Sheng Xu

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
133 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Sheng Xu is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheng Xu has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 50 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sheng Xu's work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (46 papers), Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (25 papers) and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (22 papers). Sheng Xu is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (46 papers), Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (25 papers) and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (22 papers). Sheng Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Canada. Sheng Xu's co-authors include Bradford J. Wood, Peter L. Choyke, Barış Türkbey, Peter A. Pinto, Jochen Kruecker, Neil Glossop, Pingkun Yan, Julia K. Locklin, Anurag K. Singh and Ardeshir R. Rastinehad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Sheng Xu

123 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Ultrasound Fusion Guided Prost... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2021 100 200 300
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. Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Ultrasound Fusion Guided Prostate Biopsy Improves Cancer Detection Following Transrectal Ultrasound Biopsy and Correlates With Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    2011 351 citations Jochen Kruecker, Sheng Xu et al. profile →
  2. Federated semi-supervised learning for COVID region segmentation in chest CT using multi-national data from China, Italy, Japan
    2021 176 citations Dong Yang, Ziyue Xu et al. Medical Image Analysis profile →

Peers

Sheng Xu
Samuel Kadoury Canada
Dónal B. Downey Canada
Bruce L. Daniel United States
David J. Hawkes United Kingdom
Dean C. Barratt United Kingdom
Jochen Kruecker United States
Nobuhiko Hata United States
Yipeng Hu United Kingdom
Pretesh Patel United States
Neil Glossop United States
Samuel Kadoury Canada
Sheng Xu
Citations per year, relative to Sheng Xu Sheng Xu (= 1×) peers Samuel Kadoury

Countries citing papers authored by Sheng Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sheng Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sheng Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sheng Xu. The network helps show where Sheng Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheng Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sheng Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sheng Xu 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 Sheng Xu. Sheng Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wang, Jian, Huiyun Zhu, Wenbo Zhu, et al.. (2025). Participation and Yield of Gastric Cancer Screening Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 24(1). 28–40.
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Xu, Sheng, et al.. (2025). Dual-camera Augmented Reality-Based Navigation System for Precision CT-guided Biopsy and Ablation. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 49(3). 671–678.
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Varble, Nicole, Michael Kassin, Ivane Bakhutashvili, et al.. (2025). Integrated Needle Guide on Smartphone for Percutaneous Interventions Using Augmented Reality. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 48(7). 1042–1052.
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Varble, Nicole, et al.. (2025). Estimation of tumor coverage after RF ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma using single 2D image slices. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 20(8). 1653–1663. 1 indexed citations
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Negussie, Ayele H., et al.. (2024). Thermochromic phantoms and paint to characterize and model image-guided thermal ablation and ablation devices: a review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 3 indexed citations
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Varble, Nicole, Michael Kassin, Keith M. Horton, et al.. (2024). Smart goggles augmented reality CT–US fusion compared to conventional fusion navigation for percutaneous needle insertion. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 20(1). 107–115. 4 indexed citations
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Delgado, Jose F., Joshua Owen, William F. Pritchard, et al.. (2024). Ultrasound and x-ray imageable poloxamer-based hydrogel for loco-regional therapy delivery in the liver. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 20455–20455. 1 indexed citations
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Heidari, Pedram, et al.. (2023). Advantages of a Photodiode Detector Endoscopy System in Fluorescence-Guided Percutaneous Liver Biopsies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 340–350. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Xi, Xuanang Xu, James J. Xia, et al.. (2023). Shape description losses for medical image segmentation. Machine Vision and Applications. 34(4). 3 indexed citations
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Chao, Hanqing, et al.. (2022). Ultrasound Volume Reconstruction From Freehand Scans Without Tracking. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 70(3). 970–979. 12 indexed citations
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Glossop, Neil, Reto Bale, Sheng Xu, et al.. (2022). Patient-specific needle guidance templates drilled intraprocedurally for image guided intervention: feasibility study in swine. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 18(3). 537–544. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Dong, Ziyue Xu, Wenqi Li, et al.. (2021). Federated semi-supervised learning for COVID region segmentation in chest CT using multi-national data from China, Italy, Japan. Medical Image Analysis. 70. 101992–101992. 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ruiter, Quirina M. B. de, William F. Pritchard, Michal Mauda‐Havakuk, et al.. (2021). Endovascular steerable and endobronchial precurved guiding sheaths for transbronchial needle delivery under augmented fluoroscopy and cone beam CT image guidance. Translational Lung Cancer Research. 10(8). 3627–3644. 7 indexed citations
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Amalou, Amel, Barış Türkbey, Thomas Sanford, et al.. (2020). Targeted early chest CT in COVID-19 outbreaks as diagnostic tool for containment of the pandemic–A multinational opinion. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. 26(4). 292–295. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Sheng, et al.. (2018). Applications of Wireless Power Transfer in Medicine: State-of-the-Art Reviews. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 47(1). 22–38. 38 indexed citations
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Chen, Yue, Sierra Hovet, Sheng Xu, et al.. (2017). Fabricating biomedical origami: a state-of-the-art review. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 12(11). 2023–2032. 95 indexed citations
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Azizi, Shekoofeh, Parvin Mousavi, Pingkun Yan, et al.. (2017). Transfer learning from RF to B-mode temporal enhanced ultrasound features for prostate cancer detection. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 12(7). 1111–1121. 23 indexed citations
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Singh, Anurag K., Peter Guion, Karen Ullman, et al.. (2007). Simultaneous integrated boost of biopsy proven, MRI defined dominant intra-prostatic lesions to 95 Gray with IMRT: early results of a phase I NCI study. Radiation Oncology. 2(1). 36–36. 65 indexed citations

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