What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Combinatorics
- Discrete mathematics
- Graph theory
Douglas B. West mainly investigates Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Graph, Vertex and Indifference graph.
In the field of Discrete mathematics, his study on Graph coloring, Edge coloring and Greedy coloring overlaps with subjects such as Bisection.
Douglas B. West has included themes like Clique-sum and Maximal independent set in his Graph coloring study.
In the subject of general Graph, his work in Domination analysis is often linked to If and only if, thereby combining diverse domains of study.
His Vertex study incorporates themes from Hypergraph, Complete graph and Regular graph.
The Indifference graph study combines topics in areas such as Pathwidth and Interval graph.
His most cited work include:
- Introduction to Graph Theory (5768 citations)
- A Graph-Theoretic Game and its Application to the $k$-Server Problem (266 citations)
- Spanning trees with many leaves (162 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Graph, Vertex and Vertex.
His work is connected to Degree, Bipartite graph, Conjecture, Partially ordered set and Disjoint sets, as a part of Combinatorics.
Many of his studies on Discrete mathematics apply to Graph theory as well.
His work on Domination analysis, Choice number and Connectivity as part of general Graph research is often related to Bounded function, thus linking different fields of science.
His Vertex research includes themes of Complete graph, Hypercube, Ramsey's theorem, Positive weight and Chromatic scale.
His research in Edge coloring tackles topics such as List coloring which are related to areas like Complete coloring, Fractional coloring and Brooks' theorem.
He most often published in these fields:
- Combinatorics (120.23%)
- Discrete mathematics (67.45%)
- Graph (53.96%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Combinatorics (120.23%)
- Graph (53.96%)
- Vertex (24.63%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Combinatorics, Graph, Vertex, Discrete mathematics and Vertex.
Combinatorics is represented through his Multiset, Ramsey's theorem, Disjoint sets, Multigraph and Hypercube research.
His work on Bipartite graph as part of general Graph study is frequently linked to Bounded function, K-edge, Spectral radius and Vertical channel, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Discrete mathematics study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Discharging method.
His Vertex research incorporates themes from Strongly connected component and Random graph.
His Forbidden graph characterization research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Indifference graph, Cograph, Symmetric graph and Graph product.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- An introduction to the discharging method via graph coloring (21 citations)
- The vulnerability of the diameter of the enhanced hypercubes (7 citations)
- The vulnerability of the diameter of the enhanced hypercubes (7 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Combinatorics
- Graph theory
- Discrete mathematics
Douglas B. West mostly deals with Combinatorics, Graph, Vertex, Discrete mathematics and Disjoint sets.
His work on Bipartite graph as part of general Graph research is frequently linked to Bounded function, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His work carried out in the field of Vertex brings together such families of science as Hypercube, Partition and Complete graph.
His research in Dense graph, Graph factorization and Greedy coloring are components of Discrete mathematics.
His Disjoint sets research includes elements of Integer and Rank.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Fractional coloring, Independence number, Complete coloring, Edge coloring and Graph coloring.
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