Helmut Pottmann

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
215 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Helmut Pottmann is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Pottmann has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Computational Mechanics, 103 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and 39 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Helmut Pottmann's work include Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (125 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (88 papers) and Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (71 papers). Helmut Pottmann is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (125 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (88 papers) and Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (71 papers). Helmut Pottmann collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Saudi Arabia and United States. Helmut Pottmann's co-authors include Johannes Wallner, Niloy J. Mitra, Johannes Wallner, Michael Höfer, Wenping Wang, Yang Liu, Martin Kilian, Martín Peternell, Leonidas Guibas and Stefan Leopoldseder and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Graphics, International Journal of Computer Vision and IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Pottmann

208 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Computational Line Geometry 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Pottmann Austria 50 5.0k 3.1k 2.3k 1.5k 1.0k 215 8.2k
Leif Kobbelt Germany 57 6.7k 1.4× 6.3k 2.0× 4.3k 1.9× 569 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 264 11.0k
Alla Sheffer Canada 50 5.9k 1.2× 4.8k 1.6× 3.2k 1.4× 353 0.2× 952 0.9× 137 8.0k
Denis Zorin United States 47 5.0k 1.0× 4.0k 1.3× 1.5k 0.6× 788 0.5× 235 0.2× 161 7.3k
Eitan Grinspun United States 50 4.1k 0.8× 3.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 913 0.6× 162 0.2× 133 7.1k
Wayne Tiller United States 24 5.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 221 0.2× 42 7.4k
Marc Alexa Germany 43 5.6k 1.1× 4.7k 1.5× 4.7k 2.0× 292 0.2× 918 0.9× 180 9.3k
Thomas W. Sederberg United States 39 7.8k 1.6× 4.3k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 131 0.1× 99 9.7k
Tony DeRose United States 36 6.0k 1.2× 5.6k 1.8× 4.2k 1.8× 574 0.4× 913 0.9× 56 10.2k
Greg Turk United States 51 6.2k 1.3× 6.9k 2.2× 5.8k 2.5× 333 0.2× 736 0.7× 128 11.7k
Bruno Lévy France 34 4.5k 0.9× 4.2k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 279 0.2× 265 0.3× 98 6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Pottmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pottmann, Helmut, et al.. (2024). Computational design of asymptotic geodesic hybrid gridshells via propagation algorithms. Computer-Aided Design. 178. 103800–103800.
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Lyakhov, Dmitry, et al.. (2023). Flexible Kokotsakis Meshes with Skew Faces: Generalization of the Orthodiagonal Involutive Type. Computer-Aided Design. 168. 103669–103669. 4 indexed citations
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Dörfler, Kathrin, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, et al.. (2023). Advances in Architectural Geometry 2023. 5 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut, et al.. (2019). Discretizations of Surfaces with Constant Ratio of Principal Curvatures. Discrete & Computational Geometry. 63(3). 670–704. 13 indexed citations
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Bo, Pengbo, Michael Bartoň, & Helmut Pottmann. (2017). Automatic fitting of conical envelopes to free-form surfaces for flank CNC machining. Computer-Aided Design. 91. 84–94. 37 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut, et al.. (2013). Smooth surfaces from bilinear patches: Discrete affine minimal surfaces. Computer Aided Geometric Design. 30(5). 476–489. 13 indexed citations
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Deng, Bailin, Helmut Pottmann, & Johannes Wallner. (2011). Functional webs for freeform architecture. Computer Graphics Forum. 30(5). 1369–1378. 22 indexed citations
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Odehnal, Boris, et al.. (2006). Equiform kinematics and the geometry of line elements.. 47(2). 567–582. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenping & Helmut Pottmann. (2006). Fitting B-Spline Curves to Point Clouds by Squared Distance Minimization. 1–1. 41 indexed citations
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Peternell, Martín & Helmut Pottmann. (2002). Approximation in the space of planes-Applications to geometric modeling and reverse engineering. Hispana. 96(2). 243–256. 6 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut, et al.. (2000). On piecewise linear approximation of quadratic functions.. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 4(1). 31–53. 12 indexed citations
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Wallner, Johannes & Helmut Pottmann. (2000). On the Geometry of Sculptured Surface Machining. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut, et al.. (1998). Approximation by Profile Surfaces. 2 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut. (1997). General offset surfaces. Neural, Parallel & Scientific Computations archive. 5(1). 55–80. 17 indexed citations
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Peternell, Martín & Helmut Pottmann. (1997). Computing Rational Parametrizations of Canal Surfaces. Journal of Symbolic Computation. 23(2-3). 255–266. 90 indexed citations
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Farouki, Rida T. & Helmut Pottmann. (1994). Polynomial and Rational Pythagorean-Hodograph Curves Reconciled. 355–378. 15 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut. (1994). Applications of the dual Be´zier representation of rational curves and surfaces. 377–384. 7 indexed citations
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Wagner, Michael & Helmut Pottmann. (1994). Symmetric Tchebycheffian B-spline schemes. 483–490. 6 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut, et al.. (1989). Ebene konvexe Affinzwangläufe. Časopis pro pěstování matematiky. 114(3). 279–288. 1 indexed citations
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Pottmann, Helmut. (1984). Spezielle äquiforme Zwangläufe. 29(3). 225–232. 1 indexed citations

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