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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 990th most popular mathematician (down from 889th in 2019), the 15,640th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,741st in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Mathematician.

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  • 35.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Steven Strogatz has had the most page views in the with 34,533 views, followed by Spanish (2,160), and German (1,860). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Haitian (98.64%), Egyptian Arabic (59.68%), and Southern Azerbaijani (49.38%)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Steven Strogatz ranks 990 out of 1,004. Before him are Martin Hairer, Bhama Srinivasan, Daniel Lewin, Raman Parimala, Hugo Duminil-Copin, and Manjul Bhargava. After him are Robert J. Lang, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Akshay Venkatesh, Lai-Sang Young, Daniel J. Bernstein, and Jennifer Tour Chayes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Steven Strogatz ranks 734. Before him are Sergei Alifirenko, Winona LaDuke, Brian Williams, Marc Cohn, Michael Almereyda, and Mircea Fulger. After him are Denise Curry, Stan Van Gundy, Laura Lippman, Chrissy Amphlett, René Marsiglia, and Soumya Swaminathan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Strogatz ranks 15,640 out of 20,380. Before him are Lela Rochon (1964), Sharon Leal (1972), Nick Van Exel (1971), Randy Harrison (1977), Marguerite Moreau (1977), and Tracy Middendorf (1970). After him are Kool G Rap (1968), Ghostemane (1991), Howard Davis Jr. (1956), Aljamain Sterling (1989), Austin Carr (1948), and Tamina Snuka (1978).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Steven Strogatz ranks 99. Before him are Euphemia Haynes (1890), June Huh (1983), Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), Sal Khan (1976), Joan Birman (1927), and Daniel Lewin (1970). After him are Robert J. Lang (1961), Daniel J. Bernstein (1971), Jennifer Tour Chayes (1956), and Noam Elkies (1966).

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