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D-Index
72
Citations
21778
World Ranking
243
National Ranking
14

Don Zagier 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 Don Zagier sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 218 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Don Zagier 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 Don Zagier 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: 72 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematics
  • 1997 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1987 - Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory

Overview

Don Zagier is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within mathematics, especially in geometry, topology, mathematical physics, algebra, and number theory. Over their career, they have contributed extensively to both foundational and advanced topics in these fields.

The main fields of study for Don Zagier include Mathematics, with a focus on several specialized subfields such as:

  • Geometry and Topology
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Algebra and Number Theory
  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Key thematic areas in their work cover:

  • Advanced Algebra and Geometry
  • Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
  • Advanced Mathematical Identities
  • Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
  • Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
  • Nonlinear Waves and Solitons
  • Geometric and Algebraic Topology

Don Zagier has published extensively in various academic venues. Among the frequent publication platforms are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Inventiones mathematicae
  • Symmetry Integrability and Geometry Methods and Applications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Communications in Number Theory and Physics

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Don Zagier include:

  • Genus-zero and genus-one string amplitudes and special multiple zeta values, 2020, Communications in Number Theory and Physics
  • Masur-Veech volumes and intersection theory on moduli spaces of Abelian differentials, 2020, Inventiones mathematicae
  • Bloch groups, algebraic K-theory, units, and Nahm's Conjecture, 2023, Annales Scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure
  • Asymptotics of Nahm sums at roots of unity, 2020, The Ramanujan Journal
  • On tau-functions for the KdV hierarchy, 2021, Selecta Mathematica

Collaboration has been significant in their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Stavros Garoufalidis
  • Di Yang
  • Boris Dubrovin
  • Dawei Chen
  • Martin Möller

Don Zagier has received several recognitions throughout their professional life:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (Mathematics), 1998
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 1993
  • Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory, 1987

Best Publications

  • The Theory of Jacobi Forms

    Martin Eichler;Don Zagier

  • Heegner points and derivatives of L-series.

    Benedict H. Gross;Don B. Zagier;Don B. Zagier

  • Values of Zeta Functions and Their Applications

    Don Zagier

  • The Euler characteristic of the moduli space of curves

    J. Harer;Don Zagier

  • The 1-2-3 of Modular Forms

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  • Volumes of hyperbolic three-manifolds

    Walter D. Neumann;Don Zagier

  • Values of L -series of modular forms at the center of the critical strip

    W. Kohnen;D. Zagier

  • Heegner points and derivatives of L-series. II.

    B. Gross;W. Kohnen;W. Kohnen;Don Zagier;Don Zagier

  • Quantum Black Holes, Wall Crossing, and Mock Modular Forms

    Atish Dabholkar;Sameer Murthy;Don Zagier

  • Modular Functions of One Variable III

    Jean-Pierre Serre;Don Bernard Zagier

  • Derivation and double shuffle relations for multiple zeta values

    Kentaro Ihara;Masanobu Kaneko;Don Zagier

  • Intersection numbers of curves on Hilbert modular surfaces and modular forms of Nebentypus

    Friedrich Hirzebruch;Don Zagier

  • The dilogarithm function.

    Don Zagier;Don Zagier

  • Elliptic modular forms and their applications.

    Don Zagier

  • A Generalized Jacobi Theta Function and Quasimodular Forms

    Masanobu Kaneko;Don Zagier;Don Zagier

  • Vassiliev invariants and a strange identity related to the Dedekind eta-function

    Don Zagier

  • Modular forms whose fourier coefficients involve zeta-functions of quadratic fields

    D. Zagier

  • On singular moduli.

    B.H. Gross;Don B. Zagier

  • Period functions for Maass wave forms. I.

    John Lewis;Don Zagier

  • A Kronecker limit formula for real quadratic fields

    Don Zagier

  • Periods of modular forms and Jacobi theta functions

    Don Zagier;Don Zagier

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedrich Hirzebruch
Friedrich Hirzebruch Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
Benedict H. Gross
Benedict H. Gross University of California, San Diego
Hendrik W. Lenstra
Hendrik W. Lenstra Leiden University
Walter D. Neumann
Walter D. Neumann Columbia University
Boris Dubrovin
Boris Dubrovin International School for Advanced Studies
Stavros Garoufalidis
Stavros Garoufalidis Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
Sergei Gukov
Sergei Gukov California Institute of Technology
Zhi-Wei Sun
Zhi-Wei Sun Nanjing University
Jean-Pierre Serre
Jean-Pierre Serre Collège de France
Andrew M. Odlyzko
Andrew M. Odlyzko University of Minnesota

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