Di Yan

13.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
329 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Di Yan is a scholar working on Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Di Yan has authored 329 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in Radiation, 189 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 162 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Di Yan's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (245 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (104 papers) and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (74 papers). Di Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (245 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (104 papers) and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (74 papers). Di Yan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Di Yan's co-authors include Alvaro A. Martinez, Frank A. Vicini, John Wong, Larry L. Kestin, Jian Liang, Inga S. Grills, David Lockman, John W. Wong, Álvaro Martínez and David A. Jaffray and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Di Yan

311 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptive radiation therapy 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Adaptive radiation therapy
    1997 552 citations Di Yan et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Di Yan 8.3k 6.1k 5.8k 1.9k 781 329 10.5k
Sasa Mutic 10.4k 1.2× 6.7k 1.1× 9.3k 1.6× 2.4k 1.3× 855 1.1× 319 14.0k
Jan‐Jakob Sonke 8.4k 1.0× 6.1k 1.0× 7.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 607 0.8× 353 10.3k
Ben Heijmen 9.2k 1.1× 6.7k 1.1× 5.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 324 11.4k
Patrick A. Kupelian 7.9k 0.9× 10.1k 1.7× 4.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 2.0× 342 13.8k
Jeffrey D. Bradley 6.0k 0.7× 8.3k 1.4× 6.0k 1.0× 997 0.5× 1.2k 1.6× 338 12.1k
Issam El Naqa 4.4k 0.5× 6.0k 1.0× 8.3k 1.4× 2.4k 1.2× 1.6k 2.1× 349 14.9k
Dietmar Georg 6.1k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 4.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 2.2× 345 9.2k
Lei Dong 11.0k 1.3× 9.5k 1.6× 7.2k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 397 15.0k
Dirk Verellen 4.7k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 938 0.5× 769 1.0× 237 6.6k
Thomas Bortfeld 10.6k 1.3× 9.3k 1.5× 6.3k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 469 0.6× 247 14.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Di Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Di Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Di Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Di Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Di Yan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Di Yan. Di Yan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yan, Di, Yanzheng Yang, Hao Song, et al.. (2025). Landscape aggregation enhances soil conservation service: Insights from the grain for green program on the Loess Plateau. Journal of Environmental Management. 396. 128136–128136.
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Wang, Shuying, et al.. (2025). A strength-based clogging risk assessment strategy for mechanized tunneling. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 84(4). 1 indexed citations
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Basnet, Rabin, Di Yan, Pheng Phang, et al.. (2024). Understanding the Strong Apparent Injection Dependence of Carrier Lifetimes in Doped Polycrystalline Silicon Passivated Wafers. Solar RRL. 8(12). 4 indexed citations
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Fan, Qingkun, Lewei Zhao, Peilin Liu, et al.. (2024). First direct machine‐specific parameters incorporated in Spot‐scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) optimization algorithm. Medical Physics. 51(8). 5682–5692. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuo, Guoliang Qiao, Di Yan, et al.. (2022). ERBB2D16 Expression in HER2 Positive Gastric Cancer Is Associated With Resistance to Trastuzumab. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 855308–855308. 8 indexed citations
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Yan, Wei, Brett C. Johnson, Sivacarendran Balendhran, et al.. (2021). Visible to Short-Wave Infrared Photodetectors Based on ZrGeTe4 van der Waals Materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(38). 45881–45889. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Yinglong, et al.. (2020). A Composite Fabric-Based Soft Rehabilitation Glove With Soft Joint for Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease. IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. 8. 1–10. 25 indexed citations
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Shi, Xinyu, et al.. (2016). Diagnostic value of (1 → 3)-β-D-glucan in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for invasive fungal disease: A meta-analysis. Respiratory Medicine. 117. 48–53. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Shupeng, et al.. (2016). MR image‐based synthetic CT for IMRT prostate treatment planning and CBCT image‐guided localization. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 17(3). 236–245. 32 indexed citations
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Jawad, M.S., et al.. (2014). Variability of Inter-fraction Target Motion During Conventional and Hypofractionated Lung Radiation Therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 90(1). S141–S142. 1 indexed citations
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Tyagi, Neelam, Kai Yang, & Di Yan. (2014). Comparing measurement‐derived (3DVH) and machine log file‐derived dose reconstruction methods for VMAT QA in patient geometries. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 15(4). 54–66. 28 indexed citations
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Yang, Kai, Di Yan, & Neelam Tyagi. (2012). Sensitivity analysis of physics and planning SmartArc parameters for single and partial arc VMAT planning. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 13(6). 34–45. 15 indexed citations
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Yan, Di. (2011). Current research in herpetic keratitis following excimer laser corneal refractive keratectomy. Zhonghua shiyan yanke zazhi. 29(12). 1149–1152. 1 indexed citations
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Söhn, Matthias, M. Birkner, Jian Wang, et al.. (2008). Model‐independent, multimodality deformable image registration by local matching of anatomical features and minimization of elastic energy. Medical Physics. 35(3). 866–878. 32 indexed citations
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Robertson, J. M., et al.. (2006). 2164. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 66(3). S301–S302. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Jian, et al.. (2006). A material sensitivity study on the accuracy of deformable organ registration using linear biomechanical modelsa). Medical Physics. 33(2). 421–433. 45 indexed citations
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Yan, Di. (2004). Some Focusing Points in Development of Modern Modeling and Simulation Technology. Acta Simulata Systematica Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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