Edwin Catmull
Impact in
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- Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
- Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation
- Computational Mechanics top 0.5%
- Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
- 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
Papers in
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- Advanced Vision and Imaging 9
- Augmented Reality Applications 3
- Optical measurement and interference techniques 2
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- Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques 10
- Co-authors
- Loren Carpenter (2 shared papers)Robert L. Cook (2 shared papers)Marc Levoy (1 shared paper)Lonnie K. Zeltzer (1 shared paper)Pat Hanrahan (1 shared paper)Richard A. Weinberg (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Computer-Aided Design (1 paper)IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (1 paper)ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesJapan
In The Last Decade
Edwin Catmull
17 papers receiving 2.4k citations
Edwin Catmull's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 100
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1.8k
- Computational Mechanics 1.9k
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 997
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 243
- Geology 111
Countries citing papers authored by Edwin Catmull
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Fields of papers citing papers by Edwin Catmull
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Co-authors
The 6 scholars most cited alongside Edwin Catmull, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recursively generated B-spline surfaces on arbitrary topological meshes Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 1391 |
| 2 | A subdivision algorithm for computer display of curved surfaces. Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 501 |
| 3 | 1987 | 266 | |
| 4 | 1987 | 167 | |
| 5 | 1978 | 94 | |
| 6 | 1978 | 73 | |
| 7 | 1978 | 48 | |
| 8 | 1984 | 45 | |
| 9 | 1972 | 43 | |
| 10 | 1979 | 31 | |
| 11 | 1984 | 25 | |
| 12 | 1979 | 20 | |
| 13 | Proceedings of the 1992 symposium on Interactive 3D graphics | 1992 | 18 |
| 14 | 1972 | 7 | |
| 15 | A subdivision algorithm for computer display of curved surfaces (CSTD-74-006) | 1974 | 4 |
| 16 | 1979 | 1 | |
| 17 | 1977 | 1 | |
| 18 | 1997 | 1 | |
| 19 | 2021 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1977 | 1 |
About Edwin Catmull
Edwin Catmull is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Computational Mechanics, Control and Systems Engineering and Geology, having authored 20 papers that have together received 2.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (10 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (9 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (5 papers), Human Motion and Animation (4 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (3 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (3 papers), Color Science and Applications (2 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (1.8k citations), Computational Mechanics (1.9k citations), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (997 citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (243 citations) and Geology (111 citations). Edwin Catmull has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Loren Carpenter, Robert L. Cook, Marc Levoy, Lonnie K. Zeltzer, Pat Hanrahan and Richard A. Weinberg. Their work appears in journals such as Computer-Aided Design, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications and ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics.
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