2026 James S. Duncan: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	69	1939	1877	981	943	403	24509

Research.com Recognitions

2001 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to medical image analysis and computer vision.
2000 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

James S. Duncan is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the areas of medicine and computer science. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medical imaging and computational techniques.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Medicine
Computer Science

Their subfields of study are diverse and specialized, encompassing:

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

James S. Duncan's research covers several prominent topics related to medical imaging and machine learning:

Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Advanced Neural Network Applications
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning
Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Some of their recent papers include:

"BrainGNN: Interpretable Brain Graph Neural Network for fMRI Analysis," 2021, Medical Image Analysis
"Multi-site fMRI analysis using privacy-preserving federated learning and domain adaptation: ABIDE results," 2020, Medical Image Analysis
"SimCVD: Simple Contrastive Voxel-Wise Representation Distillation for Semi-Supervised Medical Image Segmentation," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
"AdaBelief Optimizer: Adapting Stepsizes by the Belief in Observed Gradients," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, notably:

Lawrence H. Staib
Nicha C. Dvornek
Chi Liu
Albert J. Sinusas
Chenyu You

James S. Duncan has published extensively in select venues, including:

arXiv (Cornell University)
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Medical Image Analysis
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Circulation

In terms of recognition, they have been awarded the following distinctions:

IEEE Fellow (2001), for contributions to medical image analysis and computer vision
Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (2000)

Best Publications

Medical image analysis: progress over two decades and the challenges ahead

J.S. Duncan;N. Ayache

4199
Citations
A Review of Deep Learning in Medical Imaging: Imaging Traits, Technology Trends, Case Studies With Progress Highlights, and Future Promises

S. Kevin Zhou;Hayit Greenspan;Christos Davatzikos;James S. Duncan

1545
Citations
Boundary finding with parametrically deformable models

L.H. Staib;J.S. Duncan

1212
Citations
Objective comparison of particle tracking methods

Nicolas Chenouard;Ihor Smal;Fabrice de Chaumont;Martin Maška;Martin Maška

1036
Citations
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2005

James S. Duncan;Guido Gerig

619
Citations
BrainGNN: Interpretable Brain Graph Neural Network for fMRI Analysis

Xiaoxiao Li;Xiaoxiao Li;Yuan Zhou;Nicha Dvornek;Muhan Zhang

603
Citations
Deformable boundary finding in medical images by integrating gradient and region information

A. Chakraborty;L.H. Staib;J.S. Duncan

511
Citations
Multi-site fMRI analysis using privacy-preserving federated learning and domain adaptation: ABIDE results

Xiaoxiao Li;Yufeng Gu;Nicha C. Dvornek;Lawrence H. Staib

430
Citations
Segmentation and measurement of the cortex from 3-D MR images using coupled-surfaces propagation

Xiaolan Zeng;L.H. Staib;R.T. Schultz;J.S. Duncan

428
Citations
Medical Image Databases: A Content-based Retrieval Approach

Hemant D. Tagare;C. Carl Jaffe;James S. Duncan

416
Citations
Positron emission tomography measurement of cerebral metabolic correlates of tryptophan depletion-induced depressive relapse

J. D. Bremner;R. B. Innis;R. M. Salomon;L. H. Staib

400
Citations
Model-based deformable surface finding for medical images

L.H. Staib;J.S. Duncan

343
Citations
Deep learning for liver tumor diagnosis part I: development of a convolutional neural network classifier for multi-phasic MRI.

Charlie A Hamm;Charlie A Hamm;Clinton J Wang;Lynn J Savic;Lynn J Savic;Marc Ferrante

329
Citations
AdaBelief Optimizer: Adapting Stepsizes by the Belief in Observed Gradients

Juntang Zhuang;Tommy Tang;Yifan Ding;Sekhar C. Tatikonda

326
Citations
Estimation of 3-D left ventricular deformation from medical images using biomechanical models

X. Papademetris;A.J. Sinusas;D.P. Dione;R.T. Constable

296
Citations
SimCVD: Simple Contrastive Voxel-Wise Representation Distillation for Semi-Supervised Medical Image Segmentation.

Chenyu You;Yuan Zhou;Ruihan Zhao;Lawrence H. Staib

291
Citations
Identifying Autism from Resting-State fMRI Using Long Short-Term Memory Networks.

Nicha C. Dvornek;Pamela Ventola;Kevin A. Pelphrey;James S. Duncan

268
Citations
Estimation of 3D left ventricular deformation from echocardiography

Xenophon Papademetris;Albert J. Sinusas;Donald P. Dione;James S. Duncan

268
Citations
A robust point-matching algorithm for autoradiograph alignment

Anand Rangarajan;Haili Chui;Eric Mjolsness;Suguna Pappu

251
Citations
Model-driven brain shift compensation.

Oskar M. Skrinjar;Arya Nabavi;James S. Duncan

234
Citations
Segmentation and Measurement of the Cortex from 3D MR Images

Xiaolan Zeng;Lawrence H. Staib;Robert T. Schultz;James S. Duncan

89
Citations
BrainGNN: Interpretable Brain Graph Neural Network for fMRI Analysis

Xiaoxiao Li;Yuan Zhou;Siyuan Gao;Nicha Dvornek

43
Citations
Medical image analysis

Baba C. Vemuri;James S. Duncan

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew O'Donnell University of Washington

Robert T. Schultz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

R. Todd Constable Yale University

Anand Rangarajan University of Florida

Dennis D. Spencer Yale University

Derek Toomre Yale University

Pietro De Camilli Yale University

Kevin A. Pelphrey University of Virginia

Edward J. Novotny University of Washington

Arye Nehorai Washington University in St. Louis

External Links

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