Herbert Freeman

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Herbert Freeman is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Freeman has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 11 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Herbert Freeman's work include Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (10 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (7 papers) and Digital Image Processing Techniques (6 papers). Herbert Freeman is often cited by papers focused on Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (10 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (7 papers) and Digital Image Processing Techniques (6 papers). Herbert Freeman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Herbert Freeman's co-authors include Ruth Shapira, Indranil Chakravarty, John A. Saghri, Shuang Chen, Ivan Selin, Michael Potmesil, Qiuming Zhu and Shuang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Proceedings of the IEEE and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Freeman

47 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

On the Encoding of Arbitrary Geometric Configurations 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 1974 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert Freeman United States 19 2.3k 515 412 319 257 52 3.3k
Theodosios Pavlidis United States 21 2.1k 0.9× 247 0.5× 485 1.2× 303 0.9× 133 0.5× 46 3.2k
Charles R. Dyer United States 33 4.4k 1.9× 1.0k 2.0× 684 1.7× 373 1.2× 161 0.6× 123 5.7k
Robert M. Haralick United States 26 1.5k 0.7× 138 0.3× 661 1.6× 128 0.4× 224 0.9× 109 2.9k
Alvy Ray Smith United States 20 1.3k 0.6× 510 1.0× 240 0.6× 225 0.7× 73 0.3× 33 2.8k
Jorge Stolfi Brazil 22 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 2.8× 267 0.6× 534 1.7× 146 0.6× 74 3.2k
Sven Dickinson Canada 30 3.4k 1.5× 303 0.6× 514 1.2× 783 2.5× 118 0.5× 103 4.2k
Benjamin B. Kimia United States 33 3.4k 1.5× 581 1.1× 236 0.6× 953 3.0× 66 0.3× 112 4.3k
R.T. Chin United States 27 4.0k 1.8× 185 0.4× 341 0.8× 387 1.2× 518 2.0× 80 4.8k
Tien‐Tsin Wong Hong Kong 38 3.4k 1.5× 1.3k 2.6× 261 0.6× 818 2.6× 97 0.4× 193 4.6k
Yoshihisa Shinagawa Japan 20 1.8k 0.8× 971 1.9× 208 0.5× 1.3k 4.0× 102 0.4× 67 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Herbert Freeman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Herbert Freeman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herbert Freeman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Freeman, Herbert. (2002). Software testing. IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine. 12 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert. (2000). Obituary Jean Claude Simon 1924 to 2000. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 22(3). 226–226. 5 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert, et al.. (1992). A rule-based system for dense-map name placement. Communications of the ACM. 35(1). 68–79. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Shuang & Herbert Freeman. (1991). Primary set of characteristic views for 3-D objects. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1570. 352–352.
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Freeman, Herbert. (1988). Machine Vision: Algorithms, Architectures, and Systems. 38 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert, et al.. (1988). An Expert System For Image Segmentation. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 829. 240–240. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Qiuming & Herbert Freeman. (1987). A Symbolic Approach to the Fast Design of Industrial Piping Systems. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert, et al.. (1985). Computer Architectures for Spatially Distributed Data. 9 indexed citations
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Chakravarty, Indranil & Herbert Freeman. (1982). <title>Characteristic Views As A Basis For Three-Dimensional Object Recognition</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 336. 37–45. 93 indexed citations
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Saghri, John A. & Herbert Freeman. (1981). Analysis of the Precision of Generalized Chain Codes for the Representation of Planar Curves. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. PAMI-3(5). 533–539. 60 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert. (1980). Lines, Curves, and the Characterization of Shape.. IFIP Congress. 629–639. 5 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert, et al.. (1980). Tutorial and selected readings in interactive computer graphics. IEEE Computer Society Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Potmesil, Michael & Herbert Freeman. (1980). Implementation of two hidden-line algorithms. Computers & Graphics. 5(1). 31–40. 3 indexed citations
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Shapira, Ruth & Herbert Freeman. (1979). The cyclic order property of vertices as an aid in scene analysis. Communications of the ACM. 22(6). 368–375. 19 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert. (1978). Application of the Generalized Chain Coding Scheme to Map Data Processing.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 16 indexed citations
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Shapira, Ruth & Herbert Freeman. (1977). Reconstruction of curved-surface bodies from a set of imperfect projections. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 628–634. 6 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert. (1976). Computer Graphics and Image Processing.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 57 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert, et al.. (1971). A Procedure for Generating Visible-line of Solids Bounded by Quadric Surfaces.. IFIP Congress. 1120–1125. 15 indexed citations
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Freeman, Herbert. (1957). A synthesis method for multipole control systems. Electrical Engineering. 76(5). 392–392. 5 indexed citations

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