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Norman I. Badler 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 Norman I. Badler sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 384 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norman I. Badler 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 Norman I. Badler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Norman I. Badler is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Computer Science, Engineering, and Psychology. Notably, their work in subfields includes Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Control and Systems Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics include Human Motion and Animation, Human Pose and Action Recognition, Video Analysis and Summarization, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics, Artificial Intelligence in Games, and Hand Gesture Recognition Systems.

Norman I. Badler has a record of publication in several academic venues, with frequent publications in the IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications.

  • On Raising a Virtual Human (2023), IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Their collaboration network includes coauthors such as James Z. Wang, Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze, Rick O. Gilmore, Kerri L. Johnson, and Àgata Lapedriza.

In addition to articles, Norman I. Badler has contributed to book publications, including a work titled On Raising a Digital Human, published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Simulating humans: computer graphics animation and control

    Norman I. Badler;Cary B. Phillips;Bonnie Lynn Webber

  • Animated conversation: rule-based generation of facial expression, gesture & spoken intonation for multiple conversational agents

    Justine Cassell;Catherine Pelachaud;Norman Badler;Mark Steedman

  • Real-time inverse kinematics techniques for anthropomorphic limbs

    Deepak Tolani;Ambarish Goswami;Norman I. Badler

  • Animating facial expressions

    Stephen M. Platt;Norman I. Badler

  • Controlling individual agents in high-density crowd simulation

    N. Pelechano;J. M. Allbeck;N. I. Badler

  • Model-based image analysis of human motion using constraint propagation

    J. O'Rourke;N. I. Badler

  • The EMOTE model for effort and shape

    Diane Chi;Monica Costa;Liwei Zhao;Norman Badler

  • Inverse kinematics positioning using nonlinear programming for highly articulated figures

    Jianmin Zhao;Norman I. Badler

  • Creating interactive virtual humans: some assembly required

    J. Gratch;J. Rickel;E. Andre;J. Cassell

  • Modeling Crowd and Trained Leader Behavior during Building Evacuation

    N. Pelechano;N.I. Badler

  • Generating facial expressions for speech

    Catherine Pelachaud;Norman I. Badler;Mark Steedman

  • Eyes alive

    Sooha Park Lee;Jeremy B. Badler;Norman I. Badler

  • Virtual Crowds: Methods, Simulation, and Control

    Nuria Pelechano;Jan M. Allbeck;Norman I. Badler

  • Digital Representations of Human Movement

    Norman I. Badler;Stephen W. Smoliar

  • Crowd simulation incorporating agent psychological models, roles and communication

    Nuria Pelechano;Kevin O'Brien;Barry Silverman;Norman Badler

  • Animating human locomotion with inverse dynamics

    Hyeongseok Ko;N.I. Badler

  • Articulated Figure Positioning by Multiple Constraints

    Norman I. Badler;Kamran H. Manoochehri;Graham Walters

  • Parameterized action representation for virtual human agents

    Norman I. Badler;Rama Bindiganavale;Jan Allbeck;William Schuler

  • Real-time inverse kinematics of the human arm

    Deepak Tolani;Norman I. Badler

  • A Machine Translation System from English to American Sign Language

    Liwei Zhao;Karin Kipper;William Schuler;Christian Vogler

  • Parametric keyframe interpolation incorporating kinetic adjustment and phrasing control

    Scott N. Steketee;Norman I. Badler

Frequent Co-Authors

Bonnie Webber
Bonnie Webber University of Edinburgh
Catherine Pelachaud
Catherine Pelachaud Sorbonne University
Dimitris N. Metaxas
Dimitris N. Metaxas Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mark Steedman
Mark Steedman University of Edinburgh
Joseph O'Rourke
Joseph O'Rourke Smith College
Martha Palmer
Martha Palmer University of Colorado Boulder
Justine Cassell
Justine Cassell Carnegie Mellon University
Claudio Rosito Jung
Claudio Rosito Jung Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Matthew Stone
Matthew Stone Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jugal Kalita
Jugal Kalita University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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