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2026

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Mathematics

D-Index
65
Citations
18469
World Ranking
387
National Ranking
6

Computer Science

D-Index
68
Citations
19785
World Ranking
2072
National Ranking
39

Nathan Linial 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 Nathan Linial sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 206 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nathan Linial 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 Nathan Linial 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: 65 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Overview

Nathan Linial is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and conducts research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Geometry and Topology.

Their research covers several specialized topics, particularly:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Nathan Linial has published papers in a variety of venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Acta Mathematica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Recent publications include:

  • "Genetic association studies of alterations in protein function expose recessive effects on cancer predisposition," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Expanding cancer predisposition genes with ultra-rare cancer-exclusive human variations," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "miRNA Combinatorics and its Role in Cell State Control-A Probabilistic Approach," 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • "Error Correcting Codes for Uncompressed Messages," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Expanding cancer predisposition genes with ultra-rare cancer-exclusive human variations," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators include Michal Linial, Nadav Brandes, Shelly Mahlab-Aviv, Roni Rasnic, and Zur Luria.

In 2013, Nathan Linial was recognized as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

Best Publications

  • Expander graphs and their applications

    S Hoory;N Linial

  • The geometry of graphs and some of its algorithmic applications

    Nathan Linial;Eran London;Yuri Rabinovich

  • Constant depth circuits, Fourier transform, and learnability

    Nathan Linial;Yishay Mansour;Noam Nisan

  • Locality in distributed graph algorithms

    Nathan Linial

  • The influence of variables on Boolean functions

    J. Kahn;G. Kalai;N. Linial

  • An optimal on-line algorithm for metrical task system

    Allan Borodin;Nathan Linial;Michael E. Saks

  • A lower bound for radio broadcast

    Noga Alon;Noga Alon;Amotz Bar-Noy;Nathan Linial;Nathan Linial;David Peleg

  • Collective coin flipping, robust voting schemes and minima of Banzhaf values

    Michael Ben-Or;Nathan Linial

  • On metric Ramsey-type phenomena

    Yair Bartal;Nathan Linial;Manor Mendel;Assaf Naor

  • Homological Connectivity Of Random 2-Complexes

    Nathan Linial;Roy Meshulam

  • Collective Coin Flipping.

    Michael Ben-Or;Nathan Linial

  • Compact distributed data structures for adaptive routing

    B. Awerbuch;Amotz Bar-Noy;Nathan Linial;D. Peleg

  • Approximate Inclusion-Exclusion

    Nathan Linial;Nathan Linial;Noam Nisan

  • An optimal online algorithm for metrical task systems

    A. Borodin;N. Linial;M. Saks

  • Lifts, Discrepancy and Nearly Optimal Spectral Gap

    Yonatan Bilu;Nathan Linial

  • Distributive graph algorithms Global solutions from local data

    Nathan Linial

  • Group connectivity of graphs: a nonhomogeneous analogue of nowhere-zero flow properties

    François Jaeger;Nathan Linial;Charles Payan;Michael Tarsi

  • The Moore Bound for Irregular Graphs

    Noga Mordechai Alon;Shlomo Hoory;Nathan Linial

  • A Deterministic Strongly Polynomial Algorithm for Matrix Scaling and Approximate Permanents

    Nathan Linial;Alex Samorodnitsky;Avi Wigderson

  • A deterministic strongly polynomial algorithm for matrix scaling and approximate permanents

    Nathan Linial;Alex Samorodnitsky;Avi Wigderson

  • On the hardness of approximating the chromatic number

    S. Khanna;N. Linial;S. Safra

Frequent Co-Authors

Michal Linial
Michal Linial Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Michael Saks
Michael Saks Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David Peleg
David Peleg Weizmann Institute of Science
Assaf Naor
Assaf Naor Princeton University
Amotz Bar-Noy
Amotz Bar-Noy City University of New York
Avi Wigderson
Avi Wigderson Institute for Advanced Study
Noam Nisan
Noam Nisan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yishay Mansour
Yishay Mansour Tel Aviv University
Noga Alon
Noga Alon Tel Aviv University
Yair Bartal
Yair Bartal Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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