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D-Index
51
Citations
23775
World Ranking
3740
National Ranking
1087

Willis J. Tompkins 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 Willis J. Tompkins sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 157 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Willis J. Tompkins 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 Willis J. Tompkins sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to biomedical engineering education
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Electrical engineering
  • Statistics

His primary areas of investigation include Signal processing, QRS complex, Artificial intelligence, Filter and Signal. The various areas that Willis J. Tompkins examines in his Signal processing study include Artificial neural network, Digital signal processing, Adaptive filter, Data reduction and Bandwidth. His research integrates issues of Algorithm, Electronic engineering and Noise in his study of QRS complex.

His study in Artificial intelligence is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Short-time Fourier transform, Ventricular fibrillation, Ambulatory ECG, Beat and Pattern recognition. His Filter research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Digital filter and Band-pass filter. His Digital filter research integrates issues from Electrocardiography, Beat detection and Sensitivity.

His most cited work include:

  • A Real-Time QRS Detection Algorithm (4921 citations)
  • Quantitative Investigation of QRS Detection Rules Using the MIT/BIH Arrhythmia Database (929 citations)
  • Electrotactile and vibrotactile displays for sensory substitution systems (665 citations)

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

Willis J. Tompkins mainly investigates Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Acoustics, Electronic engineering and Signal processing. His research investigates the connection between Artificial intelligence and topics such as Beat that intersect with issues in Data compression. As a member of one scientific family, Willis J. Tompkins mostly works in the field of Pattern recognition, focusing on Speech recognition and, on occasion, Filter bank, Electrocardiography, Signal and Time–frequency analysis.

His Electronic engineering study incorporates themes from Electrical impedance tomography, QRS complex and Iterative reconstruction. Willis J. Tompkins interconnects Signal-to-noise ratio, Algorithm, Noise and Sensitivity in the investigation of issues within QRS complex. His studies examine the connections between Signal processing and genetics, as well as such issues in Filter, with regards to Band-pass filter.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Artificial intelligence (21.38%)
  • Pattern recognition (15.86%)
  • Acoustics (14.48%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2000-2018)?

  • Biometrics (3.45%)
  • Artificial intelligence (21.38%)
  • Medical education (2.76%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biometrics, Artificial intelligence, Medical education, Curriculum and Pattern recognition. In his research on the topic of Biometrics, Identity, Fingerprint, Fingerprint recognition, Artificial neural network and Body mass index is strongly related with Lead. His Artificial intelligence research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Electrocardiography, Additive white Gaussian noise, Spline and Ventricular tachycardia.

Willis J. Tompkins has included themes like Spline interpolation, Interpolation, Data point and Morphing, Computer vision in his Electrocardiography study. His study looks at the intersection of Curriculum and topics like Biomedical education with Biomedical engineering, Informatics engineering and University level. His studies deal with areas such as Speech recognition, Peak detection and Range as well as Pattern recognition.

Between 2000 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • One-lead ECG for identity verification (242 citations)
  • EMD-based 60-Hz noise filtering of the ECG (55 citations)
  • Standardized instrument for lingual pressure measurement. (55 citations)

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

  • Electrical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics

His primary areas of study are Biometrics, Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Template matching and Speech recognition. His research integrates issues of Additive white Gaussian noise, Peak detection and Range in his study of Artificial intelligence. His work carried out in the field of Speech recognition brings together such families of science as Liveness and Identification system, Identification.

His Fingerprint study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Signal processing. Willis J. Tompkins works mostly in the field of Signal processing, limiting it down to concerns involving Noise figure and, occasionally, Noise, Filter and Hilbert–Huang transform. His Filter study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Noise temperature and Noise floor.

Best Publications

  • A Real-Time QRS Detection Algorithm

    Jiapu Pan;Willis J. Tompkins

  • Quantitative Investigation of QRS Detection Rules Using the MIT/BIH Arrhythmia Database

    Patrick S. Hamilton;Willis J. Tompkins

  • Electrotactile and vibrotactile displays for sensory substitution systems

    K.A. Kaczmarek;J.G. Webster;P. Bach-y-Rita;W.J. Tompkins

  • ECG beat detection using filter banks

    V.X. Afonso;W.J. Tompkins;T.Q. Nguyen;Shen Luo

  • Comparing Reconstruction Algorithms for Electrical Impedance Tomography

    Thomas J. Yorkey;John G. Webster;Willis J. Tompkins

  • Biomedical Digital Signal Processing

    Willis J. Tompkins

  • A patient-adaptable ECG beat classifier using a mixture of experts approach

    Yu Hen Hu;S. Palreddy;W.J. Tompkins

  • Neural-network-based adaptive matched filtering for QRS detection

    Q. Xue;Y.H. Hu;W.J. Tompkins

  • Estimation of QRS Complex Power Spectra for Design of a QRS Filter

    Nitish V. Thakor;John G. Webster;Willis J. Tompkins

  • One-lead ECG for identity verification

    T.W. Shen;W.J. Tompkins;Y.H. Hu

  • A New Data-Reduction Algorithm for Real-Time ECG Analysis

    John P. Abenstein;Willis J. Tompkins

  • Applications of artificial neural networks for ECG signal detection and classification.

    Y H Hu;W J Tompkins;J L Urrusti;V X Afonso

  • Digital Filters for Real-Time ECG Signal Processing Using Microprocessors

    M. L. Ahlstrom;W. J. Tompkins

  • Detecting ventricular fibrillation

    V.X. Afonso;W.J. Tompkins

  • Biomedical Digital Signal Processing: C Language Examples and Laboratory Experiments for the IBM PC

    Willis J. Tompkins

  • Design of Microcomputer-Based Medical Instrumentation

    Willis J. Tompkins;John G. Webster

  • Optimal QRS detector.

    N. V. Thakor;J. G. Webster;W. J. Tompkins

  • Automated High-Speed Analysis of Holter Tapes with Microcomputers

    Mark L. Ahlstrom;Willis J. Tompkins

  • Motion Artifact from Spot and Band Electrodes During Impedance Cardiography

    Minghai Qu;Yujian Zhang;John G. Webster;Willis J. Tompkins

  • Comparing stress ECG enhancement algorithms

    V.X. Afonso;W.J. Tompkins;T.Q. Nguyen;K. Michler

Frequent Co-Authors

john g webster
john g webster University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yu Hen Hu
Yu Hen Hu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nitish V. Thakor
Nitish V. Thakor National University of Singapore
Truong Q. Nguyen
Truong Q. Nguyen University of California, San Diego
Eung Je Woo
Eung Je Woo Kyung Hee University
Yongmin Kim
Yongmin Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
John H. Booske
John H. Booske University of Wisconsin–Madison
David J. Beebe
David J. Beebe University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert G. Radwin
Robert G. Radwin University of Wisconsin–Madison
James C. Lin
James C. Lin University of Illinois at Chicago

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