Devrim Akça

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Devrim Akça is a scholar working on Geology, Environmental Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Devrim Akça has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Geology, 25 papers in Environmental Engineering and 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Devrim Akça's work include 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (34 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (25 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (14 papers). Devrim Akça is often cited by papers focused on 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (34 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (25 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (14 papers). Devrim Akça collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Türkiye and Greece. Devrim Akça's co-authors include Armin Gruen, Armin Grün, Amin Askarinejad, Sarah M. Springman, Isabel Sargent, Mark Freeman, Emmanuel P. Baltsavias, Sultan Kocaman, David Novák and Fabio Remondino and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysical Research Letters and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Devrim Akça

46 papers receiving 945 citations

Hit Papers

Least squares 3D surface and curve matching 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400
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. Least squares 3D surface and curve matching
    2005 407 citations Armin Gruen, Devrim Akça ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Devrim Akça Switzerland 18 632 554 349 225 164 50 1.1k
James Bethel United States 12 562 0.9× 574 1.0× 479 1.4× 422 1.9× 413 2.5× 38 1.5k
Antonio Vettore Italy 22 738 1.2× 653 1.2× 306 0.9× 208 0.9× 91 0.6× 74 1.3k
Ronggang Huang China 16 499 0.8× 544 1.0× 238 0.7× 186 0.8× 67 0.4× 33 797
Jixian Zhang China 22 666 1.1× 986 1.8× 491 1.4× 305 1.4× 242 1.5× 109 1.9k
Tania Landes France 21 1.4k 2.2× 1.1k 2.0× 328 0.9× 358 1.6× 171 1.0× 64 1.9k
Alberto Guarnieri Italy 21 670 1.1× 579 1.0× 232 0.7× 158 0.7× 77 0.5× 65 1.1k
G. Forlani Italy 18 905 1.4× 812 1.5× 395 1.1× 187 0.8× 183 1.1× 69 1.4k
J. Chris McGlone United States 8 386 0.6× 336 0.6× 365 1.0× 350 1.6× 242 1.5× 13 1.0k
Massimiliano Pepe Italy 21 757 1.2× 530 1.0× 165 0.5× 121 0.5× 107 0.7× 65 1.2k
Fulvio Rinaudo Italy 22 1.3k 2.0× 614 1.1× 283 0.8× 312 1.4× 121 0.7× 150 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Devrim Akça

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Fields of papers citing papers by Devrim Akça

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Devrim Akça

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

All Works

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Akça, Devrim, et al.. (2023). A point cloud filtering method based on anisotropic error model. The Photogrammetric Record. 38(184). 460–497. 6 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim, Armin Gruen, Amin Askarinejad, & Sarah M. Springman. (2020). Photogrammetric monitoring of an artificially generated landslide. Akademik Açık Erişim (Işık Üniversitesi).
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Askarinejad, Amin, Devrim Akça, & Sarah M. Springman. (2018). Precursors of instability in a natural slope due to rainfall: a full-scale experiment. Landslides. 15(9). 1745–1759. 64 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim, Efstratios Stylianidis, Daniela Poli, et al.. (2016). VOLUMETRIC FOREST CHANGE DETECTION THROUGH VHR SATELLITE IMAGERY. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLI-B8. 1213–1220. 1 indexed citations
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Avşar, Özgür, Devrim Akça, & Orhan Altan. (2014). Photogrammetric Deformation Monitoring of the Second Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XL-5. 71–76. 10 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim, et al.. (2013). Total Least Squares Registration of 3D Surfaces. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. II-5/W2. 25–30. 2 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim. (2012). 3D modeling of cultural heritage objects with a structured light system. DSpace - Isik (Işık University). 12. 139–152. 19 indexed citations
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Yoshimura, Mitsunori, et al.. (2012). A Study on Accuracy Investigation of Point Clouds Generated by the Mobile Mapping System (MMS). Journal of the Japan society of photogrammetry and remote sensing. 51(4). 186–200. 1 indexed citations
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Seybold, H. J., Péter Molnár, Devrim Akça, et al.. (2010). Topography of inland deltas: Observations, modeling, and experiments. Geophysical Research Letters. 37(8). 8 indexed citations
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Gruen, Armin & Devrim Akça. (2008). Evaluation of the metric performance of mobile phone cameras. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 1 indexed citations
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Grün, Armin & Devrim Akça. (2008). Metric accurac testing with mobile phone cameras. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 729–736. 1 indexed citations
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Grün, Armin & Devrim Akça. (2007). Calibration and accuracy testing of mobile phone cameras. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 2. 1171–1177. 1 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim, et al.. (2007). High definition 3D-scanning of arts objects and paintings. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 2. 50–58. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Li, et al.. (2006). Tests and performance evaluation of DMC images and new methods for their processing. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 67–74. 11 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim. (2006). Matching of 3D surfaces and their intensities. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 62(2). 112–121. 54 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim, et al.. (2006). 3D modeling of the Weary Herakles statue with a coded structured light system. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 36. 14–19. 17 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim & Armin Gruen. (2005). A flexible mathematical model for matching of 3D surfaces and attributes. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5665. 184–184. 4 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim & Armin Grün. (2003). Re-sequencing a historical palm leaf manuscript with boundary-based shape descriptors. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 2 indexed citations
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Akça, Devrim. (2003). Generalized Procrustes analysis and its applications in photogrammetry. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 40 indexed citations

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