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D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Mathematics D-index 50 Citations 11,605 285 World Ranking 780 National Ranking 38
Computer Science D-index 53 Citations 23,218 281 World Ranking 3095 National Ranking 140

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Awards & Achievements

2006 - IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Combinatorics
  • Discrete mathematics
  • Statistics

Rudolf Ahlswede focuses on Discrete mathematics, Combinatorics, Information theory, Communication channel and Channel capacity. In general Discrete mathematics, his work in Complete intersection is often linked to Mathematical finance linking many areas of study. His Combinatorics research focuses on subjects like Hamming code, which are linked to Perfect power.

His Information theory research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Entropy, Theoretical computer science and Cryptography. His Theoretical computer science study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Statistics, Conditional probability distribution and Conditional mutual information. His Channel capacity research includes themes of Shannon–Fano coding, Channel code, Decoding methods, Distributed source coding and Computer network.

His most cited work include:

  • Network information flow (7321 citations)
  • Common randomness in information theory and cryptography. I. Secret sharing (1190 citations)
  • Multi-way communication channels (618 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Discrete mathematics, Combinatorics, Information theory, Algorithm and Communication channel. His Discrete mathematics course of study focuses on Linear code and Concatenated error correction code. His Combinatorics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Hamming code and Finite set.

Rudolf Ahlswede has included themes like Theoretical computer science, Data compression, Converse, Entropy and Channel capacity in his Information theory study. Algorithm is frequently linked to Coding in his study. His Communication channel research incorporates themes from Transmission and Topology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Discrete mathematics (45.05%)
  • Combinatorics (43.24%)
  • Information theory (13.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2019)?

  • Combinatorics (43.24%)
  • Discrete mathematics (45.05%)
  • Coding (7.51%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Coding, Upper and lower bounds and Information theory. His studies in Combinatorics integrate themes in fields like Intersection and Finite set. His Discrete mathematics study incorporates themes from Amplitude damping channel, Quantum capacity, Algebra and Decoding methods, Coding theorem.

In his study, Graph theory is inextricably linked to Bipartite graph, which falls within the broad field of Coding. His Information theory research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mathematical theory, Mathematical economics, Data compression, Artificial intelligence and Mathematical statistics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Random variable, Cryptography, Convergence, Secrecy and Value.

Between 2007 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Quantum capacity under adversarial quantum noise: arbitrarily varying quantum channels (47 citations)
  • General theory of information transfer: Updated (36 citations)
  • Quantum capacity under adversarial quantum noise: arbitrarily varying quantum channels (35 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Combinatorics
  • Algebra
  • Statistics

His main research concerns Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Upper and lower bounds, Coding and Group testing. His Combinatorics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Series, Hamming code and Code. His study in Discrete mathematics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Statistical database, Database, Control, Limit and Optimization problem.

His Upper and lower bounds research integrates issues from Oblivious transfer, Search problem, Binary entropy function, Linear search and Class. His biological study deals with issues like Maximum cost, which deal with fields such as Finite set and Graph theory. His Group testing study combines topics in areas such as Generalization and Contrast.

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Best Publications

Network information flow

R. Ahlswede;Ning Cai;S.-Y.R. Li;R.W. Yeung.
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (2000)

10535 Citations

Common randomness in information theory and cryptography. I. Secret sharing

R. Ahlswede;I. Csiszar.
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (1993)

2001 Citations

Multi-way communication channels

Rudolf Ahlswede.
international symposium on information theory (1973)

987 Citations

The Capacity Region of a Channel with Two Senders and Two Receivers

Rudolf Ahlswede.
Annals of Probability (1974)

515 Citations

Elimination of correlation in random codes for arbitrarily varying channels

Rudolf Ahlswede.
Probability Theory and Related Fields (1978)

500 Citations

The Complete Intersection Theorem for Systems of Finite Sets

Rudolf Ahlswede;Levon H. Khachatrian.
The Journal of Combinatorics (1997)

497 Citations

Source coding with side information and a converse for degraded broadcast channels

R. Ahlswede;J. Korner.
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (1975)

490 Citations

Strong converse for identification via quantum channels

R. Ahlswede;A. Winter.
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (2002)

488 Citations

Common randomness in information theory and cryptography. II. CR capacity

R. Ahlswede;I. Csiszar.
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (1998)

346 Citations

Hypothesis testing with communication constraints

R. Ahlswede;I. Csiszar.
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (1986)

331 Citations

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