W. R. Fright

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

W. R. Fright is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Fright has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in W. R. Fright's work include Optical measurement and interference techniques (6 papers), Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (4 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (4 papers). W. R. Fright is often cited by papers focused on Optical measurement and interference techniques (6 papers), Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (4 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (4 papers). W. R. Fright collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. W. R. Fright's co-authors include R. K. Beatson, J. C. Carr, Toby J. Mitchell, B. C. McCallum, Talfan Evans, Richard D. Jones, A. D. Linney, G.J. Carroll, R.H.T. Bates and Andrew M. McCance and has published in prestigious journals such as Biophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Fright

24 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Reconstruction and representation of 3D objects with radial basis functions

2001 1.3k citations J. C. Carr, R. K. Beatson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. R. Fright New Zealand	14	1.0k	756	711	195	181	24	2.4k
H.E. Blum United States	8	605 0.6×	1.6k 2.2×	545 0.8×	254 1.3×	47 0.3×	10	2.5k
Matthias Teschner Germany	36	2.9k 2.8×	967 1.3×	1.7k 2.4×	50 0.3×	42 0.2×	91	4.3k
Derek Bradley United States	31	1.1k 1.1×	2.4k 3.2×	668 0.9×	67 0.3×	135 0.7×	79	3.5k
Marc Rioux Canada	27	748 0.7×	1.5k 2.0×	334 0.5×	34 0.2×	636 3.5×	111	2.8k
Wojciech Jarosz United States	34	945 0.9×	2.0k 2.7×	2.1k 3.0×	83 0.4×	71 0.4×	123	2.9k
Haili Chui United States	10	404 0.4×	1.5k 2.0×	95 0.1×	103 0.5×	111 0.6×	12	2.0k
Haoqiang Fan China	21	1.0k 1.0×	2.9k 3.8×	558 0.8×	34 0.2×	493 2.7×	39	3.9k
Philip Dutré Belgium	30	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	1.6k 2.2×	178 0.9×	137 0.8×	110	2.6k
Denis Laurendeau Canada	21	336 0.3×	975 1.3×	243 0.3×	70 0.4×	494 2.7×	154	2.1k
Fausto Bernardini United States	24	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.9×	19 0.1×	832 4.6×	61	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. Fright

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Angullia, Freida, W. R. Fright, Robin R. Richards, et al.. (2019). A novel RBF-based predictive tool for facial distraction surgery in growing children with syndromic craniosynostosis. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 15(2). 351–367. 6 indexed citations

Jones, Richard D., et al.. (2003). Automated detection of epileptiform transients in the EEG using a multi-channel expert system approach. 696–697. 3 indexed citations

Harrison, John A., et al.. (2003). Use of hand-held laser scanning in the assessment of facial swelling: a preliminary study. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 42(1). 8–17. 56 indexed citations

Carr, J. C., et al.. (2003). Smooth surface reconstruction from noisy range data. 6 indexed citations

Carr, J. C., R. K. Beatson, Toby J. Mitchell, et al.. (2001). Reconstruction and representation of 3D objects with radial basis functions. 67–76. 1295 indexed citations breakdown →

Carr, J. C., W. R. Fright, & R. K. Beatson. (1997). Surface interpolation with radial basis functions for medical imaging. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 16(1). 96–107. 295 indexed citations

McCance, Andrew M., et al.. (1997). Three-Dimensional Analysis Techniques—Part 4: Three-Dimensional Analysis of Bone and Soft Tissue to Bone Ratio of Movements in 24 Cleft Palate Patients Following Le Fort I Osteotomy: A Preliminary Report. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 34(1). 58–62. 18 indexed citations

Macey, Paul M., et al.. (1995). Apnoea detection: human performance and reliability of a computer algorithm. Acta Paediatrica. 84(10). 1103–1107. 7 indexed citations

Moss, J.P., Andrew M. McCance, W. R. Fright, A. D. Linney, & D.R. James. (1994). A three-dimensional soft tissue analysis of fifteen patients with Class II, Division 1 malocclusions after bimaxillary surgery. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 105(5). 430–437. 71 indexed citations

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Jones, Richard D., et al.. (1993). A multistage system to detect epileptiform activity in the EEG. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 40(12). 1260–1268. 151 indexed citations

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Fright, W. R. & A. D. Linney. (1993). Registration of 3-D head surfaces using multiple landmarks. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 12(3). 515–520. 32 indexed citations

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McCance, Andrew M., J.P. Moss, W. R. Fright, D.R. James, & A. D. Linney. (1993). A three-dimensional analysis of bone and soft tissue to bone ratio of movements in 17 Skeletal II patients following orthognathic surgery. European Journal of Orthodontics. 15(2). 97–106. 19 indexed citations

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McCance, Andrew M., J.P. Moss, W. R. Fright, D.R. James, & A. D. Linney. (1992). A three dimensional analysis of soft and hard tissue changes following bimaxillary orthognathic surgery in skeletal III patients. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 30(5). 305–312. 78 indexed citations

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Fright, W. R., et al.. (1989). Reconstruction of the complex reflectance function in acoustic microscopy. Journal of Microscopy. 153(1). 103–117. 6 indexed citations

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Lane, R., W. R. Fright, & R. L. Bates. (1987). Direct phase retrieval. IEEE Transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing. 35(4). 520–526. 57 indexed citations

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Bates, R.H.T., et al.. (1986). Towards Direct Phase Retrieval in Macromolecular Crystallography. Biophysical Journal. 49(1). 60–62. 3 indexed citations

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Bates, Jason H. T., W. R. Fright, & R.H.T. Bates. (1984). Wiener filtering and cleaning in a general image processing context. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 211(1). 1–14. 6 indexed citations

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Bates, R.H.T. & W. R. Fright. (1983). Composite two-dimensional phase-restoration procedure. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 73(3). 358–358. 44 indexed citations

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Bates, R.H.T., B.R. Hunt, Brent Robinson, W. R. Fright, & P.T. Gough. (1982). Aspects of speckle interferometric imaging.. 164–168. 1 indexed citations

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Bates, R.H.T. & W. R. Fright. (1982). Towards imaging with a speckle-interferometric optical synthesis telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 198(4). 1017–1031. 7 indexed citations

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