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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 73 231 197 2 2 433 22928
Engineering and Technology 73 848 801 2 2 434 23001

Karl Kunisch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karl Kunisch between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karl Kunisch published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2018. 31 of the 488 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2018. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 7 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 15 publications
1974 2025

488 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karl Kunisch: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 4
1981 4
1982 1
1983 7
1984 4
1985 7
1986 4
1987 8
1988 4
1989 11
1990 7
1991 10
1992 3
1993 8
1994 5
1995 2
1996 6
1997 4
1998 8
1999 7
2000 10
2001 8
2002 10
2003 13
2004 11
2005 9
2006 13
2007 13
2008 17
2009 13
2010 10
2011 13
2012 10
2013 15
2014 17
2015 8
2016 14
2017 15
2018 27
2019 20
2020 18
2021 24
2022 15
2023 16
2024 16
2025 15
Total 488
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Karl Kunisch 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 Karl Kunisch 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, 432–436 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: 433 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 8 433
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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Karl Kunisch 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 Karl Kunisch 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
69 17
70 18
71 12
72 14
73 13 73
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2017 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to inverse problems, approximation to infinite dimensional control systems, and computational methods.

Overview

Karl Kunisch is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics, with a significant focus on Control and Systems Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Applied Mathematics.

Their work explores topics such as:

  • Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations
  • Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering
  • Optimization and Variational Analysis
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks
  • Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Control Systems and Identification

Karl Kunisch has co-authored extensively with several frequent collaborators, including Eduardo Casas, Sérgio S. Rodrigues, Behzad Azmi, Philipp A. Guth, and Tobias Breiten.

The scientist has published numerous papers in well-established venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Applied Mathematics & Optimization, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, ESAIM Control Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, and Mathematical Control and Related Fields.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Karl Kunisch are:

  • "Variational Networks: An Optimal Control Approach to Early Stopping Variational Methods for Image Restoration" (2020, Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision)
  • "Optimal Feedback Law Recovery by Gradient-Augmented Sparse Polynomial Regression" (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • "Total Deep Variation: A Stable Regularization Method for Inverse Problems" (2021, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence)
  • "Analysis of the Barzilai-Borwein Step-Sizes for Problems in Hilbert Spaces" (2020, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications)
  • "Tensor Decomposition Methods for High-dimensional Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman Equations" (2021, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing)

Karl Kunisch received the SIAM Fellow award in 2017 for contributions related to inverse problems, approximation to infinite dimensional control systems, and computational methods.

Best Publications

  • Total Generalized Variation

    Kristian Bredies;Karl Kunisch;Thomas Pock

  • The Primal-Dual Active Set Strategy as a Semismooth Newton Method

    M. Hintermüller;K. Ito;K. Kunisch

  • Estimation Techniques for Distributed Parameter Systems

    Harvey Thomas Banks;K. Kunisch

  • Galerkin Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Methods for a General Equation in Fluid Dynamics

    K. Kunisch;S. Volkwein

  • Lagrange multiplier approach to variational problems and applications

    Kazufumi Ito;Karl Kunisch

  • Galerkin proper orthogonal decomposition methods for parabolic problems

    Karl Kunisch;Stefan Volkwein

  • Convergence rates for Tikhonov regularisation of non-linear ill-posed problems

    H W Engl;K Kunisch;A Neubauer

  • Control of the Burgers equation by a reduced-order approach using proper orthogonal decomposition

    K. Kunisch;S. Volkwein

  • Primal-Dual Strategy for Constrained Optimal Control Problems

    Maïtine Bergounioux;Kazufumi Ito;Karl Kunisch

  • Augemented Lagrangian Techniques for Elliptic State Constrained Optimal Control Problems

    Maitine Bergounioux;Karl Kunisch

  • The linear regulator problem for parabolic systems

    H. T. Banks;K. Kunisch

  • Level-set function approach to an inverse interface problem

    Kazufumi Ito;Karl Kunisch;Zhilin Li

  • Second Order Methods for Optimal Control of Time-Dependent Fluid Flow

    Michael Hinze;Karl Kunisch

  • A Bilevel Optimization Approach for Parameter Learning in Variational Models

    Karl Kunisch;Thomas Pock

  • Proper orthogonal decomposition for optimality systems

    Karl Kunisch;Stefan Volkwein

  • L2-regularity for parabolic partial integrodifferential equations with delay in the highest-order derivatives

    Gabriella Di Blasio;Karl Kunisch;Eugenio Sinestrari

  • Optimal a posteriori parameter choice for Tikhonov regularization for solving nonlinear ill-posed problems

    O. Scherzer;H. W. Engl;K. Kunisch

  • HJB-POD-Based Feedback Design for the Optimal Control of Evolution Problems

    Karl Kunisch;Stefan Volkwein;Lei Xie

  • Primal-Dual Strategy for State-Constrained Optimal Control Problems

    Maítine Bergounioux;Karl Kunisch

  • The augmented lagrangian method for parameter estimation in elliptic systems

    Kazufumi Ito;Karl Kunisch

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazufumi Ito
Kazufumi Ito North Carolina State University
Michael Hintermüller
Michael Hintermüller Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics
Eduardo Casas
Eduardo Casas University of Cantabria
Gernot Plank
Gernot Plank Medical University of Graz
Boris Vexler
Boris Vexler Technical University of Munich
Thomas Pock
Thomas Pock Graz University of Technology
Stefan Volkwein
Stefan Volkwein University of Konstanz
Harvey Thomas Banks
Harvey Thomas Banks North Carolina State University
Michael Hinze
Michael Hinze University of Koblenz and Landau
Günter Leugering
Günter Leugering University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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