Frank Losasso

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Frank Losasso is a scholar working on Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Computational Mechanics and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Losasso has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, 16 papers in Computational Mechanics and 6 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Frank Losasso's work include Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (17 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (8 papers) and Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (7 papers). Frank Losasso is often cited by papers focused on Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (17 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (8 papers) and Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (7 papers). Frank Losasso collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Frank Losasso's co-authors include Ronald Fedkiw, Scott Schaefer, Joe Warren, Ron Fedkiw, Frédéric Gibou, Tao Ju, Hugues Hoppe, Andrew Selle, Eran Guendelman and Stanley Osher and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Graphics, Computers & Structures and IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.

In The Last Decade

Frank Losasso

19 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

  1. Dual contouring of hermite data
    2002 439 citations Tao Ju, Frank Losasso et al. profile →
  2. Simulating water and smoke with an octree data structure
    2004 430 citations Frank Losasso, Frédéric Gibou et al. ACM Transactions on Graphics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Losasso United States 19 2.1k 2.0k 768 153 98 19 2.9k
Olivier Devillers France 22 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 789 1.0× 60 0.4× 39 0.4× 129 2.3k
Hans Hagen Germany 24 819 0.4× 717 0.4× 597 0.8× 65 0.4× 57 0.6× 133 1.7k
Andrew Selle United States 25 2.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 811 1.1× 424 2.8× 87 0.9× 37 3.0k
Barry Joe Canada 20 854 0.4× 955 0.5× 260 0.3× 43 0.3× 35 0.4× 37 1.5k
Thomas Lewiner Brazil 20 638 0.3× 566 0.3× 673 0.9× 57 0.4× 37 0.4× 71 1.4k
Fernando de Goes United States 23 972 0.5× 811 0.4× 425 0.6× 131 0.9× 12 0.1× 44 1.6k
Peter Hedman United States 19 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 2.5k 3.2× 70 0.5× 33 0.3× 30 3.1k
Ken Museth United States 18 802 0.4× 847 0.4× 435 0.6× 76 0.5× 20 0.2× 75 1.4k
Nils Thuerey Germany 23 1.1k 0.5× 744 0.4× 567 0.7× 142 0.9× 73 0.7× 67 1.8k
Alex Evans United Kingdom 7 743 0.3× 986 0.5× 1.6k 2.1× 161 1.1× 45 0.5× 11 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Losasso

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Losasso

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Losasso

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Losasso, Frank, Jerry O. Talton, Nipun Kwatra, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2008). Two-Way Coupled SPH and Particle Level Set Fluid Simulation. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 14(4). 797–804. 181 indexed citations
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Losasso, Frank, Geoffrey Irving, Eran Guendelman, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2006). Melting and burning solids into liquids and gases. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 12(3). 343–352. 71 indexed citations
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Irving, Geoffrey, Eran Guendelman, Frank Losasso, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2006). Efficient simulation of large bodies of water by coupling two and three dimensional techniques. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 25(3). 805–811. 103 indexed citations
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Irving, Geoffrey, Eran Guendelman, Frank Losasso, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2006). Efficient simulation of large bodies of water by coupling two and three dimensional techniques. 805–805. 27 indexed citations
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Losasso, Frank, Tamar Shinar, Andrew Selle, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2006). Multiple interacting liquids. 812–812. 31 indexed citations
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Geiger, Willi, et al.. (2006). So real it'll make you wet. 20–20. 20 indexed citations
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Losasso, Frank, Tamar Shinar, Andrew Selle, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2006). Multiple interacting liquids. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 25(3). 812–819. 194 indexed citations
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Losasso, Frank, Ronald Fedkiw, & Stanley Osher. (2006). Spatially adaptive techniques for level set methods and incompressible flow. Computers & Fluids. 35(10). 995–1010. 203 indexed citations
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Enright, Douglas, Frank Losasso, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2005). A fast and accurate semi-Lagrangian particle level set method. Computers & Structures. 83(6-7). 479–490. 189 indexed citations
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Guendelman, Eran, Andrew Selle, Frank Losasso, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2005). Coupling water and smoke to thin deformable and rigid shells. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 24(3). 973–981. 151 indexed citations
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Guendelman, Eran, Andrew Selle, Frank Losasso, & Ronald Fedkiw. (2005). Coupling water and smoke to thin deformable and rigid shells. 973–981. 42 indexed citations
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Akers, David, Frank Losasso, Jeff Klingner, et al.. (2004). Conveying shape and features with image-based relighting. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 349–354. 57 indexed citations
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Losasso, Frank, Frédéric Gibou, & Ron Fedkiw. (2004). Simulating water and smoke with an octree data structure. 457–462. 117 indexed citations
14.
Losasso, Frank & Hugues Hoppe. (2004). Geometry clipmaps. 769–776. 57 indexed citations
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Losasso, Frank, Frédéric Gibou, & Ron Fedkiw. (2004). Simulating water and smoke with an octree data structure. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 23(3). 457–462. 430 indexed citations breakdown →
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Losasso, Frank & Hugues Hoppe. (2004). Geometry clipmaps. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 23(3). 769–776. 261 indexed citations
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Losasso, Frank, Hugues Hoppe, Scott Schaefer, & Joe Warren. (2003). Smooth geometry images. 138–145. 55 indexed citations
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Ju, Tao, Frank Losasso, Scott Schaefer, & Joe Warren. (2002). Dual contouring of hermite data. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 21(3). 339–346. 255 indexed citations
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Ju, Tao, Frank Losasso, Scott Schaefer, & Joe Warren. (2002). Dual contouring of hermite data. 339–346. 439 indexed citations breakdown →

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