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Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

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Computer Science
France
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Mathematics

D-Index
57
Citations
12994
World Ranking
690
National Ranking
32

Computer Science

D-Index
58
Citations
13285
World Ranking
3636
National Ranking
64

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Daniel Boissonnat sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 205 publications — 64th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Daniel Boissonnat sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 82nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in France Leader Award

Overview

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat is affiliated with Université Côte d'Azur in France and specializes in research at the intersection of computer science and mathematics. Their work primarily addresses topics within computational theory, computational geometry, and applied topology, contributing to both theoretical foundations and practical methods in these disciplines.

The scientist's research spans multiple fields of study, notably:

  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics

More specialized subfields in Boissonnat's work include:

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

The core topics addressed in their publications reflect a focus on:

  • Topological and Geometric Data Analysis
  • Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  • Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
  • Digital Image Processing Techniques
  • Leprosy Research and Treatment
  • Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat's recent publications highlight contributions in computational topology and geometry. Key papers include:

  • The Topological Correctness of PL Approximations of Isomanifolds (2021, Foundations of Computational Mathematics)
  • Triangulating Submanifolds: An Elementary and Quantified Version of Whitney's Method (2020, Discrete & Computational Geometry)
  • Tracing Isomanifolds in d in Time Polynomial in d using Coxeter-Freudenthal-Kuhn Triangulations (2023, SIAM Journal on Computing)
  • Dimensionality reduction for k-distance applied to persistent homology (2021, Journal of Applied and Computational Topology)
  • Local Conditions for Triangulating Submanifolds of Euclidean Space (2020, Discrete & Computational Geometry)

The venues in which they frequently publish include:

  • Discrete & Computational Geometry
  • Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Applied and Computational Topology
  • Journal of Topology and Analysis

Collaboration with other researchers is a notable aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Mathijs Wintraecken
  • Kunal Dutta
  • Siddharth Pritam
  • Siargey Kachanovich
  • Shreya Arya

Best Publications

  • Geometric structures for three-dimensional shape representation

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

  • Smooth surface reconstruction via natural neighbour interpolation of distance functions

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Frédéric Cazals

  • Shape reconstruction from planar cross sections

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

  • Shortest paths of bounded curvature in the plane

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;André Cérézo;Juliette Leblond

  • Algorithmic Geometry

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Mariette Yvinec

  • Provably good sampling and meshing of surfaces

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Steve Oudot

  • On computing four-finger equilibrium and force-closure grasps of polyhedral objects

    Jean Ponce;Steve Sullivan;Attawith Sudsang;Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

  • Methods and apparatus for surgical planning

    Eve C. Coste-Maniere;Louai Adhami;Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Alain Carpentier

  • Stability and Computation of Medial Axes - a State-of-the-Art Report

    Dominique Attali;Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Herbert Edelsbrunner

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of complex shapes based on the Delaunay triangulation

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Bernhard Geiger

  • The Gudhi library: Simplicial complexes and persistent homology

    Clément Maria;Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Marc Glisse;Mariette Yvinec

  • Shortest path synthesis for Dubins non-holonomic robot

    Xuan-Nam Bui;J.-D. Boissonnat;P. Soueres;J.-P. Laumond

  • A practical exact motion planning algorithm for polygonal objects amidst polygonal obstacles

    F. Avnaim;J.D. Boissonnat;B. Faverjon

  • Triangulations in CGAL

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Olivier Devillers;Sylvain Pion;Monique Teillaud

  • Representing stereo data with the Delaunay triangulation

    O. D. Faugeras;E. Le Bras-Mehlman;J. D. Boissonnat

  • On the randomized construction of the Delaunay tree

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Monique Teillaud

  • Effective computational geometry for curves and surfaces

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Monique Teillaud

  • Manifold Reconstruction Using Tangential Delaunay Complexes

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Arijit Ghosh

  • Applications of random sampling to on-line algorithms in computational geometry

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Olivier Devillers;René Schott;Monique Teillaud

  • Bregman Voronoi Diagrams

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat;Frank Nielsen;Richard Nock

  • Algorithmic foundations of robotics V

    Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Devillers
Olivier Devillers University of Lorraine
Franco P. Preparata
Franco P. Preparata Brown University
Gert Vegter
Gert Vegter University of Groningen
David Cohen-Steiner
David Cohen-Steiner French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Richard Nock
Richard Nock Australian National University
Jean Ponce
Jean Ponce École Normale Supérieure
Frank Nielsen
Frank Nielsen Sony Computer Science Laboratories
Pierre Alliez
Pierre Alliez French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Jean-Pierre Merlet
Jean-Pierre Merlet French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Jean-Paul Laumond
Jean-Paul Laumond École Normale Supérieure

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