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Pablo A. Parrilo

Pablo A. Parrilo

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 61 498 420 260 205 236 27053
Computer Science 59 3328 3232 1615 1556 228 26437

Pablo A. Parrilo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pablo A. Parrilo between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pablo A. Parrilo published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2010. 13 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2010. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 5 publications
1994 2025

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pablo A. Parrilo: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 4
1999 8
2000 6
2001 6
2002 4
2003 7
2004 11
2005 7
2006 5
2007 11
2008 13
2009 7
2010 21
2011 18
2012 20
2013 12
2014 8
2015 17
2016 6
2017 10
2018 3
2019 4
2020 12
2021 12
2022 3
2023 3
2024 8
2025 5
Total 256
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Pablo A. Parrilo 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 Pablo A. Parrilo 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, 232–236 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: 236 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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 46 236
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
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Pablo A. Parrilo 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 Pablo A. Parrilo 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 61
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - SIAM Fellow For foundational contributions to algebraic methods in optimization and engineering.
  • 2016 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to semidefinite and sum-of-squares optimization

Overview

Pablo A. Parrilo is affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, with a focus on several subfields such as Computational Theory and Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Computational Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The main areas of study addressed by Pablo A. Parrilo include Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research, Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques, Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Polynomial and Algebraic Computation, and Optimization and Search Problems.

They have authored several recent papers, among them:

  • Shortest Paths in Graphs of Convex Sets, 2024, SIAM Journal on Optimization
  • On the local stability of semidefinite relaxations, 2021, Mathematical Programming
  • Shortest Paths in Graphs of Convex Sets, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Convergence rate of block-coordinate maximization Burer-Monteiro method for solving large SDPs, 2021, Mathematical Programming
  • Lifting for Simplicity: Concise Descriptions of Convex Sets, 2022, SIAM Review

Common co-authors frequently collaborating with Pablo A. Parrilo include:

  • Jason M. Altschuler
  • Tobia Marcucci
  • Russ Tedrake
  • Rekha R. Thomas
  • Alexandre Amice

They have published extensively in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Mathematical Programming
  • SIAM Journal on Optimization
  • SIAM Review
  • Journal of the ACM

In addition to journal articles, Pablo A. Parrilo has contributed to book publications. One known work is Sum of Squares: Theory and Applications, published by the American Mathematical Society in 2020.

Professional recognition includes being named a SIAM Fellow in 2018 for foundational contributions to algebraic methods in optimization and engineering, as well as being an IEEE Fellow in 2016 for work on semidefinite and sum-of-squares optimization.

Best Publications

  • Guaranteed Minimum-Rank Solutions of Linear Matrix Equations via Nuclear Norm Minimization

    Benjamin Recht;Maryam Fazel;Pablo A. Parrilo

  • Structured semidefinite programs and semialgebraic geometry methods in robustness and optimization

    Pablo A. Parrilo

  • Constrained Consensus and Optimization in Multi-Agent Networks

    A. Nedic;A. Ozdaglar;P.A. Parrilo

  • Semidefinite programming relaxations for semialgebraic problems

    Pablo A. Parrilo

  • The Convex Geometry of Linear Inverse Problems

    Venkat Chandrasekaran;Benjamin Recht;Pablo A. Parrilo;Alan S. Willsky

  • Rank-Sparsity Incoherence for Matrix Decomposition

    Venkat Chandrasekaran;Sujay Sanghavi;Pablo A. Parrilo;Alan S. Willsky

  • Semidefinite Optimization and Convex Algebraic Geometry

    Grigoriy Blekherman;Pablo A. Parrilo;Rekha R. Thomas

  • Introducing SOSTOOLS: a general purpose sum of squares programming solver

    S. Prajna;A. Papachristodoulou;P.A. Parrilo

  • Latent variable graphical model selection via convex optimization

    Venkat Chandrasekaran;Pablo A. Parrilo;Alan S. Willsky

  • Complete family of separability criteria

    Andrew C. Doherty;Pablo A. Parrilo;Federico M. Spedalieri

  • Distinguishing separable and entangled states.

    A. C. Doherty;Pablo A. Parrilo;Pablo A. Parrilo;Federico M. Spedalieri

  • Symmetry groups, semidefinite programs, and sums of squares

    Karin Gatermann;Pablo A. Parrilo

  • New developments in sum of squares optimization and SOSTOOLS

    S. Prajna;A. Papachristodoulou;P. Seiler;P.A. Parrilo

  • Sparse and low-rank matrix decompositions

    Venkat Chandrasekaran;Sujay Sanghavi;Pablo A. Parrilo;Alan S. Willsky

  • Nonlinear control synthesis by convex optimization

    S. Prajna;P.A. Parrilo;A. Rantzer

  • Minimizing Polynomial Functions

    Pablo A. Parrilo;Bernd Sturmfels

  • Optimality of Affine Policies in Multistage Robust Optimization

    Dimitris Bertsimas;Dan A. Iancu;Pablo A. Parrilo

  • Brief paper: Stability and robustness analysis of nonlinear systems via contraction metrics and SOS programming

    Erin M. Aylward;Pablo A. Parrilo;Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

  • Optimality of affine policies in multi-stage robust optimization

    Dimitris Bertsimas;Dan A. Iancu;Pablo A. Parrilo

  • $ {\cal H}_{2}$ -Optimal Decentralized Control Over Posets: A State-Space Solution for State-Feedback

    Parikshit Shah;Pablo A. Parrilo

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Sznaier
Mario Sznaier Northeastern University
Monique Laurent
Monique Laurent Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Antonis Papachristodoulou
Antonis Papachristodoulou University of Oxford
Peter J. Seiler
Peter J. Seiler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ishai Menache
Ishai Menache Microsoft (United States)
Benjamin Recht
Benjamin Recht University of California, Berkeley
Manfred Morari
Manfred Morari University of Pennsylvania

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