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Steven Strogatz

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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 his research in a variety of areas of applied mathematics, including mathematical biology and complex network theory. With Duncan Watts, he developed the Watts–Strogatz model to explain how nodes in a small-world network have in average a small number of degrees of separation. Strogatz is the co-host of Quanta Magazine's The Joy of Why podcast. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Strogatz is the 993rd most popular mathematician (down from 990th in 2024), the 15,752nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,649th in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Mathematician. Learn more about Steven Strogatz's academic impact at Rankless.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Steven Strogatz ranks 993 out of 1,004. Before him are Harald Helfgott, Victor Glushkov, Marcus du Sautoy, Euphemia Haynes, Manjul Bhargava, and Hugo Duminil-Copin. After him are Joan Birman, Raman Parimala, Lai-Sang Young, Akshay Venkatesh, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, and Edward Frenkel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Steven Strogatz ranks 741. Before him are Paul Attanasio, Lesley Thompson, Todd Graff, Charles Kennedy, Wendy B. Lawrence, and Hugo Rodríguez. After him are Ralph Northam, Marie Osmond, Ben Elton, Rogelio Delgado, Chandra Cheeseborough, and Eduardo Acevedo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Strogatz ranks 15,759 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Abbruzzese (1968), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (1996), Jamie Luner (1971), Tammy Baldwin (1962), and James Duval (1972). After him are Ava DuVernay (1972), Maria Cantwell (1958), Sarah Logan (1993), Brad William Henke (1966), Julianne Hough (1988), and Tia Texada (1979).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Steven Strogatz ranks 99. Before him are Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917), Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), June Huh (1983), Robert J. Lang (1961), and Euphemia Haynes (1890). After him are Joan Birman (1927), Daniel J. Bernstein (1971), Jennifer Tour Chayes (1956), Noam Elkies (1966), Cathy O'Neil (null), and Charles Hoskinson (1987).

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