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D-Index
42
Citations
11739
World Ranking
8192
National Ranking
3509

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1960 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Jacob T. Schwartz was affiliated with the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields including Decision Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with significant contributions also intersecting Molecular Biology and Safety Research.

Their work notably focused on several subfields, which included Management Science and Operations Research, Economics and Econometrics, Molecular Biology, Safety Research, and Political Science and International Relations. Throughout their career, they contributed to topics such as Game Theory and Voting Systems, Auction Theory and Applications, Game Theory and Applications, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Economic Policies and Impacts, Electoral Systems and Political Participation, and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques.

Jacob T. Schwartz authored several papers published in various academic venues. Some of the recent works include:

  • Estimating local interactions among many agents who observe their neighbors, 2020, Quantitative Economics
  • The Law of Large Numbers for Large Stable Matchings, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The law of large numbers for large stable matchings, 2024, Journal of Econometrics
  • High throughput structure-guided functional annotation of microbial proteomes, 2023, Biophysical Journal

Throughout their career, Schwartz collaborated with several researchers. Frequent coauthors included:

  • Kyungchul Song
  • Nathan Canen
  • Peter L. Freddolino
  • Eric F. Bell
  • Manasa Yadavalli

Schwartz published in key venues such as Quantitative Economics, arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Econometrics, and Biophysical Journal, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research.

Recognized by the academic community, Jacob T. Schwartz was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1976 and was a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1960.

Best Publications

  • Fast Probabilistic Algorithms for Verification of Polynomial Identities

    J. T. Schwartz

  • On the “piano movers” problem. II. General techniques for computing topological properties of real algebraic manifolds

    Jacob T Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • On the “piano movers'” problem I. The case of a two‐dimensional rigid polygonal body moving amidst polygonal barriers

    Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • On the existence and synthesis of multifinger positive grips

    Bhubaneswar Mishra;Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir;Micha Sharir

  • On the Complexity of Motion Planning for Multiple Independent Objects; Pspace Hardness of the Warehouseman's Problem

    J.E. Hopcroft;J.T. Schwartz;M. Sharir

  • Affine invariant model-based object recognition

    Y. Lamdan;J.T. Schwartz;H.J. Wolfson

  • Fractal computer user centerface with zooming capability

    Kenneth Perlin;Jacob Schwartz

  • Programming with Sets: An Introduction to SETL

    J. T. Schwartz;R. B. Dewar;E. Schonberg;E. Dubinsky

  • On the piano movers' problem: III. Coordinating the motion of several independent bodies: the special case of circular bodies moving amidst polygonal barriers

    Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • Identification of partially obscured objects in two and three dimensions by matching noisy characteristic

    Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • Two Dimensional Model Based Boundary Matching Using Footprints

    Alan Kalvin;Edith Schonberg;Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • A survey of motion planning and related geometric algorithms

    J. T. Schwartz;M. Sharir

  • Planning, geometry, and complexity of robot motion

    Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir;John E. Hopcroft

  • Set Theory for Computing: From Decision Procedures to Declarative Programming with Sets

    Domenico Cantone;Eugenio Omodeo;Alberto Policriti;Jacob T. Schwartz

  • Programming with Sets

    J. T. Schwartz;R. B. K. Dewar;E. Schonberg;E. Dubinsky

  • An Automatic Technique for Selection of Data Representations in SETL Programs

    Edmond Schonberg;Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • Programming by Refinement, as Exemplified by the SETL Representation Sublanguage

    Robert B. K. Dewar;Arthur Grand;Ssu-Cheng Liu;Jacob T. Schwartz

  • Convergence Almost Everywhere of Operator Averages

    Nelson Dunford;J. Schwartz

  • Decision procedures for elementary sublanguages of set theory. I. Multi-level syllogistic and some extensions

    Alfredo Ferro;Eugenio G. Omodeo;Jacob T. Schwartz

  • Algorithmic motion planning in robotics

    Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science

    J. Schwartz

  • Spectral theory : self adjoint operators in Hilbert space

    Nelson Dunford;Jacob T. Schwartz;William G. Bade;Robert Gardner Bartle

Frequent Co-Authors

Micha Sharir
Micha Sharir Tel Aviv University
John E. Hopcroft
John E. Hopcroft Cornell University
Michael Wigler
Michael Wigler Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Ken Kennedy
Ken Kennedy Rice University
Ken Perlin
Ken Perlin New York University
Herbert Edelsbrunner
Herbert Edelsbrunner Institute of Science and Technology Austria
János Pach
János Pach Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Yunde Zhao
Yunde Zhao University of California, San Diego
Karin Ljung
Karin Ljung Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bud Mishra
Bud Mishra New York University

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