René Thom

8.7k citations
71 papers · 4.4k · 3 hit papers · h-index 23

Impact in

    • Geometric and Algebraic Topology
    • Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
    • Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
    • Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
    • Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

Papers in

René Thom

65 papers receiving 3.5k citations

René Thom's Hit Papers

Structural stability and morphogenesis 1976 · 1.5k citations
1.5k0+24+48Years since publication4008001.2k

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René Thom
Comparison fields: 5 of 194
  • Geometry and Topology 910
  • Mathematical Physics 777
  • Algebra and Number Theory 265
  • Theoretical Computer Science 62
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 528
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All Works

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Structural stability and morphogenesis
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19761464
2
Stabilité structurelle et morphogenèse
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1974473
3
Quelques propriétés globales des variétés différentiables
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1954462
4 1958237
5 1977210
6 1956204
7 1978126
8 1977119
9 1952101
10 198486
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Stabilité structurelle et morphogénèse : essai d'une théorie générale des modèles
197785
12
Modèles mathématiques de la morphogénèse
197180
13 201877
14 197769
15 197159
16
Paraboles et catastrophes
198358
17 198041
18 196540
19
Esquisse d'une sémiophysique
198834
20
'Modern Mathematics': An Educational and Philosophic Error?
197128

About René Thom

René Thom is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology, Philosophy, Literature and Literary Theory and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 71 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (4 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (4 papers), Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory (3 papers), Educational theories and practices (3 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (2 papers), Mathematics and Applications (2 papers), Historical and Literary Studies (2 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Geometry and Topology (910 citations), Mathematical Physics (777 citations), Algebra and Number Theory (265 citations), Theoretical Computer Science (62 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (528 citations). René Thom has collaborated with scholars based in France and Venezuela. Frequent co-authors include Albrecht Dold, Timothy W. Collins, Peter E. Jupp, Luciano Boi, J Hamburger, Pierre Delattre, M. Porte, Wolfgang Wildgen, Jean Piaget and Gustave Choquet. Their work appears in journals such as SubStance, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Annales de l’institut Fourier, Grazer Philosophische Studien and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

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