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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 112 26 1 900 71334
Engineering and Technology 110 80 1 501 64683

Paul Erdös publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Erdös between 1950 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Erdös published across 71 years, from 1950 to 2020, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 1988. 1 of the 797 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 1988. 1950: 9 publications 1951: 14 publications 1952: 9 publications 1953: 13 publications 1954: 9 publications 1955: 8 publications 1956: 8 publications 1957: 10 publications 1958: 14 publications 1959: 13 publications 1960: 10 publications 1961: 10 publications 1962: 9 publications 1963: 12 publications 1964: 15 publications 1965: 13 publications 1966: 10 publications 1967: 8 publications 1968: 6 publications 1969: 8 publications 1970: 11 publications 1971: 9 publications 1972: 20 publications 1973: 19 publications 1974: 19 publications 1975: 13 publications 1976: 27 publications 1977: 15 publications 1978: 28 publications 1979: 19 publications 1980: 24 publications 1981: 18 publications 1982: 25 publications 1983: 20 publications 1984: 14 publications 1985: 27 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 18 publications 1988: 34 publications 1989: 28 publications 1990: 17 publications 1991: 24 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 19 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication
1950 2020

797 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Erdös: publications per year, 1950 to 2020
Year Publications
1950 9
1951 14
1952 9
1953 13
1954 9
1955 8
1956 8
1957 10
1958 14
1959 13
1960 10
1961 10
1962 9
1963 12
1964 15
1965 13
1966 10
1967 8
1968 6
1969 8
1970 11
1971 9
1972 20
1973 19
1974 19
1975 13
1976 27
1977 15
1978 28
1979 19
1980 24
1981 18
1982 25
1983 20
1984 14
1985 27
1986 11
1987 18
1988 34
1989 28
1990 17
1991 24
1992 17
1993 19
1994 15
1995 15
1996 17
1997 19
1998 5
1999 17
2000 3
2001 1
2002 2
2003 3
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2
2009 3
2010 0
2011 2
2012 1
2013 2
2014 0
2015 3
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
Total 797
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Paul Erdös publications per year - data summary

  • Paul Erdös, a Mathematics scholar from Hungarian Academy of Sciences, has 797 publications recorded across 71 years, from 1950 to 2020.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1950 and the most recent to 2020.
  • The most productive year is 1988, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001, 2012, 2016, 2017 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 71 years in the span carry no publications at all (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.7 per year counting only the 63 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2016-2020) hold 3 publications, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1950-1973: 267 publications (11.1 per year); 1974-1997: 483 publications (20.1 per year); 1998-2020: 47 publications (2.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

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.

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: 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.

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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+ 100 900
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Paul Erdös 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.
  • Paul Erdös, a Mathematics scholar from Hungarian Academy of Sciences, records 900 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Paul Erdös, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and Paul Erdös 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).

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.

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: 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.

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+ 99 112
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Paul Erdös 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.
  • Paul Erdös, a Mathematics scholar from Hungarian Academy of Sciences, records 112 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Paul Erdös, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Paul Erdös 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

  • 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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