Milen Shishkov

7.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
46 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Milen Shishkov is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Milen Shishkov has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 29 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Milen Shishkov's work include Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (28 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (25 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (16 papers). Milen Shishkov is often cited by papers focused on Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (28 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (25 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (16 papers). Milen Shishkov collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. Milen Shishkov's co-authors include Brett E. Bouma, Guillermo J. Tearney, Stuart L. Houser, H. Thomas Aretz, Ik–Kyung Jang, Elkan F. Halpern, Kelly Schlendorf, Christopher R. Kauffman, Hiroshi Yabushita and Benjamin J. Vakoc and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Milen Shishkov

46 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Characterization of Human Atherosclerosis by Optical Cohe... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2002 2005 2003 250 500 750
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. Characterization of Human Atherosclerosis by Optical Coherence Tomography
    2002 902 citations Hiroshi Yabushita, Brett E. Bouma et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Visualization of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients using optical coherence tomography: comparison with intravascular ultrasound
    2002 742 citations Ik‐Kyung Jang, Brett E. Bouma et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  3. In Vivo Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque by Use of Optical Coherence Tomography
    2005 670 citations Ik–Kyung Jang, Guillermo J. Tearney et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Quantification of Macrophage Content in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Optical Coherence Tomography
    2003 507 citations Guillermo J. Tearney, Hiroshi Yabushita et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Milen Shishkov United States 26 3.4k 2.8k 2.2k 1.6k 822 46 5.2k
Anton F. W. van der Steen Netherlands 30 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 71 3.2k
Ali Fard United States 27 897 0.3× 767 0.3× 585 0.3× 492 0.3× 592 0.7× 83 3.5k
Bahman Emami United States 44 1.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 3.1k 1.4× 4.3k 2.7× 169 0.2× 170 8.1k
Frits Mastik Netherlands 36 2.0k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 929 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 132 4.3k
Frank Gijsen Netherlands 41 3.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 2.4k 2.9× 163 5.6k
Roger F. Uren Australia 34 691 0.2× 494 0.2× 444 0.2× 315 0.2× 417 0.5× 121 3.7k
Jacob Sosna Israel 30 567 0.2× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 792 0.5× 63 0.1× 138 3.3k
Nicusor Iftimia United States 32 431 0.1× 2.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 222 0.1× 76 0.1× 110 3.1k
Aaron D. Aguirre United States 27 334 0.1× 1000 0.4× 398 0.2× 148 0.1× 391 0.5× 74 2.3k
Tiziana Ierace Italy 22 1.3k 0.4× 994 0.4× 937 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 187 0.2× 34 4.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deliyski, Dimitar D., Milen Shishkov, Daryush D. Mehta, et al.. (2019). Laser-Calibrated System for Transnasal Fiberoptic Laryngeal High-Speed Videoendoscopy. Journal of Voice. 35(1). 122–128. 11 indexed citations
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Villiger, Martin, Kenichiro Otsuka, Αντώνιος Καρανάσος, et al.. (2017). Coronary Plaque Microstructure and Composition Modify Optical Polarization. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 11(11). 1666–1676. 51 indexed citations
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Beaudette, Kathy, William Chun Yip Lo, Martin Villiger, et al.. (2016). Towards in vivo laser coagulation and concurrent optical coherence tomography through double-clad fiber devices. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9701. 97010B–97010B. 5 indexed citations
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Gerbaud, Édouard, Giora Weisz, Atsushi Tanaka, et al.. (2015). Multi-laboratory inter-institute reproducibility study of IVOCT and IVUS assessments using published consensus document definitions. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 17(7). 756–764. 35 indexed citations
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Kang, Dongkyun, Simon C. Schlachter, Robert W. Carruth, et al.. (2014). Comprehensive confocal endomicroscopy of the esophagus in vivo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). E135–E140. 8 indexed citations
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Kang, Dongkyun, Robert W. Carruth, Minkyu Kim, et al.. (2013). Endoscopic probe optics for spectrally encoded confocal microscopy. Biomedical Optics Express. 4(10). 1925–1925. 26 indexed citations
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Jang, Sun‐Joo, et al.. (2013). High frame-rate intravascular optical frequency-domain imaging in vivo. Biomedical Optics Express. 5(1). 223–223. 42 indexed citations
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Yoo, Hongki, Jin Won Kim, Milen Shishkov, et al.. (2011). Intra-arterial catheter for simultaneous microstructural and molecular imaging in vivo. Nature Medicine. 17(12). 1680–1684. 224 indexed citations
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Oh, Wang‐Yuhl, Benjamin J. Vakoc, Milen Shishkov, Guillermo J. Tearney, & Brett E. Bouma. (2010). >400 kHz repetition rate wavelength-swept laser and application to high-speed optical frequency domain imaging. Optics Letters. 35(17). 2919–2919. 92 indexed citations
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Oh, Wang‐Yuhl, S. H. Yun, Benjamin J. Vakoc, et al.. (2008). High-speed polarization sensitive optical frequency domain imaging with frequency multiplexing. Optics Express. 16(2). 1096–1096. 113 indexed citations
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Suter, Melissa J., Benjamin J. Vakoc, Patrick Yachimski, et al.. (2008). Comprehensive microscopy of the esophagus in human patients with optical frequency domain imaging. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 68(4). 745–753. 138 indexed citations
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Tearney, Guillermo J., Sergio Waxman, Milen Shishkov, et al.. (2008). Three-Dimensional Coronary Artery Microscopy by Intracoronary Optical Frequency Domain Imaging. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 1(6). 752–761. 235 indexed citations
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Klein, Adam M., Mark C. Pierce, Steven M. Zeitels, et al.. (2006). Imaging the Human Vocal Folds in Vivo with Optical Coherence Tomography: A Preliminary Experience. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology. 115(4). 277–284. 37 indexed citations
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Yun, Seok Hyun, Guillermo J. Tearney, Benjamin J. Vakoc, et al.. (2006). Comprehensive volumetric optical microscopy in vivo. Nature Medicine. 12(12). 1429–1433. 319 indexed citations
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Jang, Ik–Kyung, Guillermo J. Tearney, Briain D. MacNeill, et al.. (2005). In Vivo Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque by Use of Optical Coherence Tomography. Circulation. 111(12). 1551–1555. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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MacNeill, Briain D., Brett E. Bouma, Nicusor Iftimia, et al.. (2004). 1006-55 In vivo macrophage imaging of acute coronary syndromes with intracoronary optical coherence tomography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A33–A33. 3 indexed citations
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Chau, Alexandra H., Raymond C. K. Chan, Milen Shishkov, et al.. (2004). Mechanical Analysis of Atherosclerotic Plaques Based on Optical Coherence Tomography. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 32(11). 1494–1503. 65 indexed citations
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MacNeill, Briain D., Ik–Kyung Jang, Brett E. Bouma, et al.. (2004). Focal and multi-focal plaque macrophage distributions in patients with acute and stable presentations of coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 44(5). 972–979. 210 indexed citations
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Jang, Ik‐Kyung, Brett E. Bouma, Seung‐Jung Park, et al.. (2002). Visualization of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients using optical coherence tomography: comparison with intravascular ultrasound. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39(4). 604–609. 742 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jang, Ik‐Kyung, H. Thomas Aretz, Stuart L. Houser, et al.. (2000). Porcine coronary imaging in vivo by optical coherence tomography. Acta Cardiologica. 55(4). 233–237. 57 indexed citations

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