John Milnor

34.7k citations
137 papers · 21.1k · 15 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

    • Geometric and Algebraic Topology
    • Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
    • Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
    • Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
    • Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals
    • Advanced Algebra and Geometry

Papers in

    • Geometric and Algebraic Topology 21
    • Mathematics and Applications 20
    • Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems 18
    • Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology 30
    • Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals 25

John Milnor

135 papers receiving 16.3k citations

John Milnor's Hit Papers

Dynamics in One Complex Variable 2000 · 588 citations
5880+25+50Years since publication4008001.2k

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John Milnor
Comparison fields: 5 of 169
  • Geometry and Topology 12.4k
  • Mathematical Physics 11.2k
  • Algebra and Number Theory 3.8k
  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1.8k
  • Applied Mathematics 3.8k
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All Works

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Singular points of complex hypersurfaces
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19681449
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Morse Theory. (AM-51)
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19631004
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Topology from the Differentiable Viewpoint.
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1967997
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On the Structure of Hopf Algebras
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1965931
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Introduction to algebraic K-theory
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1971875
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Characteristic Classes. (AM-76)
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1974759
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Curvatures of left invariant metrics on lie groups
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1976752
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On the concept of attractor
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1985688
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Symmetric Bilinear Forms
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1973622
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Lectures on the H-Cobordism Theorem
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1965591
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Dynamics in One Complex Variable
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2000588
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Groups of Homotopy Spheres: I
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1963574
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Dynamics in One Complex Variable Introductory Lectures
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2000536
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An Axiomatic Approach to Measurable Utility
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1953514
15 1988471
16 1969373
17 1968368
18 1966362
19 1967345
20 1956337

About John Milnor

John Milnor is a scholar working on Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Algebra and Number Theory, having authored 137 papers that have together received 21.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (30 papers), Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals (25 papers), Geometric and Algebraic Topology (21 papers), Mathematics and Applications (20 papers), Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (18 papers), Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows (12 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (10 papers) and History and Theory of Mathematics (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geometry and Topology (12.4k citations), Mathematical Physics (11.2k citations), Algebra and Number Theory (3.8k citations), Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (1.8k citations) and Applied Mathematics (3.8k citations). John Milnor has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Chile and France. Frequent co-authors include Edgar H. Brown, John C. Moore, James Stasheff, Michel Kervaire, Dale Husemöller, I. N. Herstein, William P. Thurston, Hyman Bass, Jean-Pierre Serre and Shmuel Friedland. Their work appears in journals such as Annals of Mathematics, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Topology, Experimental Mathematics and Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici.

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