Gary J. Sullivan

31.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
106 papers, 22.3k citations indexed

About

Gary J. Sullivan is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary J. Sullivan has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 22.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 63 papers in Signal Processing and 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Gary J. Sullivan's work include Video Coding and Compression Technologies (61 papers), Advanced Data Compression Techniques (52 papers) and Advanced Vision and Imaging (35 papers). Gary J. Sullivan is often cited by papers focused on Video Coding and Compression Technologies (61 papers), Advanced Data Compression Techniques (52 papers) and Advanced Vision and Imaging (35 papers). Gary J. Sullivan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Gary J. Sullivan's co-authors include Thomas Wiegand, Jens-Rainer Ohm, Thomas Wiegand, Ajay Luthra, Woo-Jin Han, Gisle Bjøntegaard, Heiko Schwarz, F. Kossentini, Anthony Joch and Thiow Keng Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and IEEE Transactions on Image Processing.

In The Last Decade

Gary J. Sullivan

102 papers receiving 21.2k citations

Hit Papers

Overview of the High Efficiency Video Codin... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2012 2003 2003 1998 2021 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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 High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Standard
    2012 5.8k citations Gary J. Sullivan, Jens-Rainer Ohm et al. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology profile →
  2. 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 →
  3. Rate-constrained coder control and comparison of video coding standards
    2003 2.6k citations Thomas Wiegand, Heiko Schwarz et al. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology profile →
  4. Rate-distortion optimization for video compression
    1998 1.2k citations Gary J. Sullivan, Thomas Wiegand profile →
  5. Overview of the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) Standard and its Applications
    2021 922 citations Benjamin Bross, Yan Ye et al. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology profile →
  6. Comparison of the Coding Efficiency of Video Coding Standards—Including High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
    2012 920 citations Jens-Rainer Ohm, Gary J. Sullivan et al. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology profile →
  7. Overview of the Stereo and Multiview Video Coding Extensions of the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Standard
    2011 409 citations Thomas Wiegand, Gary J. Sullivan et al. profile →
  8. High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
    2014 312 citations Vivienne Sze, Madhukar Budagavi et al. profile →
  9. Standardized Extensions of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
    2013 282 citations Gary J. Sullivan, Jens-Rainer Ohm et al. profile →
  10. Developments in International Video Coding Standardization After AVC, With an Overview of Versatile Video Coding (VVC)
    2021 260 citations Benjamin Bross, Jens-Rainer Ohm et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary J. Sullivan United States 39 20.1k 17.0k 1.6k 1.2k 1.1k 106 22.3k
Thomas Wiegand Germany 55 20.2k 1.0× 17.8k 1.0× 2.8k 1.7× 2.7k 2.2× 1.6k 1.4× 344 24.1k
Gisle Bjøntegaard United States 8 10.1k 0.5× 8.8k 0.5× 832 0.5× 593 0.5× 554 0.5× 13 10.9k
A. Murat Tekalp United States 51 8.6k 0.4× 2.7k 0.2× 519 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 627 0.6× 396 10.1k
Liang‐Gee Chen Taiwan 45 6.4k 0.3× 4.9k 0.3× 936 0.6× 368 0.3× 251 0.2× 471 7.6k
Philip A. Chou United States 38 3.4k 0.2× 1.5k 0.1× 2.3k 1.4× 4.0k 3.2× 398 0.4× 175 7.8k
Ce Zhu China 46 5.2k 0.3× 2.2k 0.1× 360 0.2× 284 0.2× 60 0.1× 328 7.2k
Min Wu United States 45 5.6k 0.3× 1.1k 0.1× 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 68 0.1× 292 8.2k
Debin Zhao China 43 6.6k 0.3× 2.4k 0.1× 546 0.3× 204 0.2× 65 0.1× 349 8.0k
Cormac Herley United States 30 1.8k 0.1× 2.9k 0.2× 253 0.2× 917 0.7× 752 0.7× 101 5.6k
Ahmed H. Tewfik United States 37 3.6k 0.2× 1.5k 0.1× 1.1k 0.7× 821 0.7× 59 0.1× 432 6.5k

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All Works

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Bross, Benjamin, M Wien, Jens-Rainer Ohm, Gary J. Sullivan, & Yan Ye. (2022). Update on the emerging versatile video coding (VVC) standard and its applications. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 124–125. 4 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gary J.. (2020). Versatile Video Coding (VVC) Arrives. 1–1. 34 indexed citations
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Bross, Benjamin, Kenneth Andersson, Jani Lainema, et al.. (2019). General Video Coding Technology in Responses to the Joint Call for Proposals on Video Compression With Capability Beyond HEVC. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 30(5). 1226–1240. 38 indexed citations
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Tan, Thiow Keng, Marta Mrak, Naeem Ramzan, et al.. (2015). Video Quality Evaluation Methodology and Verification Testing of HEVC Compression Performance. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 26(1). 76–90. 128 indexed citations
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Sze, Vivienne, Madhukar Budagavi, & Gary J. Sullivan. (2014). High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC): Algorithms and Architectures. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 114 indexed citations
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Wang, Qifei, Jin Li, Gary J. Sullivan, & Ming–Ting Sun. (2011). Reduced-complexity search for video coding geometry partitions using texture and depth data. 1–4. 5 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gary J.. (2009). Standards-based approaches to 3D and multiview video coding. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7443. 74430Q–74430Q. 6 indexed citations
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Winston, Mark, et al.. (2009). Workplace-based assessment: survey of psychiatric trainees in Wales. Psychiatric Bulletin. 33(12). 468–474. 24 indexed citations
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Tu, Chengjie, Sridhar Srinivasan, Gary J. Sullivan, S.L. Regunathan, & H.S. Malvar. (2008). Low-complexity hierarchical lapped transform for lossy-to-lossless image coding in JPEG XR / HD Photo. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7073. 70730C–70730C. 33 indexed citations
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Smith, Shubuladè, David Yeomans, Chris Bushe, et al.. (2007). A well-being programme in severe mental illness. Baseline findings in a UK cohort. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 61(12). 1971–1978. 49 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gary J.. (2005). The H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video coding standard and its deployment status. 76–76. 7 indexed citations
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Joch, Anthony, F. Kossentini, Heiko Schwarz, Thomas Wiegand, & Gary J. Sullivan. (2003). Performance comparison of video coding standards using Lagrangian coder control. Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing. 2. II–501. 68 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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Sullivan, Gary J., Thomas Wiegand, & Thomas Stockhammer. (2001). Using the Draft H.26L Video Coding Standard for Mobile applications. 7 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gary J., et al.. (1997). Is carbamazepine a potential drug of abuse?. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 11(1). 93–94. 10 indexed citations
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Allison, M C, et al.. (1996). Psychiatric Disorder and Outcome in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Psychosomatics. 37(2). 155–160. 46 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gary J.. (1993). Multi-hypothesis motion compensation for low bit-rate video coding. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing. 437–440 vol.5. 65 indexed citations
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Baker, R. L., et al.. (1992). Recursive optimal pruning with applications to tree structured vector quantizers. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 1(2). 162–169. 21 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gary J., et al.. (1987). Recognition of Proprietary Interests in Software in Korea: Programming for Comprehensive Reform. Michigan Journal of International Law. 8(1). 49–69. 1 indexed citations

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