2026 Larry L. Schumaker: Mathematics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mathematics	62	467	390	242	188	258	19176

Larry L. Schumaker 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 Larry L. Schumaker sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 537+

This scientist: 258 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Larry L. Schumaker 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 Larry L. Schumaker sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

2018 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society For contributions to spline theory, approximation theory, and numerical analysis, and for service to the profession.
2013 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to the theory and applications of spline functions, geometric design and finite elements.

Overview

Larry L. Schumaker is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of engineering. Their work spans subfields such as computational mechanics, computer graphics and computer-aided design, and numerical analysis.

The scientist has contributed publications to notable venues including:

Computer Aided Geometric Design
Journal of Scientific Computing

Recent papers authored by Larry L. Schumaker cover topics in numerical methods and spline approximations, including:

Approximation by polynomial splines on curved triangulations (2021) in Computer Aided Geometric Design
Solving Elliptic PDE's Using Polynomial Splines on Curved Triangulations (2022) in Journal of Scientific Computing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schumaker are:

Annan Yu
Gregory E. Fasshauer
Marian Neamtu

The scientist has also contributed to book publications with established publishers such as the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and Springer International Publishing. Notable book titles include:

Spline Functions: More Computational Methods (2024)
Approximation Theory XVI (2021)

Key research topics Larry L. Schumaker has engaged with include:

Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
Iterative Methods for Nonlinear Equations

Within their field of study, the scientist has established a focus on:

Computational Mechanics
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Numerical Analysis

Larry L. Schumaker has been recognized with awards including:

Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2018) for contributions to spline theory, approximation theory, numerical analysis, and service to the profession
SIAM Fellow (2013) for contributions to the theory and applications of spline functions, geometric design, and finite elements

Best Publications

Spline Functions: Basic Theory

Larry L. Schumaker

5113
Citations
Fundamentals of Computer Aided Geometric Design

Josef Hoschek;Dieter Lasser;Larry L. Schumaker

2033
Citations
Spline Functions on Triangulations

Ming-Jun Lai;Larry L. Schumaker

769
Citations
Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces

Michael Floater;Tom Lyche;Marie-Laurence Mazure;Knut Mørken

499
Citations
Fitting surfaces to scattered data

Larry L Schumaker

378
Citations
Curve and Surface Fitting with Splines.

Larry L. Schumaker;Paul Dierckx

352
Citations
Local Spline Approximation Methods

Tom Lyche;Larry L Schumaker;Larry L Schumaker

341
Citations
Mathematical Methods in Computer Aided Geometric Design

Tom Lyche;Larry L. Schumaker

251
Citations
Surface Fitting and Multiresolution Methods

Alain Le Mehaute;Larry L. Schumaker;Christophe Rabut

251
Citations
On the Dimension of Spaces Of Piecewise Polynomials in Two Variables

Larry L. Schumaker

227
Citations
Approximation Theory II

G G Lorentz;C K Chui;L L Schumaker

195
Citations
Scattered data fitting on the sphere

Gregory E. Fasshauer;Larry L. Schumaker

189
Citations
Fitting scattered data on sphere-like surfaces using spherical splines

Peter Alfeld;Marian Neamtu;Larry L. Schumaker

187
Citations
The dimension of bivariate spline spaces of smoothnessr for degreed≥4r+1

Peter Alfeld;L. L. Schumaker

186
Citations
Bernstein-Be´zier polynomials on spheres and sphere-like surfaces

Peter Alfeld;Marian Neamtu;Larry L. Schumaker

172
Citations
On the approximation power of bivariate splines

Ming-Jun Lai;Larry L. Schumaker

158
Citations
Bounds on the dimension of spaces of multivariate piecewise polynomials

Larry L. Schumaker

153
Citations
Recent advances in wavelet analysis

Larry L. Schumaker;Glenn Webb

153
Citations
Curve and Surface Fitting: Saint-Malo 1999

Albert Cohen;Larry L. Schumaker;Christophe Rabut

144
Citations
Curves and surfaces in geometric design

Pierre Jean Laurent;Alain Le Méhauté;Larry L. Schumaker

143
Citations
Approximation Theory VI

Charles K. Chui;Larry L. Schumaker;J. D. Ward

120
Citations
Approximation Theory IV

C. K. Chui;L. L. Schumaker;J. D. Ward

115
Citations
Studies in spline functions and approximation theory

Larry L. Schumaker;Samuel Karlin;Charles A. Micchelli;Allan Pinkus

108
Citations
Topics in Multivariate Approximation

Larry L. Schumaker;Florencio I. Utreras;Charles K. Chui

106
Citations
Mathematical Methods in Computer Aided Geometric Design.

Tom Lyche;Larry L. Schumaker

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Lyche University of Oslo

Charles K. Chui Hong Kong Baptist University

Albert Cohen Google (United States)

Joseph D. Ward Texas A&M University

Dietrich Braess Ruhr University Bochum

Michael S. Floater University of Oslo

Elaine Cohen University of Utah

Olvi L. Mangasarian University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mark Ainsworth Brown University

Kamy Sepehrnoori The University of Texas at Austin

External Links

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