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D-Index
44
Citations
14353
World Ranking
5676
National Ranking
1092

Jian-Feng Cai publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jian-Feng Cai sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 115 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Jian-Feng Cai D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jian-Feng Cai sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Mathematical analysis
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Algebra

His primary areas of investigation include Algorithm, Image restoration, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision and Deblurring. His Algorithm research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Singular value, Combinatorics and Minification. His study in Image restoration is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Wavelet and Bregman method.

His study focuses on the intersection of Artificial intelligence and fields such as Pattern recognition with connections in the field of Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography, Dimension and Matrix. The study incorporates disciplines such as Pixel, Impulse noise, Real image and Outlier in addition to Deblurring. His work carried out in the field of Sparse approximation brings together such families of science as Sparse matrix, Noise reduction and Tight frame.

His most cited work include:

  • A Singular Value Thresholding Algorithm for Matrix Completion (3961 citations)
  • Split Bregman Methods and Frame Based Image Restoration (536 citations)
  • A framelet-based image inpainting algorithm (272 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Jian-Feng Cai mainly investigates Algorithm, Rank, Compressed sensing, Artificial intelligence and Matrix. His research in Algorithm intersects with topics in Hankel matrix, Mathematical optimization, Minification and Projection. His Rank research incorporates elements of Subspace topology, Sampling, Combinatorics, Thresholding and Gradient descent.

His Artificial intelligence research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Computer vision and Pattern recognition. Low-rank approximation, Matrix completion, Sparse matrix, Robust principal component analysis and Matrix decomposition are among the areas of Matrix where the researcher is concentrating his efforts. While the research belongs to areas of Matrix norm, he spends his time largely on the problem of Singular value, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Interior point method.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Algorithm (45.24%)
  • Rank (24.60%)
  • Compressed sensing (23.02%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Algorithm (45.24%)
  • Rank (24.60%)
  • Regularization (11.11%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Jian-Feng Cai mostly deals with Algorithm, Rank, Regularization, Hankel matrix and Combinatorics. His studies in Algorithm integrate themes in fields like Matrix, Noise reduction, Projection and Feature. His work deals with themes such as Gradient descent, Subspace topology and Outlier, which intersect with Rank.

The Regularization study combines topics in areas such as Data-driven and Compressed sensing. Jian-Feng Cai combines subjects such as Manifold, Quadratic equation, Order and Restricted isometry property with his study of Combinatorics. In his research on the topic of Singular value decomposition, Image restoration, Wavelet, Toeplitz matrix and Piecewise is strongly related with Low-rank approximation.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Fast and Provable Algorithms for Spectrally Sparse Signal Reconstruction via Low-Rank Hankel Matrix Completion (35 citations)
  • Accelerated Alternating Projections for Robust Principal Component Analysis (16 citations)
  • Fast Single Image Reflection Suppression via Convex Optimization (11 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Mathematical analysis
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Algebra

Jian-Feng Cai spends much of his time researching Rank, Hankel matrix, Subspace topology, Combinatorics and Robustness. Rank is frequently linked to Thresholding in his study. His studies deal with areas such as Time domain, Algorithm, Signal reconstruction and Order as well as Hankel matrix.

His research in Subspace topology tackles topics such as Sparse matrix which are related to areas like Rate of convergence, Robust principal component analysis, Singular value decomposition and Low-rank approximation. His Combinatorics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Function and Quadratic equation. His Robustness research includes themes of Projection method, Discrete mathematics, Minification, Space and Computation.

Best Publications

  • A Singular Value Thresholding Algorithm for Matrix Completion

    Jian-Feng Cai;Emmanuel J. Candès;Zuowei Shen

  • Split Bregman Methods and Frame Based Image Restoration

    Jian-Feng Cai;Stanley J. Osher;Zuowei Shen

  • A framelet-based image inpainting algorithm

    Jian-Feng Cai;Raymond H. Chan;Zuowei Shen

  • Image restoration: Total variation, wavelet frames, and beyond

    Jian Feng Cai;Bin Dong;Stanley Osher;Zuowei Shen

  • Linearized Bregman iterations for compressed sensing

    Jian-Feng Cai;Stanley J. Osher;Zuowei Shen

  • Blind motion deblurring from a single image using sparse approximation

    Jian-Feng Cai;Hui Ji;Chaoqiang Liu;Zuowei Shen

  • Framelet-Based Blind Motion Deblurring From a Single Image

    Jian-Feng Cai;Hui Ji;Chaoqiang Liu;Zuowei Shen

  • Data-driven tight frame construction and image denoising

    Jian-Feng Cai;Hui Ji;Zuowei Shen;Gui-Bo Ye

  • Linearized Bregman Iterations for Frame-Based Image Deblurring

    Jian-Feng Cai;Stanley Osher;Zuowei Shen

  • CONVERGENCE OF THE LINEARIZED BREGMAN ITERATION FOR ℓ1-NORM MINIMIZATION

    Jian-Feng Cai;Stanley J. Osher;Zuowei Shen

  • Two-phase approach for deblurring images corrupted by impulse plus gaussian noise

    Jian-Feng Cai;Raymond H. Chan;Mila Nikolova

  • Fast Multiclass Dictionaries Learning With Geometrical Directions in MRI Reconstruction

    Zhifang Zhan;Jian-Feng Cai;Di Guo;Yunsong Liu

  • Fast Two-Phase Image Deblurring Under Impulse Noise

    Jian-Feng Cai;Raymond H. Chan;Mila Nikolova

  • Robust principal component analysis-based four-dimensional computed tomography

    Hao Gao;Jian-Feng Cai;Zuowei Shen;Hongkai Zhao

  • Projected Iterative Soft-Thresholding Algorithm for Tight Frames in Compressed Sensing Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Yunsong Liu;Zhifang Zhan;Jian-Feng Cai;Di Guo

  • Accelerated NMR Spectroscopy with Low‐Rank Reconstruction

    Xiaobo Qu;Maxim Mayzel;Jian Feng Cai;Zhong Chen

  • Cine Cone Beam CT Reconstruction Using Low-Rank Matrix Factorization: Algorithm and a Proof-of-Principle Study

    Jian Feng Cai;Xun Jia;Hao Gao;Steve B. Jiang

  • Guarantees of Riemannian Optimization for Low Rank Matrix Recovery

    Ke Wei;Jianfeng Cai;Tony F. Chan;Shing Yu Leung

  • Blind motion deblurring using multiple images

    Jian-Feng Cai;Hui Ji;Chaoqiang Liu;Zuowei Shen

  • Hankel Matrix Nuclear Norm Regularized Tensor Completion for $N$-dimensional Exponential Signals

    Jiaxi Ying;Hengfa Lu;Qingtao Wei;Jian-Feng Cai

  • Simultaneous cartoon and texture inpainting

    Jian-Feng Cai;Raymond H. Chan;Zuowei Shen

  • Convergence analysis of tight framelet approach for missing data recovery

    Jian Feng Cai;Raymond H. Chan;Lixin Shen;Zuowei Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zuowei Shen
Zuowei Shen National University of Singapore
Weiyu Xu
Weiyu Xu University of Iowa
Xiaobo Qu
Xiaobo Qu Xiamen University
Zhong Chen
Zhong Chen Nanyang Technological University
Yang Wang
Yang Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Raymond H. Chan
Raymond H. Chan Lingnan University
Hui Ji
Hui Ji National University of Singapore
Hongkai Zhao
Hongkai Zhao Duke University
Stanley Osher
Stanley Osher University of California, Los Angeles
Kumar Vijay Mishra
Kumar Vijay Mishra IEEE Foundation

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