MATHEMATICIAN
Lai-Sang Young
1952 - Today
Lai-Sang Young
Lai-Sang Lily Young (Chinese: 楊麗笙, born 1952) is a Hong Kong-born American mathematician who holds the Henry & Lucy Moses Professorship of Science and is a professor of mathematics and neural science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. Her research interests include dynamical systems, ergodic theory, chaos theory, probability theory, statistical mechanics, and neuroscience. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lai-Sang Young has received more than 49,590 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lai-Sang Young is the 899th most popular mathematician (down from 819th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 74th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Mathematician.
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Page Views (PV)
32.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Lai-Sang Young ranks 899 out of 823. Before her are Nikolai Durov, Bhama Srinivasan, Euphemia Haynes, Akshay Venkatesh, Manjul Bhargava, and Robert J. Lang. After her are Raman Parimala, Éva Tardos, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Daniel J. Bernstein, Pietro Boselli, and Noam Elkies.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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Nikolai Durov
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 893
Bhama Srinivasan
1935 - Present
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 894
Euphemia Haynes
1890 - 1980
HPI: 33.77
Rank: 895
Akshay Venkatesh
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 896
Manjul Bhargava
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 897
Robert J. Lang
1961 - Present
HPI: 32.89
Rank: 898
Lai-Sang Young
1952 - Present
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 899
Raman Parimala
1948 - Present
HPI: 31.03
Rank: 900
Éva Tardos
1957 - Present
HPI: 31.01
Rank: 901
Svetlana Jitomirskaya
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 902
Daniel J. Bernstein
1971 - Present
HPI: 30.92
Rank: 903
Pietro Boselli
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.77
Rank: 904
Noam Elkies
1966 - Present
HPI: 26.86
Rank: 905
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Lai-Sang Young ranks 662. Before her are Jacqueline Barton, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Bill Frist, Bob Corker, Donald R. McMonagle, and Ronald M. Sega. After her are Mario Runco Jr., George Allen, William F. Readdy, Armelia McQueen, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and Spencer Abraham.
Others Born in 1952
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Jacqueline Barton
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 656
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 657
Bill Frist
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 658
Bob Corker
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.13
Rank: 659
Donald R. McMonagle
1952 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 660
Ronald M. Sega
1952 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 661
Lai-Sang Young
1952 - Present
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 662
Mario Runco Jr.
1952 - Present
HPI: 32.50
Rank: 663
George Allen
1952 - Present
HPI: 31.89
Rank: 664
William F. Readdy
1952 - Present
HPI: 31.72
Rank: 665
Armelia McQueen
1952 - 2020
HPI: 31.56
Rank: 666
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
1952 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 667
Spencer Abraham
1952 - Present
HPI: 31.41
Rank: 668
In Hong Kong
Among people born in Hong Kong, Lai-Sang Young ranks 96 out of 106. Before her are Lucas Wong (1999), Myolie Wu (1980), Shawn Yue (1981), Niki Chow (1979), Agnes Chow (1996), and Celina Jade (1985). After her are Elim Chan (1986), Cheung Ka Long (1997), Elkie Chong (1998), Siobhán Haughey (1997), Sally Phillips (1970), and Wong Kam-po (1973).
Others born in Hong Kong
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Lucas Wong
1999 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 90
Myolie Wu
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 91
Shawn Yue
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 92
Niki Chow
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 93
Agnes Chow
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 94
Celina Jade
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 95
Lai-Sang Young
1952 - Present
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 96
Elim Chan
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Rank: 97
Cheung Ka Long
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 98
Elkie Chong
1998 - Present
HPI: 29.63
Rank: 99
Siobhán Haughey
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.24
Rank: 100
Sally Phillips
1970 - Present
HPI: 28.98
Rank: 101
Wong Kam-po
1973 - Present
HPI: 28.91
Rank: 102
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Hong Kong
Among mathematicians born in Hong Kong, Lai-Sang Young ranks 1.
