Ajay Luthra

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Ajay Luthra is a scholar working on Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajay Luthra has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Signal Processing, 20 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ajay Luthra's work include Video Coding and Compression Technologies (16 papers), Advanced Data Compression Techniques (15 papers) and Image and Video Quality Assessment (4 papers). Ajay Luthra is often cited by papers focused on Video Coding and Compression Technologies (16 papers), Advanced Data Compression Techniques (15 papers) and Image and Video Quality Assessment (4 papers). Ajay Luthra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Ajay Luthra's co-authors include Gary J. Sullivan, Thomas Wiegand, Gisle Bjøntegaard, Pankaj Topiwala, Andrew Williams, Salem A. Basaif, Xuemin Chen, Atul Puri, Haohong Wang and Song Ci and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ajay Luthra

35 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Overview of the H.264/AVC video coding standard 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Overview of the H.264/AVC video coding standard
    2003 5.6k citations Thomas Wiegand, Gary J. Sullivan et al. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology profile →

Peers

Ajay Luthra
Yun Q. Shi United States
Fabien A. P. Petitcolas United Kingdom
Vinay A. Vaishampayan United States
Fei Yao China
L.P. Cordella Italy
Osama S. Faragallah Egypt
W. Equitz United States
Ephraim Feig United States
M. Vento Italy
K.J. Ray Liu United States
Yun Q. Shi United States
Ajay Luthra
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Countries citing papers authored by Ajay Luthra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ajay Luthra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ajay Luthra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ajay Luthra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ajay Luthra based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ajay Luthra. Ajay Luthra is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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François, Édouard, Chad E. Fogg, Yuwen He, et al.. (2015). High Dynamic Range and Wide Color Gamut Video Coding in HEVC: Status and Potential Future Enhancements. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 26(1). 63–75. 41 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay, et al.. (2015). On metrics for objective and subjective evaluation of high dynamic range video. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9599. 95990F–95990F. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Haohong, Lisimachos P. Kondi, Ajay Luthra, & Song Ci. (2009). 4G Wireless Video Communications. 41 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay, Gary J. Sullivan, & Thomas Wiegand. (2003). Introduction to the special issue on the H.264/AVC video coding standard. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 13(7). 557–559. 73 indexed citations
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Chen, Xuemin, et al.. (2003). Video compression for multicast environments using spatial scalability and simulcast coding. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology. 13(6). 331–340. 1 indexed citations
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Wiegand, Thomas, Gary J. Sullivan, Gisle Bjøntegaard, & Ajay Luthra. (2003). Overview of the H.264/AVC video coding standard. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 13(7). 560–576. 5614 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Limin, et al.. (2003). Adaptive rate control for MPEG transcoder. 4. 266–270.
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Luthra, Ajay, et al.. (2002). New biointeracting materials.. PubMed. 13(8). 10–4, 16. 2 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay, et al.. (2002). Performance of MPEG-4 Profiles used for streaming video. 11. 103–106. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Limin, et al.. (2001). Rate control for MPEG transcoders. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 11(2). 222–234. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Xuemin, et al.. (1999). Coding of an arbitrarily shaped interlaced video in MPEG-4. 3121–3124 vol.6. 1 indexed citations
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Naveen, T., et al.. (1996). Study of the characteristics of the MPEG2 4:2:2 profile-application of MPEG2 in studio environment. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 6(3). 251–272. 12 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay & A. WILLIAMS. (1995). Ester fission catalysed by microgels possessing hydroxamic acid groups: structure-reactivity studies. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 95(1). 83–92. 4 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay, et al.. (1991). Sampling-Rate Conversion of Video Signals. SMPTE Journal. 100(11). 869–879. 2 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay, et al.. (1990). On the Accuracy of Fiber Loss Measurements. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1180. 61–61. 2 indexed citations
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Basaif, Salem A., Ajay Luthra, & Andrew Williams. (1987). Concertedness in acyl group transfer in solution: a single transition state in acetyl group transfer between phenolate ion nucleophiles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 109(21). 6362–6368. 125 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay, et al.. (1986). Complexation of microgel particles with small ester molecules as a function of the ionic content of the monomer feed composition. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 841–841. 1 indexed citations
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Luthra, Ajay. (1986). Effects of Deterministic Errors in Phase on the Point Spread Function. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 33(1). 5–9. 2 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Bernard D. & Ajay Luthra. (1982). Simple theory of the effects of medium turbulence upon scanning with an adaptive phased array. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 71(3). 630–634. 2 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Barry & Ajay Luthra. (1981). Asymmetries in the diffraction pattern of an asymmetrical aperture. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 29(4). 650–652. 2 indexed citations

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