Simon DiMaio

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Simon DiMaio is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon DiMaio has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 31 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Simon DiMaio's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (28 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (28 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (14 papers). Simon DiMaio is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (28 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (28 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (14 papers). Simon DiMaio collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Simon DiMaio's co-authors include Septimiu E. Salcudean, Gregory S. Fischer, Peter Kazanzides, Gábor Fichtinger, Russell H. Taylor, Anton Deguet, Nobuhiko Hata, M.R. Sirouspour, Purang Abolmaesumi and Zihan Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging and IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation.

In The Last Decade

Simon DiMaio

58 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. An open-source research kit for the da Vinci® Surgical System
    2014 346 citations Peter Kazanzides, Zihan Chen 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
Simon DiMaio United States 26 2.1k 1.1k 615 613 600 58 2.9k
Michel de Mathelin France 29 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 703 1.1× 832 1.4× 438 0.7× 151 3.4k
Gregory S. Fischer United States 35 2.7k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 648 1.1× 463 0.8× 420 0.7× 135 3.9k
Stéphane Cotin France 32 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 2.2× 489 0.8× 529 0.9× 129 4.3k
Jocelyne Troccaz France 31 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 720 1.2× 302 0.5× 229 0.4× 166 3.1k
Dan Stoianovici United States 36 2.9k 1.4× 1.9k 1.7× 563 0.9× 627 1.0× 527 0.9× 114 4.5k
Leo Joskowicz Israel 32 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 383 0.6× 252 0.4× 225 3.9k
Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena United Kingdom 34 2.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.5× 605 1.0× 893 1.5× 682 1.1× 192 4.2k
Ka‐Wai Kwok Hong Kong 32 1.5k 0.7× 626 0.6× 317 0.5× 777 1.3× 398 0.7× 141 3.0k
Tim C. Lueth Germany 26 1.6k 0.8× 953 0.8× 376 0.6× 380 0.6× 368 0.6× 314 3.1k
Peter Kazanzides United States 33 3.3k 1.6× 2.1k 1.8× 1.3k 2.1× 847 1.4× 776 1.3× 242 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon DiMaio

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt, Adam, Omid Mohareri, Simon DiMaio, Michael C. Yip, & Septimiu E. Salcudean. (2024). Tracking and mapping in medical computer vision: A review. Medical Image Analysis. 94. 103131–103131. 23 indexed citations
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Stewart, Camille L., Abigail Fong, Simon DiMaio, et al.. (2021). Study on augmented reality for robotic surgery bedside assistants. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 16(5). 1019–1026. 12 indexed citations
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Kazanzides, Peter, Zihan Chen, Anton Deguet, et al.. (2014). An open-source research kit for the da Vinci® Surgical System. 6434–6439. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sekhar, Laligam N., Simon DiMaio, & Robert Rostomily. (2012). Current Surgical Outcomes for Cranial Base Chordomas: Cohort Study of 95 Patients. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 73(S 02). 8 indexed citations
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Schneider, Caitlin, Peter D. Peng, Russell H. Taylor, et al.. (2011). Robot-assisted laparoscopic ultrasonography for hepatic surgery. Surgery. 151(5). 756–762. 21 indexed citations
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Tokuda, Junichi, Gregory S. Fischer, Simon DiMaio, et al.. (2009). Integrated navigation and control software system for MRI-guided robotic prostate interventions. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics. 34(1). 3–8. 44 indexed citations
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DiMaio, Simon. (2009). Position and force trajectory programming within a virtual excavation environment. Open Collections. 1 indexed citations
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Archip, Neculai, Olivier Clatz, Stephen Whalen, et al.. (2008). COMPENSATION OF GEOMETRIC DISTORTION EFFECTS ON INTRAOPERATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR ENHANCED VISUALIZATION IN IMAGE-GUIDED NEUROSURGERY. Operative Neurosurgery. 62(3). 209–216. 17 indexed citations
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Fischer, Gregory S., Iulian Iordachita, Csaba Csoma, et al.. (2008). MRI-Compatible Pneumatic Robot for Transperineal Prostate Needle Placement. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 13(3). 295–305. 233 indexed citations
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Tokuda, Junichi, Gregory S. Fischer, Csaba Csoma, et al.. (2008). Software Strategy for Robotic Transperineal Prostate Therapy in Closed-Bore MRI. Lecture notes in computer science. 11(Pt 2). 701–709. 15 indexed citations
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DiMaio, Simon, Steve Pieper, Kiyoyuki Chinzei, et al.. (2007). Robot-assisted needle placement in open MRI: System architecture, integration and validation. Computer Aided Surgery. 12(1). 15–24. 66 indexed citations
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Fischer, Gregory S., Simon DiMaio, Iulian Iordachita, & Gábor Fichtinger. (2007). Robotic Assistant for Transperineal Prostate Interventions in 3T Closed MRI. Lecture notes in computer science. 10(Pt 1). 425–433. 35 indexed citations
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DiMaio, Simon, Eigil Samset, Gregory S. Fischer, et al.. (2007). Dynamic MRI Scan Plane Control for Passive Tracking of Instruments and Devices. Lecture notes in computer science. 10(Pt 2). 50–58. 49 indexed citations
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Spiczak, Jochen von, Eigil Samset, Simon DiMaio, et al.. (2007). Multimodal event streams for virtual reality. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6504. 65040M–65040M. 7 indexed citations
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Göksel, Orçun, Septimiu E. Salcudean, & Simon DiMaio. (2006). 3D simulation of needle-tissue interaction with application to prostate brachytherapy. Computer Aided Surgery. 11(6). 279–288. 44 indexed citations
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DiMaio, Simon, Neculai Archip, Ion‐Florin Talos, et al.. (2006). Image-guided neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine. 25(5). 67–73. 25 indexed citations
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DiMaio, Simon & Septimiu E. Salcudean. (2005). Interactive Simulation of Needle Insertion Models. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 52(7). 1167–1179. 178 indexed citations
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Göksel, Orçun, Septimiu E. Salcudean, Simon DiMaio, Robert Rohling, & James Morris. (2005). 3D Needle-Tissue Interaction Simulation for Prostate Brachytherapy. Lecture notes in computer science. 8(Pt 1). 827–834. 38 indexed citations
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Haker, Steven, Robert V. Mulkern, Joseph R. Roebuck, et al.. (2005). Magnetic Resonance-guided Prostate Interventions. Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 16(5). 355–368. 21 indexed citations
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DiMaio, Simon & Septimiu E. Salcudean. (2005). Needle Steering and Motion Planning in Soft Tissues. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 52(6). 965–974. 199 indexed citations

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