Simon Donaldson(1957)
MathematicsSimon Donaldson is a recipient of the Fields Medal (1986) from United Kingdom. They have received 5 major awards in total. Their primary field is Mathematics. They were educated at University of Oxford and Worcester College. They have been affiliated with Imperial College London.
United KingdomDominican University of California
5
Major Awards
209
Publications
15,299
Citations
50
h-index
82
i10-index
73.2
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Volume functionals on pseudoconvex hypersurfaces
International Journal of Mathematics(2023)
4
citations
#2
Closed 3‐forms in five dimensions and embedding problems
Journal of the London Mathematical Society(2022)
6
citations
#5
2
citations
#7
Atiyah’s work on holomorphic vector bundles and gauge theories
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society(2021)
5
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksVolume functionals on pseudoconvex hypersurfaces
International Journal of Mathematics2023
4citations
Open AccessClosed 3‐forms in five dimensions and embedding problems
Journal of the London Mathematical Society2022
6citations
Open Access3citations
Atiyah’s work on holomorphic vector bundles and gauge theories
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society2021
5citations
Open Access0citations
Associative submanifolds and gradient cycles
Surveys in Differential Geometry2020
4citations
Open AccessGauge Theory and Smooth Structures on 4-Manifolds
Geometry and Topology2020
0citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
YE
Yakov Eliashberg
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2020)
TT
Terence Tao
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014)
RE
Richard E. Taylor
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014)
MK
Maxim Kontsevich
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014)
MM
Maryam Mirzakhani
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014)
JL
Jacob Lurie
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014)
CT
Clifford Taubes
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2009)
GF
Gerd Faltings
Fields Medal (1986)
MF
Michael Freedman
Fields Medal (1986)
Education
University of Oxford
Worcester College
Pembroke College
Doctoral Advisors
Richard ThomasPaul SeidelDieter KotschickDominic JoyceGraham NelsonIvan SmithGábor SzékelyhidiGoncalo OliveiraAntony MaciociaVicente MuñozOscar Garcia-PradaMarcos JardimMichael ThaddeusDarren BanfieldMichael ButtlerS.-H. ChoyVin de SilvaJoel FineKim FrøyshovChristian GantzPartha GuhaG.-Y. GuoYing-Ji HongStuart JarvisAlastair KingAlexei KovalevRaymond LeungShaun MartinKai-Cheung MongTimothy PerutzDaniel PonsAleksis RazaPavle SaksidaMatthew SelbyAlan SheppardShuguang WangJulius RossThomas HodgeEmile Ben NasatyrDominic WrightHenrique N. Sá EarpCristiano SpottiStuart James HallThomas WalpuskiMartin de BorbonAleksander DoanLars Martin SektnanMichael AtiyahNigel Hitchin
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
Volume functionals on pseudoconvex hypersurfaces
International Journal of Mathematics20240 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Shing-Tung Yau
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
VD
Vladimir Drinfeld
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
Robert Langlands
Abel Prize (2018)
Jean Bourgain
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2017)
David Mumford
Japan Prize (2012)
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Peter Sarnak
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2024)
Michel Talagrand
Abel Prize (2024)
Noga Alon
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
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