Zhigang Deng

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Zhigang Deng is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Control and Systems Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhigang Deng has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 40 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 29 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Zhigang Deng's work include Human Motion and Animation (27 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (26 papers) and Face recognition and analysis (24 papers). Zhigang Deng is often cited by papers focused on Human Motion and Animation (27 papers), 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (26 papers) and Face recognition and analysis (24 papers). Zhigang Deng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Zhigang Deng's co-authors include Ulrich Neumann, Carlos Busso, Binh Huy Le, Murtaza Bulut, Shrikanth Narayanan, Chul Min Lee, Sungbok Lee, Abe Kazemzadeh, Serdar Yıldırım and Xiaogang Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, IEEE Access and IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

In The Last Decade

Zhigang Deng

106 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of emotion recognition using facial expressions,... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Analysis of emotion recognition using facial expressions, speech and multimodal information
    2004 583 citations Carlos Busso, Zhigang Deng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhigang Deng United States 26 1.3k 725 614 550 419 109 2.8k
Weihua Sheng United States 35 1.6k 1.2× 759 1.0× 116 0.2× 230 0.4× 145 0.3× 249 4.4k
Kazuya Takeda Japan 37 1.6k 1.2× 726 1.0× 280 0.5× 301 0.5× 1.8k 4.2× 330 6.0k
D. Metaxas United States 29 2.9k 2.2× 353 0.5× 282 0.5× 285 0.5× 131 0.3× 70 4.0k
Yiorgos Chrysanthou Cyprus 24 1.5k 1.1× 748 1.0× 96 0.2× 233 0.4× 140 0.3× 82 2.5k
Eckehard Steinbach Germany 40 3.0k 2.2× 494 0.7× 126 0.2× 289 0.5× 1.3k 3.1× 421 6.9k
Carol O’Sullivan Ireland 31 1.8k 1.4× 1.2k 1.6× 137 0.2× 804 1.5× 44 0.1× 166 3.2k
Joseph J. LaViola United States 31 2.7k 2.0× 556 0.8× 129 0.2× 115 0.2× 138 0.3× 211 6.3k
Eyal Ofek United States 41 3.6k 2.6× 232 0.3× 147 0.2× 212 0.4× 183 0.4× 111 6.2k
Taku Komura United Kingdom 38 3.4k 2.5× 2.8k 3.8× 67 0.1× 698 1.3× 204 0.5× 197 5.1k
Tomas Simon United States 22 4.1k 3.0× 618 0.9× 138 0.2× 1.3k 2.3× 127 0.3× 36 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhigang Deng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhigang Deng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhigang Deng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhigang Deng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhigang Deng 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 Zhigang Deng. Zhigang Deng 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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Khan, Saba & Zhigang Deng. (2024). Agent-based crowd simulation: an in-depth survey of determining factors for heterogeneous behavior. The Visual Computer. 40(7). 4993–5004. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiao, et al.. (2024). Noise4Denoise: Leveraging noise for unsupervised point cloud denoising. Computational Visual Media. 10(4). 659–669. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Ding, Zhigang Deng, Renzhong Guo, et al.. (2024). Analyzing road network robustness in major Chinese cities through hierarchical stroke-based representations. International Journal of Digital Earth. 17(1). 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiali, et al.. (2021). A Music-Driven Deep Generative Adversarial Model for Guzheng Playing Animation. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 29(2). 1400–1414. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Mingliang, Chaochao Li, Pei Lv, et al.. (2020). Emotion-Based Crowd Simulation Model Based on Physical Strength Consumption for Emergency Scenarios. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 22(11). 6977–6991. 30 indexed citations
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Xiong, Guoming, Qiang Fu, Hongbo Fu, et al.. (2020). Motion Planning for Convertible Indoor Scene Layout Design. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 27(12). 4413–4424. 10 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhigang, Lihua You, Xiaosong Yang, et al.. (2019). Efficient and realistic character animation through analytical physics-based skin deformation. Graphical Models. 104. 101035–101035. 4 indexed citations
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Chao, Qianwen, Huikun Bi, Weizi Li, et al.. (2019). A Survey on Visual Traffic Simulation: Models, Evaluations, and Applications in Autonomous Driving. Computer Graphics Forum. 39(1). 287–308. 82 indexed citations
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Chao, Qianwen, et al.. (2018). Dictionary-based Fidelity Measure for Virtual Traffic. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 26(3). 1490–1501. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Mingliang, Chaochao Li, Pei Lv, et al.. (2018). Crowd Simulation Model Integrating "Physiology-Psychology-Physics" Factors.. arXiv (Cornell University). 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Hua, Mingliang Xu, Fubao Zhu, et al.. (2017). Shadow traffic: A unified model for abnormal traffic behavior simulation. Computers & Graphics. 70. 235–241. 18 indexed citations
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Bi, Huikun, Tianlu Mao, Zhaoqi Wang, & Zhigang Deng. (2016). A data-driven model for lane-changing in traffic simulation. 149–158. 20 indexed citations
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Chao, Qianwen, Zhigang Deng, & Xiaogang Jin. (2015). Vehicle–pedestrian interaction for mixed traffic simulation. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds. 26(3-4). 405–412. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Wei & Zhigang Deng. (2014). A Practical Model for Live Speech-Driven Lip-Sync. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 35(2). 70–78. 9 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhigang. (2013). Bio-inspired discrete trajectory-tracking control for open-frame underwater vehicles. Control theory & applications. 4 indexed citations
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Tunwattanapong, Borom, et al.. (2010). Crafting 3D faces using free form portrait sketching and plausible texture inference. Graphics Interface. 209–216. 5 indexed citations
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Neumann, Ulrich, et al.. (2008). Interactive 3D facial expression posing through 2D portrait manipulation. Graphics Interface. 177–184. 21 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhigang, Ulrich Neumann, John Lewis, et al.. (2006). Expressive Facial Animation Synthesis by Learning Speech Coarticulation and Expression Spaces. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 12(6). 1523–1534. 61 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhigang & Ulrich Neumann. (2006). eFASE: expressive facial animation synthesis and editing with phoneme-isomap controls. 251–260. 26 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhigang, S. R. Narayanan, Carlos Busso, & Ulrich Neumann. (2004). Audio-based head motion synthesis for Avatar-based telepresence systems. 24–30. 18 indexed citations

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