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John Franks 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 John Franks sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 130 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Franks 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 John Franks sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Overview

John Franks is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their academic work primarily centers on the field of Mathematics, with a focus on subfields such as Geometry and Topology, and Mathematical Physics.

Their research topics encompass aspects of Geometric and Algebraic Topology as well as Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals.

  • Geometric and Algebraic Topology
  • Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals

Throughout their career, John Franks has frequently collaborated with Benson Farb.

  • Benson Farb

In recognition of their contributions, John Franks was named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Necessary conditions for stability of diffeomorphisms

    John Franks

  • Generalizations of the Poincaré-Birkhoff Theorem

    John Franks

  • Braids and the Jones polynomial

    John Franks;R. F. Williams

  • Geodesics on S2 and periodic points of annulus homeomorphisms

    John M Franks

  • Homology and Dynamical Systems

    John M. Franks

  • Recurrence and fixed points of surface homeomorphisms

    John Franks

  • Anosov diffeomorphisms on tori

    John Franks

  • Homology for zero-dimensional nonwandering sets

    Rufus Bowen;John Franks

  • Anomalous anosov flows

    John Franks;Bob Williams

  • Flow equivalence of Subshifts of Finite Type

    John Franks

  • Realizing rotation vectors for torus homeomorphisms

    John Franks

  • The periodic points of maps of the disk and the interval

    Rufus Bowen;John Franks

  • Shift Equivalence and the Conley Index

    John Franks;David S. Richeson

  • Periodic points of Hamiltonian surface diffeomorphisms

    John Franks;Michael Handel

  • A new proof of the Brouwer plane translation theorem

    John Franks

  • Morse-Smale flows and homotopy theory

    John M. Franks

  • Nonsingular smale flows on S3

    John M Franks

  • Rotation sets of toral flows

    John M Franks;Michal Misiurewicz;Michal Misiurewicz

  • Regions of instability for non-twist maps

    John Franks;Patrice Le Calvez

  • Area preserving homeomorphisms of open surfaces of genus zero

    John M Franks

  • A quasi-Anosov diffeomorphism that is not Anosov

    John Franks;Clark Robinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Benson Farb
Benson Farb University of Chicago
Michał Misiurewicz
Michał Misiurewicz Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Rufus Bowen
Rufus Bowen University of California, Berkeley
Christian Bonatti
Christian Bonatti University of Burgundy
Michael Shub
Michael Shub City College of New York
Mike Boyle
Mike Boyle University of Maryland, College Park

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