International Women in Mathematics Day 2026

12 May 2026

To mark International Women in Mathematics Dayopens in new tab/window on 12^th May, Elsevier’s Mathematics publishing team have curated a collection of papers published since 2023 - each featuring females as corresponding authors. These papers were chosen for their originality, contribution and impact on the field.

12^th May was chosen to honor Maryam Mirzakhaniopens in new tab/window, who was born on this day in 1977. She was the first woman to win the Fields Medalopens in new tab/window, the most prestigious award in mathematics.

The collection recognizes women at all career stages whose work continues to advance knowledge and inspire collaboration across the mathematics community. While we can only feature a small selection here, we extend our thanks to all authors, reviewers, and editors whose contributions strengthen the discipline every day.

Explore these papers and join us in celebrating the women shaping the future of mathematics.

2026 article collection

• Effects of diffusion and advection on predator-prey dynamics in closed environmentsopens in new tab/window by Hua Nie, Shixia Xin & Hongying Shu

• A study on the flow of couple stress fluid in a porous curved channelopens in new tab/window by Pramod Kumar Yadav & Nitisha Yadavopens in new tab/window

• A meshless method based on the generalized finite difference method for three-dimensional elliptic interface problemsopens in new tab/window by Qiushuo Qin, Lina Songopens in new tab/window & Fan Liu

• A new variable shape parameter strategy for RBF approximation using neural networksopens in new tab/window by Fatemeh Nassajian Mojarrad, Maria Han Veigaopens in new tab/window, Jan S. Hesthaven & Philipp Öffner

• Proof of a conjecture of Ballantine and Merca on truncated sums of 6-regular partitionsopens in new tab/window by Olivia Xiangmei Yaoopens in new tab/window

• The Hadwiger theorem on convex functions, IV: The Klain approachopens in new tab/window by Andrea Colesanti, Monika Ludwigopens in new tab/window & Fabian Mussnig

• Sub-exponential stability for the beam equationopens in new tab/window by Roberto Feola & Jessica Elisa Massettiopens in new tab/window

• On inverse problems in multi-population aggregation modelsopens in new tab/window by Yuhan Li, Hongyu Liu & Catharine Wing Kwan Loopens in new tab/window

• Rank polynomials of fence posets are unimodalopens in new tab/window by Ezgi Kantarcı Oğuzopens in new tab/window & Mohan Ravichandran

• Spectral radius and spanning trees of graphsopens in new tab/window by Guoyan Ao, Ruifang Liuopens in new tab/window & Jinjiang Yuan

• Quantum MDS codes with new length and large minimum distanceopens in new tab/window by Weijung Fang, Jiejing Wen & Fang-Wei Fu

• Lower bounds on the irregularity of trees and unicyclic graphsopens in new tab/window by Mahdieh Azariopens in new tab/window, Nasrin Dehgardiopens in new tab/window & Tomislav Došlić

• Spectral radius, fractional [a,b]-factor and ID-factor-critical graphsopens in new tab/window by Ao Fan, Ruifang Liuopens in new tab/window & Guoyan Ao

• Convergence for varying measuresopens in new tab/window by Luisa Di Piazzaopens in new tab/window, Valeria Marraffaopens in new tab/window, Kazimierz Musiał & Anna Rita Sambuciniopens in new tab/window

• On Ricci-Bourguignon solitons: Triviality, uniqueness and scalar curvature estimatesopens in new tab/window by Antonio W. Cuhna, Raquel Lemos & Fernanda Roing

• Oscillation of linear and half-linear difference equations via modified Riccati transformationopens in new tab/window by Jiřina Šišolákováopens in new tab/window

• Chromatic symmetric functions of Dyck paths and q-rook theoryopens in new tab/window by Laura Colmenarejoopens in new tab/window, Alejandro H. Morales & Greta Panovaopens in new tab/window

• Row-strict dual immaculate functionsopens in new tab/window by Elizabeth Nieseopens in new tab/window, Sheila Sundaramopens in new tab/window, Stephanie J. Van Willigenburgopens in new tab/window, Julianne Vegaopens in new tab/window & Shiyun Wangopens in new tab/window

• Every graph is eventually Turán-goodopens in new tab/window by Natasha Morrisonopens in new tab/window, JD Nir, Sergey Norin, Paweł L. Rzążewski & Alexandra Wesolekopens in new tab/window

• Proofs of some conjectures of Merca on truncated series involving the Rogers-Ramanujan functionsopens in new tab/window by Yongqiang Chen & Olivia Xiangmei Yaoopens in new tab/window

• Time decay of viscoelastic plates with type II heat conductionopens in new tab/window by Jaime Muñoz Rivera, Elena Ochoa Ochoa & Ramón Quintanilla

• Excision of skein categories and factorisation homologyopens in new tab/window by Juliet Cookeopens in new tab/window

• Disjoint isomorphic balanced clique subdivisionsopens in new tab/window by Irene Gil Fernándezopens in new tab/window, Joseph Hyde, Hong Liu, Oleg Pikhurko & Zhuo Wu

• An algorithmic framework for the single source shortest path problem with applications to disk graphsopens in new tab/window by Katharina Klostopens in new tab/window

• Cambrian combinatorics on quiver representations (type A)opens in new tab/window by Emily Barnardopens in new tab/window, Emily Gunawanopens in new tab/window, Emily Meehanopens in new tab/window & Ralf Schiffler

• Sparse graphs with bounded induced cycle packing number have logarithmic treewidthopens in new tab/window by Marthe Bonamyopens in new tab/window, Édouard Bonnet, Hugues Déprés, Louis Esperet, Colin Geniet, Claire Hilaireopens in new tab/window, Stéphan Thomassé & Alexandra Wesolekopens in new tab/window

• Burling graphs revisited, part I: New characterizationsopens in new tab/window by Pegah Pournajafiopens in new tab/window & Nicolas Trotignon

• Primes between consecutive powersopens in new tab/window by Michaela Cully-Hugillopens in new tab/window

• Localization for random CMV matricesopens in new tab/window by Xiaowen Zhuopens in new tab/window

• Weighted Subspace Designs from q-Polymatroidsopens in new tab/window by Eimear Byrneopens in new tab/window, Michela Ceriaopens in new tab/window, Sorina Ionicaopens in new tab/window & Relinde Jurriusopens in new tab/window

• Linear implicit approximations of invariant measures of semi-linear SDEs with non-globally Lipschitz coefficientsopens in new tab/window by Chenxu Pang, Xiaojie Wang & Yue Wuopens in new tab/window

• Sets arising as minimal additive complements in the integersopens in new tab/window by Amanda Burcroffopens in new tab/window & Noah Luntzlara

• Three-torsion subgroups and wild conductors of genus 3 hyperelliptic curvesopens in new tab/window by Elvira Lupoianopens in new tab/window

2025 article collection

• Non-symmetric stable operators: Regularity theory and integration by partsopens in new tab/window by Serena Dipierroopens in new tab/window et al.

• New type of solutions for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in R^Nopens in new tab/window by Monica Mussoopens in new tab/window et al.

• Forced waves for a three-species predator-prey system with nonlocal dispersal in a shifting environmentopens in new tab/window by Chin-Chin Wuopens in new tab/window at al.

• Elliptic quintics on cubic fourfolds, O'Grady 10, and Lagrangian fibrationsopens in new tab/window by Laura Pertusiopens in new tab/window et al.

• Adaptive regularization for nonconvex optimization using inexact function values and randomly perturbed derivativesopens in new tab/window by Stefania Bellaviaopens in new tab/window et al.

• Asymptotic Floquet theory for first order ODEs with finite Fourier series perturbation and its applications to Floquet metamaterialsopens in new tab/window by Thea Koscheopens in new tab/window et al.

• Algebraic model selection and experimental design in biological data scienceopens in new tab/window by Elena Dimitrovaopens in new tab/window et al.

• Regularity of solutions to the fractional Cheeger-Laplacian on domains in metric spaces of bounded geometryopens in new tab/window by Riikka Korteopens in new tab/window, Nageswari Shanmugalingamopens in new tab/window, et al.

• Density of rational points on a family of del Pezzo surfaces of degree oneopens in new tab/window by Julie Desjardinsopens in new tab/window and Rosa Winteropens in new tab/window

• Universality of Euler flows and flexibility of Reeb embeddingsopens in new tab/window by Eva Mirandaopens in new tab/window et al.

• Uniform lower bounds on the dimension of Bernoulli convolutionsopens in new tab/window by Polina Vytnovaopens in new tab/window et al.

• A higher order hybrid-numerical approximation for a class of singularly perturbed two-dimensional convection-diffusion elliptic problem with non-smooth convection and source termsopens in new tab/window by Vembu Shanthiopens in new tab/window et al.

• Complex network model for COVID-19: Human behavior, pseudo-periodic solutions and multiple epidemic wavesopens in new tab/window by Cristiana Silvaopens in new tab/window et al.

• A space-time discretization of a nonlinear peridynamic model on a 2D laminaopens in new tab/window by Sabrina Pellegrinoopens in new tab/window et al.

• Lowest order stabilization free virtual element method for the 2D Poisson equationopens in new tab/window by Francesca Marconopens in new tab/window et al.

• Reliability analysis of the uncertain heat conduction modelopens in new tab/window by Ting Jinopens in new tab/window et al.

• Fast BDF2 ADI methods for the multi-dimensional tempered fractional integrodifferential equation of parabolic typeopens in new tab/window by Jing Guoopens in new tab/window et al.

• Mean field game for modeling of COVID-19 spreadopens in new tab/window by Viktoriya Petrakovaopens in new tab/window et al.

• Numerical modeling of geometrically nonlinear responses of smart magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded double curved shallow shells based on improved FSDTopens in new tab/window by Hanen Jradopens in new tab/window et al.

• Well-posedness and stationary solutions of McKean-Vlasov (S)PDEsopens in new tab/window by Michela Ottobreopens in new tab/window et al.

• On a connection between the N-dimensional fractional Laplacian and 1-D operators on latticesopens in new tab/window by Marina Murillo-Arcilaopens in new tab/window et al.

• Linear cutting blocking sets and minimal codes in the rank metricopens in new tab/window by Gianira Alfaranoopens in new tab/window et al.

• On a conjecture of spectral extremal problemsopens in new tab/window by Liying Kangopens in new tab/window et al.

• Colouring graphs with sparse neighbourhoods: Bounds and applicationsopens in new tab/window by Marthe Bonamyopens in new tab/window et al.

• Graph product structure for non-minor-closed classesopens in new tab/window by Vida Dujmovićopens in new tab/window et al.

• Student-project allocation with preferences over projects: Algorithmic and experimental resultsopens in new tab/window by Sofiat Olaosebikanopens in new tab/window et al.

• How to build a pillar: A proof of Thomassen's conjectureopens in new tab/window by Irene Gil Fernándezopens in new tab/window et al.

• The multicolored graph realization problemopens in new tab/window by Öznur Yaşar Dineropens in new tab/window, Maria Sernaopens in new tab/window, et al.

• Travelling salesman paths on Demidenko matricesopens in new tab/window by Eranda Çelaopens in new tab/window et al.

• On integer matrices with integer eigenvalues and Laplacian integral graphsopens in new tab/window by Sasmita Barikopens in new tab/window et al.

• Dynamic data structures for k-nearest neighbor queriesopens in new tab/window by Sarita deBergopens in new tab/window et al.

• Routing by matching on convex pieces of grid graphsopens in new tab/window by Hannah Alpertopens in new tab/window et al.