Nigel W. John

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Nigel W. John is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel W. John has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 51 papers in Surgery and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nigel W. John's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (49 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (38 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (16 papers). Nigel W. John is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (49 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (38 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (16 papers). Nigel W. John collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Nigel W. John's co-authors include A. Munjiza, Timothy R. Coles, Dwight Meglan, Serban R. Pop, Esteban Rougier, Wen Tang, Tao Wan, Panagiotis D. Ritsos, Debby Gould and Derek Gould and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Proceedings of the IEEE and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Nigel W. John

126 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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The Role of Haptics in Medical Training Simulators: A Survey of the State of the Art

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nigel W. John United Kingdom	23	831	693	615	522	414	135	2.6k
Stéphane Cotin France	32	1.3k 1.6×	1.3k 1.9×	1.8k 2.9×	187 0.4×	529 1.3×	129	4.3k
James Yang United States	37	256 0.3×	480 0.7×	1.1k 1.9×	116 0.2×	775 1.9×	350	5.0k
Yohan Payan France	29	308 0.4×	308 0.4×	680 1.1×	86 0.2×	159 0.4×	147	2.5k
Çağatay Başdoğan Türkiye	32	588 0.7×	530 0.8×	1.4k 2.3×	1.0k 2.0×	1.4k 3.4×	105	4.0k
Shuang Song China	35	709 0.9×	521 0.8×	1.9k 3.0×	89 0.2×	656 1.6×	237	4.3k
Lijun Yin United States	33	3.4k 4.1×	95 0.1×	443 0.7×	572 1.1×	219 0.5×	149	5.3k
Pierre Boulanger Canada	24	801 1.0×	184 0.3×	409 0.7×	265 0.5×	234 0.6×	244	2.3k
Michel de Mathelin France	29	703 0.8×	1.3k 1.9×	1.7k 2.7×	63 0.1×	438 1.1×	151	3.4k
Frank Tendick United States	31	594 0.7×	985 1.4×	1.2k 2.0×	299 0.6×	894 2.2×	48	2.6k
Dong‐Soo Kwon South Korea	32	600 0.7×	395 0.6×	1.4k 2.2×	657 1.3×	913 2.2×	300	3.6k

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Thomas, J. B., Neha Sharma, Nigel W. John, et al.. (2025). Recent approaches in nanotoxicity assessment for drug delivery applications: Challenges and prospects. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25. 100204–100204. 11 indexed citations

Fernández, Camino, et al.. (2024). Immersive haptic simulation for training nurses in emergency medical procedures. The Visual Computer. 40(11). 7527–7537. 4 indexed citations

Tang, Wen, et al.. (2020). Context-Aware Mixed Reality: A Learning-based Framework for \nSemantic-level Interaction.. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 2 indexed citations

Butcher, Peter, Nigel W. John, & Panagiotis D. Ritsos. (2020). VRIA: A Web-Based Framework for Creating Immersive Analytics Experiences. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 27(7). 3213–3225. 39 indexed citations

Chen, Long, Wen Tang, Nigel W. John, Tao Wan, & Jianjun Zhang. (2019). De-smokeGCN: Generative Cooperative Networks for Joint Surgical Smoke Detection and Removal. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 39(5). 1615–1625. 27 indexed citations

Maciel, Anderson, et al.. (2019). Appearance Modelling of Living Human Tissues. Computer Graphics Forum. 38(6). 43–65. 2 indexed citations

Tang, Wen, et al.. (2018). Unsupervised Learning of Surgical Smoke Removal from Simulation. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 75–76. 10 indexed citations

John, Nigel W., et al.. (2017). The Implementation and Validation of a Virtual Environment for Training Powered Wheelchair Manoeuvres. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 24(5). 1867–1878. 69 indexed citations

Headleand, Christopher J., et al.. (2016). A Cost-Effective Virtual Environment for Simulating and Training Powered Wheelchairs Manoeuvres.. PubMed. 220. 134–41. 19 indexed citations

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Jaffer, Usman, Nigel W. John, & Nigel J. Standfield. (2013). Surgical Trainee Opinions in the United Kingdom Regarding a Three-Dimensional Virtual Mentoring Environment (MentorSL) in Second Life: Pilot Study. JMIR Serious Games. 1(1). e2–e2. 3 indexed citations

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Villard, Pierre-Frédéric, Franck Vidal, Sheena Johnson, et al.. (2013). Interventional radiology virtual simulator for liver biopsy. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 9(2). 255–267. 21 indexed citations

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Tang, Wen, Tao Wan, Debby Gould, T.V. How, & Nigel W. John. (2012). A Stable and Real-Time Nonlinear Elastic Approach to Simulating Guidewire and Catheter Insertions Based on Cosserat Rod. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 59(8). 2211–2218. 63 indexed citations

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Jaffer, Usman, et al.. (2012). Medical Mentoring Via the Evolving World Wide Web. Journal of surgical education. 70(1). 121–128. 18 indexed citations

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John, Nigel W., et al.. (2010). Augmented Reality for Anatomical Education. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 33(1). 6–15. 80 indexed citations

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Luboz, Vincent, Chris Hughes, Derek Gould, Nigel W. John, & Fernando Bello. (2009). Real-time Seldinger technique simulation in complex vascular models. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 4(6). 589–596. 16 indexed citations

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Villard, Pierre-Frédéric, Franck Vidal, Fernando Bello, et al.. (2009). A prototype percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography training simulator with real-time breathing motion. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 4(6). 571–578. 22 indexed citations

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John, Nigel W., Fernando Bello, Chris Hughes, et al.. (2008). Physics-based virtual environment for training core skills in vascular interventional radiological procedures.. PubMed. 132. 195–7. 2 indexed citations

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John, Nigel W. & Ik Soo Lim. (2007). Cybermedicine Tools for Communication and Learning. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 30(1). 4–9. 8 indexed citations

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Jackson, Alan, et al.. (2002). Developing a Virtual Reality Environment in Petrous Bone Surgery: A State-of-the-Art Review. Otology & Neurotology. 23(2). 111–121. 1 indexed citations

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John, Nigel W., et al.. (2000). WebSET: integrated XML and VR components for collaborative medical training on the Web. Technology and Health Care. 8(3). 200–201. 1 indexed citations

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