Ken Perlin

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
103 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Ken Perlin is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Perlin has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 41 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 18 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design. Recurrent topics in Ken Perlin's work include Interactive and Immersive Displays (27 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (23 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (20 papers). Ken Perlin is often cited by papers focused on Interactive and Immersive Displays (27 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (23 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (20 papers). Ken Perlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and France. Ken Perlin's co-authors include Athomas Goldberg, Jonathan Tompson, Yann LeCun, Eric M. Hoffert, Jefferson Y. Han, Aaron Hertzmann, Salvatore Paxia, Joel Kollin, Zhenyi He and James D. Hollan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Educational Psychology and ACM Transactions on Graphics.

In The Last Decade

Ken Perlin

95 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

An image synthesizer

1985 1.3k citations Ken Perlin profile →
Real-Time Continuous Pose Recovery of Human Hands Using Convolutional Networks

2014 471 citations Jonathan Tompson, Ken Perlin et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ken Perlin	3.2k	1.8k	1.5k	1.2k	987	103	5.9k
Ivan E. Sutherland	2.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	624 0.5×	368 0.4×	77	7.5k
Maneesh Agrawala	9.5k 2.9×	2.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	744 0.8×	222	13.2k
Shahram Izadi	9.5k 2.9×	1.2k 0.6×	3.9k 2.7×	1.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	158	13.6k
Dieter Schmalstieg	7.8k 2.4×	887 0.5×	4.2k 2.9×	315 0.3×	447 0.5×	398	10.3k
Adam Finkelstein	6.4k 2.0×	3.5k 1.9×	479 0.3×	2.5k 2.1×	423 0.4×	145	9.0k
Philipp Slusallek	2.8k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	228 0.2×	1.4k 1.2×	345 0.3×	246	5.8k
Jessica K. Hodgins	7.8k 2.4×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	6.4k 6.5×	258	13.1k
Mario Botsch	2.0k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	2.8k 2.3×	660 0.7×	158	5.8k
John F. Hughes	3.4k 1.1×	3.4k 1.9×	1.2k 0.8×	3.0k 2.5×	1.0k 1.0×	162	7.2k
Greg Welch	4.3k 1.3×	579 0.3×	3.1k 2.1×	196 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	196	9.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ken Perlin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Perlin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Perlin

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Keru, et al.. (2025). Exploring Tangible and Graphical Interfaces for Large Virtual Object Manipulation. 1–2.

Wang, Keru, et al.. (2025). Robotecture: A Modular Shape-changing Interface Using Actuated Support Beams. 1–11.

Wang, Keru, et al.. (2024). A Collaborative Multimodal XR Physical Design Environment. 1–2. 3 indexed citations

Perlin, Ken, et al.. (2024). New semi-analytical method for fast transcranial ultrasonic field simulation. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 69(9). 95017–95017. 1 indexed citations

Kazi, Rubaiat Habib, et al.. (2024). DrawTalking: Building Interactive Worlds by Sketching and Speaking. 1–25. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Keru, et al.. (2024). Generative Terrain Authoring with Mid-air Hand Sketching in Virtual Reality. 1–10. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Keru, et al.. (2024). “Push-That-There”: Tabletop Multi-robot Object Manipulation via Multimodal 'Object-level Instruction'. Designing Interactive Systems Conference. 2497–2513. 3 indexed citations

Kelly, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Contextual sensory integration training vs. traditional vestibular rehabilitation: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 20(1). 104–104. 3 indexed citations

Lubetzky, Anat V., Jennifer Kelly, Daphna Harel, et al.. (2022). Insight into postural control in unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and vestibular hypofunction. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0276251–e0276251. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Shaoyu, Fábio Miranda, Nivan Ferreira, et al.. (2021). UrbanRama: Navigating Cities in Virtual Reality. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 28(12). 4685–4699. 20 indexed citations

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Perlin, Ken, et al.. (2019). Sound design and reproduction techniques for co-located narrative VR experiences. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 1 indexed citations

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Lubetzky, Anat V., et al.. (2019). Weighting and reweighting of visual input via head mounted display given unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Human Movement Science. 68. 102526–102526. 11 indexed citations

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He, Zhenyi, et al.. (2019). Exploring Configuration of Mixed Reality Spaces for Communication. 1–6. 12 indexed citations

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Lubetzky, Anat V., et al.. (2018). Feasibility and reliability of a virtual reality oculus platform to measure sensory integration for postural control in young adults. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 34(12). 935–950. 19 indexed citations

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Perlin, Ken, et al.. (2018). Chalktalk VR/AR. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 30–31. 7 indexed citations

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Lubetzky, Anat V., et al.. (2018). Control Mechanisms of Static and Dynamic Balance in Adults With and Without Vestibular Dysfunction in Oculus Virtual Environments. PM&R. 10(11). 1223–1223. 12 indexed citations

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Tompson, Jonathan, et al.. (2016). Accelerating Eulerian Fluid Simulation With Convolutional Networks. arXiv (Cornell University). 9 indexed citations

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Lagae, Ares, Sylvain Lefèbvre, Robert L. Cook, et al.. (2010). A Survey of Procedural Noise Functions. Computer Graphics Forum. 29(8). 2579–2600. 107 indexed citations

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Perlin, Ken, et al.. (2004). Physical objects as bidirectional user interface elements. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 24(1). 44–49. 29 indexed citations

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Perlin, Ken & Andruid Kerne. (2001). Collagemachine: a model of interface ecology. 9 indexed citations

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