Defeng Wang

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
178 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Defeng Wang is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Defeng Wang has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 45 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Defeng Wang's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (31 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (31 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (23 papers). Defeng Wang is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (31 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (31 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (23 papers). Defeng Wang collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Defeng Wang's co-authors include Lin Shi, Chiu‐Wing Winnie Chu, Vincent Mok, Pheng‐Ann Heng, Eric C.C. Tsang, Lei Zhao, Lequan Yu, Hao Chen, Qi Dou and Jing Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Defeng Wang

170 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Automatic Detection of Cerebral Microbleeds From MR Images via 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
    2016 471 citations Lei Zhao, Jing Qin et al. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Defeng Wang 966 789 577 539 530 178 3.9k
Jürgen Fripp 1.7k 1.8× 750 1.0× 236 0.4× 810 1.5× 431 0.8× 251 5.2k
Edward J. Ciaccio 851 0.9× 450 0.6× 650 1.1× 650 1.2× 772 1.5× 219 6.1k
Wiesław L. Nowinski 1.4k 1.5× 1.6k 2.0× 275 0.5× 874 1.6× 496 0.9× 221 4.1k
Heye Zhang 1.8k 1.8× 1.1k 1.3× 609 1.1× 1.5k 2.8× 658 1.2× 154 4.8k
Matthew J. Clarkson 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 310 0.5× 560 1.0× 428 0.8× 115 3.5k
Heinz Handels 1.3k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 557 1.0× 786 1.5× 329 0.6× 213 3.6k
Carole H. Sudre 1.2k 1.3× 878 1.1× 604 1.0× 541 1.0× 101 0.2× 108 4.5k
Qingmao Hu 853 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 377 0.7× 303 0.6× 122 0.2× 135 2.6k
Horst K. Hahn 1.2k 1.3× 796 1.0× 421 0.7× 427 0.8× 261 0.5× 182 3.0k
U. Raghavendra 1.2k 1.3× 854 1.1× 586 1.0× 366 0.7× 91 0.2× 84 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Defeng Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defeng Wang

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All Works

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Liu, Yu‐Chen, Ling Wang, Xiaolin Ning, Yang Gao, & Defeng Wang. (2025). Enhancing unsupervised learning in medical image registration through scale-aware context aggregation. iScience. 28(2). 111734–111734.
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Chen, Yanjun, Hui Lin, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2020). Application of 3D‐Printed Orthopedic Cast for the Treatment of Forearm Fractures: Finite Element Analysis and Comparative Clinical Assessment. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 9569530–9569530. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, Chengxia, Lin Shi, Wenhao Zhu, et al.. (2020). Fiber Connectivity Density in Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease Patients With Normal Cognition. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 83–83. 10 indexed citations
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Yue, Jiang, Terrence Chi‐Kong Lau, James F. Griffith, et al.. (2019). Circulating miR‐99b‐5p as a novel predictor of erosion progression on high‐resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography in early rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective cohort study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 22(9). 1724–1733. 15 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lei, Wutao Lou, Jill Abrigo, et al.. (2018). Automatic Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke From DWI Using 3-D Fully Convolutional DenseNets. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 37(9). 2149–2160. 152 indexed citations
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Shi, Lin, Steve C. N. Hui, Defeng Wang, et al.. (2018). Altered White Matter Microstructure in the Corpus Callosum and Its Cerebral Interhemispheric Tracts in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Diffusion Tensor Imaging Analysis. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 39(6). 1177–1184. 14 indexed citations
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Liang, Yan, Yang‐Kun Chen, Vincent Mok, et al.. (2018). Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden Is Associated With Poststroke Depressive Symptoms: A 15-Month Prospective Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 10. 46–46. 12 indexed citations
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Liang, Yan, Min Deng, Vincent Mok, et al.. (2017). Enlarged perivascular spaces are associated with health‐related quality of life in patients with acute ischemic stroke. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 23(12). 973–979. 12 indexed citations
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Luo, Yungang, Yungang Luo, Ping Liu, et al.. (2015). Accelerating Neuroimage Registration through Parallel Computation of Similarity Metric. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0136718–e0136718. 6 indexed citations
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Shi, Lin, Lei Zhao, Adrian Wong, Defeng Wang, & Vincent Mok. (2015). Mapping the Relationship of Contributing Factors for Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11259–11259. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaomeng, Yuehua Pu, Liping Liu, et al.. (2014). The Infarct Location Predicts the Outcome of Single Small Subcortical Infarction in the Territory of the Middle Cerebral Artery. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 23(6). 1676–1681. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Defeng, et al.. (2012). Automatic liver segmentation in CT images based on Support Vector Machine. 333–336. 10 indexed citations
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Shi, Lin, Defeng Wang, Yuehua Pu, et al.. (2012). Automated quantification of white matter lesion in magnetic resonance imaging of patients with acute infarction. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 213(1). 138–146. 39 indexed citations
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Wang, Defeng. (2011). Research on Chinese webpages classification based on k-nearest neighbour algorithm and relative hyperlinks. Journal of Harbin University of Commerce.
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Wang, Defeng. (2005). On the Tension Between the Chinese Cultural Spirit and the Western Capital Principle. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Defeng. (2005). Read the Essentiality of Marx's Philosophical Revolution in the Thesis "Consciousness Is Determined by Life". 1 indexed citations

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