Dirk Schulz

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
105 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Dirk Schulz is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Schulz has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 38 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dirk Schulz's work include Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (45 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (34 papers) and Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods (19 papers). Dirk Schulz is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (45 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (34 papers) and Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods (19 papers). Dirk Schulz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Greece. Dirk Schulz's co-authors include Wolfram Burgard, Armin B. Cremers, D. Fox, Dirk Hähnel, Dieter Fox, Sebastian Thrun, Jeffrey Hightower, Lin Liao, Gerhard Lakemeyer and G. Borriello and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, Artificial Intelligence and The International Journal of Robotics Research.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Schulz

102 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Experiences with an interactive museum tour-guide robot

1999 590 citations Wolfram Burgard, Armin B. Cremers et al. Artificial Intelligence profile →
Bayesian filtering for location estimation

2003 519 citations D. Fox, Jeffrey Hightower et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dirk Schulz Germany	27	2.5k	1.7k	1.2k	911	869	105	4.8k
Armin B. Cremers Germany	27	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	775 0.9×	384 0.4×	149	4.6k
Patric Jensfelt Sweden	40	2.9k 1.2×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	911 1.0×	645 0.7×	148	4.6k
Nicholas Roy United States	36	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	287 0.3×	85	4.9k
Nicholas Roy United States	36	2.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	658 0.7×	523 0.6×	95	4.3k
Gregory Dudek Canada	37	2.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.4×	767 0.6×	628 0.7×	769 0.9×	269	5.4k
A. Howard United States	17	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	788 0.6×	914 1.0×	504 0.6×	28	3.6k
Alberto Sanfeliu Spain	33	2.7k 1.1×	943 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	436 0.5×	266 0.3×	200	4.1k
David Hsu Singapore	40	3.1k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.8×	158 0.2×	111	5.9k
Αντώνιος Γαστεράτος Greece	33	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	457 0.4×	439 0.5×	521 0.6×	236	4.5k
Alessandro Saffiotti Sweden	33	2.0k 0.8×	848 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	205 0.2×	178	4.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schulz, Dirk, et al.. (2016). Sequential distance dependent Chinese Restaurant Processes for motion segmentation of 3D LIDAR data. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 758–765. 1 indexed citations

Schulz, Dirk, et al.. (2015). Monte Carlo based distance dependent Chinese restaurant process for segmentation of 3D LIDAR data using motion and spatial features. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 112–118. 1 indexed citations

Brunner, Michael, et al.. (2013). Hierarchical rough terrain motion planning using an optimal sampling-based method. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 5539–5544. 51 indexed citations

Schrey, Silvia D., Eric M. Erkenbrack, Dirk Schulz, et al.. (2012). Production of fungal and bacterial growth modulating secondary metabolites is widespread among mycorrhiza-associated streptomycetes. BMC Microbiology. 12(1). 164–164. 73 indexed citations

Schulz, Dirk, Jonny Nachtigall, Ulf Geisen, et al.. (2012). Silvalactam, a 24-membered macrolactam antibiotic produced by Streptomyces sp. Tü 6392. The Journal of Antibiotics. 65(7). 369–372. 21 indexed citations

Schulz, Dirk, et al.. (2011). Abenquines A–D: aminoquinone derivatives produced by Streptomyces sp. strain DB634. The Journal of Antibiotics. 64(12). 763–768. 58 indexed citations

Schulz, Dirk, et al.. (2010). Coordinated navigation for multi-robot systems with additional constraints. Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems. 1511–1512. 1 indexed citations

Nachtigall, Jonny, Dirk Schulz, Winfried Beil, Roderich D. Süßmuth, & Hans‐Peter Fiedler. (2010). Aranciamycin anhydride, a new anthracycline-type antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces sp. Tü 6384. The Journal of Antibiotics. 63(7). 397–399. 7 indexed citations

Frintrop, Simone, et al.. (2009). Visual Person Tracking Using a Cognitive Observation Model. Nursing times. 71(45). 1780–1. 5 indexed citations

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Schulz, Dirk, et al.. (2008). Data fusion for person identification in people tracking. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–8. 1 indexed citations

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Vincent, Régis, Dieter Fox, Jonathan Ko, et al.. (2008). Distributed multirobot exploration, mapping, and task allocation. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. 52(2-4). 229–255. 32 indexed citations

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Schulz, Dirk, et al.. (2007). Accompanying persons with a mobile robot using motion prediction and probabilistic roadmaps. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1260–1265. 33 indexed citations

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Schulz, Dirk, Dieter Fox, & Jeffrey Hightower. (2003). People tracking with anonymous and ID-sensors using Rao-Blackwellised particle filters. International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 921–926. 100 indexed citations

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Schulz, Dirk & Wolfram Burgard. (2001). Probabilistic state estimation of dynamic objects with a moving mobile robot. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 34(2-3). 107–115. 26 indexed citations

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Schulz, Dirk, Wolfram Burgard, & Armin B. Cremers. (2000). State Estimation Techniques for 3D Visualizations of Web-based Tele-operated Mobile Robots.. FreiDok plus (Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg). 14. 16–22. 1 indexed citations

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Thrun, Sebastian, Michael Beetz, Maren Bennewitz, et al.. (2000). Probabilistic Algorithms and the Interactive Museum Tour-Guide Robot Minerva. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 19(11). 972–999. 356 indexed citations

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Trahanias, Panos, Antonis Argyros, Dimitris P. Tsakiris, et al.. (2000). TOURBOT - Interactive Museum Telepresence Through Robotic Avatars Project Presentation and Prospects. DSpace - NTUA (National Technical University of Athens). 2 indexed citations

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Burgard, Wolfram, Armin B. Cremers, Dieter Fox, et al.. (1999). Experiences with an interactive museum tour-guide robot. Artificial Intelligence. 114(1-2). 3–55. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burgard, Wolfram, Armin B. Cremers, Dieter Fox, et al.. (1998). The interactive museum tour-guide robot. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 11–18. 341 indexed citations

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Haas, Guido, Uwe Geier, Dirk Schulz, & Ulrich Köpke. (1995). Vergleich Konventioneller und Organischer Landbau - Teil II: Klimarele¬vante Kohlendioxid-Senken von Pflanzen und Boden. BMJ Case Reports. 2014. 5 indexed citations

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