Qian Chen

35.1k total citations · 12 hit papers
1.3k papers, 23.6k citations indexed

About

Qian Chen is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Chen has authored 1.3k papers receiving a total of 23.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 400 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 283 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 212 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qian Chen's work include Optical measurement and interference techniques (180 papers), Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (133 papers) and Digital Holography and Microscopy (122 papers). Qian Chen is often cited by papers focused on Optical measurement and interference techniques (180 papers), Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (133 papers) and Digital Holography and Microscopy (122 papers). Qian Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Qian Chen's co-authors include Chao Zuo, Shijie Feng, Guohua Gu, Anand Asundi, Jiasong Sun, Tianyang Tao, Xiubao Sui, Lei Huang, Wei Yin and Yu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Qian Chen

1.1k papers receiving 22.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Phase shifting algorithms for fringe projection profilometry: A review

2018 891 citations Chao Zuo, Shijie Feng et al. Optics and Lasers in Engineering profile →
Image enhancement based on equal area dualistic sub-image histogram equalization method

1999 879 citations Qian Chen et al. profile →
Temporal phase unwrapping algorithms for fringe projection profilometry: A comparative review

2016 760 citations Chao Zuo, Qian Chen et al. Optics and Lasers in Engineering profile →
Deep learning in optical metrology: a review

2022 446 citations Chao Zuo, Shijie Feng et al. profile →
Transport of intensity equation: a tutorial

2020 350 citations Chao Zuo, Qian Chen et al. Optics and Lasers in Engineering profile →
Realtime and Robust Hand Tracking from Depth

2014 302 citations Qian Chen et al. profile →
High-speed three-dimensional shape measurement for dynamic scenes using bi-frequency tripolar pulse-width-modulation fringe projection

2013 289 citations Chao Zuo, Qian Chen et al. Optics and Lasers in Engineering profile →
High-resolution transport-of-intensity quantitative phase microscopy with annular illumination

2017 260 citations Chao Zuo, Qian Chen et al. profile →
Calibration of fringe projection profilometry: A comparative review

2021 227 citations Shijie Feng, Chao Zuo et al. Optics and Lasers in Engineering profile →
ChatDev: Communicative Agents for Software Development

2024 88 citations Qian Chen et al. profile →
Modeling and compensation of small-sample thermal error in precision machine tool spindles using spatial–temporal feature interaction fusion network

2024 60 citations Qian Chen, Xuesong Mei et al. Advanced Engineering Informatics profile →
Single-shot super-resolved fringe projection profilometry (SSSR-FPP): 100,000 frames-per-second 3D imaging with deep learning

2025 27 citations Shijie Feng, Qian Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qian Chen China	72	10.8k	5.1k	4.3k	4.0k	2.7k	1.3k	23.6k
Chao Zuo China	65	8.2k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	4.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	449	13.9k
Zhou Wang China	66	51.0k 4.7×	23.1k 4.5×	2.8k 0.7×	3.7k 0.9×	583 0.2×	396	66.8k
Xiaogang Wang China	120	47.1k 4.4×	5.0k 1.0×	6.2k 1.4×	4.0k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k	81.9k
Lei Zhang China	111	43.6k 4.0×	17.5k 3.4×	2.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	956 0.4×	1.0k	59.4k
Bernhard E. Boser United States	47	6.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.3×	5.8k 1.4×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	158	24.4k
Jorge Nocedal United States	44	3.9k 0.4×	507 0.1×	3.6k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	105	37.3k
Jean‐Michel Morel France	52	16.9k 1.6×	6.5k 1.3×	673 0.2×	456 0.1×	498 0.2×	329	23.4k
Lei Zhu China	94	2.7k 0.3×	835 0.2×	25.5k 6.0×	2.4k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k	54.2k
Yan Zhang China	70	2.0k 0.2×	688 0.1×	8.2k 1.9×	5.4k 1.4×	866 0.3×	1.1k	19.8k
Lawrence Carin United States	66	4.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.2×	2.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	379 0.1×	606	19.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Qian, et al.. (2025). Fagundes-Mello conjecture over a finite field. Finite Fields and Their Applications. 105. 102620–102620.

Yin, Wei, et al.. (2024). Fast and long-range 3D shape measurement using reference-phase-based number-theoretical temporal phase unwrapping with a MEMS projector. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 186. 108781–108781. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Qian, Jiawei Wang, Yawei Zhao, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of advanced anaerobic digestion sludge-based biochar and its application for sewage sludge conditioning. Bioresource Technology. 402. 130833–130833. 13 indexed citations

Gu, Guohua, et al.. (2024). Multi-modal interaction with token division strategy for RGB-T tracking. Pattern Recognition. 155. 110626–110626. 31 indexed citations

Chen, Qian, Xuesong Mei, Jun Yang, et al.. (2024). Modeling and compensation of small-sample thermal error in precision machine tool spindles using spatial–temporal feature interaction fusion network. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 62. 102741–102741. 60 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhong, Haohui, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen fertilization and soil nitrogen cycling: Unraveling the links among multiple environmental factors, functional genes, and transformation rates. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175561–175561. 19 indexed citations

Yang, Jing, Zhitao Liu, Jianwei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Surface modification of nitrocellulose by interfacial self-assembly of metal-phenolic network for enhanced thermal stability and eco-friendly propulsion energy. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 225. 110815–110815. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Huan, et al.. (2024). Migration of heavy metals in soil-plant system after land use of sewage sludge at high application ratio. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 135865–135865. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yiliang, Qi Wang, Xiaolong Xu, et al.. (2024). An activatable near-infrared fluorescent probe with large Stokes shift for visualizing peroxynitrite in Alzheimer’s disease models. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 325. 125075–125075. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Yinqi, Lin Zhou, Yuhang He, et al.. (2024). Real-time ultra-sensitive anisotropic edge enhanced imaging based on frequency upconversion. Optics & Laser Technology. 176. 110988–110988. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Shuyao, Yufan Zhang, Qinfu Zhao, et al.. (2024). Boosting the photochromic property of KSr2Nb5O15-based ceramics through an indirect vacancy-regulation strategy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 150080–150080. 13 indexed citations

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Wan, Minjie, et al.. (2023). Global and local multi-feature fusion-based active contour model for infrared image segmentation. Displays. 78. 102452–102452. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Panpan, Xuemeng Zhang, Qian Chen, et al.. (2023). Bis-Schiff base cellulosic nanocrystals for Hg (II) removal from aqueous solution with high adsorptive capacity and sensitive fluorescent response. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 242(Pt 2). 124802–124802. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2023). Experimental realization of Airy beams on incoherent background. Optics & Laser Technology. 169. 110020–110020. 4 indexed citations

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Ma, Hongchao, et al.. (2023). Sample Plots Forestry Parameters Verification and Updating Using Airborne LiDAR Data. Remote Sensing. 15(12). 3060–3060. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, Weixian Qian, Xuelian Yu, et al.. (2023). Combinatorial detection of ship and its wake via skeleton theory based on joint feature knowledge association. Optik. 288. 171177–171177.

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Chen, Yafeng, et al.. (2023). An Enhanced Res2Net with Local and Global Feature Fusion for Speaker Verification. 2228–2232. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, et al.. (2019). High-dynamic-range 3D shape measurement based on time domain superposition. Measurement Science and Technology. 30(6). 65004–65004. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2017). Attitudes of Older Chinese Patients Toward Death and Dying. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 20(12). 1389–1394. 25 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2015). Adaptive compressed sensing based randomized step frequency radar with a weighted PSO. 1751–1756. 2 indexed citations

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