Li‐Yi Wei

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Li‐Yi Wei is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Li‐Yi Wei has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 58 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and 40 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Li‐Yi Wei's work include Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (54 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (40 papers) and Human Motion and Animation (20 papers). Li‐Yi Wei is often cited by papers focused on Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (54 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (40 papers) and Human Motion and Animation (20 papers). Li‐Yi Wei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Li‐Yi Wei's co-authors include Marc Levoy, Baining Guo, Sylvain Lefèbvre, Kun Zhou, Chongyang Ma, Vivek Kwatra, Qi Sun, Heung‐Yeung Shum, Greg Turk and Arie Kaufman and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Graphics, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics and Computer Graphics Forum.

In The Last Decade

Li‐Yi Wei

98 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Fast texture synthesis using tree-structured vector quant... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 250 500 750
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. Fast texture synthesis using tree-structured vector quantization
    2000 925 citations Li‐Yi Wei, Marc Levoy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Li‐Yi Wei United States 36 2.7k 2.4k 1.7k 408 272 102 4.4k
Steve Marschner United States 35 1.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 315 0.8× 236 0.9× 102 4.0k
Daniele Panozzo United States 39 1.0k 0.4× 2.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 317 0.8× 312 1.1× 135 4.4k
Wolfgang Straßer Germany 35 2.9k 1.1× 2.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 194 0.5× 423 1.6× 200 5.5k
Chiew‐Lan Tai Hong Kong 32 2.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 245 0.6× 403 1.5× 89 4.5k
Andrea Tagliasacchi Canada 32 2.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 323 0.8× 456 1.7× 70 4.2k
Yoshihisa Shinagawa Japan 20 1.8k 0.7× 971 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 116 0.3× 268 1.0× 67 3.1k
Ayellet Tal Israel 38 5.5k 2.0× 2.1k 0.9× 2.5k 1.4× 332 0.8× 248 0.9× 120 7.5k
Enrico Gobbetti Italy 30 2.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 885 0.5× 308 0.8× 143 0.5× 238 3.5k
Tien‐Tsin Wong Hong Kong 38 3.4k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 818 0.5× 153 0.4× 230 0.8× 193 4.6k
Evangelos Kalogerakis United States 28 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 222 0.5× 345 1.3× 56 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Li‐Yi Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li‐Yi Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li‐Yi Wei

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tang, Zhi, Ming‐Zhe Zhao, Li‐Yi Wei, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms and Implications of Phosphate Retention in Soils: Insights from Batch Adsorption Experiments and Geochemical Modeling. Water. 17(7). 998–998. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi, et al.. (2024). Compositional Neural Textures. 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi, et al.. (2024). Ciallo: GPU-Accelerated Rendering of Vector Brush Strokes. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Saquib, Nazmus, Zhutian Chen, Rubaiat Habib Kazi, et al.. (2022). PoseCoach: A Customizable Analysis and Visualization System for Video-Based Running Coaching. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 30(7). 3180–3195. 11 indexed citations
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Saquib, Nazmus, Rubaiat Habib Kazi, Li‐Yi Wei, Gloria Mark, & Deb Roy. (2021). Constructing Embodied Algebra by Sketching. 1–16. 10 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi, et al.. (2019). Virtual fire drill system supporting co-located collaboration. Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware. 1(3). 290–302. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Qi, Li‐Yi Wei, & Arie Kaufman. (2016). Mapping virtual and physical reality. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 35(4). 1–12. 91 indexed citations
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Hu, Liwen, Chongyang Ma, Linjie Luo, Li‐Yi Wei, & Hao Li. (2014). Capturing braided hairstyles. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 33(6). 1–9. 37 indexed citations
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Xing, Jun, Hsiang‐Ting Chen, & Li‐Yi Wei. (2014). Autocomplete painting repetitions. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 33(6). 1–11. 37 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi, Bin Wang, Yusu Wang, et al.. (2013). Bilateral blue noise sampling. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 32(6). 1–11. 53 indexed citations
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Ebeida, Mohamed S., et al.. (2013). Improving spatial coverage while preserving the blue noise of point sets. Computer-Aided Design. 46. 25–36. 9 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi & Rui Wang. (2011). Differential domain analysis for non-uniform sampling. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 1–10. 42 indexed citations
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Chu, Nelson S.-H., William Baxter, Li‐Yi Wei, & Naga K. Govindaraju. (2010). Detail-preserving paint modeling for 3D brushes. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 27–34. 37 indexed citations
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Li, Hongwei, Li‐Yi Wei, Pedro V. Sander, & Chi‐Wing Fu. (2010). Anisotropic blue noise sampling. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 29(6). 1–12. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Hongwei, Li‐Yi Wei, Pedro V. Sander, & Chi‐Wing Fu. (2010). Anisotropic blue noise sampling. 1–1. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Chongyang, Li‐Yi Wei, Baining Guo, & Kun Zhou. (2009). Motion field texture synthesis. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 28(5). 1–8. 27 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi. (2008). Parallel Poisson disk sampling. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 27(3). 1–9. 103 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi, et al.. (2008). Inverse texture synthesis. 1–9. 22 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi. (2005). A Crash Course on Programmable Graphics Hardware. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Li‐Yi & Marc Levoy. (2000). Fast texture synthesis using tree-structured vector quantization. 479–488. 925 indexed citations breakdown →

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