Nigel Hitchin(1946)
MathematicsNigel Hitchin is a recipient of the Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2016) from United Kingdom. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Mathematics. They were educated at University of Oxford and Jesus College. They have been affiliated with University of Warwick.
United KingdomUniversity of Oxford
2
Major Awards
170
Publications
15,137
Citations
44
h-index
78
i10-index
89
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Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Organisers
2020 3rd International Colloquium on Intelligent Grid Metrology (SMAGRIMET)(2020)
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#3
GAUGE FIELD THEORY AND COMPLEX GEOMETRY (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 289)
Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society(1990)
55
citations
#4
MICRODIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS IN THE COMPLEX DOMAIN (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 269)
Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society(1987)
39
citations
#5
COMPLEX MANIFOLDS AND DEFORMATION OF COMPLEX STRUCTURES (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 283)
Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society(1987)
65
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksOrganisers
2020 3rd International Colloquium on Intelligent Grid Metrology (SMAGRIMET)2020
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Open AccessString-Theorie und Geometrie
Oberwolfach Reports2004
0citations
GAUGE FIELD THEORY AND COMPLEX GEOMETRY (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 289)
Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society1990
55citations
MICRODIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS IN THE COMPLEX DOMAIN (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 269)
Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society1987
39citations
COMPLEX MANIFOLDS AND DEFORMATION OF COMPLEX STRUCTURES (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 283)
Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society1987
65citations
Career History
Researcher
University of Oxford
Oxford, GB
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
University of Oxford
Jesus College
Wolfson College
The Ecclesbourne School
Doctoral Advisors
Simon DonaldsonTamás HauselHenrik PedersenJacques HurtubiseClaudio BartocciJosé Antonio Seade KuriStuart ArmstrongLaura P SchaposnikSimon Montague SalamonYuri Dimitrov BozhkovYat-Sun PoonWilliam OxburyAndrew DancerOscar Garcia-PradaPeter ScheinostPeter Beier GothenDavid CalderbankSérgio d'Amorim Santa CruzDavid Saumitra ChatterjeePeter John BaldwinMarcos JardimPhilip BoalchBirte FeixJustin SawonPatrick BaierJuhani BonsdorffMarco GualtieriGil CavalcantiFrederik WittOliver NashDavid BaragliaAna Cristina FerreiraSteven RayanRoberto RubioJakob Lindblad BlaavandMichael AtiyahBrian Steer
Career Timeline
University of Warwick?–present
University of Oxford?–present
University of Cambridge?–present
Positions & Roles
Savilian Professor of Geometry
Top Publications
ALE Spaces and Nodal Curves
The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics20250 citations
On the paper “Bundle gerbes” by Michael Murray
Journal of the London Mathematical Society20260 citations
Multiplicity algebras for rank 2 bundles on curves of small genus
International Journal of Mathematics20240 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
AW
Andrew Wiles
Copley Medal (2017)
GF
Gerd Faltings
Abel Prize (2026)
PS
Peter Sarnak
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2024)
MT
Michel Talagrand
Abel Prize (2024)
Noga Alon
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
Shing-Tung Yau
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
Luis Caffarelli
Abel Prize (2023)
VD
Vladimir Drinfeld
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
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