D. Kuan

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

D. Kuan is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Kuan has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 4 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in D. Kuan's work include Image and Signal Denoising Methods (6 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (6 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (6 papers). D. Kuan is often cited by papers focused on Image and Signal Denoising Methods (6 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (6 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (6 papers). D. Kuan collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. D. Kuan's co-authors include Alexander A. Sawchuk, Pierre Chavel, Timothy C. Strand, T. Strand, G. S. Phipps, Rodney A. Brooks, T. C. Strand, Upendra K. Sharma, Uma Sharma and Eamon B. Barrett and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, AIDS and Journal of the Optical Society of America A.

In The Last Decade

D. Kuan

18 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adaptive Noise Smoothing Filter for Images with Signal-Dependent Noise

1985 1.1k citations D. Kuan, Alexander A. Sawchuk et al. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence profile →
Adaptive restoration of images with speckle

1987 534 citations D. Kuan, Alexander A. Sawchuk et al. IEEE Transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Kuan United States	8	1.6k	968	374	147	140	20	1.8k
J. C. Holtzman United States	10	1.2k 0.8×	895 0.9×	442 1.2×	124 0.8×	115 0.8×	38	1.8k
Marc Acheroy Belgium	20	979 0.6×	500 0.5×	321 0.9×	86 0.6×	189 1.4×	102	1.8k
Fabrizio Argenti Italy	19	1.1k 0.7×	764 0.8×	423 1.1×	238 1.6×	99 0.7×	114	1.7k
Yongjian Yu United States	8	1.3k 0.9×	694 0.7×	112 0.3×	76 0.5×	273 1.9×	23	1.7k
Sheng Zhong China	25	1.4k 0.9×	908 0.9×	280 0.7×	296 2.0×	428 3.1×	84	2.1k
Jungang Yang China	29	1.0k 0.6×	611 0.6×	1.1k 3.0×	347 2.4×	406 2.9×	113	2.4k
Klamer Schutte Netherlands	20	830 0.5×	254 0.3×	234 0.6×	54 0.4×	144 1.0×	140	1.4k
Lina Zhuang China	27	1.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.9×	195 0.5×	357 2.4×	151 1.1×	61	2.4k
Houzhang Fang China	22	1.1k 0.7×	901 0.9×	344 0.9×	298 2.0×	148 1.1×	49	1.7k
Yann Gousseau France	22	1.4k 0.9×	364 0.4×	495 1.3×	151 1.0×	33 0.2×	60	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Kuan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Kuan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Kuan 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 D. Kuan. D. Kuan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Kuan, D., et al.. (2005). A constraint-based system for interpretation of aerial imagery. 601–609.

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Kuan, D. & Upendra K. Sharma. (2005). Model based geometric reasoning for autonomous road following. 4. 416–423. 3 indexed citations

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Kuan, D.. (2005). Constraint and consistency in stereo matching. 11. 2079–2082.

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Kuan, D., Alexander A. Sawchuk, T. Strand, & Pierre Chavel. (2005). Nonstationary 2-D recursive filter for speckle reduction. 7. 1561–1564. 1 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., Alexander A. Sawchuk, T. Strand, & Pierre Chavel. (2005). Nonstationary 2-D recursive restoration of images with signal-dependent noise. 9. 84–87. 2 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., et al.. (2005). Natural decomposition of free space for path planning. 2. 168–173. 18 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., et al.. (2003). Constraint-based image understanding system for aerial imagery interpretation. 141–147. 2 indexed citations

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Barrett, Eamon B., et al.. (1989). Lockheed imaging technology research for missiles and space. 332–352. 4 indexed citations

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Sharma, Uma & D. Kuan. (1989). Real-time model based geometric reasoning for vision-guided navigation. Machine Vision and Applications. 2(1). 31–44. 3 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., et al.. (1988). Autonomous robotic vehicle road following. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 10(5). 648–658. 67 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., Alexander A. Sawchuk, T. Strand, & Pierre Chavel. (1987). Adaptive restoration of images with speckle. IEEE Transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing. 35(3). 373–383. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kuan, D., et al.. (1987). A Real-Time Road Following Vision System For Autonomous Vehicles. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 727. 152–152. 7 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., et al.. (1986). A real-time road following and road junction detection vision system for autonomous vehicles. 1127–1132. 9 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., et al.. (1985). Mission Planning System for an Autonomous Vehicle.. 162–167. 8 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., Alexander A. Sawchuk, Timothy C. Strand, & Pierre Chavel. (1985). Adaptive Noise Smoothing Filter for Images with Signal-Dependent Noise. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. PAMI-7(2). 165–177. 1115 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kuan, D., et al.. (1983). Intelligent interpretation of 3-D imagery. AIDS. 2 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., et al.. (1983). Model-based interpretation of range imagery. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 210–215. 15 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., Alexander A. Sawchuk, T. C. Strand, & Pierre Chavel. (1983). <title>Adaptive Restoration Of Images With Speckle</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 359. 28–38. 6 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., Alexander A. Sawchuk, T. C. Strand, & Pierre Chavel. (1981). Discrete speckle image modeling and restoration (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 71. 1585. 2 indexed citations

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Kuan, D., et al.. (1981). Nonstationary two-dimensional recursive image restoration (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 71. 1641. 3 indexed citations

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