Scott Schaefer

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Scott Schaefer is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott Schaefer has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Computational Mechanics, 58 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and 24 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Scott Schaefer's work include Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (55 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (41 papers) and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (38 papers). Scott Schaefer is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (55 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (41 papers) and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (38 papers). Scott Schaefer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Scott Schaefer's co-authors include Joe Warren, Tao Ju, Travis McPhail, Frank Losasso, Charles Loop, Josiah Manson, Cem Yuksel, Lei He, Wenping Wang and Yujing Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Graphics, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics and Computer Graphics Forum.

In The Last Decade

Scott Schaefer

80 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Image deformation using moving least squares 2002 2026 2010 2018 2006 2002 2005 100 200 300 400
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. Image deformation using moving least squares
    2006 475 citations Scott Schaefer, Joe Warren et al. ACM Transactions on Graphics profile →
  2. Dual contouring of hermite data
    2002 439 citations Tao Ju, Scott Schaefer et al. profile →
  3. Mean value coordinates for closed triangular meshes
    2005 412 citations Tao Ju, Scott Schaefer et al. ACM Transactions on Graphics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott Schaefer United States 31 2.8k 2.4k 1.5k 223 222 82 4.1k
Li‐Yi Wei United States 36 1.7k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.8× 272 1.2× 165 0.7× 102 4.4k
Michela Spagnuolo Italy 30 2.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 1.2× 159 0.7× 73 0.3× 147 3.4k
Carlo H. Séquin United States 31 1.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 228 1.0× 361 1.6× 204 4.6k
John Snyder United States 34 2.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.5× 3.1k 2.1× 191 0.9× 68 0.3× 82 4.5k
Yoshihisa Shinagawa Japan 20 1.3k 0.5× 971 0.4× 1.8k 1.2× 268 1.2× 86 0.4× 67 3.1k
Olga Sorkine United States 39 3.1k 1.1× 2.7k 1.1× 3.7k 2.5× 757 3.4× 83 0.4× 78 6.0k
Juyong Zhang China 34 1.3k 0.5× 705 0.3× 2.2k 1.5× 221 1.0× 114 0.5× 130 3.6k
Tien‐Tsin Wong Hong Kong 38 818 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 3.4k 2.3× 230 1.0× 112 0.5× 193 4.6k
Turner Whitted United States 21 1.4k 0.5× 2.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 84 0.4× 72 0.3× 47 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Scott Schaefer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott Schaefer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott Schaefer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott Schaefer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott Schaefer 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 Scott Schaefer. Scott Schaefer 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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Lu, Xuequan, Scott Schaefer, Jun Luo, Lizhuang Ma, & Ying He. (2020). Low Rank Matrix Approximation for 3D Geometry Filtering. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 28(4). 1835–1847. 63 indexed citations
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Lu, Xuequan, Wenzhi Chen, & Scott Schaefer. (2017). Robust mesh denoising via vertex pre-filtering and L1-median normal filtering. Computer Aided Geometric Design. 54. 49–60. 36 indexed citations
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Sun, Yujing, Scott Schaefer, & Wenping Wang. (2017). Image Structure Retrieval via Minimization. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 24(7). 2129–2139. 19 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Scott, et al.. (2015). Selective Degree Elevation for Multi‐Sided Bézier Patches. Computer Graphics Forum. 34(2). 609–615. 6 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Scott, et al.. (2012). Microstructure-Based Models for Multi-Functional Material Systems. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 19(6). 421–430. 3 indexed citations
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Manson, Josiah & Scott Schaefer. (2011). Wavelet Rasterization. Computer Graphics Forum. 30(2). 395–404. 17 indexed citations
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Singh, Mayank & Scott Schaefer. (2010). Suggestive Hatching. Eurographics. 25–32. 6 indexed citations
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Mourrain, Bernard, Scott Schaefer, & Guoliang Xu. (2010). Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Advances in Geometric Modeling and Processing. 3 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Scott, et al.. (2010). Parameterizing subdivision surfaces. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 29(4). 1–6. 11 indexed citations
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Yuksel, Cem, Scott Schaefer, & John Keyser. (2009). Hair meshes. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 28(5). 1–7. 49 indexed citations
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Loop, Charles, et al.. (2009). Approximating subdivision surfaces with Gregory patches for hardware tessellation. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 28(5). 1–9. 59 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Scott, et al.. (2009). Simplification of Articulated Meshes. Computer Graphics Forum. 28(2). 347–353. 21 indexed citations
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Goldman, Ron, Etienne Vouga, & Scott Schaefer. (2008). On the smoothness of real-valued functions generated by subdivision schemes using nonlinear binary averaging. Computer Aided Geometric Design. 26(2). 231–242. 3 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Scott, Etienne Vouga, & Ron Goldman. (2007). Nonlinear subdivision through nonlinear averaging. Computer Aided Geometric Design. 25(3). 162–180. 30 indexed citations
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Ju, Tao, Scott Schaefer, & Joe Warren. (2005). Mean value coordinates for closed triangular meshes. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 24(3). 561–566. 412 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ju, Tao, Scott Schaefer, & Joe Warren. (2005). Mean value coordinates for closed triangular meshes. 561–566. 92 indexed citations
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Warren, Joe & Scott Schaefer. (2004). A factored approach to subdivision surfaces. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 24(3). 74–81. 20 indexed citations
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Ju, Tao, Scott Schaefer, & Ron Goldman. (2004). Recursive turtle programs and iterated affine transformations. Computers & Graphics. 28(6). 991–1004. 7 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Scott, et al.. (2004). Smooth subdivision of tetrahedral meshes. 147–154. 32 indexed citations
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Bajaj, Chandrajit, Scott Schaefer, Joe Warren, & Guoliang Xu. (2002). A subdivision scheme for hexahedral meshes. The Visual Computer. 18(5-6). 343–356. 51 indexed citations

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