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Hugh Durrant-Whyte

Hugh Durrant-Whyte

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Computer Science
Australia
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
87
Citations
51829
World Ranking
334
National Ranking
13

Computer Science

D-Index
87
Citations
51902
World Ranking
700
National Ranking
16

Hugh Durrant-Whyte publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hugh Durrant-Whyte sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 341 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Hugh Durrant-Whyte D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hugh Durrant-Whyte sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2006 - IEEE Fellow For contributions with application to decentralized data fusion algorithms with application to simulaneous localization and navigation

Overview

Hugh Durrant-Whyte is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research covers multiple areas, including ocean engineering and artificial intelligence, with a focus on water resources management and optimization, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, and geochemistry and geologic mapping.

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications. Key papers include:

  • "Uncertainty: Nothing is more certain," 2022, published in Environmetrics
  • "Masthead," 2023, published in IEEE Spectrum
  • "Contributors," 2023, published in IEEE Spectrum
  • "Masthead," 2023, published in IEEE Spectrum
  • "Contributors," 2023, published in IEEE Spectrum

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hugh Durrant-Whyte include:

  • Robert Charette
  • Charles Q. Choi
  • Edd Gent
  • W Gibbs
  • Allison Marsh

Most of their work appears in the following publication venues:

  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Environmetrics
  • Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales

Hugh Durrant-Whyte has been recognized by multiple professional organizations. Awards include:

  • Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), 2018
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2010
  • IEEE Fellow, 2006, for contributions with application to decentralized data fusion algorithms related to simultaneous localization and navigation

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous localization and mapping: part I

    H. Durrant-Whyte;T. Bailey

  • A new method for the nonlinear transformation of means and covariances in filters and estimators

    S. Julier;J. Uhlmann;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • A solution to the simultaneous localization and map building (SLAM) problem

    M.W.M.G. Dissanayake;P. Newman;S. Clark;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • A new approach for filtering nonlinear systems

    S.J. Julier;J.K. Uhlmann;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM): part II

    T. Bailey;H. Durrant-Whyte

  • Mobile robot localization by tracking geometric beacons

    J.J. Leonard;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Directed Sonar Sensing for Mobile Robot Navigation

    John J. Leonard;Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Simultaneous map building and localization for an autonomous mobile robot

    J.J. Leonard;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Sensor models and multisensor integration

    H. F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Simultaneous Localization and Mapping with Sparse Extended Information Filters

    Sebastian Thrun;Yufeng Liu;Daphne Koller;Andrew Y. Ng

  • Inertial navigation systems for mobile robots

    B. Barshan;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Simultaneous Localization, Mapping and Moving Object Tracking

    Chieh-Chih Wang;Charles Thorpe;Sebastian Thrun;Martial Hebert

  • Uncertain geometry in robotics

    H. F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Dynamic map building for an autonomous mobile robot

    John J. Leonard;Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte;Ingemar J. Cox

  • A high integrity IMU/GPS navigation loop for autonomous land vehicle applications

    S. Sukkarieh;E.M. Nebot;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Dynamic map building for autonomous mobile robot

    J. Leonard;H. Durrant-Whyte;I.J. Cox

  • Data Fusion and Sensor Management: A Decentralized Information-Theoretic Approach

    James Manyika;Hugh Durrant-Whyte

  • The aiding of a low-cost strapdown inertial measurement unit using vehicle model constraints for land vehicle applications

    G. Dissanayake;S. Sukkarieh;E. Nebot;H. Durrant-Whyte

  • Information based adaptive robotic exploration

    F. Bourgault;A.A. Makarenko;S.B. Williams;B. Grocholsky

  • An experiment in integrated exploration

    A.A. Makarenko;S.B. Williams;F. Bourgault;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

Frequent Co-Authors

Pieter Abbeel
Pieter Abbeel University of California, Berkeley
Fabio Ramos
Fabio Ramos University of Sydney
Ben Upcroft
Ben Upcroft Queensland University of Technology
Eduardo Nebot
Eduardo Nebot University of Sydney
Salah Sukkarieh
Salah Sukkarieh University of Sydney
Gamini Dissanayake
Gamini Dissanayake University of Technology Sydney
Stefan B. Williams
Stefan B. Williams University of Sydney
Sebastian Thrun
Sebastian Thrun Stanford University

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