2026 Harold Widom: Mathematics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mathematics	58	630	319	174	13851

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D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Mathematics

630

319

174

13851

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
2007 - Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2002 - George Pólya Prize
1972 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1967 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1962 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Harold Widom was affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields, primarily within mathematics and health professions.

The scientist's recent publication record included these papers:

Elias M. Stein (1931-2018), 2021, Notices of the American Mathematical Society
In Memoriam: Freeman Dyson (1923-2020), 2021, Notices of the American Mathematical Society
Domain Walls in the Heisenberg-Ising Spin-1/2 Chain, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent coauthors included:

Craig A. Tracy
Axel Saenz
Lillian B. Pierce
William Beckner
Galia Dafni

Widom published repeatedly in venues such as:

Notices of the American Mathematical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)

The main fields of study were:

Mathematics
Health Professions

Within these fields, subfields addressed included:

General Health Professions
Statistics and Probability
Geometry and Topology
Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Philosophy

The research covered key topics such as:

Random Matrices and Applications
Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
Health, Medicine and Society

Throughout the career, Widom received several awards, including:

Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research, 2020
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2013
Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, 2007
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006
George Pólya Prize, 2002
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1972
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1967
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1962

Best Publications

Level spacing distributions and the Airy kernel

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

2270
Citations
On orthogonal and symplectic matrix ensembles

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

1179
Citations
Extremal polynomials associated with a system of curves in the complex plane

Harold Widom

475
Citations
Level spacing distributions and the Bessel kernel

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

448
Citations
Fredholm Determinants, Differential Equations and Matrix Models

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

438
Citations
Asymptotic behavior of block Toeplitz matrices and determinants. II

Harold Widom

419
Citations
Asymptotics in ASEP with Step Initial Condition

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

346
Citations
Eigenvalue distribution of time and frequency limiting

H.J Landau;H Widom

345
Citations
Correlation Functions, Cluster Functions, and Spacing Distributions for Random Matrices

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

334
Citations
Integral Formulas for the Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

308
Citations
Toeplitz Determinants with Singular Generating Functions

Harold Widom

269
Citations
Limit Theorems for Height Fluctuations in a Class of Discrete Space and Time Growth Models

Janko Gravner;Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

254
Citations
Inversion of Toeplitz matrices II

Harold Widom

232
Citations
Asymptotic behavior of the eigenvalues of certain integral equations

Harold Widom

175
Citations
Introduction to Random Matrices

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

169
Citations
A Fredholm Determinant Representation in ASEP

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

168
Citations
Distribution Functions for Largest Eigenvalues and Their Applications

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

162
Citations
The Pearcey Process

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

162
Citations
Asymptotic behavior of the eigenvalues of certain integral equations. II

Harold Widom

158
Citations
Random Unitary Matrices, Permutations and Painlevé

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

155
Citations
Erratum to: Integral Formulas for the Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process

Craig A. Tracy;Harold Widom

34
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig A. Tracy University of California, Davis

Albrecht Böttcher Chemnitz University of Technology

Persi Diaconis Stanford University

Daniel Bump Stanford University

Herbert S. Wilf University of Pennsylvania

John Harnad University of Montreal

Alexander Its Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

External Links

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