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D-Index
63
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15762
World Ranking
2758
National Ranking
1371

Charles Hansen publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles Hansen sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 255 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Charles Hansen D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles Hansen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to visualizaiton tools for large-scale scientific datasets

Overview

Charles Hansen is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Computer Science. Their work spans several interdisciplinary subfields, including Surgery, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biophysics, and Information Systems and Management.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas such as Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Scientific Research and Discoveries, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, Data Visualization and Analytics, and Advanced Data Storage Technologies.

Charles Hansen has published articles in multiple academic venues, including:

  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • Computing in Science & Engineering
  • The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications
  • Health Data Science
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Recent publications by Charles Hansen include:

  • "A terminology for in situ visualization and analysis systems" (2020), published in The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications
  • "A Review of Three-Dimensional Medical Image Visualization" (2022), published in Health Data Science
  • "Medicaid Patients Undergo Total Joint Arthroplasty at Lower-Volume Hospitals by Lower-Volume Surgeons and Have Poorer Outcomes" (2023), published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • "Interactive Visualization of Atmospheric Effects for Celestial Bodies" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "Health Disparities and Diversity Research Presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons 2021 Annual Meeting" (2022), published in Arthroplasty Today

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Anders Ynnerman
  • Alexander Böck
  • Yong Wan
  • Holly A. Holman
  • Chris R. Johnson

Among recognized distinctions, Charles Hansen was awarded the IEEE Fellow title in 2012 for contributions to visualization tools for large-scale scientific datasets.

Best Publications

  • Multidimensional transfer functions for interactive volume rendering

    J. Kniss;G. Kindlmann;C. Hansen

  • Visualization Handbook

    Christopher Johnson;Charles Hansen

  • The Visualization Handbook

    Charles D. Hansen;Chris R. Johnson

  • Visual comparison for information visualization

    Michael Gleicher;Danielle Albers;Rick Walker;Ilir Jusufi

  • Interactive volume rendering using multi-dimensional transfer functions and direct manipulation widgets

    Joe Kniss;Gordon Kindlmann;Charles Hansen

  • Visualization and computer graphics

    David S. Ebert;Charles D. Hansen;Georges-Pierre Bonneau;L. A. B. Gravir

  • Interactive ray tracing for volume visualization

    Steven Parker;Michael Parker;Yarden Livnat;Peter-Pike Sloan

  • Interactive ray tracing for isosurface rendering

    Steven Parker;Peter Shirley;Yarden Livnat;Charles Hansen

  • Parallel volume rendering using binary-swap compositing

    Kwan-Liu Ma;J.S. Painter;C.D. Hansen;M.F. Krogh

  • Interactive ray tracing

    Steven Parker;William Martin;Peter-Pike J. Sloan;Peter Shirley

  • High Performance Visualization: Enabling Extreme-Scale Scientific Insight

    E. Wes Bethel;Hank Childs;Charles Hansen

  • Rectification of images for binocular and trinocular stereovision

    N. Ayache;C. Hansen

  • Interactive ray tracing for volume visualization

    S. Parker;M. Parker;Y. Livnat;P.-P. Sloan

  • Isosurfacing in span space with utmost efficiency (ISSUE)

    Han-Wei Shen;Charles D. Hansen;Yarden Livnat;Christopher R. Johnson

  • Level-of-detail volume rendering via 3D textures

    Kurt Zimmermann;Rudiger Westermann;Thomas Ertl;Chuck Hansen

  • Geometric optimization

    Paul Hinker;Charles Hansen

  • A model for volume lighting and modeling

    J. Kniss;S. Premoze;C. Hansen;P. Shirley

  • A streaming narrow-band algorithm: interactive computation and visualization of level sets

    Aaron E. Lefohn;Joe M. Kniss;Charles D. Hansen;Ross T. Whitaker

  • CAGD-based computer vision

    C. Hansen;T.C. Henderson

  • Non-photorealistic volume rendering using stippling techniques

    Aidong Lu;Christopher J. Morris;David S. Ebert;Penny Rheingans

  • Interactive ray tracing

    Steven Parker;William Martin;Peter-Pike J. Sloan;Peter Shirley

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris R. Johnson
Chris R. Johnson University of Utah
Steven G. Parker
Steven G. Parker Nvidia (United States)
Hans Hagen
Hans Hagen Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Bernd Hamann
Bernd Hamann University of California, Davis
Cláudio T. Silva
Cláudio T. Silva New York University
Valerio Pascucci
Valerio Pascucci University of Utah
Kenneth I. Joy
Kenneth I. Joy University of California, Davis
David S. Ebert
David S. Ebert University of Oklahoma
Peter Shirley
Peter Shirley Nvidia (United States)
Ingo Wald
Ingo Wald Nvidia (United States)

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