Max Wardetzky

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Max Wardetzky is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Max Wardetzky has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Computational Mechanics, 23 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and 7 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Max Wardetzky's work include 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (21 papers), Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (16 papers). Max Wardetzky is often cited by papers focused on 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (21 papers), Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (16 papers). Max Wardetzky collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Max Wardetzky's co-authors include Eitan Grinspun, Miklós Bergou, Keenan Crane, Basile Audoly, Stephen B. Robinson, Etienne Vouga, Marc Alexa, Felix Kälberer, Konrad Polthier and Klaus Hildebrandt and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Computational Physics and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Max Wardetzky

41 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Discrete elastic rods 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2013 100 200 300 400
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. Discrete elastic rods
    2008 402 citations Miklós Bergou, Max Wardetzky et al. ACM Transactions on Graphics profile →
  2. Geodesics in heat
    2013 279 citations Keenan Crane, Max Wardetzky et al. ACM Transactions on Graphics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Max Wardetzky Germany 25 1.5k 1.1k 530 401 386 41 2.5k
Etienne Vouga United States 24 897 0.6× 593 0.5× 430 0.8× 688 1.7× 320 0.8× 52 2.1k
Takashi Maekawa Japan 30 1.7k 1.1× 833 0.7× 579 1.1× 518 1.3× 205 0.5× 81 2.7k
Chenfanfu Jiang United States 33 2.4k 1.6× 1.1k 1.0× 451 0.9× 224 0.6× 459 1.2× 117 3.6k
Keenan Crane United States 29 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 771 1.5× 382 1.0× 197 0.5× 56 2.7k
David E. Breen United States 28 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 2.1× 218 0.5× 240 0.6× 116 2.8k
Joseph Teran United States 36 3.0k 2.0× 1.5k 1.3× 514 1.0× 225 0.6× 610 1.6× 66 4.1k
Matthias Müller United Kingdom 25 2.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 640 1.2× 196 0.5× 792 2.1× 43 2.9k
Eftychios Sifakis United States 29 1.8k 1.2× 976 0.9× 824 1.6× 117 0.3× 698 1.8× 64 2.9k
Nuttapong Chentanez United Kingdom 27 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 489 0.9× 174 0.4× 658 1.7× 48 2.3k
Andrew Selle United States 25 2.0k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 811 1.5× 95 0.2× 424 1.1× 37 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Max Wardetzky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Max Wardetzky

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schwarz, Simon, Anja Sturm, & Max Wardetzky. (2024). Heat Kernel Asymptotics for Scaling Limits of Isoradial Graphs. Potential Analysis. 63(1). 57–76. 1 indexed citations
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Gopalakrishnan, Jay, et al.. (2023). Analysis of curvature approximations via covariant curl and incompatibility for Regge metrics. PDXScholar (Portland State University). 9. 151–195. 3 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Simon, Michael Herrmann, Anja Sturm, & Max Wardetzky. (2023). Efficient Random Walks on Riemannian Manifolds. Foundations of Computational Mathematics. 25(1). 145–161. 2 indexed citations
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Linn, Joachim, et al.. (2022). Construction of discrete shell models by geometric finite differences. Publication Server of Kaiserslautern University of Technology (Kaiserslautern University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Wardetzky, Max, et al.. (2020). A Simple Discretization of the Vector Dirichlet Energy. Computer Graphics Forum. 39(5). 81–92. 6 indexed citations
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Sageman‐Furnas, Andrew O., et al.. (2018). Topology Counts: Force Distributions in Circular Spring Networks. Physical Review Letters. 120(6). 68001–68001. 3 indexed citations
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Crane, Keenan & Max Wardetzky. (2017). A Glimpse into Discrete Differential Geometry. Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 64(10). 1153–1159. 28 indexed citations
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Azencot, Omri, Orestis Vantzos, Max Wardetzky, Martin Rumpf, & Mirela Ben‐Chen. (2015). Functional thin films on surfaces. 137–146. 24 indexed citations
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Rumpf, Martin & Max Wardetzky. (2014). Geometry processing from an elastic perspective. GAMM-Mitteilungen. 37(2). 184–216. 3 indexed citations
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Azencot, Omri, et al.. (2014). Functional Fluids on Surfaces. Computer Graphics Forum. 33(5). 237–246. 25 indexed citations
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Crane, Keenan, et al.. (2013). Geodesics in heat: A new approach to computing distance based on heat flow. arXiv (Cornell University). 32(5). 152. 202 indexed citations
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Audoly, Basile, Nicolas Clauvelin, P.‐T. Brun, et al.. (2013). A discrete geometric approach for simulating the dynamics of thin viscous threads. Journal of Computational Physics. 253. 18–49. 46 indexed citations
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Rumpf, Martin, et al.. (2012). Time‐Discrete Geodesics in the Space of Shells. Computer Graphics Forum. 31(5). 1755–1764. 46 indexed citations
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Bergou, Miklós, Basile Audoly, Etienne Vouga, Max Wardetzky, & Eitan Grinspun. (2010). Discrete viscous threads. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 29(4). 1–10. 220 indexed citations
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Bergou, Miklós, Basile Audoly, Etienne Vouga, Max Wardetzky, & Eitan Grinspun. (2010). Discrete viscous threads. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 29(4). 1–1. 7 indexed citations
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Bergou, Miklós, Basile Audoly, Etienne Vouga, Max Wardetzky, & Eitan Grinspun. (2010). Discrete viscous threads. 1–10. 29 indexed citations
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Bauer, Ulrich, Carola‐Bibiane Schönlieb, Max Wardetzky, et al.. (2010). Total Variation Meets Topological Persistence: A First Encounter. AIP conference proceedings. 1022–1026. 4 indexed citations
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Wardetzky, Max, et al.. (2008). Discrete Laplace operators. 1–5. 66 indexed citations
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Garg, Akash, Eitan Grinspun, Max Wardetzky, & Denis Zorin. (2007). Cubic shells. 91–98. 28 indexed citations
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Kälberer, Felix, et al.. (2005). FreeLence ‐ Coding with Free Valences. Computer Graphics Forum. 24(3). 469–478. 35 indexed citations

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