Public opinion on the Internet is surging like a huge wave.

This craze not only made Pang Xuelin's name resounding all over the world again, but also officially established its name in the academic community.

The only regret is that in a short period of time, there is no way to determine the impact factor of "Exploration".

The so-called impact factor IF is a data in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) produced by Thomson Reuters.

That is, the total number of citations of papers published in a journal in the previous two years in the reporting year (JCRyear) divided by the total number of papers published in the journal in these two years.

This is an internationally accepted journal evaluation index.

It is not only an indicator to measure the usefulness and visibility of journals, but also an important indicator to measure the academic level of journals and even the quality of papers.

Generally speaking, the higher the impact factor, the greater the influence of the journal.

For some comprehensive or large research fields, the citation rate is relatively high because of the wide range of research fields.

For example, journals in biology and chemistry are generally more likely to have a high impact.

However, there is not a linear proportional relationship between the impact factor and academic quality, for example, it cannot be said that a journal with an impact factor of 5.0 is necessarily better than a journal with an impact factor of 2.0, and the impact factor does not have the function of accurately and quantitatively evaluating academic quality.

Some domestic scientific research institutions often use the cumulative impact factor or single impact factor as the quantitative standard for scientific research performance evaluation, and some researchers may not be able to promote their professional titles or evaluate bonuses due to the impact factor difference of 0.1 points, which is not advisable.

"Professor Pang, this time the journal "Exploration" should be stable, since last week, the number of manuscripts received by our mailbox has skyrocketed, and a cursory glance, the level and quality are very good."

Cao Yuan sat opposite Pang Xuelin and said a little excitedly.

Since the establishment of Discovery Publishing Group three months ago, the first issue of Discovery has officially launched a call for papers.

In three months, more than 500 papers were submitted to the submission mailbox.

However, the quality of these papers is mostly mixed, and the best ones are only up to the level of CNS sub-journals.

In the end, Pang Xuelin decided that all the papers in the inaugural issue would be provided by the Qiantang Laboratory and the Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study.

This decision ultimately proved to be the right one.

In just one week, Discovery magazine received more submissions than it had received in the past three months, and the quality had improved dramatically.

More than a dozen of them have completely reached the level of the same level as CNS.

This is the reason why Cao Yuan is excited.

As a journal that aims to compete with CNS, the quality of Explore's submissions determines the heights that this journal can achieve.

This is also the reason why Pang Xuelin stuffed so many heavyweight papers in the inaugural issue.

He wants to make everyone in the academic community realize that everything that can be included in "Exploration" is the top papers and achievements.

In fact, even if the high-quality papers in the solicitation mailbox for exploration do not meet Pang Xuelin's requirements, Pang Xuelin is not worried.

Among the rewards given to him by the system, there are at least hundreds of top papers for him to splurge.

smashed hundreds of top papers in a row, and he kept "exploring" and couldn't reach the heights of CNS.

Not to mention, many of the papers given by the system exceed the criteria for the Nobel Prize.

But in this situation, there is no need for Pang Xuelin to do this kind of thing.

With the success of the first issue of Exploration, the academic community has generally recognized the status of Exploration.

Of course, there is also an element of academic worship in this.

After all, the big guy standing behind "Exploration" is Professor Pang Xuelin, and if he can let his article enter the eyes of this big guy, it will be a supreme honor for many scholars.

However, the review requirements of "Exploration" are extremely strict, and if you want to be listed in "Exploration", you must be the top papers in various fields.

According to Pang Xuelin's regulations, from now on, each issue of "Exploration" will only publish one long-form article (article) in principle, and the others can only be short-form papers (no more than 2,000 words).

For example, in the next issue of the long-form Article, the flying blade materials of the Wanyi team have been booked in advance.

In the next issue, Pang Xuelin is ready to hand over to Li Changqing's carbon nanotube CMOS project team.

The smashing of such a few top papers is enough to make "Exploration" the most popular journal this year.

Of course, don't think that it will be easy for scholars from the Qiantang Laboratory and the Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study to publish articles on exploration.

According to Pang Xuelin's requirements, the papers produced by the Qiantang Laboratory and the Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study must be at least one grade higher than the average level of CNS in order to be eligible for "Exploration".

Therefore, in a sense, it is more difficult for scholars from Qiantang Laboratory and Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study to be featured in Exploration magazine than outside scholars.

At this time, in the conference room.

In addition to Cao Yuan, Shi Yi, Li Changqing, Andrew White, Yang Heping, Wen Xiaogang and others were also excited.

They are all members of the editorial board of Discovery, and each of them has put a lot of effort into this new top-notch journal.

During this time, each of them felt a sense of honor to see this journal, which was destined to leave a deep mark on the history of science in the future, from their own hands.

Pang Xuelin looked around and said with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard during this time. In the coming days, I hope you can continue to do good work. Not only can it reach a higher level in the academic field, but also make "Exploration" a landmark journal of our Qiantang Laboratory and Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study. ”

Li Changqing, who was on the side, nodded with a smile and said, "Professor Pang, don't worry, during this time, everyone is full of energy." ”

At this time, Shi Yi was curious: "By the way, Professor Pang." Who is that Moss who keeps emailing us? His review level is really amazing, and all the manuscripts recommended by him basically have the top level in a certain field. And the breadth of his knowledge and the precision of his vision are simply breathtaking. ”

As soon as Shi Yi said this, everyone at the scene focused their attention on Pang Xuelin.

They were equally curious about Moss's origins.

The reviewer of the journal "Exploration" is specially commissioned by Pang Xuelin, and his level is extremely high, and he will point out any detail in the paper.

He also reviews a wide range of manuscripts, from biology, materials science, physics, chemistry to mathematics.

They didn't suspect that this person was Pang Xuelin

Because Pang Xuelin himself is very busy with his work, he rarely participates in the review work of "Discovery" magazine, and on several occasions, when Pang Xuelin was by their side, they received a review email forwarded by Moss.

Pang Xuelin laughed and said, "Don't ask about this, you will naturally know in the future." ”

Moss is naturally MOSS, and he asked artificial intelligence to participate in the review of "Exploration", but he didn't expect the effect to be surprisingly good.

As long as the manuscript has been reviewed by Moss, neither the editorial board nor the author of the paper has any objections.

Seeing that Pang Xuelin was unwilling to reveal the slightest tone, everyone was a little disappointed in their hearts, and at the same time, they were even more curious about this mysterious Moss.

Pang Xuelin also ignored it, and said with a smile: "Next month, I will go to St. Petersburg to attend the World Congress of Mathematicians." Therefore, during this time, the work of Qiantang Laboratory and Jiangcheng Advanced Research Institute will trouble everyone, several key projects, dynamic APT technology, synthesis of new superconducting materials, industrial production of flying edge materials, graphene supercapacitors, carbon-based chips, etc., can not be relaxed in the slightest. ”

Xu Xingguo, who was sitting next to Pang Xuelin, said with a smile: "Professor Pang, don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on a few projects for you." ”

Then, Pang Xuelin chatted with everyone about the development of the next "Exploration" magazine, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting.

In the following time, Pang Xuelin was busy while waiting for the arrival of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

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The International Congress of Mathematicians is an international conference for mathematicians to showcase and discuss mathematics for mathematical exchanges, and is a grand event for the international mathematical community.

It is held every four years, with the first congress held in Zurich, Switzerland in 1897, and a total of 28 sessions held by the end of 2018.

After the Paris Congress in 1900, there was no interruption except during the two world wars.

It has become a high-level global academic conference on mathematical sciences, with the lowest number of mathematicians attending the congress being 208 and the largest being more than 4,000.

A group of outstanding mathematicians are generally invited to give a one-hour academic report at the conference and a 45-minute academic report at the group meeting, and all mathematicians attending the conference can apply to give a 10-minute academic report at the group meeting, or distribute their papers at the conference.

Among them, the subject group is generally divided into about 20.

At the opening ceremony of each International Congress of Mathematicians, the leaders of the International Mathematical Union announce the list of winners of the Fields Medal of that year, award gold medals and bonuses, and report on the work of the winners at the conference.

Beginning with the International Congress of Mathematicians held in 1983, the Nai Wanglina Prize was awarded at the same time.

Since the International Congress of Mathematicians held in 1998, the Gauss Prize has been awarded at the same time.

Beginning with the International Congress of Mathematicians held in 2010, the Chern Prize was awarded at the same time.

The Naiwang Linna Prize is an award for information science, the Gauss Prize is mainly used to reward mathematicians who have made achievements in the field of applied mathematics, and the Chern Prize is more of a lifetime achievement award in the field of mathematics.

This year's International Congress of Mathematicians, as early as half a month before the official convening, has become the focus of Chinese media attention.

Everyone is looking forward to the first Fields Medal won by a Chinese in the true sense of the word.

No one doubts that Pang Xuelin will lose the election.

Among the Fields Medal odds offered by foreign bookmakers, Pang Xuelin's odds are the lowest, only 1:1.01.

BSD conjecture, ABC conjecture, Ponzi geometry, nonlinear partial differential equations for solving problems, twin prime conjecture, Polygnac conjecture, Hodge conjecture......

In three years, Pang Xuelin has become a living legend in the mathematics world.

Although it was only his first time attending the International Congress of Mathematicians, he has become a recognized icon for countless mathematicians around the world.

As long as Pang Xuelin wins the Fields Medal at this International Congress of Mathematicians, Pang Xuelin will surely break the record of 28 years old held by French mathematician Jean-Pierre Serre and become the youngest Fields Medal winner in history.

He is also the only ever Nobel Prize winner and a Fields Medalist.

August 6, 2022.

Early in the morning, Pang Xuelin broke free from the entanglement of Yao Bingxia and Qi Xin's pink legs and lotus arms, and woke up the two girls.

After the summer vacation, Yao Bingxia rushed over from the capital, which made Pang Xuelin enjoy a lot of tenderness.

The three of them got up one after another and came to the restaurant, and Zuo Yiqiu had been waiting for a long time.

After breakfast, Pang Xuelin said goodbye to Yao Bingxia and Qi Xin, boarded the convoy waiting at the door of the villa with Zuo Yiqiu, and went straight to Jiangcheng Airport.

Arriving at the airport, the convoy did not stop at the terminal, but drove straight up to the nearby tarmac, where a Boeing 747 passenger plane had been waiting for a long time.

To Pang Xuelin's surprise, there were many people standing next to the boarding ladder, including Liu Tingbo, dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences of Jiang University, Shinichi Mochizuki, vice dean, and Perelman, and one turned out to be Ai Ai.

"Professor Pang, you're finally here."

Liu Tingbo said with a smile.

Pang Xuelin smiled: "Lao Liu, I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting." ”

Immediately, he turned his gaze to Ai Ai and said, "Ai Ai, why are you here?" ”

Ai Ai couldn't help but roll her eyes and pouted, "Master, have you forgotten?" My paper on the relationship between Ponzi geometry and algebraic topology, published some time ago in the Journal of the American Mathematical Society, won the attention of the International Congress of Mathematicians. I was invited to give a 45-minute presentation. ”

Pang Xuelin couldn't help but be stunned.

For more than a year, Pang Xuelin has been busy.

Although Ai Ai and them are nominally his students, they don't have much time to meet, and only occasionally when they encounter problems in their studies and send an email to Pang Xuelin for advice, Pang Xuelin will reply a few words and ask them about their current situation.

Pang Xuelin vaguely remembered that a few months ago, Ai Ai did write a paper on the relationship between Ponzi geometry and algebraic topology, and asked him to correct it.

I didn't ask more questions after helping her revise it.

Pang Xuelin did not expect that this paper would be published in the Journal of the American Mathematical Society, one of the four major journals, and opened the door to the International Congress of Mathematicians for Ai Ai.

At the age of 20, the young scholars who are invited to participate in the International Congress of Mathematicians are not ordinary people.

Ai Ai's ability to perform like this already shows how good she is as a student.

Pang Xuelin smiled and said, well done, strive to graduate as soon as possible.

Ai Ai couldn't help but roll her eyes, and she couldn't complain about this unreliable master.

Pang Xuelin's graduation requirements are very perverted, and so far, none of his brothers and sisters have been able to graduate successfully.

Fortunately, Pang Xuelin did not squeeze them, and studied for graduate school under Pang Xuelin, not only did he not have tuition, but he also had a lot of scholarships to receive every month.

The crowd got on the plane.

Pang Xuelin found out that the plane was completely a private jet layout, and it was a bit scary.

The aircraft has a master bedroom, galley, shower room, dining room, meeting room and more.

Whether it is decorative or otherwise, it embodies a moat character.

Pang Xuelin was a little surprised and said to Zuo Yiqiu on the side: "Who arranged this plane, this is too exaggerated, right?" ”

Zuo Yiqiu said with a smile: "Professor Pang, this plane is Papa Ma's private jet, after knowing that you are about to go to St. Petersburg to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians, he specially lent this plane to us as a special plane for your trip, and he also said that it is his honor for you to take this plane." ”

Pang Xuelin couldn't help but be stunned, although he and Ma's father were in the same city, they intersected with each other.

The last time I was interviewed by CCTV, I revealed the existence of Moss a little, which attracted the attention of Ali's artificial intelligence laboratory.

But after such a long time, Ali did not take the initiative to come to the door, and there was no contact between the two sides.

Could it be that Dad couldn't find an idea to beat me?

Pang Xuelin smiled and didn't think about it anymore.

Shinichi Mochizuki and Perelman were a little unfazed.

Shinichi Mochizuki purely thinks that with Pang Xuelin's current status, it is not much of a surprise to be able to take such a special plane.

As for Perelman, this guy is not in the environment of the accident world at all.

However, compared to 20 years ago, Perelman has changed a lot.

At least this time, he accepted the invitation of the International Union of Mathematicians to give a one-hour presentation on the proof of the Hodge conjecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

As for Pang Xuelin, he will give a keynote speech on the first day of the opening ceremony of the conference, and the specific content of the report will mainly focus on Ponzi geometry.

Since the official advent of Ponzi geometry, this discipline has become a hot topic of research in the entire mathematical community.

Survey statistics show that more than 80% of the world's mathematicians have taken the initiative to study Ponzi geometry.

More than half of the mathematicians are deeply involved in this new mathematical theory.

Nowadays, the Ponzi geometry seminar at Jiangcheng University has become a well-known existence in the world.

In the past two years, the Ponzi Geometry Seminar has published Ponzi geometry discussion papers and Ponzi geometry textbooks, which have become classics in this field and have been widely praised by mathematicians around the world.

After everyone took their seats on the plane, the plane quickly took off.

It takes almost ten hours for an ordinary airliner to take off from Jiangcheng to St. Petersburg.

Along the way, Pang Xuelin spent most of his time chatting with Perelman, Shinichi Mochizuki and Liu Tingbo.

As for Ai Ai and Zuo Yiqiu, the two seemed to be looking at each other, sitting in the corner and chattering non-stop.

Occasionally, the two of them turned their eyes to Pang Xuelin from time to time, and they didn't know if they were talking about Pang Xuelin's troubles.

Halfway through, Pang Xuelin ate two delicious airline meals, which were naturally much better than ordinary civil aviation meals.

Until half past three in the afternoon local time in St. Petersburg, the special plane slowly landed at St. Petersburg Pulkovo International Airport