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MATHEMATICIAN

Steven Strogatz

1959 - Today

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Steven Henry Strogatz (), born August 13, 1959, is an American mathematician and author, and the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Cornell University. He is known for his work on nonlinear systems, including contributions to the study of synchronization in dynamical systems, and for his research in a variety of areas of applied mathematics, including mathematical biology and complex network theory. Strogatz is the host of Quanta Magazine's The Joy of Why podcast. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steven Strogatz has received more than 297,005 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Strogatz is the 892nd most popular mathematician (down from 816th in 2019), the 13,775th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,966th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Mathematician.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Steven Strogatz ranks 892 out of 823. Before him are Sal Khan, Eric W. Weisstein, Harald Helfgott, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Victor Glushkov, and Maryna Viazovska. After him are Nikolai Durov, Bhama Srinivasan, Euphemia Haynes, Akshay Venkatesh, Manjul Bhargava, and Robert J. Lang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Steven Strogatz ranks 616. Before him are Mark Meadows, James MacMillan, Wendy B. Lawrence, Mai Masri, Beth Heiden, and Pirkko Määttä. After him are Gène Hanssen, Ana Mato, Jim Meskimen, Imre Bujdosó, Zdzisław Hoffmann, and Roger Goodell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Strogatz ranks 13,775 out of 18,182. Before him are Isaiah Mustafa (1974), John Dye (1963), Michael Fincke (1967), Milton Latham (1827), Barry Jenkins (1979), and Leo Carrillo (1880). After him are Sean Waltman (1972), Sean M. Carroll (1966), Ahna O'Reilly (1984), Perez Hilton (1978), Wendy Williams (1964), and John M. Grunsfeld (1958).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Steven Strogatz ranks 85. Before him are Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Adele Goldstine (1920), Richard Schoen (1950), Sal Khan (1976), and Eric W. Weisstein (1969). After him are Euphemia Haynes (1890), Robert J. Lang (1961), Daniel J. Bernstein (1971), and Noam Elkies (1966).

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