Xu Cao

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
139 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Xu Cao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Cao has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 69 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xu Cao's work include Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (51 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (50 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (22 papers). Xu Cao is often cited by papers focused on Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (51 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (50 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (22 papers). Xu Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xu Cao's co-authors include Jimin Liang, Yonghua Zhan, Xueli Chen, Getao Du, Brian W. Pogue, Petr Brůža, David J. Gladstone, Jason R. Gunn, Rongxiao Zhang and Jianwen Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xu Cao

125 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Medical Image Segmentation based on U-Net: A Review 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 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. Medical Image Segmentation based on U-Net: A Review
    2020 345 citations Xu Cao et al. profile →
  2. Quantification of Oxygen Depletion During FLASH Irradiation In Vitro and In Vivo
    2021 142 citations Xu Cao, Rongxiao Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Xu Cao
Zhicheng Zhang China
Yabo Fu United States
Christoph Palm Germany
Shuichi Ozawa Japan
Yuan Xu China
Simon Doran United Kingdom
Zhaolin Chen China
Yixing Huang China
Rui Liao China
Yongbum Lee Japan
Zhicheng Zhang China
Xu Cao
Citations per year, relative to Xu Cao Xu Cao (= 1×) peers Zhicheng Zhang

Countries citing papers authored by Xu Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xu Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xu Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xu Cao 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 Xu Cao. Xu Cao 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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Liu, Xiangyu, et al.. (2025). PACformer: A Multi-Stage Heterogeneous Convolutional-Vision Transformer for Sparse-View Photoacoustic Tomography Restoration. IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging. 11. 377–388.
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Jiang, Shudong, Jonathan T. Elliott, Xu Cao, et al.. (2025). Intraoperative Bone Perfusion Assessment Using Fluorescence Imaging in a Simulated Fracture Model. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 107(18). 2031–2039.
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Cao, Xu, et al.. (2025). FLASH effect is diminished by daily fractionation of electron RT in mouse skin. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 70(23). 235020–235020.
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Wang, Chen, Zhiyuan Lu, Peijun Liu, et al.. (2024). Effect of quartz sand addition on pore formation mechanism of blast furnace slag microcrystalline cast stone. Ceramics International. 50(21). 40774–40782.
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Zhang, Xuanxuan, et al.. (2024). Neural-field-based image reconstruction for bioluminescence tomography. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences. 18(1). 1 indexed citations
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Yi, Huangjian, Ruigang Yang, Yihan Wang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced model iteration algorithm with graph neural network for diffuse optical tomography. Biomedical Optics Express. 15(3). 1910–1910. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jia, et al.. (2023). Simulations of the interaction between fiber bundles/yarns and the energy absorption of the fabric under hypervelocity impact. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 181. 104733–104733. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Yirong, Lei Li, Juntao Li, et al.. (2023). 3D directional gradient L norm minimization guided limited-view reconstruction in a dual-panel positron emission mammography. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 161. 107010–107010.
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Cao, Xu, et al.. (2023). Spongioplasty with Buck's fascia covering dorsal inlay graft urethroplasty for primary hypospadias repair. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 19(3). 291.e1–291.e6.
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Cao, Xu, Kristen E. Muller, Mary D. Chamberlin, et al.. (2023). Near-Infrared Spectral Tomography for Predicting Residual Cancer Burden during Early-Stage Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 29(23). 4822–4829. 2 indexed citations
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Kang, Fei, et al.. (2022). Painted radioluminescence imaging with radioluminescent nanophosphors. Applied Physics Letters. 121(23).
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Pogue, Brian W., Xu Cao, Harold M. Swartz, & Sergei A. Vinogradov. (2021). Review of Tissue Oxygenation Sensing During Radiotherapy Based Upon Cherenkov-Excited Luminescence Imaging. Applied Magnetic Resonance. 52(10). 1521–1536. 2 indexed citations
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Rahman, Mahbubur, Petr Brůža, K Langen, et al.. (2020). Characterization of a new scintillation imaging system for proton pencil beam dose rate measurements. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 65(16). 165014–165014. 27 indexed citations
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Cao, Xu, Shudong Jiang, Jason R. Gunn, Petr Brůža, & Brian W. Pogue. (2020). Single pixel hyperspectral Cherenkov-excited fluorescence imaging with LINAC X-ray sheet scanning and spectral unmixing. Optics Letters. 45(22). 6130–6130. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Xu, Cuiping Yao, Shudong Jiang, et al.. (2020). Time-gated luminescence imaging for background free in vivo tracking of single circulating tumor cells. Optics Letters. 45(13). 3761–3761. 6 indexed citations
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Jia, Mengyu, Xu Cao, Jason R. Gunn, et al.. (2019). Tomographic Cherenkov-excited luminescence scanned imaging with multiple pinhole beams recovered via back-projection reconstruction. Optics Letters. 44(7). 1552–1552. 5 indexed citations
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Brůža, Petr, Xu Cao, Benjamin B. Williams, et al.. (2019). Characterization of a non-contact imaging scintillator-based dosimetry system for total skin electron therapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64(12). 125025–125025. 13 indexed citations
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Brůža, Petr, Xu Cao, Philip E. Schaner, et al.. (2019). Assessment of imaging Cherenkov and scintillation signals in head and neck radiotherapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64(14). 145021–145021. 20 indexed citations
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Cao, Xu, Shudong Jiang, Mengyu Jia, et al.. (2018). Observation of short wavelength infrared (SWIR) Cherenkov emission. Optics Letters. 43(16). 3854–3854. 19 indexed citations
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Cao, Xu. (2010). Effect of Solution Treatment on Stress Rupture Property of MX246A Alloy. Rejiagong gongyi. 2 indexed citations

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