Utku Baran

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Utku Baran is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Utku Baran has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Biophysics and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Utku Baran's work include Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (19 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (14 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers). Utku Baran is often cited by papers focused on Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (19 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (14 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers). Utku Baran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Japan. Utku Baran's co-authors include Ruikang K. Wang, Hakan Ürey, Sven Holmström, Yuandong Li, Woo June Choi, Dean Brown, Qin Wan, Paul Muralt, Wyatt O. Davis and Davide Balma and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Stroke and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Utku Baran

29 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

MEMS Laser Scanners: A Review 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 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. MEMS Laser Scanners: A Review
    2014 373 citations Sven Holmström, Utku Baran et al. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Utku Baran United States 18 652 376 184 177 119 29 1.1k
Shoude Chang Canada 18 584 0.9× 279 0.7× 148 0.8× 204 1.2× 130 1.1× 61 943
Yingtian Pan United States 23 1.3k 2.0× 316 0.8× 415 2.3× 159 0.9× 416 3.5× 72 1.8k
Mengyang Liu China 24 1.3k 2.0× 167 0.4× 487 2.6× 60 0.3× 197 1.7× 94 1.9k
Bryden C. Quirk Australia 17 970 1.5× 101 0.3× 373 2.0× 68 0.4× 233 2.0× 26 1.1k
Pete Tomlins United Kingdom 14 817 1.3× 62 0.2× 300 1.6× 46 0.3× 242 2.0× 46 1.1k
Hyeon‐Cheol Park United States 17 341 0.5× 103 0.3× 110 0.6× 31 0.2× 146 1.2× 38 550
Beop-Min Kim South Korea 21 567 0.9× 59 0.2× 301 1.6× 160 0.9× 189 1.6× 59 1.1k
Kamran Avanaki United States 27 1.5k 2.4× 62 0.2× 760 4.1× 69 0.4× 219 1.8× 146 1.9k
Yuye Ling China 14 204 0.3× 151 0.4× 96 0.5× 117 0.7× 63 0.5× 54 576
George Dobre United Kingdom 17 711 1.1× 55 0.1× 347 1.9× 34 0.2× 149 1.3× 83 926

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Fields of papers citing papers by Utku Baran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Utku Baran

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baran, Utku, Wenbin Zhu, Woo June Choi, et al.. (2016). Automated segmentation and enhancement of optical coherence tomography-acquired images of rodent brain. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 270. 132–137. 26 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, Qin Wan, Xiaoli Qi, Göknur Kalkan, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2016). OCT-based label-free in vivo lymphangiography within human skin and areola. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21122–21122. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Yuandong, et al.. (2016). Optical coherence tomography based microangiography provides an ability to longitudinally image arteriogenesis in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 274. 164–171. 10 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, Yuandong Li, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2016). OCT-based in vivo tissue injury mapping. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9697. 969725–969725. 1 indexed citations
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Nishijima, Yasuo, Yosuke Akamatsu, Chih Cheng Lee, et al.. (2016). Impaired Collateral Flow Compensation During Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion in the Type 2 Diabetic Mice. Stroke. 47(12). 3014–3021. 23 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku & Ruikang K. Wang. (2016). Review of optical coherence tomography based angiography in neuroscience. Neurophotonics. 3(1). 10902–10902. 73 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, Wei Wei, Jingjiang Xu, et al.. (2016). Video-rate volumetric optical coherence tomography-based microangiography. Optical Engineering. 55(4). 40503–40503. 4 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, Yuandong Li, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2015). Vasodynamics of pial and penetrating arterioles in relation to arteriolo-arteriolar anastomosis after focal stroke. Neurophotonics. 2(2). 25006–25006. 41 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, WooJhon Choi, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2015). Potential use of OCT‐based microangiography in clinical dermatology. Skin Research and Technology. 22(2). 238–246. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Hequn, Utku Baran, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2014). In vivo blood flow imaging of inflammatory human skin induced by tape stripping using optical microangiography. Journal of Biophotonics. 8(3). 265–272. 24 indexed citations
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Liu, Yunbo, Mingli Song, Utku Baran, et al.. (2014). MEMS scanning micromirror for optical coherence tomography. Biomedical Optics Express. 6(1). 211–211. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Yuandong, Utku Baran, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2014). Application of Thinned-Skull Cranial Window to Mouse Cerebral Blood Flow Imaging Using Optical Microangiography. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e113658–e113658. 41 indexed citations
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Holmström, Sven, Utku Baran, & Hakan Ürey. (2014). MEMS Laser Scanners: A Review. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 23(2). 259–275. 373 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Hequn, Utku Baran, Yuandong Li, et al.. (2014). Does optical microangiography provide accurate imaging of capillary vessels?: validation using multiphoton microscopy. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 19(10). 106011–106011. 14 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, et al.. (2014). Resonant PZT MEMS scanners with integrated angle sensors. 99–100. 2 indexed citations
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Reif, Roberto, Utku Baran, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2014). Motion artifact and background noise suppression on optical microangiography frames using a naïve Bayes mask. Applied Optics. 53(19). 4164–4164. 10 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, Lei Shi, & Ruikang K. Wang. (2013). Capillary blood flow imaging within human finger cuticle using optical microangiography. Journal of Biophotonics. 8(1-2). 46–51. 48 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, Wyatt O. Davis, Sven Holmström, et al.. (2012). Linear-Stiffness Rotary MEMS Stage. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 21(3). 514–516. 3 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, Dean Brown, Sven Holmström, et al.. (2012). High frequency torsional MEMS scanner for displays. 135. 636–639. 14 indexed citations
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Baran, Utku, et al.. (2011). A Built-in Vibration Sensor Using Arc-Discharged Reactive Ion Plated PZT. IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines. 131(3). 128–129. 2 indexed citations

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