Nicolas Ray

3.2k citations

33 papers · 2.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 17

Impact in

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design top 0.1%
- Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
- Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation
Computational Mechanics top 0.5%
- 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
- Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques

Papers in

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 24
- Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques 18
- Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation 14
Computational Mechanics 18
- 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis 16
- Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques 8

Co-authors: Bruno Lévy Sylvain Petitjean Jérôme Maillot Bruno Vallet Dmitry Sokolov Alla Sheffer Pierre Alliez Laurent Alonso
Journals: ACM Transactions on Graphics (13 papers)Computer-Aided Design (5 papers)Computer Graphics Forum (3 papers)ISA Transactions (1 paper)Mathematical Geosciences (1 paper)
Partner nations: France Austria India

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Ray

28 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Least squares conformal maps for automatic texture atlas generation 2002 · 704 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 Least squares conformal maps for automatic texture atlas generation
2002 ACM Transactions on Graphics

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1	2.5D Hexahedral Meshing for Reservoir Simulations Mathematical Geosciences ·Fernando Zapater Unceta, Mercedes de Prada, Ana María Liter Mayayo, J.H. Kim, Alice C. Neil, Т.В. Козлова, Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov, A.V. Pilipenko	2024	0
2	Quad Mesh Quantization Without a T‐Mesh Computer Graphics Forum ·Mercedes de Prada, Ana María Liter Mayayo, عادل بن علي غانم السناني, David Bommes, Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov	2023	2
3	Robust Quantization for Polycube Maps Computer-Aided Design ·Jesús Hernán Goñi Vega, Francesca Gelpi, Nicolas Ray, Étienne Corman, Franck Ledoux, Dmitry Sokolov	2022	6
4	Foldover-free maps in 50 lines of code ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Luz Adriana Velasco Montiel, Igor Kaporin, P. M. Smith, Jesús Hernán Goñi Vega, Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov	2021	3
5	Restricted Power Diagrams on the GPU Computer Graphics Forum ·Yasunobu MIYAZAKI, Laurent Alonso, Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov, Sylvain Lefèbvre, Bruno Lévy	2021	7
6	Foldover-free maps in 50 lines of code ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Luz Adriana Velasco Montiel, Igor Kaporin, P. M. Smith, Jesús Hernán Goñi Vega, Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov	2021	32
7	Hex-dominant meshing: Mind the gap! Computer-Aided Design ·Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov, Francesca Gelpi, Franck Ledoux, Bruno Lévy	2018	11
8	Meshless voronoi on the GPU ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov, Sylvain Lefèbvre, Bruno Lévy	2018	30
9	Hexahedral-Dominant Meshing ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Dmitry Sokolov, Nicolas Ray, Jean Claude Colbus, Bruno Lévy	2017	16
10	Practical 3D frame field generation ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov, Bruno Lévy	2016	29
11	Robust Polylines Tracing for N-Symmetry Direction Field on Triangulated Surfaces ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Nicolas Ray, Dmitry Sokolov	2014	25
12	Geometry-aware direction field processing ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Nicolas Ray, Bruno Vallet, Laurent Alonso, Bruno Lévy	2009	155
13	N-symmetry direction field design ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Nicolas Ray, Bruno Vallet, Pradeep Puthan, Bruno Lévy	2008	169
14	Representing Higher-Order Singularities in Vector Fields on Piecewise Linear Surfaces IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics ·Chris Flinterman, Bruno Vallet, Nicolas Ray, V. A. Shahnazaryan	2006	41
15	Vector Texture Maps on the GPU Nicolas Ray, CHEN Lanhua, Bruno Lévy, Daphne van der Wees-van Ewijk	2006	9
16	Periodic global parameterization ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Nicolas Ray, Pradeep Puthan, Bruno Lévy, Alla Sheffer, Pierre Alliez	2006	280
17	Intersurf: dynamic interface between proteins Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling ·Nicolas Ray, Daphne van der Wees-van Ewijk, Jean‐Claude Paul, Bernard Maigret	2004	23
18	Least squares conformal maps for automatic texture atlas generation Bruno Lévy, Sylvain Petitjean, Nicolas Ray, Jérôme Maillot Hit paper breakdown →	2002	704
19	Least squares conformal maps for automatic texture atlas generation ACM Transactions on Graphics ·Bruno Lévy, Sylvain Petitjean, Nicolas Ray, Jérôme Maillot Hit paper breakdown →	2002	517
20	Recursive Identification of The Parameters of Linear Multivariable Systems IFAC Proceedings Volumes ·Nicolas Ray, Manyu Zhai	1982	0

About Nicolas Ray

Nicolas Ray is a scholar working on Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Computational Mechanics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing and Human-Computer Interaction, having authored 33 papers that have together received 2.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (18 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (16 papers), Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation (14 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (8 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (4 papers), Digital Image Processing Techniques (3 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (3 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (1.6k citations), Computational Mechanics (1.7k citations), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (672 citations), Geology (91 citations) and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (140 citations). Nicolas Ray has collaborated with scholars based in France, Austria and India. Frequent co-authors include Bruno Lévy, Sylvain Petitjean, Jérôme Maillot, Bruno Vallet, Dmitry Sokolov, Alla Sheffer, Pierre Alliez, Laurent Alonso, Sylvain Lefèbvre and Daniele Panozzo. Their work appears in journals such as ACM Transactions on Graphics, Computer-Aided Design, Computer Graphics Forum, ISA Transactions and Mathematical Geosciences.

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