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D-Index
46
Citations
293708
World Ranking
1303
National Ranking
578

Leo Breiman 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 Leo Breiman sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 105 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leo Breiman 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 Leo Breiman sits on this spectrum.

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: 46 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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

  • 2002 - Wald Memorial Lecturer
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Leo Breiman was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic career was marked by contributions to statistical science, as indicated by recognition from several professional organizations.

Breiman received multiple awards, including being named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1987. They were also inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2001. In 2002, Breiman was honored as the Wald Memorial Lecturer, reflecting engagement with the larger statistical community.

Though specific details about their research publications, frequent coauthors, or main fields of study are not provided, the professional affiliations and awards suggest a significant role within statistics and related disciplines during their career.

Breiman's work continues to be relevant for those studying statistical methods and their applications. Their place within a notable academic institution and recognition by key organizations demonstrate their involvement in advancing scientific knowledge in their areas of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Random Forests

    Leo Breiman

  • Classification and regression trees

    Leo Breiman

  • Bagging predictors

    Leo Breiman

  • Classification and Regression Trees.

    John Van Ryzin;Leo Breiman;Jerome H. Friedman;Richard A. Olshen

  • Statistical Modeling: The Two Cultures (with comments and a rejoinder by the author)

    Leo Breiman

  • Estimating Optimal Transformations for Multiple Regression and Correlation.

    Leo Breiman;Jerome H. Friedman

  • Arcing classifier (with discussion and a rejoinder by the author)

    Leo Breiman

  • Statistical modeling: The two cultures

    Leo Breiman

  • Stacked regressions

    Leo Breiman

  • Heuristics of instability and stabilization in model selection

    Leo Breiman

  • Stacked regressions

    Unknown

  • Better subset regression using the nonnegative garrote

    Leo Breiman

  • Submodel selection and evaluation in regression. The X-random case

    Leo Breiman;Philip Spector

  • Prediction games and arcing algorithms

    Leo Breiman

  • OPTIMAL GAMBLING SYSTEMS FOR FAVORABLE GAMES

    L. Breiman

  • Variable Kernel Estimates of Multivariate Densities

    Leo Breiman;William Meisel;Edward Purcell

  • Predicting Multivariate Responses in Multiple Linear Regression

    Leo Breiman;Jerome H. Friedman

  • Hinging hyperplanes for regression, classification, and function approximation

    L. Breiman

  • On Some Limit Theorems Similar to the Arc-Sin Law

    Unknown

  • Pasting Small Votes for Classification in Large Databases and On-Line

    Leo Breiman

  • The Capacity of a Class of Channels

    David Blackwell;Leo Breiman;A. J. Thomasian

  • Randomizing Outputs to Increase Prediction Accuracy

    Leo Breiman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome H. Friedman
Jerome H. Friedman Stanford University
David Blackwell
David Blackwell University of California, Berkeley
Peter J. Bickel
Peter J. Bickel University of California, Berkeley
Grace Wahba
Grace Wahba University of Wisconsin–Madison
Trevor Hastie
Trevor Hastie Stanford University
Robert Tibshirani
Robert Tibshirani Stanford University
Margaret L. Brandeau
Margaret L. Brandeau Stanford University
Walter J. Freeman
Walter J. Freeman University of California, Berkeley
Charles F. Gilks
Charles F. Gilks University of Queensland
Charles Kooperberg
Charles Kooperberg Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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