Jan Laufer

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Jan Laufer is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Laufer has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 46 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 44 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Jan Laufer's work include Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (73 papers), Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (46 papers) and Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (42 papers). Jan Laufer is often cited by papers focused on Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (73 papers), Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (46 papers) and Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (42 papers). Jan Laufer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. Jan Laufer's co-authors include Paul C. Beard, Edward Zhang, Ben Cox, R. Barbara Pedley, Simon Arridge, Bradley E. Treeby, Clare E. Elwell, Peter C. Johnson, Amit P. Jathoul and Martin Pulé and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Biochemistry and Nature Photonics.

In The Last Decade

Jan Laufer

79 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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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.

Quantitative spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging: a review

2012 510 citations Ben Cox, Jan Laufer et al. Journal of Biomedical Optics profile →
Deep in vivo photoacoustic imaging of mammalian tissues using a tyrosinase-based genetic reporter

2015 348 citations Amit P. Jathoul, Jan Laufer et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Photo-thermoresponsive polypyrrole-crosslinked single-chain nanoparticles for photothermal therapy 2025 ·Communications Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jan Laufer, Henrike Lucas, (unknown), Karsten Mäder, Wolfgang H. Binder	1
2	Quantitative PA tomography of high resolution 3-D images: Experimental validation in a tissue phantom 2020 ·Photoacoustics ·(unknown), (unknown), Samuel Powell, Steffen Prohaska, Jan Laufer	24
3	Photoacoustic pump-probe tomography of fluorophores in vivo using interleaved image acquisition for motion suppression 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Julia Märk, (unknown), Edward Zhang, Jan Laufer	21
4	Photoacoustic tomography of vascular therapy in a preclinical mouse model of colorectal carcinoma 2014 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Sean Peter Johnson, Olumide Ogunlade, (unknown), Jan Laufer, Vineeth Rajkumar, RB Pedley, Paul C. Beard	2
5	In vitro characterization of genetically expressed absorbing proteins using photoacoustic spectroscopy 2013 ·Biomedical Optics Express ·Jan Laufer, Amit P. Jathoul, Martin Pulé, Paul C. Beard	63
6	Quantitative spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging: a review breakdown → 2012 ·Journal of Biomedical Optics ·Ben Cox, Jan Laufer, Simon Arridge, Paul C. Beard	510
7	In vivo photoacoustic imaging of mouse embryos 2012 ·Journal of Biomedical Optics ·Jan Laufer, (unknown), Jon O. Cleary, Edward Zhang, Bradley E. Treeby, Ben Cox, Peter C. Johnson, Peter Scambler, Mark F. Lythgoe, Paul C. Beard	64
8	Automatic sound speed selection in photoacoustic image reconstruction using an autofocus approach 2011 ·Journal of Biomedical Optics ·Bradley E. Treeby, Trond Varslot, Edward Zhang, Jan Laufer, Paul C. Beard	94
9	Quantitative determination of chromophore concentrations from 2D photoacoustic images using a nonlinear model-based inversion scheme 2010 ·Applied Optics ·Jan Laufer, Ben Cox, Edward Zhang, Paul C. Beard	97
10	Accuracy and resolution of THz reflection spectroscopy for medical imaging 2010 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·Caroline Reid, Emma Pickwell‐MacPherson, Jan Laufer, Adam Gibson, Jeremy C. Hebden, Vincent P. Wallace	78
11	Quantitative Photoacoustic Image Reconstruction using Fluence Dependent Chromophores 2010 ·Biomedical Optics Express ·Ben Cox, Jan Laufer, Paul C. Beard	21
12	The challenges for quantitative photoacoustic imaging 2009 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Ben Cox, Jan Laufer, Paul C. Beard	107
13	Three-dimensional noninvasive imaging of the vasculature in the mouse brain using a high resolution photoacoustic scanner 2009 ·Applied Optics ·Jan Laufer, Edward Zhang, Gennadij Raivich, Paul C. Beard	108
14	In vivohigh-resolution 3D photoacoustic imaging of superficial vascular anatomy 2009 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·(unknown), Jan Laufer, R. Barbara Pedley, Paul C. Beard	228
15	Backward-mode multiwavelength photoacoustic scanner using a planar Fabry-Perot polymer film ultrasound sensor for high-resolution three-dimensional imaging of biological tissues 2008 ·Applied Optics ·Edward Zhang, Jan Laufer, Paul C. Beard	438
16	Quantitative in-vivo measurements of blood oxygen saturation using multiwavelength photoacoustic imaging 2007 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Jan Laufer, (unknown), Paul C. Beard	14
17	Quantitative spatially resolved measurement of tissue chromophore concentrations using photoacoustic spectroscopy: application to the measurement of blood oxygenation and haemoglobin concentration 2006 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·Jan Laufer, (unknown), Clare E. Elwell, Paul C. Beard	250
18	In vitromeasurements of absolute blood oxygen saturation using pulsed near-infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy: accuracy and resolution 2005 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·Jan Laufer, Clare E. Elwell, (unknown), Paul C. Beard	154
19	Re‐evaluation of differential phase contrast (DPC) in a scanning laser microscope using a split detector as an alternative to differential interference contrast (DIC) optics 2003 ·Journal of Microscopy ·William Amos, Stefanie Reichelt, (unknown), Jan Laufer	38
20	Effect of temperature on the optical properties ofex vivohuman dermis and subdermis 1998 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·Jan Laufer, Rebecca Simpson, Matthias Kohl, Matthias Essenpreis, Mark Cope	77

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