George Pólya
Impact in
- Theoretical Computer Science top 0.2%
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics top 0.2%
- Mathematical functions and polynomials
- Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
Papers in
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- Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques 3
- Education Methods and Technologies 2
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- History and Theory of Mathematics 6
- Co-authors
- Gábor Szegő (25 shared papers)Herbert S. Zuckerman (2 shared papers)Donald R. Woods (8 shared papers)Robert E. Tarjan (8 shared papers)Jeremy Kilpatrick (1 shared paper)R. P. Boas (1 shared paper)Robert Karplus (1 shared paper)Gerald L. Alexanderson (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Mathematical Monthly (11 papers)College Mathematics Journal (1 paper)Medical Entomology and Zoology (4 papers)MIT Press eBooks (2 papers)The Two-Year College Mathematics Journal (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaNetherlands
In The Last Decade
George Pólya
66 papers receiving 4.9k citations
George Pólya's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Theoretical Computer Science 289
- Applied Mathematics 1.7k
- Geometry and Topology 912
- Mathematical Physics 901
- Algebra and Number Theory 438
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Co-authors
The 16 scholars most cited alongside George Pólya, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 71 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics Hit paper breakdown → | 1951 | 1145 |
| 2 | Problems and Theorems in Analysis Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 942 |
| 3 | Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning Hit paper breakdown → | 1954 | 565 |
| 4 | Mathematical Discovery, On Understanding, Learning, and Teaching Problem Solving. Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 553 |
| 5 | How to Solve It : A New Aspect of Mathematical Method Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 527 |
| 6 | 1976 | 294 | |
| 7 | 1972 | 290 | |
| 8 | Induction and Analogy in Mathematics | 1954 | 273 |
| 9 | 1954 | 209 | |
| 10 | 1972 | 184 | |
| 11 | 1998 | 168 | |
| 12 | Patterns of plausible inference | 1954 | 135 |
| 13 | CÓMO PLANTEAR Y RESOLVER PROBLEMAS. | 1990 | 97 |
| 14 | 1976 | 96 | |
| 15 | 1976 | 69 | |
| 16 | Mathematical discovery | 1962 | 68 |
| 17 | 1983 | 55 | |
| 18 | 1963 | 44 | |
| 19 | 1977 | 39 | |
| 20 | Schule des Denkens : vom Lösen mathematischer Probleme | 1967 | 30 |
About George Pólya
George Pólya is a scholar working on Education, Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematical Physics, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Geometry and Topology, having authored 71 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include History and Theory of Mathematics (6 papers), History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (3 papers), Mathematics and Applications (3 papers), Education Methods and Technologies (2 papers), Mathematical and Theoretical Analysis (2 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (2 papers) and Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Theoretical Computer Science (289 citations), Applied Mathematics (1.7k citations), Geometry and Topology (912 citations), Mathematical Physics (901 citations) and Algebra and Number Theory (438 citations). George Pólya has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Gábor Szegő, Herbert S. Zuckerman, Donald R. Woods, Robert E. Tarjan, Jeremy Kilpatrick, R. P. Boas, Robert Karplus, Gerald L. Alexanderson, Alan H. Schoenfeld and Jean Pedersen. Their work appears in journals such as American Mathematical Monthly, College Mathematics Journal, Medical Entomology and Zoology, MIT Press eBooks and The Two-Year College Mathematics Journal.
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