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45499
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253
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140

Louis Nirenberg 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 Louis Nirenberg sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 157 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Louis Nirenberg 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 Louis Nirenberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2015 - Abel Prize For striking and seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and its applications to geometric analysis.
  • 2014 - Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1995 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his fundamental contributions to linear and nonlinear partial differential equations, and applications, particularly in geometry and complex analysis, thus having a decisive impact on the development of mathematics and its applications over a period of years.", Awarded by President Clinton at a White House ceremony on October 18, 1995.
  • 1994 - Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
  • 1975 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1969 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1966 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1958 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Louis Nirenberg was affiliated with the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily contributed to the field of nonlinear partial differential equations and its applications, particularly in geometric analysis.

The scientist published several recent papers, all titled variations of "Issue Information - TOC" or "Issue Information - TOC," appearing in the journal Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics between 2020 and 2022. These publications are as follows:

  • Issue Information - TOC, 2021, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
  • Issue Information - TOC, 2022, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
  • Issue Information - TOC, 2020, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
  • Issue Information - TOC, 2020, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
  • Issue Information - TOC, 2020, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Frequent coauthors included:

  • Kurt Friedrichs
  • Fritz John
  • J. J. Stoker
  • Paul Monsour
  • Neelang Parghi

Louis Nirenberg's work was regularly published in the venue Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, with 17 publications recorded in that journal.

Throughout their career, they received numerous awards and honors, including:

  • Abel Prize in 2015 for striking and seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and its applications to geometric analysis.
  • Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research in 2014.
  • Fellowship of the American Mathematical Society in 2013.
  • Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada in 2011, in the Academy of Science.
  • The US President's National Medal of Science in 1995, awarded for fundamental contributions to linear and nonlinear partial differential equations and applications with impact on mathematics and its applications over many years.
  • Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 1994.
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1975 and 1966.
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1969.
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1958.

Best Publications

  • Estimates near the boundary for solutions of elliptic partial differential equations satisfying general boundary conditions II

    S. Agmon;A. Douglis;L. Nirenberg

  • Positive solutions of nonlinear elliptic equations involving critical sobolev exponents

    Haïm Brezis;Louis Nirenberg

  • Symmetry and related properties via the maximum principle

    B. Gidas;Wei Ming Ni;L. Nirenberg

  • On functions of bounded mean oscillation

    F. John;L. Nirenberg

  • On elliptic partial differential equations

    L. Nirenberg

  • Partial regularity of suitable weak solutions of the navier‐stokes equations

    L. Caffarelli;R. Kohn;L. Nirenberg

  • Topics in Nonlinear Functional Analysis

    Louis Nirenberg

  • First order interpolation inequalities with weights

    L. Caffarelli;R. Kohn;L. Nirenberg

  • Complex Analytic Coordinates in Almost Complex Manifolds

    A. Newlander;L. Nirenberg

  • The Dirichlet problem for nonlinear second order elliptic equations. III: Functions of the eigenvalues of the Hessian

    L. Caffarelli;L. Nirenberg;J. Spruck

  • An algebra of pseudo‐differential operators

    J. J. Kohn;L. Nirenberg

  • Radial Symmetry of Positive Solutions of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations in Rn

    Yi Li;Wei—Ming Ni

  • On the method of moving planes and the sliding method

    H. Berestycki;L. Nirenberg

  • The principal eigenvalue and maximum principle for second-order elliptic operators in general domains

    H. Berestycki;L. Nirenberg;S. R. S. Varadhan

  • The dirichlet problem for nonlinear second‐order elliptic equations I. Monge‐ampégre equation

    L. Caffarelli;L. Nirenberg;J. Spruck

  • The Weyl and Minkowski problems in differential geometry in the large

    Louis Nirenberg

  • Non‐coercive boundary value problems

    J. J. Kohn;L. Nirenberg

  • Remarks on finding critical points

    Haim Brezis;Louis Nirenberg

  • Interior estimates for elliptic systems of partial differential equations

    Avron Douglis;Louis Nirenberg

  • Travelling fronts in cylinders

    Henri Berestycki;Henri Berestycki;Henri Berestycki;Louis Nirenberg;Louis Nirenberg;Louis Nirenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

YanYan Li
YanYan Li Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Luis A. Caffarelli
Luis A. Caffarelli The University of Texas at Austin
Henri Berestycki
Henri Berestycki Centre d'Analyse et de Mathématique Sociales
Haim Brezis
Haim Brezis Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Joel Spruck
Joel Spruck Johns Hopkins University
David Kinderlehrer
David Kinderlehrer Carnegie Mellon University
Srinivasa Varadhan
Srinivasa Varadhan Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Ivar Ekeland
Ivar Ekeland University of British Columbia
Robert V. Kohn
Robert V. Kohn Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Samuel Karlin
Samuel Karlin Stanford University

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