MATHEMATICIAN
Caucher Birkar
1978 - Today
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Caucher Birkar
Caucher Birkar (Kurdish: کۆچەر بیرکار, romanized: Koçer Bîrkar, lit. 'migrant mathematician'; born Fereydoun Derakhshani (Kurdish: فەرەیدوون درەخشانی، Persian: فریدون درخشانی); July 1978) is a Kurdish mathematician and a professor at Tsinghua University. Birkar is an important contributor to modern birational geometry. In 2010 he received the Leverhulme Prize in mathematics and statistics for his contributions to algebraic geometry, and in 2016, shared the AMS Moore Prize for the article "Existence of minimal models for varieties of log general type". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caucher Birkar has received more than 359,746 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Caucher Birkar is the 894th most popular mathematician (down from 834th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Iran (down from 370th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
43.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
6.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Caucher Birkar ranks 894 out of 1,004. Before him are Hjalmar Mellin, Richard K. Guy, Mikhail Suslin, Poul Heegaard, Robin Hartshorne, and Yury Osipov. After him are Clifford Truesdell, Daina Taimiņa, Adele Goldstine, Demetrios Christodoulou, James Lighthill, and Phillip Griffiths.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHjalmar Mellin
1854 - 1933
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 888
Richard K. Guy
1916 - 2020
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 889
Mikhail Suslin
1894 - 1919
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 890
Poul Heegaard
1871 - 1948
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 891
Robin Hartshorne
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 892
Yury Osipov
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 893
Caucher Birkar
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 894
Clifford Truesdell
1919 - 2000
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 895
Daina Taimiņa
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 896
Adele Goldstine
1920 - 1964
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 897
Demetrios Christodoulou
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 898
James Lighthill
1924 - 1998
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 899
Phillip Griffiths
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 900
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Caucher Birkar ranks 199. Before him are Mosab Hassan Yousef, Nicholle Tom, Daniel Risch, Igor Bišćan, Celestine Babayaro, and Will Champion. After him are Jay Hernandez, Jun Fukuyama, Tia Hellebaut, Duncan James, Arne Slot, and Estella Warren.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsMosab Hassan Yousef
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 193
Nicholle Tom
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 194
Daniel Risch
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 195
Igor Bišćan
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 196
Celestine Babayaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 197
Will Champion
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 198
Caucher Birkar
MATHEMATICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 199
Jay Hernandez
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 200
Jun Fukuyama
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 201
Tia Hellebaut
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 202
Duncan James
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 203
Arne Slot
COACH
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 204
Estella Warren
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 205
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Caucher Birkar ranks 427 out of 631. Before him are Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977), Manouchehr Mottaki (1953), Eshaq Jahangiri (1958), Afshin Ghotbi (1964), Aylar Lie (1984), and Mohammad Reza Aref (1951). After him are Karim Bagheri (1974), Yahya Golmohammadi (1971), Masoumeh Ebtekar (1960), Ahmad NikTalab (1934), Parviz Parastui (1955), and Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsMehdi Mahdavikia
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 421
Manouchehr Mottaki
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 422
Eshaq Jahangiri
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 423
Afshin Ghotbi
COACH
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 424
Aylar Lie
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 425
Mohammad Reza Aref
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 426
Caucher Birkar
MATHEMATICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 427
Karim Bagheri
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 428
Yahya Golmohammadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 429
Masoumeh Ebtekar
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 430
Ahmad NikTalab
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 431
Parviz Parastui
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 432
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2014
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 433
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Iran
Among mathematicians born in Iran, Caucher Birkar ranks 17. Before him are Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī (1265), Al-Mahani (820), Kushyar Gilani (971), Al-Nayrizi (865), Abu Said Gorgani (850), and Al-Birjandi (null).
Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī
1265 - 1318
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 11
Al-Mahani
820 - 880
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 12
Kushyar Gilani
971 - 1029
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 13
Al-Nayrizi
865 - 922
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 14
Abu Said Gorgani
850 - 845
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 15
Al-Birjandi
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 16
Caucher Birkar
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 17