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Fixed Point Theorems Analysis

Fixed Point Theorems Analysis is a research topic within Geometry and Topology. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 16.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores fixed point theorems in metric spaces, focusing on contractive mappings, partial ordering, generalized contractions, best proximity points, cone metric spaces, multi-valued mappings, fuzzy metric spaces, and their applications to ordinary differential equations.

  • Fixed Point Theorems
  • Metric Spaces
  • Contractive Mappings
  • Partial Ordering
  • Generalized Contractions
  • Best Proximity Points
  • Cone Metric Spaces
  • Multi-valued Mappings
  • Fuzzy Metric Spaces
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+5%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Fixed Point Theorems Analysis research?

By volume, India and Saudi Arabia publish the most (746 and 239 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 746 works
  2. 2 Saudi Arabia 239 works
  3. 3 Türkiye 219 works
  4. 4 China 214 works
  5. 5 Pakistan 136 works
  6. 6 Iran 101 works
  7. 7 Iraq 96 works
  8. 8 Romania 75 works
  9. 9 South Africa 73 works
  10. 10 United States 72 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

India: 37.8%Saudi Arabia: 12.1%Türkiye: 11.1%China: 10.9%6 others listed: 28.1%38%largest
India746 · 37.8%Saudi Arabia239 · 12.1%Türkiye219 · 11.1%China214 · 10.9%6 others listed553 · 28.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Fixed Point Theorems Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, King Abdulaziz University publishes the most Fixed Point Theorems Analysis research, followed by Prince Sultan University and Osmania University.

Who are the leading researchers in Fixed Point Theorems Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Fixed Point Theorems Analysis include Dumitru Bǎleanu, Ahmed Alsaedi and Ravi P. Agarwal.

  1. 1 Dumitru Bǎleanu Türkiye 2.2k citations
  2. 2 Ahmed Alsaedi Saudi Arabia 1.8k citations
  3. 3 Ravi P. Agarwal Ireland 1.1k citations
  4. 4 Jonathan M. Borwein Canada 1.1k citations
  5. 5 Shiing-Shen Chern United States 1.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Fixed Point Theorems Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Fixed Point Theorems Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Islamabad (Pakistan) and Taichung (Taiwan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lahore and Beni Mellal.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 76 works
  2. 2 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 68 works
  3. 3 Islamabad Pakistan 48 works
  4. 4 Taichung Taiwan 43 works
  5. 5 Chennai India 43 works
  6. 6 Baghdad Iraq 41 works
  7. 7 Hyderabad India 35 works
  8. 8 Pretoria South Africa 34 works
  9. 9 Belgrade Serbia 33 works
  10. 10 Ankara Türkiye 33 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LahorePK · 22.2 works80×
  2. Beni MellalMA · 24.2 works60×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fixed Point Theorems Analysis than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Fixed Point Theorems Analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, Prince Sultan University, Transylvania University of Brașov and China Medical University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%75%mean 31.94%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Prince Sultan University: 36, 28.2%Transylvania University of Brașov: 9, 60.7%China Medical University: 27, 27.4%International Islamic University, Islamabad: 26, 15.6%King Abdulaziz University: 49, 22.2%University of Belgrade: 28, 42.6%Government College University, Lahore: 16, 36.6%University of Management and Technology: 22, 27.2%University of Tabuk: 22, 30.3%Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya: 11, 28.6%Transylvania Univers…Prince Sultan Univer…China Medical Univer…International Islami…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Prince Sultan UniversitySaudi Arabia 80.428.2%111.1×36 +549.6%
2 Transylvania University of BrașovRomania 71.360.7%22.1×9 +170.4%
3 China Medical UniversityTaiwan 64.927.4%66.8×27
4 International Islamic University, IslamabadPakistan 64.515.6%76.8×26 +190.6%
5 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 64.022.2%30.8×49 -25.5%
6 University of BelgradeSerbia 63.742.6%15.7×28 -48.1%
7 Government College University, LahorePakistan 62.136.6%59.8×16
8 University of Management and TechnologyPakistan 61.827.2%79.6×22
9 University of TabukSaudi Arabia 60.330.3%54.3×22 -28.9%
10 Guru Ghasidas VishwavidyalayaIndia 59.028.6%58.9×11 +272.7%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Fixed Point Theorems Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Fixed Point Theorems Analysis.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.