Simon Léonard

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Simon Léonard is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Léonard has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 30 papers in Surgery and 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Simon Léonard's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (21 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (19 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (18 papers). Simon Léonard is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (21 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (19 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (18 papers). Simon Léonard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Simon Léonard's co-authors include Axel Krieger, Justin D. Opfermann, Peter C.W. Kim, Azad Shademan, Ryan Decker, Jean‐François Laliberté, Marc Fortin, Daniel Plante, Hamed Saeidi and Michael Kam and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Virology, Science Advances and Science Translational Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Simon Léonard

74 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Supervised autonomous robotic soft tissue surgery

2016 373 citations Azad Shademan, Ryan Decker et al. profile →
Autonomous robotic laparoscopic surgery for intestinal anastomosis

2022 183 citations Hamed Saeidi, Justin D. Opfermann et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Léonard United States	20	687	633	428	366	283	78	2.1k
Tamás Haidegger Hungary	27	1.1k 1.6×	949 1.5×	549 1.3×	13 0.0×	64 0.2×	207	3.2k
Henry Horng‐Shing Lu Taiwan	24	194 0.3×	115 0.2×	212 0.5×	437 1.2×	61 0.2×	124	2.3k
Henry Lin United States	15	418 0.6×	502 0.8×	273 0.6×	41 0.1×	8 0.0×	42	1.2k
Stefan Weber Switzerland	37	1.2k 1.7×	1.3k 2.1×	489 1.1×	11 0.0×	25 0.1×	199	3.8k
Jae Hoon Lee South Korea	21	168 0.2×	55 0.1×	126 0.3×	68 0.2×	61 0.2×	104	1.6k
Alberto Signoroni Italy	20	254 0.4×	63 0.1×	427 1.0×	44 0.1×	58 0.2×	86	1.4k
Robert Merrifield United Kingdom	12	600 0.9×	131 0.2×	186 0.4×	8 0.0×	46 0.2×	30	2.2k
Stefan Jaeger United States	31	243 0.4×	82 0.1×	2.6k 6.1×	380 1.0×	137 0.5×	95	4.8k
Anastasios Koulaouzidis United Kingdom	41	424 0.6×	2.5k 4.0×	358 0.8×	11 0.0×	57 0.2×	277	5.6k
Mehmet Turan Türkiye	17	981 1.4×	80 0.1×	279 0.7×	13 0.0×	26 0.1×	46	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Léonard

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Léonard

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

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Kazanzides, Peter, Gábor Fichtinger, Axel Krieger, et al.. (2024). SlicerROS2: A Research and Development Module for Image-Guided Robotic Interventions. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 6(4). 1334–1344. 2 indexed citations

Sibut, Vonick, Saba Nayar, Céline Monvoisin, et al.. (2023). KDM6B drives epigenetic reprogramming associated with lymphoid stromal cell early commitment and immune properties. Science Advances. 9(48). eadh2708–eadh2708. 5 indexed citations

Kam, Michael, Justin D. Opfermann, Hamed Saeidi, et al.. (2023). Autonomous System for Tumor Resection (ASTR) - Dual-Arm Robotic Midline Partial Glossectomy. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(2). 1166–1173. 5 indexed citations

Deguet, Anton, Simon Léonard, Junichi Tokuda, et al.. (2022). Bridging 3D Slicer and ROS2 for Image-Guided Robotic Interventions. Sensors. 22(14). 5336–5336. 3 indexed citations

Dulong, Joëlle, Séverine Loisel, Simon Léonard, et al.. (2022). CD40L-expressing CD4+ T cells prime adipose-derived stromal cells to produce inflammatory chemokines. Cytotherapy. 24(5). 500–507. 7 indexed citations

Saeidi, Hamed, Justin D. Opfermann, Michael Kam, et al.. (2022). Autonomous robotic laparoscopic surgery for intestinal anastomosis. Science Robotics. 7(62). eabj2908–eabj2908. 183 indexed citations breakdown →

Léonard, Simon, et al.. (2021). Vaginal Cuff Closure With Dual-Arm Robot and Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sutures. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 3(3). 762–772. 2 indexed citations

Desmots, Fabienne, Simon Léonard, Gersende Caron, et al.. (2021). Committed Human CD23-Negative Light-Zone Germinal Center B Cells Delineate Transcriptional Program Supporting Plasma Cell Differentiation. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 744573–744573. 10 indexed citations

Vágvölgyi, Balázs, et al.. (2020). Visual Monitoring and Servoing of a Cutting Blade during Telerobotic Satellite Servicing. 1903–1908. 2 indexed citations

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Saeidi, Hamed, Michael Kam, Justin D. Opfermann, et al.. (2019). Supervised Autonomous Electrosurgery via Biocompatible Near-Infrared Tissue Tracking Techniques. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 1(4). 228–236. 17 indexed citations

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Kam, Michael, Hamed Saeidi, Shuwen Wei, et al.. (2019). Semi-autonomous Robotic Anastomoses of Vaginal Cuffs Using Marker Enhanced 3D Imaging and Path Planning. Lecture notes in computer science. 11768. 65–73. 8 indexed citations

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Opfermann, Justin D., Michael Kam, Hamed Saeidi, et al.. (2018). Semi-Autonomous Laparoscopic Robotic Electro-Surgery with a Novel 3D Endoscope. PubMed. 9494. 6637–6644. 12 indexed citations

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Krieger, Axel, et al.. (2017). ROS-IGTL-Bridge: an open network interface for image-guided therapy using the ROS environment. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 12(8). 1451–1460. 8 indexed citations

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Opfermann, Justin D., Simon Léonard, Ryan Decker, et al.. (2017). Semi-autonomous electrosurgery for tumor resection using a multi-degree of freedom electrosurgical tool and visual servoing. PubMed. 2017. 3653–3660. 35 indexed citations

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Shademan, Azad, Ryan Decker, Justin D. Opfermann, et al.. (2016). Plenoptic cameras in surgical robotics: Calibration, registration, and evaluation. PubMed. 2016. 708–714. 24 indexed citations

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Otake, Yoshito, Simon Léonard, Austin Reiter, et al.. (2015). Rendering-based video-CT registration with physical constraints for image-guided endoscopic sinus surgery. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9415. 94150A–94150A. 12 indexed citations

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Léonard, Simon, et al.. (2013). Kinect technology for hand tracking control of surgical robots: technical and surgical skill comparison to current robotic masters. Surgical Endoscopy. 28(6). 1993–2000. 14 indexed citations

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Léonard, Simon, et al.. (2008). Occlusion-free path planning with a probabilistic roadmap. 2151–2156. 13 indexed citations

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Léonard, Simon, et al.. (2002). Addition of epinephrine to epidural ropivacaine during labour – effects on onset and duration of action, efficacy, and systemic absorption of ropivacaine. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 11(3). 180–184. 12 indexed citations

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Léonard, Simon, et al.. (2001). Does prior administration of enoxaparin influence the effects of levobupivacaine on blood clotting? Assessment using the Thrombelastograph®. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 86(6). 808–813. 5 indexed citations

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