Tim Foley

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Tim Foley is a scholar working on Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Computational Mechanics and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Foley has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, 6 papers in Computational Mechanics and 5 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Tim Foley's work include Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (12 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (5 papers) and Advanced Vision and Imaging (5 papers). Tim Foley is often cited by papers focused on Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (12 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (5 papers) and Advanced Vision and Imaging (5 papers). Tim Foley collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Tim Foley's co-authors include Jeremy Sugerman, Pat Hanrahan, Kayvon Fatahalian, Mike Houston, Ian Buck, Daniel Reiter Horn, Monika Fleshner, Benjamin N. Greenwood, Paul V. Strong and Robert S. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience, ACM Transactions on Graphics and Behavioural Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Tim Foley

21 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Brook for GPUs 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 250 500 750
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. Brook for GPUs
    2004 804 citations Ian Buck, Tim Foley 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
Tim Foley United States 11 677 585 379 350 200 21 1.5k
Daehyun Kim United States 17 763 1.1× 770 1.3× 269 0.7× 57 0.2× 87 0.4× 57 1.6k
Mark Hereld United States 20 156 0.2× 347 0.6× 183 0.5× 131 0.4× 36 0.2× 79 1.2k
Per Hammarlund United States 8 397 0.6× 374 0.6× 124 0.3× 28 0.1× 57 0.3× 9 796
Anselmo Lastra United States 28 177 0.3× 180 0.3× 1.4k 3.6× 1.2k 3.5× 611 3.1× 90 2.3k
Bruce Walter United States 30 436 0.6× 462 0.8× 1.8k 4.7× 1.7k 5.0× 747 3.7× 75 2.8k
Mark Segal United States 14 124 0.2× 132 0.2× 500 1.3× 581 1.7× 340 1.7× 24 1.1k
Jiayuan Meng United States 17 2.8k 4.2× 2.5k 4.3× 349 0.9× 42 0.1× 48 0.2× 67 3.6k
Allen D. Malony United States 19 1.3k 2.0× 1.6k 2.7× 94 0.2× 17 0.0× 54 0.3× 133 2.0k
Juan Gómez-Luna Switzerland 22 898 1.3× 828 1.4× 259 0.7× 16 0.0× 18 0.1× 103 1.8k
Bradley C. Kuszmaul United States 22 2.3k 3.4× 2.8k 4.8× 171 0.5× 27 0.1× 31 0.2× 56 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Tim Foley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tim Foley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim Foley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tim Foley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tim Foley 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 Tim Foley. Tim Foley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Foley, Tim, et al.. (2016). Efficient GPU rendering of subdivision surfaces using adaptive quadtrees. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 35(4). 1–12. 10 indexed citations
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He, Yong, Tim Foley, & Kayvon Fatahalian. (2016). A system for rapid exploration of shader optimization choices. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 35(4). 1–12. 12 indexed citations
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He, Yong, Tim Foley, Natalya Tatarchuk, & Kayvon Fatahalian. (2015). A system for rapid, automatic shader level-of-detail. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 34(6). 1–12. 13 indexed citations
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Wyman, Chris, et al.. (2015). An overview of next-generation graphics APIs. 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Vaidyanathan, K., Marco Salvi, Róbert Tóth, et al.. (2014). Coarse Pixel Shading. Eurographics. 34 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim, et al.. (2012). FireWise construction: site design & building materials. 1 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim & Pat Hanrahan. (2011). Spark. ACM Transactions on Graphics. 30(4). 1–12. 16 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim & Pat Hanrahan. (2011). Spark. 1–12. 19 indexed citations
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Lefohn, Aaron, Mike Houston, Johan Andersson, et al.. (2009). Beyond programmable shading (parts I and II). Chalmers Research (Chalmers University of Technology). 1–312. 6 indexed citations
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Pharr, Matt, et al.. (2008). Programmable graphics. 1–6. 6 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim, et al.. (2006). Elevated central monoamine receptor mRNA in rats bred for high endurance capacity: Implications for central fatigue. Behavioural Brain Research. 174(1). 132–142. 41 indexed citations
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Greenwood, Benjamin N., Paul V. Strong, Tim Foley, Robert S. Thompson, & Monika Fleshner. (2006). Learned helplessness is independent of levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the hippocampus. Neuroscience. 144(4). 1193–1208. 50 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim & Jeremy Sugerman. (2005). KD-tree acceleration structures for a GPU raytracer. 15–22. 195 indexed citations
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Buck, Ian, Tim Foley, Daniel Reiter Horn, et al.. (2004). Brook for GPUs. 777–786. 206 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim, et al.. (2004). Design Principles for Online Instruction: A New Kind of Classroom. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. 5(1). 26–31. 3 indexed citations
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Clair, James J. La, et al.. (2004). Manipulation of Carrier Proteins in Antibiotic Biosynthesis. Chemistry & Biology. 11(2). 195–201. 8 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim, Mike Houston, & Pat Hanrahan. (2004). Efficient partitioning of fragment shaders for multiple-output hardware. 45–53. 6 indexed citations
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Asay‐Davis, Xylar, et al.. (2000). Virtual Explorer: Interactive Virtual Environment for Education. PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality. 9(6). 505–523. 17 indexed citations
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Foley, Tim, et al.. (1999). Getting them back to school—touchstones of good practice in the residential care of young people. Children & Society. 13(3). 192–202. 10 indexed citations

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