiology

W. Deering;B.J. West

1531
Citations
Chaos and fractals in human physiology.

Ary L. Goldberger;David R. Rigney;Bruce J. West

1288
Citations
Properties of Fractal Phenomena in Space and Time

James B. Bassingthwaighte;Larry S. Liebovitch;Bruce J. West

1229
Citations
Lévy dynamics of enhanced diffusion: Application to turbulence.

M. F. Shlesinger;B. J. West;J. Klafter

941
Citations
A new numerical method for surface hydrodynamics

Bruce J. West;Keith A. Brueckner;Ralph S. Janda;D. Michael Milder

707
Citations
Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine

Bruce J. West;Paul F. Zweifel

686
Citations
Fractals in Physiology and Medicine

Ary L. Goldberger;Bruce J. West

662
Citations
Physiology in Fractal Dimensions

Bruce J. West;Ary L. Goldberger

472
Citations
Fractal physiology for physicists: Lévy statistics

Bruce J. West;William Deering

371
Citations
Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics to Clinical Cardiology

Ary L. Goldberger;Bruce J. West

359
Citations
Fractional Calculus in Bioengineering

Bruce J. West

338
Citations
On a mechanism of cardiac electrical stability. The fractal hypothesis.

A. L. Goldberger;Valmik Bhargava;B. J. West;A. J. Mandell

314
Citations
Where Medicine Went Wrong: Rediscovering the Path to Complexity

Bruce J. West

296
Citations
The Lure of Modern Science Fractal Thinking

Bruce J. West;Bill Deering

281
Citations
Fractional diffusion and Lévy stable processes

Bruce J. West;Paolo Grigolini;Ralf Metzler;Theo F. Nonnenmacher

274
Citations
CHAPTER 2 – On an Enriched Collection of Stochastic Processes*

Elliott W. Montroll;Bruce J. West

265
Citations
Fractal physiology and the fractional calculus: a perspective.

Bruce J. West

263
Citations
On the generalized Langevin equation: Classical and quantum mechanicala)

Emilio Cortés;Bruce J. West;Katja Lindenberg

259
Citations
Beyond the principle of similitude: renormalization in the bronchial tree.

B. J. West;V. Bhargava;A. L. Goldberger

249
Citations
Statistical properties of quantum systems: The linear oscillator

Katja Lindenberg;Bruce J. West

248
Citations
Fractals inPhysiology andMedicine

Ary L. Goldberger;Bruce J. West

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ary L. Goldberger Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Michael F. Shlesinger Office of Naval Research

Joseph Klafter Tel Aviv University

Ralf Metzler University of Potsdam

Cleotilde Gonzalez Carnegie Mellon University

Bruce M. McManus University of British Columbia

Rong Zhang The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Constantino Tsallis Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas

Robert J. Silbey MIT

Asok Ray Pennsylvania State University

External Links

Personal website of Bruce J. West Google Scholar page

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