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D-Index
80
Citations
23197
World Ranking
536
National Ranking
182

K. Kirk Shung publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K. Kirk Shung sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 646 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

K. Kirk Shung D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K. Kirk Shung sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

K. Kirk Shung is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. The scientist's primary fields of study are Engineering and Medicine, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology, Cell Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research spans several main topics, including Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography Applications, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Corneal surgery and disorders, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, and Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications.

Shung has contributed to numerous publications, with research appearing frequently in venues such as IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, BME Frontiers, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Scientific Reports, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Recent papers include:

  • Prospective assessment of breast cancer risk from multimodal multiview ultrasound images via clinically applicable deep learning (2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • Recent Advancements in Ultrasound Transducer: From Material Strategies to Biomedical Applications (2022, BME Frontiers)
  • Ultrasonic elastography to assess biomechanical properties of the optic nerve head and peripapillary sclera of the eye (2020, Ultrasonics)
  • A combined ultrasonic B-mode and color Doppler system for the classification of breast masses using neural network (2020, European Radiology)
  • Super-Resolution Ultrasound Localization Microscopy for Visualization of the Ocular Blood Flow (2021, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering)

Frequently collaborating co-authors include Xuejun Qian, Qifa Zhou, Runze Li, Gengxi Lu, and Mark S. Humayun.

Best Publications

  • Diagnostic Ultrasound: Imaging and Blood Flow Measurements

    K. Kirk Shung

  • Simultaneous functional photoacoustic and ultrasonic endoscopy of internal organs in vivo

    Joon-Mo Yang;Christopher Favazza;Ruimin Chen;Junjie Yao

  • Piezoelectric single crystal ultrasonic transducers for biomedical applications

    Qifa Zhou;Kwok Ho Lam;Hairong Zheng;Weibao Qiu

  • Scattering of Ultrasound by Blood

    Koping K. Shung;Rubens A. Sigelmann;John M. Reid

  • Design of efficient, broadband single-element (20-80 MHz) ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging applications

    J.M. Cannata;T.A. Ritter;Wo-Hsing Chen;R.H. Silverman

  • Piezoelectric films for high frequency ultrasonic transducers in biomedical applications

    Qifa Zhou;Sienting Lau;Dawei Wu;K. Kirk Shung

  • Ultrasonic transducers and arrays

    K.K. Shung;M. Zippuro

  • Photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy for in vivo retinal imaging

    Shuliang Jiao;Minshan Jiang;Jianming Hu;Amani A. Fawzi

  • Biomimetic Anisotropic Reinforcement Architectures by Electrically Assisted Nanocomposite 3D Printing

    Yang Yang;Zeyu Chen;Zeyu Chen;Xuan Song;Xuan Song;Zhuofeng Zhang

  • Piezoelectric materials for high frequency medical imaging applications: A review

    K. K. Shung;J. M. Cannata;Q. F. Zhou

  • A 30-MHz piezo-composite ultrasound array for medical imaging applications

    T.A. Ritter;T.R. Shrout;R. Tutwiler;K.K. Shung

  • Development of a 35-MHz piezo-composite ultrasound array for medical imaging

    J.M. Cannata;J.A. Williams;Qifa Zhou;T.A. Ritter

  • 3D printing of piezoelectric element for energy focusing and ultrasonic sensing

    Zeyu Chen;Zeyu Chen;Xuan Song;Liwen Lei;Xiaoyang Chen

  • Single beam acoustic trapping.

    Jungwoo Lee;Shia-Yen Teh;Abraham Lee;Hyung Ham Kim

  • Mechanogenetics for the remote and noninvasive control of cancer immunotherapy.

    Yijia Pan;Sangpil Yoon;Jie Sun;Ziliang Huang

  • In vivo label-free photoacoustic microscopy of cell nuclei by excitation of DNA and RNA.

    Da-Kang Yao;Konstantin Maslov;Kirk K. Shung;Qifa Zhou

  • Interlaboratory comparison of ultrasonic backscatter, attenuation, and speed measurements.

    E. L. Madsen;Fang Dong;G. R. Frank;B. S. Garra

  • Prospective assessment of breast cancer risk from multimodal multiview ultrasound images via clinically applicable deep learning.

    Xuejun Qian;Jing Pei;Hui Zheng;Xinxin Xie

  • Ultrasonic backscatter from flowing whole blood. I: Dependence on shear rate and hematocrit

    Y. W. Yuan;K. K. Shung

  • High frequency properties of passive materials for ultrasonic transducers

    Haifeng Wang;T. Ritter;Wenwu Cao;K.K. Shung

  • Single crystal PZN/PT-polymer composites for ultrasound transducer applications

    T. Ritter;Xuecang Geng;K. Kirk Shung;P.D. Lopath

  • Photoacoustic endoscopy.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Qifa Zhou
Qifa Zhou University of Southern California
Zhongping Chen
Zhongping Chen University of California, Irvine
Lihong V. Wang
Lihong V. Wang California Institute of Technology
Konstantin Maslov
Konstantin Maslov California Institute of Technology
Kwok-ho Lam
Kwok-ho Lam Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mark S. Humayun
Mark S. Humayun University of Southern California
Thomas R. Shrout
Thomas R. Shrout Pennsylvania State University
Yong Chen
Yong Chen University of Southern California
Abraham P. Lee
Abraham P. Lee University of California, Irvine
Xiaoning Jiang
Xiaoning Jiang North Carolina State University

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