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Mathematics

D-Index
112
Citations
71334
World Ranking
26
National Ranking
1

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
110
Citations
64683
World Ranking
80
National Ranking
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Paul Erdös 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 Paul Erdös sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 900 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Erdös 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 Paul Erdös 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: 137 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: 112 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Hungary Leader Award
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the elucidation of the thermal and electronic properties of disordered materials and actinide compounds, and for his work on the biophysics of the neural control of the locomotion of nematodes
  • 1983 - Wolf Prize in Mathematics for his numerous contributions to number theory, combinatorics, probability, set theory and mathematical analysis, and for personally stimulating mathematicians the world over.
  • 1982 - Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing Research Award, American Marketing Association
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1980 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1951 - Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory
  • 1946 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1945 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Paul Erdös was affiliated with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Hungary. Throughout their career, they obtained recognition in multiple domains of mathematics and science. Their research and contributions covered a variety of fields and subfields, though specific details about these were not provided.

Erdös was awarded several honors during their lifetime. These include the Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 1983, which was given for numerous contributions encompassing number theory, combinatorics, probability, set theory, and mathematical analysis, as well as for stimulating mathematicians globally.

Additional awards include the Fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1996, recognizing work on the thermal and electronic properties of disordered materials and actinide compounds, alongside contributions to the biophysics of the neural control of nematode locomotion.

Other distinctions included the Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing Research Award from the American Marketing Association in 1982, Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and membership in the National Academy of Sciences both in 1980, and the Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory in 1951. Erdös was also a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1945 and 1946.

Best Publications

  • On the evolution of random graphs

    P. Erdos;A. Rényi

  • INTERSECTION THEOREMS FOR SYSTEMS OF FINITE SETS

    P. Erdós;Chao Ko;R. Rado

  • On the structure of linear graphs

    P. Erdös;A. H. Stone

  • Some remarks on the theory of graphs

    P. Erdös

  • Intersection Theorems for Systems of Sets

    P. Erdös;R. Rado

  • A note on Hamiltonian circuits

    V. Chvátal;P. Erdös

  • Graphs of Extremal Weights.

    Béla Bollobás;Paul Erdös

  • ON EXTREMAL PROBLEMS OF GRAPHS AND GENERALIZED GRAPHS

    P. Erdös

  • On Sets of Distances of n Points

    Paul Erdös

  • Families of finite sets in which no set is covered by the union ofr others

    P. Erdös;P. Frankl;Z. Füredi

  • On a lemma of Littlewood and Offord

    P. Erdös

  • On a combinatorial problem

    FA Dick de Bruijn;P Paul Erdös

  • On a Family of Symmetric Bernoulli Convolutions

    Paul Erdos

  • On a problem of sidon in additive number theory, and on some related problems

    P. Erdös;P. Turán

  • Graph Theory and Probability

    Unknown

  • A Partition Calculus in Set Theory

    P. Erdös;R. Rado

  • On chromatic number of graphs and set-systems

    Unknown

  • On a problem of Oppenheim concerning “factorisatio numerorum”

    E.R Canfield;Paul Erdös;Carl Pomerance

  • Cliques in random graphs

    B. Bollobas;P. Erdös

  • The distribution of the number of summands in the partitions of a positive integer

    Paul Erdös;Joseph Lehner

  • The representation of a graph by set intersections

    Paul Erdös;A. W. Goodman;Louis Pósa

  • On the structure of linear graphs

    P. Erdös

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph J. Faudree
Ralph J. Faudree University of Memphis
András Sárközy
András Sárközy Eötvös Loránd University
János Pach
János Pach Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Joel Spencer
Joel Spencer Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Ron Graham
Ron Graham University of California, San Diego
Béla Bollobás
Béla Bollobás University of Memphis
Carl Pomerance
Carl Pomerance Dartmouth College
Endre Szemerédi
Endre Szemerédi Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Fan Chung
Fan Chung University of California, San Diego
Miklós Simonovits
Miklós Simonovits Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics

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