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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 68 310 172 216 20046

Harry Kesten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harry Kesten between 1957 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harry Kesten published across 65 years, from 1957 to 2021, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 1987. 2 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 1987. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 2 publications 1959: 5 publications 1960: 2 publications 1961: 3 publications 1962: 6 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 5 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 5 publications 1970: 7 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 5 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication
1957 2021

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harry Kesten: publications per year, 1957 to 2021
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 2
1959 5
1960 2
1961 3
1962 6
1963 3
1964 2
1965 3
1966 5
1967 2
1968 1
1969 5
1970 7
1971 1
1972 5
1973 2
1974 2
1975 4
1976 3
1977 3
1978 3
1979 3
1980 7
1981 4
1982 10
1983 0
1984 6
1985 3
1986 8
1987 11
1988 2
1989 5
1990 3
1991 7
1992 4
1993 8
1994 4
1995 6
1996 7
1997 5
1998 5
1999 2
2000 4
2001 7
2002 4
2003 2
2004 4
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 3
2009 0
2010 1
2011 2
2012 5
2013 1
2014 2
2015 0
2016 3
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 1
Total 223
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Harry Kesten publications per year - data summary

  • Harry Kesten, a Mathematics scholar from Cornell University, has 223 publications recorded across 65 years, from 1957 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1957 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive year is 1987, with 11 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1957, 1968, 1971, 2005 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 65 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 2009, 2015, 2017 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.8 per year counting only the 59 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 2 publications, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1957-1978: 70 publications (3.2 per year); 1979-2000: 114 publications (5.2 per year); 2001-2021: 39 publications (1.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Harry Kesten 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 Harry Kesten 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, 212–216 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: 216 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
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 62 216
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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Harry Kesten publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 42–46 to 537+ publications.
  • Harry Kesten, a Mathematics scholar from Cornell University, records 216 publications - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Harry Kesten, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and Harry Kesten ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–146 publications, holding 112 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 537 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Harry Kesten 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 Harry Kesten 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 68
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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Harry Kesten D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 30 to 86+ D-Index.
  • Harry Kesten, a Mathematics scholar from Cornell University, records 68 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Harry Kesten, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Harry Kesten ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 30 D-Index, holding 174 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • 2001 - Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
  • 1994 - George Pólya Prize
  • 1986 - Wald Memorial Lecturer
  • 1983 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1981 - Brouwer Medal
  • 1972 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1963 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • 1941 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Harry Kesten was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research mainly focused on mathematics, with particular attention to statistics and probability as well as mathematical physics and condensed matter physics. The scientist contributed to fields involving stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, Markov chains and Monte Carlo methods, theoretical and computational physics, and random matrices and applications.

During their career, Harry Kesten authored several notable papers. Recent publications include:

  • Oriented percolation in a random environment, 2022, Electronic Journal of Probability
  • On the number of maximal paths in directed last-passage percolation, 2020, The Annals of Probability

Their work appeared in frequent publication venues such as the Electronic Journal of Probability and The Annals of Probability.

Harry Kesten collaborated with various co-authors throughout their research career. Frequent collaborators included:

  • Vladas Sidoravičius
  • Maria Eulália Vares
  • Hugo Duminil-Copin
  • Fëdor Nazarov
  • Yuval Peres

Over the years, Kesten received multiple recognitions in the scientific community. Awards included:

  • Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)
  • Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2001)
  • George Pólya Prize (1994)
  • Wald Memorial Lecturer (1986)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1983)
  • Brouwer Medal (1981)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1972)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1963)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1941)

Best Publications

  • Products of Random Matrices

    H. Furstenberg;H. Kesten

  • Random difference equations and Renewal theory for products of random matrices

    Harry Kesten

  • Percolation theory for mathematicians

    Harry Kesten

  • Symmetric random walks on groups

    Harry Kesten

  • The critical probability of bond percolation on the square lattice equals 1/2

    Harry Kesten

  • A limit law for random walk in a random environment

    H. Kesten;M. V. Kozlov;F. Spitzer

  • Accelerated Stochastic Approximation

    Harry Kesten

  • Aspects of first passage percolation

    Harry Kesten

  • Inequalities with applications to percolation and reliability

    van den Rob Berg;H. Kesten

  • A Limit Theorem for Multidimensional Galton-Watson Processes

    H. Kesten;B. P. Stigum

  • A limit theorem related to a new class of self similar processes

    H. Kesten;F. Spitzer

  • Full Banach Mean Values on Countable groups.

    Harry Kesten

  • On the Number of Self‐Avoiding Walks

    Harry Kesten

  • Scaling relations for $2$D-percolation

    Harry Kesten

  • On the Speed of Convergence in First-Passage Percolation

    Harry Kesten

  • Uniqueness of the infinite cluster and continuity of connectivity functions for short and long range percolation

    M. Aizenman;H. Kesten;C. M. Newman

  • Subdiffusive behavior of random walk on a random cluster

    Harry Kesten

  • Quadratic transformations: a model for population growth. II

    Harry Kesten

  • The limit distribution of Sinai's random walk in random environment

    Harry Kesten

  • Hitting probabilities of single points for processes with stationary independent increments

    Harry Kesten

Frequent Co-Authors

Itai Benjamini
Itai Benjamini Weizmann Institute of Science
Geoffrey Grimmett
Geoffrey Grimmett University of Cambridge
Rick Durrett
Rick Durrett Duke University
Christian Borgs
Christian Borgs University of California, Berkeley
Jennifer Chayes
Jennifer Chayes University of California, Berkeley
Joel Spencer
Joel Spencer Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Oded Schramm
Oded Schramm Microsoft (United States)
Gregory F. Lawler
Gregory F. Lawler University of Chicago
Amir Dembo
Amir Dembo Stanford University
George Papanicolaou
George Papanicolaou Stanford University

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