John Hammersley
Impact in
- Condensed Matter Physics top 0.5%
- Theoretical and Computational Physics
- Mathematical Physics top 0.2%
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
Papers in
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- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics 36
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- Probability and Statistical Research 12
- Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods 12
- Co-authors
- David C. Handscomb (13 shared papers)Simon Broadbent (1 shared paper)H. L. Frisch (5 shared papers)John H. Halton (1 shared paper)Dominic J. A. Welsh (5 shared papers)Harry Kesten (2 shared papers)K. William Morton (5 shared papers)Peter Clifford (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (16 papers)Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology) (3 papers)Journal of Applied Probability (3 papers)Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (3 papers)Biometrika (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesIndia
In The Last Decade
John Hammersley
97 papers receiving 9.5k citations
John Hammersley's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 188
- Condensed Matter Physics 2k
- Mathematical Physics 1.9k
- Numerical Analysis 395
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 370
- Statistics and Probability 1k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monte Carlo Methods Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 3025 |
| 2 | Percolation processes Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 1544 |
| 3 | The shortest path through many points Hit paper breakdown → | 1959 | 704 |
| 4 | 1984 | 448 | |
| 5 | Markov fields on finite graphs and lattices | 1971 | 392 |
| 6 | 1960 | 373 | |
| 7 | 1957 | 309 | |
| 8 | 1954 | 239 | |
| 9 | 1963 | 232 | |
| 10 | 1961 | 200 | |
| 11 | 1956 | 190 | |
| 12 | 1971 | 180 | |
| 13 | 1974 | 173 | |
| 14 | 1965 | 165 | |
| 15 | 1962 | 157 | |
| 16 | 1961 | 152 | |
| 17 | 1972 | 142 | |
| 18 | 1962 | 140 | |
| 19 | 1982 | 137 | |
| 20 | 1957 | 110 |
About John Hammersley
John Hammersley is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Statistics and Probability, Numerical Analysis, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics and Condensed Matter Physics, having authored 101 papers that have together received 10.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (36 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (18 papers), Mathematical Approximation and Integration (13 papers), Probability and Statistical Research (12 papers), Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods (12 papers), Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics (12 papers), Simulation Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Mathematical functions and polynomials (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Condensed Matter Physics (2k citations), Mathematical Physics (1.9k citations), Numerical Analysis (395 citations), Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (370 citations) and Statistics and Probability (1k citations). John Hammersley has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Frequent co-authors include David C. Handscomb, Simon Broadbent, H. L. Frisch, John H. Halton, Dominic J. A. Welsh, Harry Kesten, K. William Morton, Peter Clifford, Stuart G. Whittington and V. A. Vyssotsky. Their work appears in journals such as Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology), Journal of Applied Probability, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society and Biometrika.
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