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Andrew Yao

1946 - Today

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Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (Chinese: 姚期智; pinyin: Yáo Qīzhì; born December 24, 1946) is a Chinese computer scientist and computational theorist. He is currently a professor and the dean of Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS) at Tsinghua University. Yao used the minimax theorem to prove what is now known as Yao's Principle. Yao was a naturalized U.S. citizen, and worked for many years in the U.S. In 2015, together with Yang Chen-Ning, he renounced his U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Yao has received more than 262,687 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Yao is the 441st most popular physician (down from 413th in 2019), the 741st most popular biography from China (down from 688th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Physician.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Andrew Yao ranks 441 out of 502. Before him are Caspar Peucer, William Turner, Nikolay Gamaleya, Zofia Zamenhof, Yevgeniy Chazov, and Burrill Bernard Crohn. After him are Arnold Pick, Abella, Rutherford Alcock, Harry Seeley, Adolf Meyer, and Rebecca Guarna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Andrew Yao ranks 301. Before him are Katia Ricciarelli, Trevor Pinnock, Ibn Warraq, Jane Asher, Don Schollander, and Henry Paulson. After him are Eduardo Camaño, Emilio de Villota, Hanna Suchocka, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Andreas Katsulas, and Pierino Prati.

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In China

Among people born in China, Andrew Yao ranks 741 out of 1,392. Before him are Chang Cheh (1923), Zhang Binglin (1868), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Yun Shouping (1633), Song Yu (-298), and Sun Chuanfang (1885). After him are Tang Jiaxuan (1938), Lydia Shum (1945), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Nie Rongzhen (1899), Tang Jingsong (1841), and Fan Bingbing (1981).

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Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Andrew Yao ranks 7. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Hua Tuo (200), Li Shizhen (1517), Zhang Zhongjing (150), Sun Simiao (581), and Zhong Nanshan (1936). After him are Liang Wudong (1959).

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