Michael Ashikhmin

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Ashikhmin is a scholar working on Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Ashikhmin has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, 17 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 11 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Michael Ashikhmin's work include Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (22 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (10 papers) and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (8 papers). Michael Ashikhmin is often cited by papers focused on Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (22 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (10 papers) and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (8 papers). Michael Ashikhmin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Michael Ashikhmin's co-authors include Tomihisa F. Welsh, Klaus Mueller, Peter Shirley, Steve Marschner, Simon Premože, Ravi Ramamoorthi, Shree K. Nayar, Jerry Tessendorf, Erik Reinhard and Michael Stark and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Graphics, Computer Graphics Forum and IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications.

In The Last Decade

Michael Ashikhmin

28 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

  1. Transferring color to greyscale images
    2002 493 citations Tomihisa F. Welsh, Michael Ashikhmin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Ashikhmin United States 19 2.0k 1.0k 494 333 321 28 2.5k
Abhijeet Ghosh United States 27 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 610 1.2× 243 0.7× 380 1.2× 91 2.2k
Sumanta Pattanaik United States 23 2.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 498 1.0× 400 1.2× 727 2.3× 92 3.0k
Philippe Bekaert Belgium 25 2.8k 1.4× 817 0.8× 402 0.8× 1.1k 3.2× 230 0.7× 132 3.4k
Hendrik P. A. Lensch Germany 31 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 693 1.4× 413 1.2× 276 0.9× 142 3.0k
Matt Pharr United States 13 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 721 1.5× 151 0.5× 134 0.4× 29 2.6k
Bruce Walter United States 30 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.7× 747 1.5× 138 0.4× 265 0.8× 75 2.8k
Kalyan Sunkavalli United States 35 3.4k 1.6× 1.5k 1.5× 781 1.6× 220 0.7× 198 0.6× 77 3.8k
Derek Nowrouzezahrai Canada 30 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.6× 1.0k 2.1× 240 0.7× 121 0.4× 113 3.0k
Chris Tchou United States 16 1.3k 0.6× 990 1.0× 422 0.9× 113 0.3× 178 0.6× 21 1.7k
Michel Gangnet France 11 2.6k 1.3× 824 0.8× 423 0.9× 327 1.0× 82 0.3× 18 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Ashikhmin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Ashikhmin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Ashikhmin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Ashikhmin 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 Michael Ashikhmin. Michael Ashikhmin 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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Marschner, Steve, Peter Shirley, Michael Ashikhmin, et al.. (2021). Fundamentals of Computer Graphics. 9 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael, et al.. (2009). GPU-based Conformal Flow on Surfaces. Communications in Information and Systems. 9(2). 197–212. 7 indexed citations
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Morley, R. Keith, Solomon Boulos, David Edwards, et al.. (2006). Image synthesis using adjoint photons. Graphics Interface. 179–186. 5 indexed citations
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Shirley, Peter, Michael Ashikhmin, & Steve Marschner. (2005). Fundamentals of Computer Graphics. 55 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael, et al.. (2005). A lighting model for general participating media. 117–124. 14 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael. (2004). Image-space silhouettes for unprocessed models. Graphics Interface. 195–202. 4 indexed citations
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Premože, Simon, Michael Ashikhmin, Jerry Tessendorf, Ravi Ramamoorthi, & Shree K. Nayar. (2004). Practical Rendering of Multiple Scattering Effects in Participating Media. Eurographics. 363–374. 61 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael, Simon Premože, Ravi Ramamoorthi, & Shree K. Nayar. (2004). Blurring of Light Due to Multiple Scattering by the Medium: A Path Integral Approach. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 8 indexed citations
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Reinhard, Erik, Peter Shirley, Michael Ashikhmin, & Tom Trościanko. (2004). Second order image statistics in computer graphics. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 99–106. 25 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael. (2003). Fast texture transfer. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 23(4). 38–43. 70 indexed citations
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Premože, Simon, Michael Ashikhmin, & Peter Shirley. (2003). Path integration for light transport in volumes. 52–63. 29 indexed citations
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Welsh, Tomihisa F., Michael Ashikhmin, & Klaus Mueller. (2002). Transferring color to greyscale images. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 21(3). 277–280. 379 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael. (2002). A tone mapping algorithm for high contrast images. 145–156. 199 indexed citations
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Welsh, Tomihisa F., Michael Ashikhmin, & Klaus Mueller. (2002). Transferring color to greyscale images. 277–280. 493 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ashikhmin, Michael & Peter Shirley. (2002). Steerable illumination textures. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 21(1). 1–19. 34 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael & Abhijeet Ghosh. (2002). Simple Blurry Reflections with Environment Maps. Journal of Graphics Tools. 7(4). 3–8. 10 indexed citations
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Premože, Simon & Michael Ashikhmin. (2001). Rendering Natural Waters. Computer Graphics Forum. 20(4). 189–200. 30 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael. (2001). Synthesizing natural textures. 217–226. 483 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael, Simon Premože, Peter Shirley, & Brian Smits. (2001). A variance analysis of the Metropolis Light Transport algorithm. Computers & Graphics. 25(2). 287–294. 21 indexed citations
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Ashikhmin, Michael & Peter Shirley. (2000). An Anisotropic Phong BRDF Model. Journal of Graphics Tools. 5(2). 25–32. 238 indexed citations

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