Brian C. Wilson

46.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
656 papers, 35.3k citations indexed

About

Brian C. Wilson is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian C. Wilson has authored 656 papers receiving a total of 35.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 422 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 304 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 184 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Brian C. Wilson's work include Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (278 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (224 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (214 papers). Brian C. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (278 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (224 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (214 papers). Brian C. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Brian C. Wilson's co-authors include Michael S. Patterson, B. Chance, Gang Zheng, Lothar Lilge, Thomas J. Farrell, Robert Weersink, Willem M. Star, Paul J. Müller, Stephen T. Flock and Norman E. Marcon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Brian C. Wilson

625 papers receiving 34.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Photodynamic therapy of cancer: An update

2011 4.3k citations Brian C. Wilson et al. profile →
Time resolved reflectance and transmittance for the noninvasive measurement of tissue optical properties

1989 1.6k citations Michael S. Patterson, Brian C. Wilson et al. profile →
A diffusion theory model of spatially resolved, steady-state diffuse reflectance for the noninvasive determination of tissue optical properties in vivo

1992 1.1k citations Michael S. Patterson, Brian C. Wilson et al. Medical Physics profile →
The physics, biophysics and technology of photodynamic therapy

2008 776 citations Brian C. Wilson, Michael S. Patterson profile →
Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapies: Synergy Opportunities for Nanomedicine

2023 760 citations Robert Weersink, Brian C. Wilson et al. profile →
In Vivo Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging for Oncological Applications

1998 728 citations Brian C. Wilson et al. Photochemistry and Photobiology profile →
Speckle variance detection of microvasculature using swept-source optical coherence tomography

2008 522 citations Eduardo H. Moriyama, Brian C. Wilson et al. profile →
A Monte Carlo model for the absorption and flux distributions of light in tissue

1983 507 citations Brian C. Wilson et al. Medical Physics profile →
Optical properties of intralipid: A phantom medium for light propagation studies

1992 451 citations Brian C. Wilson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Emerging uses of 5-aminolevulinic-acid-induced protoporphyrin IX in medicine: a review of multifaceted, ubiquitous, molecular diagnostic, therapeutic, and theranostic opportunities 2025 ·Journal of Biomedical Optics ·Brian W. Pogue, (unknown), Marien Ochoa, (unknown), (unknown), Angela Gibson, Edward V. Maytin, Brian C. Wilson	0
2	Analysis of Singlet Oxygen Luminescence Generated By Protoporphyrin IX 2025 ·Antioxidants ·(unknown), (unknown), Brian C. Wilson, Timothy C. Zhu, Robert H. Hadfield	4
3	A Membrane Fluidization Strategy Significantly Boosts Photodynamic Therapy and Antitumor Immunity of Porphyrin-Lipid Nanoparticles 2025 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Michael S. Valic, Tracy Liu, (unknown), Yiming Yang, Keegan Guidolin, (unknown), Yulin Mo, (unknown), Nahyun Kwon, Layla Pires, Brian C. Wilson, Ali Makky, Juan Chen, Gang Zheng	0
4	Multispectral singlet oxygen luminescent dosimetry (MSOLD) for Photofrin-mediated PDT 2024 ·Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy ·Timothy C. Zhu, Weibing Yang, (unknown), Robert H. Hadfield, Brian C. Wilson	1
5	Adaptation of a Clinical High-Frequency Transrectal Ultrasound System for Prostate Photoacoustic Imaging: Implementation and Pre-clinical Demonstration 2024 ·Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology ·(unknown), Emmanuel Chérin, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Wodlinger, Gang Zheng, Brian C. Wilson, F. Stuart Foster, Christine Démoré	1
6	1689O Comprehensive mapping review of real-world evidence publications focusing on targeted therapies in solid tumors: A collaborative work from ESMO real-world data and Digital Health Working Group 2023 ·Annals of Oncology ·Anna Pellat, Thomas Grinda, Arsela Prelaj, (unknown), Antonios Valachis, Ioannis Zerdes, Diogo Martins-Branco, Leonardo Provenzano, A. Spagnoletti, Guilherme Nader Marta, Brian C. Wilson, Filippo Montemurro, Luís Castelo-Branco, George Pentheroudakis, Suzette Delaloge, Miriam Koopman	5
7	Wide‐field Stokes polarimetric microscopy for second harmonic generation imaging 2023 ·Journal of Biophotonics ·(unknown), (unknown), Lukas Kontenis, Serguei Krouglov, Edvardas Žurauskas, Roya Navab, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Ming‐Sound Tsao, Margarete K. Akens, Brian C. Wilson, Virginijus Barzda	8
8	Phonozen-mediated photodynamic therapy comparing two wavelengths in a mouse model of peritoneal carcinomatosis 2023 ·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ·Hyoung‐Il Kim, Sungho Lee, Su‐Jin Shin, (unknown), Jae Eun Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Layla Pires, Brian C. Wilson	1
9	Dual-Agent Photodynamic Therapy with Optical Clearing Eradicates Pigmented Melanoma in Preclinical Tumor Models 2020 ·Cancers ·Layla Pires, Valentin Demidov, Brian C. Wilson, Ana Gabriela Sálvio, Lílian Tan Moriyama, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, I. Alex Vitkin, Cristina Kurachi	31
10	Photodynamic Diagnosis and Therapy for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Gastrointestinal Cancers: Status, Opportunities, and Challenges 2020 ·Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association ·Hyoung‐Il Kim, Brian C. Wilson	10
11	Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Vertebral Metastases: A Phase I Clinical Trial 2019 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Carl Fisher, Zakariya Ali, Jay Detsky, Arjun Sahgal, Elizabeth David, Monica Kunz, Margarete K. Akens, Edward Chow, Cari Whyne, Shane Burch, Brian C. Wilson, Albert Yee	37
12	The Yin and Yang of PDT and PTT 2019 ·Photochemistry and Photobiology ·Brian C. Wilson, Robert Weersink	74
13	An Integrated Nanotechnology-Enabled Transbronchial Image-Guided Intervention Strategy for Peripheral Lung Cancer 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Cheng Jin, Hironobu Wada, Takashi Anayama, Patrick Z. McVeigh, (unknown), Kentaro Hirohashi, Takahiro Nakajima, Tatsuya Kato, Shaf Keshavjee, David Hwang, Brian C. Wilson, Gang Zheng, Kazuhiro Yasufuku	26
14	Singlet oxygen luminescence detection with a fiber-coupled superconducting nanowire single-photon detector 2013 ·Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex) ·Aongus McCarthy, Баочанг Лиу, Michael G. Tanner, (unknown), Valéry Zwiller, Michael S. Patterson, Gerald S. Buller, Brian C. Wilson, Robert H. Hadfield	80
15	Continuous Docetaxel Chemotherapy Improves Therapeutic Efficacy in Murine Models of Ovarian Cancer 2010 ·Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Raquel De Souza, Payam Zahedi, Eduardo H. Moriyama, Christine Allen, Brian C. Wilson, Micheline Piquette‐Miller	31
16	Photodynamic molecular beacon as an activatable photosensitizer based on protease-controlled singlet oxygen quenching and activation 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gang Zheng, Juan Chen, Klara Stefflova, Mark T. Jarvi, Hui Li, Brian C. Wilson	252
17	Volume CT with a flat‐panel detector on a mobile, isocentric C‐arm: Pre‐clinical investigation in guidance of minimally invasive surgery 2005 ·Medical Physics ·Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, D Moseley, Sandra E. Burch, Stuart K. Bisland, Arjen Bogaards, Brian C. Wilson, David A. Jaffray	257
18	Multiple immuno-regulatory defects in type-1 diabetes 2002 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Anjli Kukreja, (unknown), John Marker, Chenhui Zhang, Zhong Sun, Karen Lin‐Su, Svetlana Ten, Maureen M. Sanz, Mark A. Exley, Brian C. Wilson, Steven A. Porcelli, Noel K. Maclaren	28
19	Photodynamic Therapy of Intracranial Tissues: A Preclinical Comparative Study of Four Different Photosensitizers 1998 ·Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery ·Lothar Lilge, Brian C. Wilson	107
20	Photodynamic Therapy for Malignant Newly Diagnosed Supratentorial Gliomas 1996 ·Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery ·Paul J. Müller, Brian C. Wilson	65

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