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Brett E. Bouma publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brett E. Bouma sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 422 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Brett E. Bouma D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brett E. Bouma sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - OSA Fellows For innovation of novel biomedical optical technologies, including seminal contributions to the development and clinical application of optical coherence tomography.

Overview

Brett E. Bouma is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and medicine, with significant contributions in biomedical engineering and related subfields including biophysics, surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and ophthalmology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a concentration on imaging technologies and medical applications. Notable papers include:

  • Optical coherence tomography (2022, Nature Reviews Methods Primers)
  • Optical coherence tomography in coronary atherosclerosis assessment and intervention (2022, Nature Reviews Cardiology)
  • Retinal imaging in Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases (2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • Metasurface-based bijective illumination collection imaging provides high-resolution tomography in three dimensions (2022, Nature Photonics)
  • Artifact Rates for 2D Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Versus 3D Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Volume (2020, Translational Vision Science & Technology)

Their frequent co-authors include Martin Villiger, Néstor Uribe-Patarroyo, Kenichiro Otsuka, Laurens J.C. van Zandvoort, and Joost Daemen. These collaborations show involvement in interdisciplinary research within their fields of expertise.

The scientist publishes regularly in several prominent venues, notably:

  • Biomedical Optics Express
  • Optics Letters
  • European Heart Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Reviews Cardiology

Brett E. Bouma's research topics focus on imaging technologies and clinical applications, including:

  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis

Recognition of their work includes being named an OSA Fellow in 2008, for innovation in biomedical optical technologies and pioneering contributions to optical coherence tomography and its clinical use.

Best Publications

  • Consensus standards for acquisition, measurement, and reporting of intravascular optical coherence tomography studies: a report from the International Working Group for Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Standardization and Validation.

    Guillermo J. Tearney;Evelyn Regar;Takashi Akasaka;Tom Adriaenssens

  • In Vivo Endoscopic Optical Biopsy with Optical Coherence Tomography

    Guillermo J. Tearney;Mark E. Brezinski;Brett E. Bouma;Stephen A. Boppart

  • Improved signal-to-noise ratio in spectral-domain compared with time-domain optical coherence tomography

    Johannes F de Boer;Barry Cense;B Hyle Park;Mark C Pierce

  • Characterization of Human Atherosclerosis by Optical Coherence Tomography

    Hiroshi Yabushita;Brett E. Bouma;Stuart L. Houser;H. Thomas Aretz

  • Visualization of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients using optical coherence tomography: comparison with intravascular ultrasound.

    Ik-Kyung Jang;Brett E. Bouma;Dong-Heon Kang;Dong-Heon Kang;Seung-Jung Park

  • Optical biopsy and imaging using optical coherence tomography.

    James G. Fujimoto;Mark E. Brezinski;Guillermo J. Tearney;Stephen Allen Boppart

  • High-speed optical frequency-domain imaging

    S. H. Yun;G. J. Tearney;de J.M.C. Boer;N. V. Iftimia

  • Method and device for performing optical measurement by using optical fiber imaging guide wire, catheter or endoscope

    Stephen A Boppart;Brett E Bouma;Mark Brezinski;James G Fujimoto

  • Handbook of optical coherence tomography

    Brett E. Bouma;Guillermo J Tearney

  • Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instruments

    Stephen A. Boppart;Gary J. Tearney;Brett E. Bouma;Mark E. Brezinski

  • In Vivo Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque by Use of Optical Coherence Tomography

    Ik-Kyung Jang;Guillermo J. Tearney;Briain MacNeill;Masamichi Takano

  • Quantification of Macrophage Content in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Optical Coherence Tomography

    Guillermo J. Tearney;Hiroshi Yabushita;Stuart L. Houser;H. Thomas Aretz

  • In vivo high-resolution video-rate spectral-domain optical coherence tomography of the human retina and optic nerve.

    N. A. Nassif;B. Cense;B. H. Park;M. C. Pierce

  • Optical Coherence Tomography for Optical Biopsy: Properties and Demonstration of Vascular Pathology

    Mark E. Brezinski;Guillermo J. Tearney;Brett E. Bouma;Joseph A. Izatt

  • Determination of the refractive index of highly scattering human tissue by optical coherence tomography.

    G. J. Tearney;M. E. Brezinski;J. F. Southern;B. E. Bouma

  • In vivo human retinal imaging by ultrahigh-speed spectral domain optical coherence tomography

    Nader Nassif;Barry Cense;B. Hyle Park;Seok H. Yun

  • High-speed phase- and group-delay scanning with a grating-based phase control delay line.

    G J Tearney;B E Bouma;J G Fujimoto

  • Three-dimensional microscopy of the tumor microenvironment in vivo using optical frequency domain imaging.

    Benjamin J Vakoc;Ryan M Lanning;Ryan M Lanning;James A Tyrrell;Timothy P Padera

  • Ultrahigh-resolution high-speed retinal imaging using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

    Barry Cense;Nader A. Nassif;Teresa C. Chen;Mark C. Pierce

  • In vivo dynamic human retinal blood flow imaging using ultra-high-speed spectral domain optical Doppler tomography

    Brian R. White;Mark C. Pierce;Nader Nassif;Barry Cense

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen A. Boppart
Stephen A. Boppart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Seok Hyun Yun
Seok Hyun Yun Harvard University
Ik-Kyung Jang
Ik-Kyung Jang Massachusetts General Hospital
Evelyn Regar
Evelyn Regar University of Zurich
Mari Mino-Kenudson
Mari Mino-Kenudson Harvard University
Adrien E. Desjardins
Adrien E. Desjardins University College London
Elkan F. Halpern
Elkan F. Halpern Harvard University
Gregory Y. Lauwers
Gregory Y. Lauwers Harvard University
Martin L. Yarmush
Martin L. Yarmush Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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