Michael Atiyah

39.1k citations
233 papers · 20.9k · 13 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

    • Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
    • Advanced Operator Algebra Research
    • Advanced Algebra and Geometry
    • Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
    • Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
    • Geometric and Algebraic Topology

Papers in

    • Geometric and Algebraic Topology 25
    • Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory 22
    • Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology 35
    • Advanced Operator Algebra Research 22
    • Advanced Algebra and Geometry 18

Michael Atiyah

208 papers receiving 17.2k citations

Michael Atiyah's Hit Papers

Introduction To Commutative Algebra 2018 · 250 citations
2500+20+41Years since publication4008001.2k

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Michael Atiyah
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  • Mathematical Physics 11.3k
  • Geometry and Topology 10.2k
  • Algebra and Number Theory 4.0k
  • Applied Mathematics 4.3k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5.0k
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All Works

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Spectral asymmetry and Riemannian Geometry. I
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19751205
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The Yang-Mills equations over Riemann surfaces
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19831123
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Self-duality in four-dimensional Riemannian geometry
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1978910
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Construction of instantons
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1978887
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The Index of Elliptic Operators: III
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1968857
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The Index of Elliptic Operators: I
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1968684
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The moment map and equivariant cohomology
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1984535
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The Geometry and Dynamics of Magnetic Monopoles
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1988500
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Convexity and Commuting Hamiltonians
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1982493
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Topological quantum field theory
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1988493
11 1997483
12 1957480
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Clifford modules
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1964467
14 1973452
15 1957443
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Spectral asymmetry and Riemannian geometry. III
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About Michael Atiyah

Michael Atiyah is a scholar working on Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics, Algebra and Number Theory and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 233 papers that have together received 20.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (35 papers), Advanced Topics in Algebra (27 papers), Geometric and Algebraic Topology (25 papers), Advanced Operator Algebra Research (22 papers), Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory (22 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (20 papers), Advanced Algebra and Geometry (18 papers) and Algebraic and Geometric Analysis (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mathematical Physics (11.3k citations), Geometry and Topology (10.2k citations), Algebra and Number Theory (4.0k citations), Applied Mathematics (4.3k citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (5.0k citations). Michael Atiyah has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Slovakia. Frequent co-authors include I. M. Singer, R. Bott, V. K. Patodi, Nigel Hitchin, Raoul Bott, Graeme Segal, Friedrich Hirzebruch, Vladimir Drinfeld, Yu. I. Manin and R. S. Ward. Their work appears in journals such as Annals of Mathematics, Topology, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society and Lecture notes in mathematics.

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