Ming Chao

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ming Chao is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Chao has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Radiation, 29 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ming Chao's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (32 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (15 papers) and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (14 papers). Ming Chao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (32 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (15 papers) and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (14 papers). Ming Chao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Ming Chao's co-authors include Yeh‐Chi Lo, Yading Yuan, Lei Xing, Yaoqin Xie, Tianfang Li, Albert C. Koong, Yong Yang, Peter R. T. Munro, Christopher McGuinness and Eduardo G. Moros and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ming Chao

45 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Automatic Skin Lesion Segmentation Using Deep Fully Convo... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
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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 Skin Lesion Segmentation Using Deep Fully Convolutional Networks With Jaccard Distance
    2017 471 citations Yading Yuan, Ming Chao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ming Chao United States 13 539 441 319 311 234 50 1.1k
Yeh‐Chi Lo United States 14 367 0.7× 437 1.0× 305 1.0× 356 1.1× 146 0.6× 47 1.2k
You Zhang United States 23 974 1.8× 585 1.3× 99 0.3× 140 0.5× 177 0.8× 98 1.4k
Belal Ahmad Canada 18 251 0.5× 267 0.6× 210 0.7× 220 0.7× 151 0.6× 46 1.1k
Yong Yin China 21 1.1k 2.1× 608 1.4× 145 0.5× 202 0.6× 188 0.8× 195 1.8k
Avishek Chatterjee Netherlands 17 815 1.5× 121 0.3× 340 1.1× 103 0.3× 77 0.3× 38 1.2k
Jifke F. Veenland Netherlands 22 733 1.4× 99 0.2× 173 0.5× 91 0.3× 136 0.6× 51 1.4k
Jianghong Xiao China 16 362 0.7× 247 0.6× 149 0.5× 35 0.1× 148 0.6× 48 689
Seyoun Park United States 13 461 0.9× 58 0.1× 141 0.4× 205 0.7× 165 0.7× 30 676
Linghong Zhou China 19 854 1.6× 580 1.3× 167 0.5× 33 0.1× 137 0.6× 71 1.2k
Thomas Wendler Germany 20 373 0.7× 181 0.4× 82 0.3× 129 0.4× 192 0.8× 75 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming Chao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming Chao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Chao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ming Chao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ming Chao 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 Ming Chao. Ming Chao 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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Tam, James P., Deborah Marshall, Michael Buckstein, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of AI‐based auto‐contouring tools in radiotherapy: A single‐institution study. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 26(4). e14620–e14620. 5 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, et al.. (2025). A lightweight small object detection model for UAV images based on deep semantic integration. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 31888–31888. 1 indexed citations
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Doo, Florence X., et al.. (2025). Sex-Based Bias in Artificial Intelligence-Based Segmentation Models in Clinical Oncology. Clinical Oncology. 39. 103758–103758. 1 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, Jie Wei, Yeh‐Chi Lo, & José Peñagarícano. (2019). Dose cluster model parameterization of the parotid gland in irradiation of head and neck cancer. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine. 43(1). 143–153. 3 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, Jie Wei, G. Narayanasamy, et al.. (2018). Three-dimensional cluster formation and structure in heterogeneous dose distribution of intensity modulated radiation therapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 127(2). 197–205. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Jie & Ming Chao. (2018). A constrained linear regression optimization algorithm for diaphragm motion tracking with cone beam CT projections. Physica Medica. 46. 7–15. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingchun, Juhua Huang, & Ming Chao. (2017). Multi-states Combination Nonlinear Control of In-wheel-motor-drive Vehicle Dynamics Stability. Energy Procedia. 105. 2746–2752. 6 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, Jie Wei, Tianfang Li, et al.. (2016). Robust breathing signal extraction from cone beam CT projections based on adaptive and global optimization techniques. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 61(8). 3109–3126. 13 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yading, et al.. (2015). Tracking fuzzy borders using geodesic curves with application to liver segmentation on planning CT. Medical Physics. 42(7). 4015–4026. 2 indexed citations
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Xie, Yaoqin, Ming Chao, & Guanglei Xiong. (2011). Deformable Image Registration of Liver With Consideration of Lung Sliding Motion. Medical Physics. 38(10). 5351–5361. 28 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, José Peñagarícano, Yulong Yan, et al.. (2011). Voxel-Based Dose Reconstruction for Total Body Irradiation With Helical TomoTherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 82(5). 1575–1583. 8 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, Yaoqin Xie, Eduardo G. Moros, Quynh‐Thu Le, & Lei Xing. (2010). Image‐based modeling of tumor shrinkage in head and neck radiation therapya). Medical Physics. 37(5). 2351–2358. 27 indexed citations
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Peñagarícano, José, Ming Chao, Frits van Rhee, et al.. (2010). Clinical feasibility of TBI with helical tomotherapy. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 46(7). 929–935. 61 indexed citations
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Xie, Yaoqin, Ming Chao, & Lei Xing. (2009). Tissue Feature-Based and Segmented Deformable Image Registration for Improved Modeling of Shear Movement of Lungs. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 74(4). 1256–1265. 21 indexed citations
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Yan, Yulong, José Peñagarícano, Vaneerat Ratanatharathorn, et al.. (2009). SU-FF-T-609: Dose Summation Technology for Radiation Therapy Facilities Equipped with Heterogeneous Planning and Delivery Systems. Medical Physics. 36(6Part18). 2664–2665. 1 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, Tianfang Li, Eduard Schreibmann, Albert C. Koong, & Lei Xing. (2008). Automated Contour Mapping With a Regional Deformable Model. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 70(2). 599–608. 25 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, Yaoqin Xie, & Lei Xing. (2008). Auto-propagation of contours for adaptive prostate radiation therapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 53(17). 4533–4542. 48 indexed citations
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Xie, Yaoqin, Ming Chao, Percy Lee, & Lei Xing. (2008). Feature‐based rectal contour propagation from planning CT to cone beam CT. Medical Physics. 35(10). 4450–4459. 46 indexed citations
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Chao, Ming, et al.. (2007). Individualized gating windows based on four-dimensional CT information for respiration-gated radiotherapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 53(1). 165–175. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Tianfang, Lei Xing, Peter R. T. Munro, et al.. (2006). Four‐dimensional cone‐beam computed tomography using an on‐board imager. Medical Physics. 33(10). 3825–3833. 159 indexed citations

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