Research Collaboration Index

Subject Award · Physical Sciences & Engineering

Mathematics: the candidates

25 partnerships identified in mathematics for a significant contribution to connected research, each anchored to a cited joint paper. 21 have a named lead author identified from the paper's own authorship record.

These are candidates, not winners. Each entry below was identified from the open scholarly record for a significant contribution to a research partnership. The full slate is undergoing complete review by our editorial team ahead of the awards. The Subject Awards are exclusive to partner universities.
🇬🇧 University of Oxford×🇬🇧 Imperial College London
★ Christl A. Donnelly · University of Oxford

Reduction in mobility and COVID-19 transmission

2021 · 640 citations · 113 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 640 times and anchors a 113-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇬🇧 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine×🇬🇧 University College London
★ James R. Carpenter · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Missing data: A statistical framework for practice

2021 · 190 citations · 98 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on statistical methods and bayesian inference, has been cited 190 times and anchors a 98-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇬🇧 University of Cambridge×🇬🇧 University of Oxford
★ Christopher Ruis · University of Cambridge

Establishment and lineage dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in the UK

2021 · 517 citations · 86 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 517 times and anchors a 86-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇨🇦 University of Toronto×🇬🇧 University College London
Lead author under editorial review

DESI 2024 II: sample definitions, characteristics, and two-point clustering statistics

2025 · 74 citations · 60 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on advanced statistical methods and models, has been cited 74 times and anchors a 60-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇬🇧 University of Edinburgh×🇬🇧 Heriot-Watt University
★ Lahoz Vilalta, Martí · University of Edinburgh

Stability conditions in families

2021 · 66 citations · 216 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on algebraic geometry and number theory, has been cited 66 times and anchors a 216-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇬🇧 University College London×🇬🇧 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
★ James R. Carpenter · University College London

Missing data: A statistical framework for practice

2021 · 190 citations · 98 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on statistical methods and bayesian inference, has been cited 190 times and anchors a 98-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇹🇼 China Medical University×🇨🇦 University of Victoria
★ H. M. Srivastava · China Medical University

An Introductory Overview of Fractional-Calculus Operators Based Upon the Fox-Wright and Related Higher Transcendental Functions

2021 · 141 citations · 205 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on fractional differential equations solutions, has been cited 141 times and anchors a 205-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇺🇸 Harvard University×🇺🇸 Stanford University
★ Charles C. Y. Wang · Harvard University

How Much Should We Trust Staggered Difference-In-Differences Estimates?

2021 · 674 citations · 116 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on advanced causal inference techniques, has been cited 674 times and anchors a 116-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇨🇭 ETH Zurich×🇨🇭 University of Zurich
★ Robert Noble · ETH Zurich

A theoretical analysis of tumour containment

2021 · 100 citations · 45 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on mathematical biology tumor growth, has been cited 100 times and anchors a 45-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇬🇧 Imperial College London×🇬🇧 University of Oxford
★ Pierre Nouvellet · Imperial College London

Reduction in mobility and COVID-19 transmission

2021 · 640 citations · 113 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 640 times and anchors a 113-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇩🇪 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München×🇩🇪 Technical University of Munich
★ Stefan Feuerriegel · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Causal machine learning for predicting treatment outcomes

2024 · 270 citations · 44 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on advanced causal inference techniques, has been cited 270 times and anchors a 44-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇦🇺 UNSW Sydney×🇦🇺 University of Canberra
★ Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw · UNSW Sydney

COVID-19 in Ethiopia: a geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death

2021 · 36 citations · 59 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 36 times and anchors a 59-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇨🇦 McMaster University×🇨🇦 University of Toronto
★ Gordon Guyatt · McMaster University

GRADE guidance 36: updates to GRADE's approach to addressing inconsistency

2023 · 121 citations · 55 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on advanced causal inference techniques, has been cited 121 times and anchors a 55-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇫🇷 Université Paris Cité×🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université
Lead author under editorial review

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

2024 · 974 citations · 1,416 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 974 times and anchors a 1,416-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇺🇸 Massachusetts Institute of Technology×🇺🇸 Harvard University
★ In Song Kim · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Matching Methods for Causal Inference with Time‐Series Cross‐Sectional Data

2021 · 342 citations · 75 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on advanced causal inference techniques, has been cited 342 times and anchors a 75-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université×🇫🇷 Université Paris Cité
Lead author under editorial review

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

2024 · 974 citations · 1,416 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 974 times and anchors a 1,416-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇨🇦 McGill University×🇨🇦 Université de Montréal
★ Stan Kutcher · McGill University

Emulating a Randomised Controlled Trial With Observational Data: An Introduction to the Target Trial Framework

2021 · 65 citations · 56 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on advanced causal inference techniques, has been cited 65 times and anchors a 56-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇨🇭 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne×🇨🇭 ETH Zurich
Lead author under editorial review

The United States COVID-19 Forecast Hub dataset

2022 · 131 citations · 35 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 131 times and anchors a 35-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇺🇸 Columbia University×🇺🇸 Harvard University
★ Yijin Wang · Columbia University

Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the United States

2022 · 322 citations · 51 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 322 times and anchors a 51-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇨🇦 University of Victoria×🇹🇼 China Medical University
★ H. M. Srivastava · University of Victoria

An Introductory Overview of Fractional-Calculus Operators Based Upon the Fox-Wright and Related Higher Transcendental Functions

2021 · 141 citations · 205 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on fractional differential equations solutions, has been cited 141 times and anchors a 205-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇭🇰 Chinese University of Hong Kong×🇨🇳 Shenzhen University
★ Shi Zhao · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mathematical modeling of COVID-19 epidemic with effect of awareness programs

2021 · 150 citations · 183 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 150 times and anchors a 183-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇺🇸 University of Washington×🇺🇸 Seattle University
★ Joshua T. Schiffer · University of Washington

Viral load and contact heterogeneity predict SARS-CoV-2 transmission and super-spreading events

2021 · 224 citations · 87 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 224 times and anchors a 87-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇨🇭 University of Bern×🇨🇭 University of Lausanne
★ Julien Riou · University of Bern

Socioeconomic position and the COVID-19 care cascade from testing to mortality in Switzerland: a population-based analysis

2021 · 147 citations · 36 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on covid-19 epidemiological studies, has been cited 147 times and anchors a 36-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇦🇺 The University of Melbourne×🇦🇺 Monash University
★ Margarita Moreno‐Betancur · The University of Melbourne

Simulating Survival Data Using the <b>simsurv</b> <i>R</i> Package

2021 · 62 citations · 54 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on statistical methods and inference, has been cited 62 times and anchors a 54-paper partnership in mathematics.

🇬🇧 University of Bristol×🇬🇧 University of Cambridge
★ Julian P. T. Higgins · University of Bristol

A tool to assess risk of bias in non-randomized follow-up studies of exposure effects (ROBINS-E)

2024 · 836 citations · 54 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on advanced causal inference techniques, has been cited 836 times and anchors a 54-paper partnership in mathematics.

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