Randall C. Smith

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Randall C. Smith is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall C. Smith has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 8 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Randall C. Smith's work include Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (8 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (4 papers) and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (4 papers). Randall C. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (8 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (4 papers) and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (4 papers). Randall C. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and United Kingdom. Randall C. Smith's co-authors include Peter Cheeseman, B. Turko, Seth Orsborn, Jonathan Cagan, Cheng Ho, W. Priedhorsky, Andreas Simon, Thomas A. DeFanti, Daniel J. Sandin and Robert V. Kenyon and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Proceedings of the IEEE and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Randall C. Smith

26 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

On the Representation and Estimation of Spatial Uncertainty 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 250 500 750 1000
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. On the Representation and Estimation of Spatial Uncertainty
    1986 1.1k citations Randall C. Smith 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
Randall C. Smith United States 12 828 650 351 250 153 28 1.4k
Wonpil Yu South Korea 17 462 0.6× 641 1.0× 299 0.9× 154 0.6× 67 0.4× 90 1.2k
Elias Mueggler Switzerland 17 712 0.9× 687 1.1× 739 2.1× 147 0.6× 76 0.5× 22 1.5k
S. Clark Australia 6 1.7k 2.0× 1.1k 1.6× 771 2.2× 461 1.8× 153 1.0× 12 2.0k
Mongi A. Abidi United States 25 591 0.7× 1.7k 2.6× 143 0.4× 257 1.0× 59 0.4× 172 2.5k
N. M. Kwok Australia 24 790 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 229 0.7× 259 1.0× 473 3.1× 110 2.6k
Shin’ichi Yuta Japan 16 452 0.5× 566 0.9× 161 0.5× 96 0.4× 163 1.1× 154 1.2k
Nabil Aouf United Kingdom 21 1.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.6× 244 0.7× 334 1.3× 92 0.6× 186 2.2k
Robert Laganière Canada 24 759 0.9× 1.9k 2.9× 169 0.5× 350 1.4× 60 0.4× 133 2.7k
Peter Protzel Germany 22 1.4k 1.6× 1.2k 1.9× 592 1.7× 335 1.3× 64 0.4× 83 2.0k
Agostino Martinelli France 22 1.9k 2.3× 1.8k 2.8× 624 1.8× 362 1.4× 168 1.1× 69 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Randall C. Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Randall C. Smith

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Randall C. Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Randall C. Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Randall C. Smith 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 Randall C. Smith. Randall C. Smith 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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Dotson, Jeffrey P., et al.. (2012). Controlling for Styling and Other 'Complex Attributes' in a Choice Model. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Kobbelt, Leif, et al.. (2011). A sketching interface for feature curve recovery of free-form surfaces. Computer-Aided Design. 43(7). 771–780. 6 indexed citations
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Kenyon, Robert V., et al.. (2007). Size-Constancy in the CAVE. PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality. 16(2). 172–187. 34 indexed citations
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Smith, Randall C., et al.. (2007). Example-based conceptual styling framework for automotive shapes. 37–44. 16 indexed citations
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Orsborn, Seth, et al.. (2006). Creating cross-over vehicles: Defining and combining vehicle classes using shape grammars. Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing. 20(3). 217–246. 63 indexed citations
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Simon, Andreas, et al.. (2004). Colorplate: OmniStereo for Panoramic Virtual Environment Display Systems. 279–279. 1 indexed citations
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Ferwerda, James A., et al.. (2004). Effects of rendering on shape perception in automobile design. 107–114. 12 indexed citations
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Simon, Andreas, et al.. (2004). Omnistereo for panoramic virtual environment display systems. 67–279. 14 indexed citations
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Smith, Randall C.. (2001). Shared Vision. Communications of the ACM. 44(12). 45–48. 13 indexed citations
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Ho, Cheng, Kevin L. Albright, Jeffrey D. Bradley, et al.. (1999). Demonstration of literal three-dimensional imaging. Applied Optics. 38(9). 1833–1833. 18 indexed citations
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Albright, Kevin L., Randall C. Smith, Cheng Ho, et al.. (1998). A Photon Counting Imager. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 143. 1 indexed citations
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Priedhorsky, W., Randall C. Smith, & Cheng Ho. (1996). Laser ranging and mapping with a photon-counting detector. Applied Optics. 35(3). 441–441. 44 indexed citations
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Turko, B. & Randall C. Smith. (1992). A precision timing discriminator for high density detector systems. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 39(5). 1311–1315. 32 indexed citations
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Brown, David A., et al.. (1991). <title>Fiber optic interferometric ellipsoidal shell hydrophone</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1369. 2–8. 1 indexed citations
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Turko, B., William F. Kolbe, & Randall C. Smith. (1990). Ultra-fast voltage comparators for transient waveform analysis. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 37(2). 424–429. 10 indexed citations
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Kolbe, William F., B. Turko, & Randall C. Smith. (1989). Evaluation of fast voltage discriminators in the picosecond time range. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 36(1). 412–415. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Randall C.. (1989). Optimal Design Of High Speed Analog APD Receivers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 987. 88–88.
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Smith, Randall C.. (1985). Fast Robot Collision Detection Using Graphics Hardware. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 18(16). 277–282. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Randall C. & Joseph W. Goodman. (1975). Bending and vibration of plates by laser-speckle interferometry (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 65. 1196. 2 indexed citations
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Colles, M. J., Randall C. Smith, & C.R. Stanley. (1969). Phase mismatch in traveling-wave parametric amplifiers. Proceedings of the IEEE. 57(1). 73–74. 1 indexed citations

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