Thomas Looi

1.6k total citations
91 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Looi is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Looi has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 42 papers in Surgery and 16 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Thomas Looi's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (49 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (27 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (14 papers). Thomas Looi is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (49 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (27 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (14 papers). Thomas Looi collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Thomas Looi's co-authors include James M. Drake, Christopher R. Forrest, Carling Cheung, Thomas S. Lendvay, Walid A. Farhat, Hani E. Naguib, Peter Francis, Dale J. Podolsky, Eric Diller and David M. Fisher and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Looi

82 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Looi Canada 18 748 532 145 135 108 91 1.1k
Philip J. Swaney United States 20 1.1k 1.4× 365 0.7× 415 2.9× 16 0.1× 347 3.2× 31 1.2k
Zurab Machaidze United States 10 428 0.6× 262 0.5× 36 0.2× 18 0.1× 122 1.1× 22 675
Sanju Lama Canada 18 447 0.6× 371 0.7× 22 0.2× 13 0.1× 66 0.6× 48 889
Ali Alazmani United Kingdom 15 830 1.1× 157 0.3× 61 0.4× 20 0.1× 178 1.6× 43 1.2k
Marianne Schmid Daners Switzerland 24 979 1.3× 574 1.1× 19 0.1× 20 0.1× 126 1.2× 98 1.5k
Marcin Balicki United States 19 1.1k 1.4× 255 0.5× 97 0.7× 7 0.1× 190 1.8× 34 1.5k
Jaesung Hong South Korea 21 689 0.9× 662 1.2× 75 0.5× 13 0.1× 62 0.6× 86 1.3k
Hunter B. Gilbert United States 25 1.5k 2.0× 400 0.8× 544 3.8× 16 0.1× 568 5.3× 54 2.0k
Jia Lu United States 25 873 1.2× 260 0.5× 73 0.5× 56 0.4× 273 2.5× 82 1.7k
Ankur Kapoor United States 11 622 0.8× 236 0.4× 206 1.4× 5 0.0× 152 1.4× 34 863

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Looi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Looi

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All Works

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He, Changyan, et al.. (2024). Electromagnets Under the Table: An Unobtrusive Magnetic Navigation System for Microsurgery. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 6(3). 980–991. 6 indexed citations
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Drake, James M., et al.. (2024). 2mm Diameter Continuum Robot Tools for Suturing in Open Spina Bifida Repair. 6915–6922. 1 indexed citations
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Forte, Vito, Ralph Gilbert, Jonathan C. Irish, et al.. (2024). Optimizing Osteotomy Geometries in Posterolateral Mandibulectomies. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 150(12). 1113–1113. 2 indexed citations
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Drake, James M., et al.. (2024). Compact Magnetic Twisted String Actuated Forceps for Stronger Robot-Assisted Neuroendoscopy. 65–66. 1 indexed citations
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Price, Karl, Yash Chitalia, Thomas Looi, et al.. (2023). Using robotics to move a neurosurgeon’s hands to the tip of their endoscope. Science Robotics. 8(82). eadg6042–eadg6042. 20 indexed citations
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Looi, Thomas, et al.. (2022). A simulation study to investigate the use of concentric tube robots for epilepsy surgery. Child s Nervous System. 38(7). 1349–1356. 1 indexed citations
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Onaizah, Onaizah, et al.. (2019). Cable-Less, Magnetically Driven Forceps for Minimally Invasive Surgery. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 4(2). 1202–1207. 36 indexed citations
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Francis, Peter, et al.. (2019). Bone Conduction Headphones for Force Feedback in Robotic Surgery. PubMed. 2019. 7128–7133. 4 indexed citations
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Podolsky, Dale J., David M. Fisher, Karen Wong, et al.. (2018). Utilization of a robotic mount to determine the force required to cut palatal tissue. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 86. 433–439. 7 indexed citations
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Francis, Peter, et al.. (2018). Design, Modelling and Teleoperation of a 2 mm Diameter Compliant Instrument for the da Vinci Platform. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 46(10). 1437–1449. 14 indexed citations
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Podolsky, Dale J., David M. Fisher, Karen W. Y. Wong Riff, et al.. (2017). Infant Robotic Cleft Palate Surgery: A Feasibility Assessment Using a Realistic Cleft Palate Simulator. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 139(2). 455e–465e. 23 indexed citations
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Francis, Peter, et al.. (2017). Design and Kinematic Modelling of a Miniature Compliant Wrist for the da Vinci Research Kit. 41–42. 1 indexed citations
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Zhong, Jidan, David Qixiang Chen, M. Walker, et al.. (2016). An In vivo Multi-Modal Structural Template for Neonatal Piglets Using High Angular Resolution and Population-Based Whole-Brain Tractography. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 10. 92–92. 2 indexed citations
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Mougenot, Charles, Adam C. Waspe, Thomas Looi, & James M. Drake. (2015). Variable ultrasound trigger delay for improved magnetic resonance acoustic radiation force imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 61(2). 712–727. 11 indexed citations
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Cheung, Carling, Thomas Looi, Thomas S. Lendvay, James M. Drake, & Walid A. Farhat. (2014). Use of 3-Dimensional Printing Technology and Silicone Modeling in Surgical Simulation: Development and Face Validation in Pediatric Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty. Journal of surgical education. 71(5). 762–767. 123 indexed citations
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Saber, Nikoo R., Thomas Looi, Brooke French, et al.. (2011). Application of CAD/CAM Prefabricated Age-Matched Templates in Cranio-Orbital Remodeling in Craniosynostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 22(5). 1810–1813. 50 indexed citations

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