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D-Index
59
Citations
13582
World Ranking
3433
National Ranking
1659

Xianfeng Gu 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 Xianfeng Gu sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 349 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xianfeng Gu 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 Xianfeng Gu sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xianfeng Gu is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. The scientist has produced research spanning 127 publications in Computer Science and 101 publications in Engineering, highlighting broad expertise across these domains.

The primary subfields of study include:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

Research topics frequently addressed by Xianfeng Gu cover:

  • 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  • Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
  • Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation
  • Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging
  • Topological and Geometric Data Analysis

Notable recent publications demonstrate the range of Xianfeng Gu's research interests:

  • "A Geometric Understanding of Deep Learning," 2020, published in Engineering
  • "Conformal topology optimization of multi-material ferromagnetic soft active structures using an extended level set method," 2021, published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Parallelizable Global Conformal Parameterization of Simply-Connected Surfaces via Partial Welding," 2020, published in SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences
  • "ParallelEye Pipeline: An Effective Method to Synthesize Images for Improving the Visual Intelligence of Intelligent Vehicles," 2023, published in IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • "A novel GCN-based point cloud classification model robust to pose variances," 2021, published in Pattern Recognition

Xianfeng Gu collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Na Lei
  • Xiaoyin Xu
  • Dongsheng An
  • Shikui Chen
  • Zhongxuan Luo

Frequent publication venues associated with the scientist are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Agriculture
  • Mathematics Computation and Geometry of Data
  • Pattern Recognition

In addition to journal papers, Xianfeng Gu contributed to book publications including a volume published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research titled "Proceedings of the 29th International Meshing Roundtable," released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Geometry images

    Xianfeng Gu;Steven J. Gortler;Hugues Hoppe

  • Genus zero surface conformal mapping and its application to brain surface mapping

    Xianfeng Gu;Yalin Wang;T.F. Chan;P.M. Thompson

  • Global conformal surface parameterization

    Xianfeng Gu;Shing-Tung Yau

  • Fundamentals of spherical parameterization for 3D meshes

    Craig Gotsman;Xianfeng Gu;Alla Sheffer

  • Wireless Sensor Networks

    Miao Jin;Xianfeng Gu;Ying He;Yalin Wang

  • Polycube splines

    Hongyu Wang;Ying He;Xin Li;Xianfeng Gu

  • Discrete Surface Ricci Flow

    M. Jin;J. Kim;F. Luo;X. Gu

  • Silhouette clipping

    Pedro V. Sander;Xianfeng Gu;Steven J. Gortler;Hugues Hoppe

  • Manifold splines

    Xianfeng Gu;Ying He;Hong Qin

  • Computing conformal structures of surfaces

    Xianfeng Gu;Shing-Tung Yau

  • Dense non-rigid surface registration using high-order graph matching

    Yun Zeng;Chaohui Wang;Yang Wang;Xianfeng Gu

  • Computational Conformal Geometry

    Shing-Tung Yau;Xianfeng David Gu

  • Conformal Geometry and Its Applications on 3D Shape Matching, Recognition, and Stitching

    Sen Wang;Yang Wang;Miao Jin;X.D. Gu

  • High resolution tracking of non-rigid 3D motion of densely sampled data using harmonic maps

    Yang Wang;M. Gupta;Song Zhang;Sen Wang

  • Ricci Flow for 3D Shape Analysis

    Wei Zeng;D. Samaras;D. Gu

  • A Geometric Understanding of Deep Learning

    Na Lei;Dongsheng An;Yang Guo;Kehua Su

  • Harmonic volumetric mapping for solid modeling applications

    Xin Li;Xiaohu Guo;Hongyu Wang;Ying He

  • Fingerprint recognition system

    Shing-Tung Yau;Xianfeng Gu;Zhiwu Zhang

  • Conformal virtual colon flattening

    Wei Hong;Xianfeng Gu;Feng Qiu;Miao Jin

  • Brain Surface Conformal Parameterization Using Riemann Surface Structure

    Yalin Wang;Lok Ming Lui;Xianfeng Gu;K.M. Hayashi

  • Optimal Global Conformal Surface Parameterization

    Miao Jin;Yalin Wang;Shing-Tung Yau;Xianfeng Gu

  • A geometric view of optimal transportation and generative model

    Na Lei;Kehua Su;Li Cui;Shing-Tung Yau

  • Geometric Understanding of Deep Learning

    Na Lei;Zhongxuan Luo;Shing-Tung Yau;David Xianfeng Gu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shing-Tung Yau
Shing-Tung Yau Tsinghua University
Tony F. Chan
Tony F. Chan University of California, Los Angeles
Ying He
Ying He Nanyang Technological University
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Hong Qin
Hong Qin Stony Brook University
Feng Luo
Feng Luo Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Arie E. Kaufman
Arie E. Kaufman Stony Brook University
xin li
xin li Louisiana State University
Dimitris Samaras
Dimitris Samaras Stony Brook University
Zhengrong Liang
Zhengrong Liang Stony Brook University

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