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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 79 17632 16573 8807 8140 287 21296

Lei Dong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lei Dong between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lei Dong published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 12.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2023. 28 of the 398 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2023. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 37 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 8 publications
1995 2026

398 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lei Dong: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 4
2003 9
2004 16
2005 18
2006 14
2007 27
2008 16
2009 7
2010 11
2011 10
2012 22
2013 19
2014 9
2015 5
2016 8
2017 7
2018 15
2019 21
2020 23
2021 16
2022 13
2023 38
2024 37
2025 20
2026 8
Total 398
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Lei Dong publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lei Dong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 287 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768 287
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Lei Dong D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891 79
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Lei Dong is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research is concentrated primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cancer Research, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist has a substantial publication record, consisting notably of advanced research in radiotherapy techniques and radiation dosing. Their recent papers include:

  • "Design, Implementation, and in Vivo Validation of a Novel Proton FLASH Radiation Therapy System" (2020), published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • "FLASH Proton Radiotherapy Spares Normal Epithelial and Mesenchymal Tissues While Preserving Sarcoma Response" (2021), published in Cancer Research
  • "Roadmap: proton therapy physics and biology" (2020), published in Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • "Strategies for effective physics plan and chart review in radiation therapy: Report of AAPM Task Group 275" (2020), published in Medical Physics
  • "Comparison of FLASH Proton Entrance and the Spread-Out Bragg Peak Dose Regions in the Sparing of Mouse Intestinal Crypts and in a Pancreatic Tumor Model" (2021), published in Cancers

Their scholarly work frequently appears in respected scientific journals with repeated contributions to International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Medical Physics, Cancer Research, Radiotherapy and Oncology, and Physica Medica.

Lei Dong's research centers on main topics that include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Radiation Effects in Electronics, and Head and Neck Cancer Studies.

Collaboration forms an important aspect of their work, with frequent coauthorship alongside researchers such as Wei Zou, James M. Metz, Eric S. Diffenderfer, Keith A. Cengel, and Boon-Keng Teo.

Best Publications

  • Long-Term Results of the M. D. Anderson Randomized Dose-Escalation Trial for Prostate Cancer

    Deborah A. Kuban;Susan L. Tucker;Lei Dong;George Starkschall

  • Quantification of volumetric and geometric changes occurring during fractionated radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer using an integrated CT/linear accelerator system.

    Jerry L. Barker;Adam S. Garden;K.Kian Ang;Jennifer C. O'Daniel

  • Validation of an accelerated 'demons' algorithm for deformable image registration in radiation therapy.

    He Wang;Lei Dong;Jennifer O'Daniel;Radhe Mohan

  • Increased risk of biochemical and local failure in patients with distended rectum on the planning CT for prostate cancer radiotherapy.

    Renaud de Crevoisier;Susan L. Tucker;Lei Dong;Radhe Mohan

  • Assessing Respiration-Induced Tumor Motion and Internal Target Volume Using Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer

    H. Helen Liu;Peter Balter;Teresa Tutt;Bum Choi

  • Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: A report of the AAPM TG-179

    Jean Pierre Bissonnette;Peter A. Balter;Lei Dong;Katja M. Langen

  • Comprehensive analysis of proton range uncertainties related to patient stopping-power-ratio estimation using the stoichiometric calibration

    Ming Yang;Ming Yang;X. Ronald Zhu;Peter C. Park;Uwe Titt

  • Design, Implementation, and in Vivo Validation of a Novel Proton FLASH Radiation Therapy System.

    Eric S. Diffenderfer;Ioannis I. Verginadis;Michele M. Kim;Khayrullo Shoniyozov

  • Late rectal toxicity: dose-volume effects of conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

    Eugene H Huang;Alan Pollack;Larry Levy;George Starkschall

  • Feasibility of sparing lung and other thoracic structures with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer.

    H.Helen Liu;Xiaochun Wang;Lei Dong;Qiuwen Wu

  • Use of deformed intensity distributions for on-line modification of image-guided IMRT to account for interfractional anatomic changes

    Radhe Mohan;Xiaodong Zhang;He Wang;Yixiu Kang

  • Adaptive radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer: Initial clinical outcomes from a prospective trial

    David L. Schwartz;David L. Schwartz;David L. Schwartz;Adam S Garden;Jimmy Thomas;Yipei Chen

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy in centrally and superiorly located stage I or isolated recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer.

    Joe Y Chang;Peter A Balter;Lei Dong;Qiuan Yang

  • Osteoradionecrosis and Radiation Dose to the Mandible in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer

    Chiaojung Jillian Tsai;Theresa M. Hofstede;Erich M. Sturgis;Adam S. Garden

  • Intrafraction prostate motion during IMRT for prostate cancer.

    Eugene Huang;Lei Dong;Anurag Chandra;Deborah A Kuban

  • Report of the AAPM TG-256 on the relative biological effectiveness of proton beams in radiation therapy

    Harald Paganetti;Eleanor Blakely;Alejandro Carabe-Fernandez;David J. Carlson

  • Adaptive radiotherapy for head and neck cancer--dosimetric results from a prospective clinical trial.

    David L. Schwartz;David L. Schwartz;David L. Schwartz;Adam S Garden;Shalin Jyotindra Shah;Gregory Chronowski

  • Implementation and validation of a three-dimensional deformable registration algorithm for targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy.

    He Wang;Lei Dong;Ming Fwu Lii;Andrew L. Lee

  • Multiple regions-of-interest analysis of setup uncertainties for head-and-neck cancer radiotherapy

    Lifei Zhang;Adam S. Garden;Justin Lo;K. Kian Ang

  • 4D Proton treatment planning strategy for mobile lung tumors

    Yixiu Kang;Xiaodong Zhang;Joe Y. Chang;He Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Radhe Mohan
Radhe Mohan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hui Lin
Hui Lin Jiangxi Normal University
Deborah A. Kuban
Deborah A. Kuban The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ritsuko Komaki
Ritsuko Komaki The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Daniel T. O'Connor
Daniel T. O'Connor University of California, San Diego
Joe Y. Chang
Joe Y. Chang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Constantinos Koumenis
Constantinos Koumenis University of Pennsylvania
Andy J. Minn
Andy J. Minn University of Pennsylvania
C. Clifton Ling
C. Clifton Ling Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Artemis G. Hatzigeorgiou
Artemis G. Hatzigeorgiou University Of Thessaly

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