Richard Leach

14.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
350 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Richard Leach is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Leach has authored 350 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 233 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 153 papers in Computational Mechanics and 108 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Richard Leach's work include Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (154 papers), Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (125 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (105 papers). Richard Leach is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (154 papers), Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (125 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (105 papers). Richard Leach collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and China. Richard Leach's co-authors include Nicola Senin, Adam Thompson, Claudiu Giusca, Adam T. Clare, Ian Maskery, Matthias Hirsch, Sarah Everton, Rong Su, Simone Carmignato and Liam Blunt and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Richard Leach

331 papers receiving 9.9k 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. Review of in-situ process monitoring and in-situ metrology for metal additive manufacturing
    2016 1.1k citations Richard Leach, Adam T. Clare et al. profile →
  2. Surface texture metrology for metal additive manufacturing: a review
    2016 560 citations Andrew Townsend, Nicola Senin et al. Precision Engineering profile →
  3. Optical Measurement of Surface Topography
    2011 478 citations Richard Leach profile →
  4. Characterisation of Areal Surface Texture
    2013 432 citations Richard Leach profile →
  5. X-ray computed tomography for additive manufacturing: a review
    2016 357 citations Adam Thompson, Ian Maskery et al. Measurement Science and Technology profile →
  6. On-machine and in-process surface metrology for precision manufacturing
    2019 309 citations Han Haitjema, Richard Leach et al. CIRP Annals profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Richard Leach 7.3k 3.0k 3.0k 3.0k 2.2k 350 10.6k
Xiangqian Jiang 4.7k 0.6× 928 0.3× 1.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 528 8.7k
Song Zhang 4.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 8.9k 4.0× 336 12.9k
Fengzhou Fang 6.1k 0.8× 719 0.2× 7.1k 2.4× 2.1k 0.7× 779 0.3× 431 12.4k
Xuesong Mei 3.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 211 0.1× 505 9.4k
Yung C. Shin 13.6k 1.9× 3.9k 1.3× 5.0k 1.7× 3.1k 1.0× 219 0.1× 373 17.9k
Liam Blunt 2.9k 0.4× 698 0.2× 1.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 471 0.2× 218 4.5k
Simone Carmignato 2.9k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 426 0.1× 297 0.1× 188 5.5k
Stefan Dimov 2.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 116 0.1× 271 5.6k
Xiaodong Huang 3.0k 0.4× 849 0.3× 2.3k 0.8× 653 0.2× 301 0.1× 331 12.9k
Ole Sigmund 6.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 4.7k 1.6× 3.5k 1.2× 412 0.2× 379 43.4k

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All Works

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Groot, Peter J. de, et al.. (2024). Comparison of Fourier optics-based methods for modeling coherence scanning interferometry. Optical Engineering. 63(4). 4 indexed citations
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Leach, Richard, et al.. (2023). Improving the localisation of features for the calibration of cameras using EfficientNets. Optics Express. 31(5). 7966–7966. 4 indexed citations
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Leach, Richard, et al.. (2023). Vision-based detection and coordinate metrology of a spatially encoded multi-sphere artefact. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 172. 107885–107885. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Adam, Lewis Newton, & Richard Leach. (2023). New Standard for Metal Powder Bed Fusion Surface Texture Measurement and Characterisation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 237–245. 4 indexed citations
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Thompson, Adam, et al.. (2022). Smart optical coordinate and surface metrology. Measurement Science and Technology. 34(1). 12001–12001. 11 indexed citations
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Leach, Richard, et al.. (2022). Detailed Three-Dimensional Building Façade Reconstruction: A Review on Applications, Data and Technologies. Remote Sensing. 14(11). 2579–2579. 14 indexed citations
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Leach, Richard, et al.. (2022). Autonomous image background removal for accurate and efficient close-range photogrammetry. Measurement Science and Technology. 34(3). 35404–35404. 2 indexed citations
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Leach, Richard, et al.. (2022). Evaluating parametric uncertainty using non-linear regression in fringe projection. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 162. 107377–107377. 3 indexed citations
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Maskery, Ian, et al.. (2021). Low Thermal Expansion Machine Frame Designs Using Lattice Structures. Applied Sciences. 11(19). 9135–9135. 5 indexed citations
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Haitjema, Han, et al.. (2021). International comparison of noise in areal surface topography measurements. Surface Topography Metrology and Properties. 9(2). 25015–25015. 21 indexed citations
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Villarraga-Gómez, Herminso, et al.. (2020). Amplitude-wavelength maps for X-ray computed tomography systems. Precision Engineering. 64. 228–242. 19 indexed citations
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Clare, Adam T., et al.. (2020). Performance Verification of a Flexible Vibration Monitoring System. Machines. 8(1). 3–3. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenlong, Chen Cheng, Hong Zhu, et al.. (2019). Fast and accurate mean-shift vector based wavelength extraction for chromatic confocal microscopy. Measurement Science and Technology. 30(11). 115104–115104. 12 indexed citations
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Elmadih, Waiel, Dimitrios Chronopoulos, Wahyudin P. Syam, et al.. (2019). Three-dimensional resonating metamaterials for low-frequency vibration attenuation. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 11503–11503. 104 indexed citations
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Cheung, Chi Fai, Mingyu Liu, Richard Leach, Xiaobing Feng, & Chenyang Zhao. (2018). Hierarchical-information-based characterization of multiscale structured surfaces. CIRP Annals. 67(1). 539–542. 11 indexed citations
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Townsend, Andrew, Nicola Senin, Liam Blunt, Richard Leach, & John S. Taylor. (2016). Surface texture metrology for metal additive manufacturing: a review. Precision Engineering. 46. 34–47. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leach, Richard, et al.. (2016). Invited Review Article: Review of post-process optical form metrology for industrial-grade metal additive manufactured parts. Review of Scientific Instruments. 87(4). 41101–41101. 62 indexed citations
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Wang, Jian, Luca Pagani, Richard Leach, et al.. (2016). Study of weighted fusion methods for the measurement of surface geometry. Precision Engineering. 47. 111–121. 26 indexed citations
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Leach, Richard, et al.. (2010). Comparison of commercial software packages for calculating surface texture parameters. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 2 indexed citations

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