Thomas Brinkhoff

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Brinkhoff is a scholar working on Signal Processing, Computer Networks and Communications and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Brinkhoff has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Signal Processing, 15 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 13 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Thomas Brinkhoff's work include Data Management and Algorithms (23 papers), Geographic Information Systems Studies (13 papers) and Advanced Database Systems and Queries (11 papers). Thomas Brinkhoff is often cited by papers focused on Data Management and Algorithms (23 papers), Geographic Information Systems Studies (13 papers) and Advanced Database Systems and Queries (11 papers). Thomas Brinkhoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Thomas Brinkhoff's co-authors include Hans‐Peter Kriegel, Bernhard Seeger, Ralf Schneider, H.-P. Kriegel, Anika Braun, Alexander Markowetz, Armando Marino, Frank Köster, Matthias Möller and Morgan Simpson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Remote Sensing and ACM SIGMOD Record.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Brinkhoff

29 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Framework for Generating Network-Based Moving Objects 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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. A Framework for Generating Network-Based Moving Objects
    2002 585 citations Thomas Brinkhoff GeoInformatica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Brinkhoff Germany 12 1.2k 737 382 367 304 32 1.6k
Mario A. López United States 11 1.3k 1.1× 787 1.1× 290 0.8× 304 0.8× 345 1.1× 51 1.6k
Matthias Renz Germany 18 823 0.7× 311 0.4× 301 0.8× 228 0.6× 291 1.0× 98 1.2k
Ralf Hartmut Güting Germany 25 2.1k 1.7× 1.4k 2.0× 401 1.0× 836 2.3× 315 1.0× 105 2.5k
Mário A. Nascimento Canada 21 774 0.6× 674 0.9× 407 1.1× 124 0.3× 279 0.9× 127 1.8k
Eliseo Clementini Italy 18 843 0.7× 724 1.0× 268 0.7× 645 1.8× 97 0.3× 60 1.3k
Maytham Safar Kuwait 18 500 0.4× 326 0.4× 93 0.2× 257 0.7× 71 0.2× 86 965
Yu Cui China 14 611 0.5× 378 0.5× 330 0.9× 51 0.1× 212 0.7× 54 1.4k
Hoyoung Jeung Switzerland 13 662 0.5× 299 0.4× 234 0.6× 145 0.4× 201 0.7× 21 1.0k
Bart Kuijpers Belgium 16 766 0.6× 245 0.3× 168 0.4× 328 0.9× 168 0.6× 65 1.3k
Jun Luo China 20 421 0.3× 198 0.3× 228 0.6× 110 0.3× 119 0.4× 70 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Brinkhoff

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Marino, Armando, et al.. (2023). The InflateSAR Campaign: Developing Refugee Vessel Detection Capabilities with Polarimetric SAR. Remote Sensing. 15(8). 2008–2008. 3 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, et al.. (2023). About privacy on smart tachographs: Reconstructing car-driven routes based on speed measurements. 14–19. 1 indexed citations
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Marino, Armando, et al.. (2021). The InflateSAR Campaign: Testing SAR Vessel Detection Systems for Refugee Rubber Inflatables. Remote Sensing. 13(8). 1487–1487. 8 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Managing Spatio-Temporal Data Streams on AUVs. 1–6.
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Brinkhoff, Thomas. (2016). OPEN STREET MAP DATA AS SOURCE FOR BUILT-UP AND URBAN AREAS ON GLOBAL SCALE. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLI-B4. 557–564. 8 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas. (2016). OPEN STREET MAP DATA AS SOURCE FOR BUILT-UP AND URBAN AREAS ON GLOBAL SCALE. ˜The œinternational archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. XLI-B4. 557–564. 6 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Environmental monitoring of continuous phenomena by sensor data streams: A system approach based on Kriging. Advances in computer science research. 4 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, et al.. (2014). 9 Million Bicycles? Extending Induction Loops with Bluetooth Sensing. 2175. 113–116. 2 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas. (2010). Geodatenbanksysteme als Basis für Geoweb-Anwendungen. HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik. 47(6). 29–38. 1 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas. (2007). Open-Source-Geodatenbanksysteme.. Datenbank-Spektrum. 7. 37–43.
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Brinkhoff, Thomas. (2003). Generating Traffic Data. IEEE Data(base) Engineering Bulletin. 26. 19–25. 55 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas. (2002). A Framework for Generating Network-Based Moving Objects. GeoInformatica. 6(2). 153–180. 585 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brinkhoff, Thomas. (2002). Generating network-based moving objects. 253–255. 54 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, Hans‐Peter Kriegel, Ralf Schneider, & Anika Braun. (1995). Measuring the Complexity of Polygonal Objects.. 109. 37 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas & Hans‐Peter Kriegel. (1994). The Impact of Global Clustering on Spatial Database Systems. Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen). 168–179. 21 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, Hans‐Peter Kriegel, Ralf Schneider, & Bernhard Seeger. (1994). GENESYS. ACM SIGMOD Record. 23(2). 519–519. 1 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, Hans‐Peter Kriegel, Ralf Schneider, & Bernhard Seeger. (1994). Multi-step processing of spatial joins. ACM SIGMOD Record. 23(2). 197–208. 36 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, Hans‐Peter Kriegel, Ralf Schneider, & Bernhard Seeger. (1994). GENESYS. 519–519. 9 indexed citations
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Kriegel, Hans‐Peter, Thomas Brinkhoff, & Ralf Schneider. (1993). Efficient Spatial Query Processing in Geographic Database Systems.. IEEE Data(base) Engineering Bulletin. 16. 10–15. 11 indexed citations
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Brinkhoff, Thomas, Hans‐Peter Kriegel, & Bernhard Seeger. (1993). Efficient processing of spatial joins using R-trees. 237–246. 376 indexed citations

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