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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 96 57 48 2 2 688 36168
Computer Science 96 439 427 10 9 687 36200

Micha Sharir publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Micha Sharir between 1971 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Micha Sharir published across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2011. 4 of the 704 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2011. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 18 publications 1991: 21 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 38 publications 1994: 27 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 44 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1971 2026

704 publications in total across all disciplines

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Micha Sharir: publications per year, 1971 to 2026
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 4
1980 1
1981 4
1982 4
1983 8
1984 5
1985 6
1986 8
1987 12
1988 6
1989 8
1990 18
1991 21
1992 17
1993 38
1994 27
1995 19
1996 16
1997 19
1998 8
1999 11
2000 14
2001 16
2002 15
2003 17
2004 24
2005 19
2006 16
2007 13
2008 26
2009 15
2010 19
2011 44
2012 13
2013 20
2014 20
2015 24
2016 21
2017 16
2018 19
2019 8
2020 18
2021 17
2022 7
2023 5
2024 8
2025 3
2026 1
Total 704
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Micha Sharir publications per year - data summary

  • Micha Sharir, a Mathematics scholar from Tel Aviv University, has 704 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1971 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 44 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1975 and 1978).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.0 per year counting only the 54 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 24 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1971-1989: 72 publications (3.8 per year); 1990-2008: 354 publications (18.6 per year); 2009-2026: 278 publications (15.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Micha Sharir 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 Micha Sharir 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, 537+ 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: 688 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 100 688
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Micha Sharir publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 42–46 to 537+ publications.
  • Micha Sharir, a Mathematics scholar from Tel Aviv University, records 688 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Micha Sharir, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and Micha Sharir ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–146 publications, holding 112 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 537 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Micha Sharir 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 Micha Sharir 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, 86+ 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: 96 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 96
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Micha Sharir D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 30 to 86+ D-Index.
  • Micha Sharir, a Mathematics scholar from Tel Aviv University, records 96 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Micha Sharir, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Micha Sharir ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 30 D-Index, holding 174 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 1997 - ACM Fellow Algorithmic motion planning; properties of Davenport-Schinzel sequences and their applications in computiational geometry; arrangements of surfaces and their relevance to geometric algorithms; subexpotential randomized (combinatorial) algorithm for linear programming.

Overview

Micha Sharir is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, with a primary focus on computational geometry and related areas. Their work spans over multiple subfields including computer graphics and computer-aided design, computational theory and mathematics, computer vision and pattern recognition, signal processing, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's research topics reflect a breadth of interests centered around computational geometry and mesh generation, data management and algorithms, and digital image processing techniques. Additional key topics include complexity and algorithms in graphs, robotic path planning algorithms, polynomial and algebraic computation, and point processes and geometric inequalities.

Micha Sharir's publication record includes papers in prominent venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Discrete & Computational Geometry, Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl), Computational Geometry, and Discrete Mathematics. Their notable recent papers include:

  • Dynamic Planar Voronoi Diagrams for General Distance Functions and Their Algorithmic Applications, 2020, Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)
  • Stabbing pairwise intersecting disks by five points, 2021, Discrete Mathematics
  • Testing Polynomials for Vanishing on Cartesian Products of Planar Point Sets: Collinearity Testing and Related Problems, 2022, Discrete & Computational Geometry
  • On Radial Isotropic Position: Theory and Algorithms, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • How to Find a Point in the Convex Hull Privately, 2020, Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)

Micha Sharir has co-authored extensively with several researchers. The most frequent collaborators include Esther Ezra, Haim Kaplan, Pankaj K. Agarwal, Dan Halperin, and Boris Aronov. This pattern of collaboration highlights a networked research approach within computational geometry and related algorithmic fields.

The scientist's contributions have been recognized by peers, including the award of ACM Fellow in 1997. The award citation highlights work in algorithmic motion planning, properties of Davenport-Schinzel sequences and their applications in computational geometry, arrangements of surfaces relevant to geometric algorithms, and development of subexponential randomized combinatorial algorithms for linear programming.

Best Publications

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

    Jacob T Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • Davenport-Schinzel sequences and their geometric applications

    Micha Sharir;Pankaj K. Agarwal

  • Two approaches to interprocedural data flow analysis

    Micha Sharir;A Pnueli

  • Linear-time algorithms for visibility and shortest path problems inside triangulated simple polygons

    Leonidas J. Guibas;John Hershberger;Daniel Leven;Micha Sharir;Micha Sharir

  • Randomized incremental construction of Delaunay and Voronoi diagrams

    Leonidas J. Guibas;Donald E. Knuth;Micha Sharir;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

  • Linear time algorithms for visibility and shortest path problems inside simple polygons

    L Guibas;J Hershberger;D Leven;M 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

  • On shortest paths in polyhedral spaces

    Micha Sharir;Amir Schorr

  • A subexponential bound for linear programming

    Jirí Matousek;Micha Sharir;Micha Sharir;Emo Welzl

  • Motion planning in the presence of moving obstacles

    John Reif;Micha Sharir

  • On the union of Jordan regions and collision-free translational motion amidst polygonal obstacles

    Klara Kedem;Ron Livne;János Pach;Micha Sharir

  • Combinatorial complexity bounds for arrangements of curves and spheres

    Kenneth L. Clarkson;Herbert Edelsbrunner;Leonidas J. Guibas;Micha Sharir

  • 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

  • Efficient algorithms for geometric optimization

    Pankaj K. Agarwal;Micha Sharir

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

    Jacob T. Schwartz;Micha Sharir

  • Nonlinearity of Daveport:80Schinzel sequences and of generalized path compression schemes

    S Hart;M Sharir

  • Arrangements and Their Applications

    Pankaj K. Agarwal;Micha Sharir

  • Filling gaps in the boundary of a polyhedron

    Gill Barequet;Micha Sharir;Micha Sharir

  • On Shortest Paths in Polyhedral Spaces

    Micha Sharir;Amir Schorr

Frequent Co-Authors

Pankaj K. Agarwal
Pankaj K. Agarwal Duke University
Haim Kaplan
Haim Kaplan Tel Aviv University
Boris Aronov
Boris Aronov New York University
János Pach
János Pach Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Leonidas J. Guibas
Leonidas J. Guibas Stanford University
Herbert Edelsbrunner
Herbert Edelsbrunner Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Emo Welzl
Emo Welzl ETH Zurich
Dan Halperin
Dan Halperin Tel Aviv University
Bernard Chazelle
Bernard Chazelle Princeton University
Alon Efrat
Alon Efrat University of Arizona

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