Mihaela Balu

1.8k total citations
43 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Mihaela Balu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mihaela Balu has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 21 papers in Biophysics and 11 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Mihaela Balu's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (19 papers), Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (13 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (9 papers). Mihaela Balu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (19 papers), Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (13 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (9 papers). Mihaela Balu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Mihaela Balu's co-authors include Bruce J. Tromberg, Tatiana B. Krasieva, Kristen M. Kelly, Eric W. Van Stryland, David J. Hagan, Karsten König, Christopher B. Zachary, Joel M. Hales, Ronald M. Harris and Kevin D. Belfield and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioinformatics, Cancer Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mihaela Balu

40 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mihaela Balu United States 19 680 566 182 182 155 43 1.3k
Aikaterini Zoumi Greece 10 651 1.0× 630 1.1× 34 0.2× 185 1.0× 35 0.2× 17 1.3k
Ekaterina Borisova Bulgaria 16 520 0.8× 197 0.3× 75 0.4× 197 1.1× 205 1.3× 154 975
Ludmila B. Snopova Russia 17 962 1.4× 335 0.6× 28 0.2× 352 1.9× 57 0.4× 64 1.4k
Hans Georg Breunig Germany 17 420 0.6× 562 1.0× 125 0.7× 190 1.0× 50 0.3× 87 1.1k
Ana‐Maria Pena France 17 552 0.8× 852 1.5× 176 1.0× 157 0.9× 31 0.2× 32 1.5k
Jaroslaw Jacak Austria 21 619 0.9× 176 0.3× 23 0.1× 60 0.3× 158 1.0× 67 1.3k
Kirk W. Gossage United States 9 530 0.8× 290 0.5× 57 0.3× 309 1.7× 45 0.3× 20 890
Christopher G. Rylander United States 18 703 1.0× 135 0.2× 31 0.2× 203 1.1× 226 1.5× 50 1.0k
Adrian Mariampillai Canada 19 1.6k 2.3× 333 0.6× 25 0.1× 616 3.4× 264 1.7× 39 1.9k
Aneesh Alex United States 18 697 1.0× 309 0.5× 111 0.6× 300 1.6× 14 0.1× 39 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mihaela Balu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vallmitjana, Alexander, Amanda Durkin, Alexander Dvornikov, et al.. (2025). Label-free multiphoton microscopy of human skin: longitudinal studies capturing cell dynamics. Biomedical Optics Express. 16(10). 3912–3912.
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Vallmitjana, Alexander, et al.. (2025). GSLab: open-source platform for advanced phasor analysis in fluorescence microscopy. Bioinformatics. 41(4).
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Vallmitjana, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Intradermal Delivery of Calcium Hydroxylapatite With Fractionated Ablation. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 57(1). 46–53.
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Shiu, Jessica, Griffin Lentsch, Marissa Ericson, et al.. (2023). Noninvasive Imaging Techniques for Monitoring Cellular Response to Treatment in Stable Vitiligo. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(4). 912–915.e2. 4 indexed citations
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Lentsch, Griffin, Bonnie Lee, Michelle Aszterbaum, et al.. (2022). Research Techniques Made Simple: Emerging Imaging Technologies for Noninvasive Optical Biopsy of Human Skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(5). 1243–1252.e1. 27 indexed citations
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Shiu, Jessica, Lihua Zhang, Griffin Lentsch, et al.. (2022). Multimodal analyses of vitiligo skin identifies tissue characteristics of stable disease. JCI Insight. 7(13). 28 indexed citations
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Mehrabi, Joseph N., Alexander Fast, Griffin Lentsch, et al.. (2021). A Clinical Perspective on the Automated Analysis of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Dermatology. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 53(8). 1011–1019. 12 indexed citations
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Fast, Alexander, Amanda Durkin, Griffin Lentsch, et al.. (2020). Fast, large area multiphoton exoscope (FLAME) for macroscopic imaging with microscopic resolution of human skin. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 18093–18093. 28 indexed citations
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Valdebran, Manuel, Mihaela Balu, Griffin Lentsch, et al.. (2018). Feature characterization of scarring and non‐scarring types of alopecia by multiphoton microscopy. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 51(1). 95–103. 30 indexed citations
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Lentsch, Griffin, Mihaela Balu, Sang Hoon Lee, et al.. (2018). In vivo multiphoton microscopy of melasma. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 32(3). 403–411. 29 indexed citations
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Lentsch, Griffin, Mihaela Balu, Karsten Koenig, et al.. (2018). In vivo multiphoton microscopy of scabies. JAAD Case Reports. 4(10). 985–987. 2 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela, et al.. (2017). In vivo multiphoton microscopy imaging of pigmentary skin disorders. OmM3D.3–OmM3D.3. 2 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela, Hideharu Mikami, Jue Hou, Eric O. Potma, & Bruce J. Tromberg. (2016). Rapid mesoscale multiphoton microscopy of human skin. Biomedical Optics Express. 7(11). 4375–4375. 31 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela, Christopher B. Zachary, Ronald M. Harris, et al.. (2015). In Vivo Multiphoton Microscopy of Basal Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Dermatology. 151(10). 1068–1068. 98 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela & Bruce J. Tromberg. (2015). MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY FOR NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL BIOPSY OF HUMAN SKIN. MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY – INSTRUMENT OPTIC NON-INVAZIV DE EVALUARE A PIELII. 2(3). 1 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela, Kristen M. Kelly, Christopher B. Zachary, et al.. (2014). Distinguishing between Benign and Malignant Melanocytic Nevi by In Vivo Multiphoton Microscopy. Cancer Research. 74(10). 2688–2697. 93 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela, Amaan Mazhar, Carole K. Hayakawa, et al.. (2013). In Vivo Multiphoton NADH Fluorescence Reveals Depth-Dependent Keratinocyte Metabolism in Human Skin. MT1C.5–MT1C.5. 1 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela, Gangjun Liu, Zhongping Chen, Bruce J. Tromberg, & Eric O. Potma. (2010). Fiber delivered probe for efficient CARS imaging of tissues. Optics Express. 18(3). 2380–2380. 94 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela, Tommaso Baldacchini, John Carter, et al.. (2009). Effect of excitation wavelength on penetration depth in nonlinear optical microscopy of turbid media. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 14(1). 10508–10508. 80 indexed citations
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Balu, Mihaela. (2006). EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR NONLINEAR MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION: A NONLINEAR SPECTROMETER USING A WHITE-LIGHT CONTINUUM Z-SCAN. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 1 indexed citations

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