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Rik Van de Walle

Rik Van de Walle

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
53
Citations
14444
World Ranking
4736
National Ranking
50

Rik Van de Walle 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 Rik Van de Walle sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 775 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rik Van de Walle 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 Rik Van de Walle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rik Van de Walle is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their academic profile reflects a professional connection to this institution, suggesting ongoing involvement in research and academic activities at that university.

Details about Rik Van de Walle's research output, including recent papers, frequent co-authors, and publication venues, are not provided in the available data. Similarly, there is no information on their main fields or subfields of study, which limits specific insight into their disciplinary focus or expertise areas.

No records of book publications have been indicated, which implies that the scientist's contributions may primarily reside in journal or conference publications rather than in authored or edited academic books.

Likewise, there are no documented recent papers, making it challenging to assess their current research themes, methodologies, or scholarly impact through published works. The absence of frequent co-authors and venues also means there is limited knowledge of the professional networks or communities they typically engage with for research dissemination.

The data set does not mention any awards won by Rik Van de Walle, thus there is no available information on formal recognitions or honors received within their academic career.

This profile is confined to verified facts derived from the provided source without extrapolation beyond the information given, maintaining an objective and neutral position on the scientist's academic profile.

Best Publications

  • Convolutional Neural Network Based Fault Detection for Rotating Machinery

    Olivier Janssens;Viktor Slavkovikj;Bram Vervisch;Kurt Stockman

  • RML: A Generic Language for Integrated RDF Mappings of Heterogeneous Data

    Anastasia Dimou;Miel Vander Sande;Pieter Colpaert;Ruben Verborgh

  • A semantic rule checking environment for building performance checking

    P. Pauwels;D. Van Deursen;R. Verstraeten;J. De Roo

  • MPEG-21: goals and achievements

    I. Burnett;R. Van de Walle;K. Hill;J. Bormans

  • Assessing Quality of Experience of IPTV and Video on Demand Services in Real-Life Environments

    Nicolas Staelens;Stefaan Moens;Wendy Van den Broeck;Ilse Mariën

  • The MPEG-21 Book

    Ian S. Burnett;Fernando Pereira;Rik Van de Walle;Rob Koenen

  • Deep Learning for Infrared Thermal Image Based Machine Health Monitoring

    Olivier Janssens;Rik Van de Walle;Mia Loccufier;Sofie Van Hoecke

  • Using topic models for Twitter hashtag recommendation

    Fréderic Godin;Viktor Slavkovikj;Wesley De Neve;Benjamin Schrauwen

  • Querying datasets on the web with high availability

    Ruben Verborgh;Olaf Hartig;Ben De Meester;Gerald Haesendonck

  • Multimedia Lab $@$ ACL WNUT NER Shared Task: Named Entity Recognition for Twitter Microposts using Distributed Word Representations

    Fréderic Godin;Baptist Vandersmissen;Wesley De Neve;Rik Van de Walle

  • Monte Carlo simulations of a scintillation camera using GATE: validation and application modelling

    Steven Staelens;Daniel Strul;Giovanni Santin;Stefaan Vandenberghe

  • Monte Carlo simulation in PET and SPECT instrumentation using GATE

    Karine Assié;Vincent Breton;Irène Buvat;Claude Comtat

  • Mathematical analysis and experimental investigation of noise in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging applied in polymer gel dosimetry

    Y. De Deene;R. Van de Walle;E. Achten;C. De Wagter

  • Thermal image based fault diagnosis for rotating machinery

    Olivier Janssens;Raiko Schulz;Viktor Slavkovikj;Kurt Stockman

  • Web-scale querying through linked data fragments

    Ruben Verborgh;Miel Vander Sande;Pieter Colpaert;Sam Coppens

  • A finite difference method with reciprocity used to incorporate anisotropy in electroencephalogram dipole source localization

    Hans Hallez;Hans Hallez;Bart Vanrumste;Peter Van Hese;Peter Van Hese;Yves D'Asseler

  • Hyperspectral Image Classification with Convolutional Neural Networks

    Viktor Slavkovikj;Steven Verstockt;Wesley De Neve;Sofie Van Hoecke

  • Hex-splines: a novel spline family for hexagonal lattices

    D. Van De Ville;T. Blu;M. Unser;W. Philips

  • Reconstruction of MR images from data acquired on a general nonregular grid by pseudoinverse calculation

    R. Van De Walle;H.H. Barrett;K.J. Myers;M.I. Aitbach

  • Moving object detection in the H.264/AVC compressed domain for video surveillance applications

    Chris Poppe;Sarah De Bruyne;Tom Paridaens;Peter Lambert

  • An integrated method of adaptive enhancement for unsupervised segmentation of MRI brain images

    Jing-Hao Xue;Aleksandra Pizurica;Wilfried Philips;Etienne Kerre

  • Dipole location errors in electroencephalogram source analysis due to volume conductor model errors.

    Bart Vanrumste;Bart Vanrumste;G Van Hoey;G Van Hoey;R Van de Walle;M D'Have

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruben Verborgh
Ruben Verborgh Ghent University
Paul Boon
Paul Boon Ghent University
Bart Merci
Bart Merci Ghent University
Eric Achten
Eric Achten Ghent University
Stefaan Vandenberghe
Stefaan Vandenberghe Ghent University
Wilfried Philips
Wilfried Philips Ghent University
Dimitri Van De Ville
Dimitri Van De Ville École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rudi Dierckx
Rudi Dierckx University Medical Center Groningen
Piet Demeester
Piet Demeester Ghent University
Filip De Turck
Filip De Turck Ghent University

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