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D-Index
68
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16388
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2107
National Ranking
1062

Ross T. Whitaker 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 Ross T. Whitaker sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 268 publications — 67th percentile

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

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

Ross T. Whitaker 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 Ross T. Whitaker sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to image and geometry processing, visualization, and medical image analysis

Overview

Ross T. Whitaker is a researcher affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their work spans several intersecting fields, primarily Computer Science, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research output includes a notable focus on subfields such as Genetics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Surgery, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in Whitaker's research include:

  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research
  • Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
  • Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Medical Imaging and Analysis
  • AI in cancer detection

Whitaker's publication record features several papers published in both medical and engineering contexts. Recent papers include:

  • "Quantifying the Severity of Metopic Craniosynostosis: A Pilot Study Application of Machine Learning in Craniofacial Surgery" (2020) in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
  • "Community-Based Measurements Reveal Unseen Differences during Air Pollution Episodes" (2020) in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Patterns of distributive environmental inequity under different PM2.5 air pollution scenarios for Salt Lake County public schools" (2020) in Environmental Research
  • "Evaluating Wildfire Smoke Transport Within a Coupled Fire-Atmosphere Model Using a High-Density Observation Network for an Episodic Smoke Event Along Utah's Wasatch Front" (2020) in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Google Street View-Derived Neighborhood Characteristics in California Associated with Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes" (2021) in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent co-authors in Whitaker's body of work include:

  • Wenzheng Tao
  • Jesse A. Goldstein
  • Shireen Elhabian
  • Surojit Saha
  • Riddhish Bhalodia

Their articles commonly appear in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
  • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
  • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
  • UNC Libraries

In recognition of their contributions, Ross T. Whitaker was named an IEEE Fellow in 2014 for work related to image and geometry processing, visualization, and medical image analysis.

Best Publications

  • Partitioning 3D surface meshes using watershed segmentation

    A.P. Mangan;R.T. Whitaker

  • Engineering and algorithm design for an image processing Api: a technical report on ITK--the Insight Toolkit.

    Terry S Yoo;Michael J Ackerman;William E Lorensen;Will Schroeder

  • A Level-Set Approach to 3D Reconstruction from Range Data

    Ross T. Whitaker

  • Curvature-based transfer functions for direct volume rendering: methods and applications

    G. Kindlmann;R. Whitaker;T. Tasdizen;T. Moller

  • Particle-Based Simulation of Fluids

    Simon Premoze;Tolga Tasdizen;James Bigler;Aaron E. Lefohn

  • A multi-scale approach to nonuniform diffusion

    Ross T. Whitaker;Stephen M. Pizer

  • Geometric surface smoothing via anisotropic diffusion of normals

    Tolga Tasdizen;Ross Whitaker;Paul Burchard;Stanley Osher

  • Unsupervised, information-theoretic, adaptive image filtering for image restoration

    S.P. Awate;R.T. Whitaker

  • Interactive Occlusion and Collision of Real and Virtual Objects in Augmented Reality

    David E. Breen;Eric Rose;Ross T. Whitaker

  • Level set surface editing operators

    Ken Museth;David E. Breen;Ross T. Whitaker;Alan H. Barr

  • Calibration requirements and procedures for a monitor-based augmented reality system

    M. Tuceryan;D.S. Greer;R.T. Whitaker;D.E. Breen

  • Exploring the retinal connectome

    James R. Anderson;Bryan W. Jones;Carl B. Watt;Margaret V. Shaw

  • Rician noise removal in diffusion tensor MRI

    Saurav Basu;Thomas Fletcher;Ross Whitaker

  • Gaze-directed volume rendering

    Marc Levoy;Ross Whitaker

  • Real-time vision-based camera tracking for augmented reality applications

    Dieter Koller;Gudrun Klinker;Eric Rose;David Breen

  • Microstructural connectivity of the arcuate fasciculus in adolescents with high-functioning autism.

    P. Thomas Fletcher;Ross T. Whitaker;Ross T. Whitaker;Ran Tao;Ran Tao;Molly B. DuBray

  • Contour Boxplots: A Method for Characterizing Uncertainty in Feature Sets from Simulation Ensembles

    Ross T. Whitaker;Mahsa Mirzargar;Robert M. Kirby

  • Geometric surface processing via normal maps

    Tolga Tasdizen;Ross Whitaker;Paul Burchard;Stanley Osher

  • Interactive Occlusion and Automatic Object Placement for Augmented Reality

    David E. Breen;Ross T. Whitaker;Eric Rose;Mihran Tuceryan

  • A streaming narrow-band algorithm: interactive computation and visualization of level sets

    Aaron E. Lefohn;Joe M. Kniss;Charles D. Hansen;Ross T. Whitaker

Frequent Co-Authors

Tolga Tasdizen
Tolga Tasdizen University of Utah
David E. Breen
David E. Breen Drexel University
Robert M. Kirby
Robert M. Kirby University of Utah
Martin Styner
Martin Styner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert E. Marc
Robert E. Marc University of Utah
Aaron Lefohn
Aaron Lefohn Nvidia (United States)
Stephen M. Pizer
Stephen M. Pizer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ladislav Kavan
Ladislav Kavan University of Utah
Mongi A. Abidi
Mongi A. Abidi University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jeffrey A. Weiss
Jeffrey A. Weiss University of Utah

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