Michael Ian Shamos

12.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
18 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Ian Shamos is a scholar working on Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Ian Shamos has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Michael Ian Shamos's work include Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (8 papers), Teaching and Learning Programming (2 papers) and Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting (2 papers). Michael Ian Shamos is often cited by papers focused on Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (8 papers), Teaching and Learning Programming (2 papers) and Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting (2 papers). Michael Ian Shamos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Hong Kong. Michael Ian Shamos's co-authors include Franco P. Preparata, Mikhail J. Atallah, Jon Bentley, Morris H. Shamos, Leroy S. Lavine, G. Yuval, Philip L. Miller, David L. Dill, Alec Yasinsac and Moti Yung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Communications of the ACM and Mathematics of Computation.

In The Last Decade

Michael Ian Shamos

18 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Computational Geometry--An Introduction. 1975 2026 1992 2009 1986 1985 1985 1975 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Computational Geometry--An Introduction.
    1986 3.0k citations Mikhail J. Atallah, Franco P. Preparata et al. Mathematics of Computation profile →
  2. Computational Geometry
    1985 2.2k citations Franco P. Preparata, Michael Ian Shamos profile →
  3. Computational geometry. an introduction
    1985 1.6k citations Franco P. Preparata, Michael Ian Shamos profile →
  4. Closest-point problems
    1975 672 citations Michael Ian Shamos 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 Ian Shamos United States 10 3.8k 2.6k 1.8k 1.3k 1.2k 18 8.3k
Mark de Berg Netherlands 26 3.0k 0.8× 2.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 979 0.8× 204 7.8k
Joseph S. B. Mitchell United States 45 3.1k 0.8× 3.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 297 7.7k
Bernard Chazelle United States 52 5.1k 1.3× 4.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.8× 193 9.9k
Franco P. Preparata United States 25 3.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 3.0k 2.4× 1.3k 1.0× 94 10.3k
Marc van Kreveld Netherlands 30 2.7k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 1.4k 1.1× 930 0.7× 182 8.3k
Pankaj K. Agarwal United States 44 3.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 299 6.8k
Mark Overmars Netherlands 19 2.0k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 767 0.6× 48 6.2k
David Dobkin United States 37 3.3k 0.9× 4.4k 1.7× 823 0.4× 705 0.5× 3.3k 2.7× 103 10.5k
David M. Mount United States 29 1.6k 0.4× 3.7k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 858 0.7× 848 0.7× 123 9.1k
Mikhail J. Atallah United States 42 2.1k 0.5× 2.3k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 621 0.5× 235 8.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Ian Shamos

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Bentley, Jon & Michael Ian Shamos. (2018). A Problem in Multivariate Statistics: Algorithm, Data Structure, and Applications. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University). 3 indexed citations
2.
Sweeney, Latanya & Michael Ian Shamos. (2018). A Multiparty Computation for Randomly Ordering Players and Making Random Selections. Open MIND. 1 indexed citations
3.
Shamos, Michael Ian & Alec Yasinsac. (2012). Realities of E-voting Security. IEEE Security & Privacy. 10(5). 16–17. 2 indexed citations
4.
Shamos, Michael Ian. (2005). Machines as readers: A solution to the copyright problem. Journal of Zhejiang University Science. 6(11). 1179–1187. 2 indexed citations
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Shamos, Michael Ian. (2005). Machines as readers: A solution to the copyright problem. Journal of Zhejiang University. Science A. 6(11). 1179–1187. 1 indexed citations
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Chaum, David, David L. Dill, David Jefferson, et al.. (2004). Evaluation of voting systems. Communications of the ACM. 47(11). 144–144. 12 indexed citations
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Atallah, Mikhail J., Franco P. Preparata, & Michael Ian Shamos. (1986). Computational Geometry--An Introduction.. Mathematics of Computation. 47(176). 763–763. 2967 indexed citations breakdown →
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Preparata, Franco P. & Michael Ian Shamos. (1985). Computational Geometry. 2209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Preparata, Franco P. & Michael Ian Shamos. (1985). Computational geometry. an introduction. 1612 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brown, Cynthia D., et al.. (1981). Plagiarism in computer sciences courses(Panel Discussion). ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 13(1). 26–27. 3 indexed citations
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Miller, Philip L., et al.. (1981). Plagiarism in computer sciences courses(Panel Discussion). 26–27. 3 indexed citations
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Bentley, Jon & Michael Ian Shamos. (1978). Divide and conquer for linear expected time. Information Processing Letters. 7(2). 87–91. 88 indexed citations
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Bentley, Jon & Michael Ian Shamos. (1976). Divide-and-conquer in multidimensional space. 220–230. 91 indexed citations
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Shamos, Michael Ian, et al.. (1976). Geometric intersection problems. 208–215. 293 indexed citations
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Shamos, Michael Ian & G. Yuval. (1976). Lower bounds from complex function theory. 268–273. 8 indexed citations
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Shamos, Michael Ian. (1975). Geometric complexity. 224–233. 193 indexed citations
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Shamos, Michael Ian, et al.. (1975). Closest-point problems. 151–162. 672 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shamos, Morris H., Leroy S. Lavine, & Michael Ian Shamos. (1963). Piezoelectric Effect in Bone. Nature. 197(4862). 81–81. 177 indexed citations

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