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Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Mingjing Zhao
Beijing Institute of Technology
2
Ziting Lang
Harbin Institute of Technology
3
Mohammed Abdulla Salim Al Husaini
International Islamic University Malaysia
4
Maria Inês Silva
Aalto University
5
Ester D’Accardi
Polytechnic University of Bari
6
Quinn Gibson
University of Aberdeen
7
Jérémie Mathurin
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
8
Fangyu Liu
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
9
Jiaze Yin
Boston University
10
Soheil Hakakzadeh
University of Tehran

Rising Stars Papers

1
Disturbance-immune, fast response LITES gas sensor based on out-plane vibration mode employing micro Fabry-Perot cavity with heterodyne phase demodulation
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical|2024
61 cit.
2
Multiple-type distress detection in asphalt concrete pavement using infrared thermography and deep learning
Automation in Construction|2024
55 cit.
3
Evaluation of typical rail defects by induction thermography: experimental results and procedure for data analysis during high-speed laboratory testing
Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Journal|2024
25 cit.
4
Conduction thermography for non-destructive assessment of fatigue cracks in metallic materials
Infrared Physics & Technology|2024
21 cit.
5
Real-time thermography for breast cancer detection with deep learning
Discover Artificial Intelligence|2024
19 cit.
6
AFM-IR nanospectroscopy of nanoglobule-like particles in Ryugu samples returned by the Hayabusa2 mission
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
11 cit.
7
Prediction of asphalt concrete energy release rate from Texas Overlay Test using machine learning
Road Materials and Pavement Design|2024
9 cit.
8
Graph neural network-based 3D asphalt concrete pavement response modelling
International Journal of Pavement Engineering|2025
9 cit.
9
Scanning inductive and line laser thermography for surface crack detection and characterization in railway rails
Unknown Journal|2024
8 cit.
10
Vibrational photothermal imaging: theory, instrumentation, and applications
Optica|2025
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yulan Guo
Sun Yat-sen University
2
Kanyi Pu
Nanyang Technological University
3
Linlin Zhao
Zhoukou Normal University
4
Francesco Ciampa
Polytechnic University of Bari
5
Henrique Fernandes
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
6
Shifeng Guo
Chinese Academy of Sciences
7
Cuixiang Pei
Xi'an Jiaotong University
8
Xingcan Li
State Ethnic Affairs Commission
9
Chengbo Liu
XinHua Hospital
10
Ryan A. Duncan
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Dense Nested Attention Network for Infrared Small Target Detection
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing|2022
867 cit.
2
Nanoparticles with ultrasound-induced afterglow luminescence for tumour-specific theranostics
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
252 cit.
3
MTU-Net: Multilevel TransUNet for Space-Based Infrared Tiny Ship Detection
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing|2023
208 cit.
4
Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics
Nature Materials|2023
190 cit.
5
Renal clearable polyfluorophore nanosensors for early diagnosis of cancer and allograft rejection
Nature Materials|2022
189 cit.
6
A Dual‐Locked Activatable Phototheranostic Probe for Biomarker‐Regulated Photodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
169 cit.
7
Activatable near-infrared probes for the detection of specific populations of tumour-infiltrating leukocytes in vivo and in urine
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2023
157 cit.
8
CNN architecture optimization using bio-inspired algorithms for breast cancer detection in infrared images
Computers in Biology and Medicine|2022
143 cit.
9
Catalytical nano-immunocomplexes for remote-controlled sono-metabolic checkpoint trimodal cancer therapy
Nature Communications|2022
139 cit.
10
Activatable Cancer Sono‐Immunotherapy using Semiconducting Polymer Nanobodies
Advanced Materials|2022
132 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Lihong V. Wang
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
2
Xavier Maldague
Université Laval
3
Paul C. Beard
University College London
4
Ben Cox
University College London
5
Andreas Mandelis
University of Toronto
6
Chulhong Kim
Pohang University of Science and Technology
7
Vasilis Ntziachristos
Helmholtz Zentrum München
8
Stanislav Emelianov
The University of Texas at Austin
9
L. C. M. Miranda
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
10
Gang Chen
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
MCML—Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine|1995
3.3k cit.
2
Photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine
Review of Scientific Instruments|2006
2.7k cit.
3
k-Wave: MATLAB toolbox for the simulation and reconstruction of photoacoustic wave fields
Journal of Biomedical Optics|2010
2.3k cit.
4
Solar steam generation by heat localization
Nature Communications|2014
2.2k cit.
5
Biomedical photoacoustic imaging
Interface Focus|2011
2.2k cit.
6
Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects
Energy & Environmental Science|2009
2k cit.
7
Functional photoacoustic microscopy for high-resolution and noninvasive in vivo imaging
Nature Biotechnology|2006
1.8k cit.
8
Shear wave elasticity imaging: a new ultrasonic technology of medical diagnostics
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology|1998
1.7k cit.
9
Noninvasive laser-induced photoacoustic tomography for structural and functional in vivo imaging of the brain
Nature Biotechnology|2003
1.7k cit.
10
Intraoperative tumor-specific fluorescence imaging in ovarian cancer by folate receptor-α targeting: first in-human results
Nature Medicine|2011
1.5k cit.

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