Qifa Zhou

19.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
454 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Qifa Zhou is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Qifa Zhou has authored 454 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 369 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 210 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 114 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Qifa Zhou's work include Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (188 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (153 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (93 papers). Qifa Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (188 papers), Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (153 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (93 papers). Qifa Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Qifa Zhou's co-authors include K. Kirk Shung, Yong Chen, Ruimin Chen, Yang Yang, Xiangjia Li, Lihong V. Wang, Laiming Jiang, Zhongping Chen, Benpeng Zhu and Xuan Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qifa Zhou

433 papers receiving 13.4k citations

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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.

3D‐Printed Biomimetic Super‐Hydrophobic Structure for Microdroplet Manipulation and Oil/Water Separation

2017 446 citations Qifa Zhou, Yong Chen et al. profile →
Recent Progress in Biomimetic Additive Manufacturing Technology: From Materials to Functional Structures

2018 423 citations Qifa Zhou, Yong Chen et al. profile →
Electrically assisted 3D printing of nacre-inspired structures with self-sensing capability

2019 264 citations Qifa Zhou, Yong Chen et al. Science Advances profile →
Wearable bioadhesive ultrasound shear wave elastography

2024 64 citations Yushun Zeng, Chen Gong et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qifa Zhou

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Controllable Doping for Tunable and Multimodal Emission in ZnS-Based Mechanoluminescent Nanocrystals 2025 ·Nano Letters ·Zhongxiang Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Hwangsun Kim, Yushun Zeng, Qifa Zhou, Miaofang Chi, Jin Nam, Yadong Yin	2
2	Multiscale analysis of equatorial sclera anisotropy: Revealing discrepancies in fiber orientation and mechanical properties 2025 ·Science Advances ·Runze Li, Yi Hua, (unknown), Xuejun Qian, Chen Gong, Xiao Wan, Susannah Waxman, Yushun Zeng, Ziyuan Che, Junhang Zhang, Wei Jin, Mark S. Humayun, Zhongping Chen, Ian A. Sigal, Qifa Zhou	0
3	Label-free photoacoustic imaging of glassfrog development 2025 ·Photoacoustics ·(unknown), (unknown), Van Tu Nguyen, (unknown), Jesse Delia, Yushun Zeng, Xiaoyi Zhu, Qifa Zhou, Junjie Yao	0
4	Ultrasound Flow Imaging Study on Rat Brain with Ultrasound and Light Stimulations 2024 ·Bioengineering ·Junhang Zhang, Chen Gong, Zihan Yang, (unknown), Xin Sun, (unknown), Yushun Zeng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Biju B. Thomas, Qifa Zhou	2
5	Integrating a Fundus Camera with High-Frequency Ultrasound for Precise Ocular Lesion Assessment 2024 ·Biosensors ·(unknown), Yushun Zeng, (unknown), Taeyoon Son, Michael J. Heiferman, Chen Gong, Xin Sun, Mohammad Soleimani, Ali R. Djalilian, Mark S. Humayun, Qifa Zhou, Xincheng Yao	2
6	Non-Invasive Hybrid Ultrasound Stimulation of Visual Cortex In Vivo 2023 ·Bioengineering ·Chen Gong, Runze Li, Gengxi Lu, (unknown), Yushun Zeng, Jiawen Chen, (unknown), Junhang Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Biju B. Thomas, Brian J. Song, Mark S. Humayun, Qifa Zhou	8
7	Flexible ultrasound-induced retinal stimulating piezo-arrays for biomimetic visual prostheses 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Laiming Jiang, Gengxi Lu, Yushun Zeng, Yizhe Sun, Haochen Kang, James L. Burford, Chen Gong, Mark S. Humayun, Yong Chen, Qifa Zhou	100
8	Design and Fabrication of 15-MHz Ultrasonic Transducers Based on a Textured Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-Pb(Zr, Ti)O₃ Ceramic 2022 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Yizhe Sun, Laiming Jiang, Ruimin Chen, Runze Li, Haochen Kang, Yushun Zeng, Yongke Yan, Shashank Priya, Qifa Zhou	13
9	Focused ultrasound stimulation on meibomian glands for the treatment of evaporative dry eye 2021 ·Experimental Biology and Medicine ·Gengxi Lu, (unknown), Runze Li, Margaret L. Pfeiffer, (unknown), Laiming Jiang, Sarah F. Hamm‐Alvarez, Mark S. Humayun, Qifa Zhou, Sandy Zhang-Nunes	2
10	High resolution ultrasonic neural modulation observed via in vivo two-photon calcium imaging 2021 ·Brain stimulation ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wen‐Biao Gan, Qifa Zhou, Meng Cui	21
11	2-D Ultrasonic Array-Based Optical Coherence Elastography 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Haochen Kang, Xuejun Qian, Ruimin Chen, Robert Wodnicki, Yizhe Sun, Runze Li, Yan Li, K. Kirk Shung, Zhongping Chen, Qifa Zhou	12
12	In Vivo Visualization of Eye Vasculature Using Super-Resolution Ultrasound Microvessel Imaging 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Xuejun Qian, Haochen Kang, Runze Li, Gengxi Lu, (unknown), K. Kirk Shung, Mark S. Humayun, Qifa Zhou	28
13	Transparent High-Frequency Ultrasonic Transducer for Photoacoustic Microscopy Application 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Ruimin Chen, Yun He, Junhui Shi, C. S. Yung, Jeeseong Hwang, Lihong V. Wang, Qifa Zhou	54
14	Co-Integrated PIN-PMN-PT 2-D Array and Transceiver Electronics by Direct Assembly Using a 3-D Printed Interposer Grid Frame 2019 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Robert Wodnicki, Haochen Kang, Ruimin Chen, (unknown), Hayong Jung, Laiming Jiang, Josquin Foiret, Yu Liu, (unknown), Douglas N. Stephens, Qifa Zhou, Katherine W. Ferrara	18
15	High-Speed Integrated Endoscopic Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging System 2018 ·IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics ·Yan Li, Zhikai Zhu, Joseph C. Jing, Jason Chen, (unknown), Youmin He, Jiang Zhu, Teng Ma, Mingyue Yu, Qifa Zhou, Zhongping Chen	54
16	Development of a KNN Ceramic-Based Lead-Free Linear Array Ultrasonic Transducer 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Zhiqiang Zhang, Ruimin Chen, Bo Wang, Tianfu Zhang, Min Su, Rong Liu, (unknown), Xiaodong Cao, Yongxiang Li, Hairong Zheng, K. Kirk Shung, Mark S. Humayun, Qifa Zhou, Weibao Qiu	28
17	Eco-Friendly Highly Sensitive Transducers Based on a New KNN–NTK–FM Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramic for High-Frequency Biomedical Ultrasonic Imaging Applications 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Ruimin Chen, K. Kirk Shung, Teng Ma, Qifa Zhou, Laiming Jiang, Tianfu Zhang, (unknown), Masato Yamazaki, Xuejun Qian, Gengxi Lu, A. Safari, (unknown)	55
18	Design factors of intravascular dual frequency transducers for super-harmonic contrast imaging and acoustic angiography 2015 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·Jianguo Ma, K. Heath Martin, Yang Li, Paul A. Dayton, K. Kirk Shung, Qifa Zhou, Xiaoning Jiang	51
19	Investigating contactless high frequency ultrasound microbeam stimulation for determination of invasion potential of breast cancer cells 2013 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Jae Youn Hwang, Nan Sook Lee, Changyang Lee, Kwok Ho Lam, Hyung Ham Kim, (unknown), Ming‐Yi Lin, Kassandra Kisler, Hojong Choi, Qifa Zhou, Robert H. Chow, K. Kirk Shung	32
20	Flyback resonant charger for high repetition rate pseudospark pulse generator 2004 ·(unknown), A. Kuthi, Chunqi Jiang, Qifa Zhou, Martin A. Gundersen	13

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