René Thom

8.7k citations
101 papers · 5.8k · 3 hit papers · h-index 25

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

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René Thom

92 papers receiving 4.6k citations

René Thom's Hit Papers

Structural stability and morphogenesis 1976 · 1.7k citations
1.7k0+24+48Years since publication50010001.5k

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René Thom
Comparison fields: 5 of 201
  • Geometry and Topology 1.1k
  • Mathematical Physics 954
  • Theoretical Computer Science 127
  • Algebra and Number Theory 350
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 665
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Structural stability and morphogenesis
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19761749
2
Stabilité structurelle et morphogenèse
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1974618
3
Quelques propriétés globales des variétés différentiables
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1954525
4 1958273
5 1977261
6 1956248
7 1977165
8 1978147
9 1965146
10 1973145
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Stabilité structurelle et morphogénèse : essai d'une théorie générale des modèles
1977119
12 1952119
13 1984119
14
Modèles mathématiques de la morphogénèse
1971107
15 2018102
16 197778
17 197177
18
Paraboles et catastrophes
198377
19
Esquisse d'une sémiophysique
198849
20 198044

About René Thom

René Thom is a scholar working on Philosophy, Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology, History and Philosophy of Science and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 101 papers that have together received 5.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (8 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (6 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (4 papers), Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory (4 papers), Mathematics and Applications (3 papers), Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 papers), French Language Learning Methods (3 papers) and Educational theories and practices (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geometry and Topology (1.1k citations), Mathematical Physics (954 citations), Theoretical Computer Science (127 citations), Algebra and Number Theory (350 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (665 citations). René Thom has collaborated with scholars based in France, Germany 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 Lecture notes in mathematics, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, SubStance, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Annales de l’institut Fourier.

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