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Vasilis Ntziachristos

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Engineering and Technology
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
121
Citations
53887
World Ranking
47
National Ranking
2

Vasilis Ntziachristos 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 Vasilis Ntziachristos sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 946 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Vasilis Ntziachristos 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 Vasilis Ntziachristos sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to optoacoustic imaging and intraoperative fluorescence imaging
  • 2017 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2014 - OSA Fellows Vasilis Ntziachristos Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany For pioneering contributions to the fields of optical molecular imaging in vivo, fluorescence molecular tomography, optoacoustic imaging and surgical fluorescence systems.

Overview

Vasilis Ntziachristos is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Engineering and Medicine, with significant contributions to Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Their work addresses subfields such as Biophysics, Surgery, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques, Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics, Optical Coherence Tomography Applications, Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Photoacoustics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Biophotonics

Their recent papers cover a range of innovative imaging and sensing technologies. Notable publications include:

  • Shortwave infrared polymethine fluorophores matched to excitation lasers enable non-invasive, multicolour in vivo imaging in real time (2020, Nature Chemistry)
  • Sensitive, small, broadband and scalable optomechanical ultrasound sensor in silicon photonics (2021, Nature Photonics)
  • A submicrometre silicon-on-insulator resonator for ultrasound detection (2020, Nature)
  • High-resolution optoacoustic imaging of tissue responses to vascular-targeted therapies (2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • Intraoperative imaging in pathology-assisted surgery (2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering)

Collaborations are a significant element of this scientist's research efforts. Frequent coauthors include Dominik Jüstel, Angelos Karlas, André C. Stiel, Dimitris Gorpas, and Juan Aguirre.

Recognition for their contributions is reflected in several awards. These include being named IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to optoacoustic imaging and intraoperative fluorescence imaging, SPIE Fellow in 2017, and an OSA Fellow in 2014 for pioneering contributions to optical molecular imaging in vivo, fluorescence molecular tomography, optoacoustic imaging, and surgical fluorescence systems.

Best Publications

  • Shedding light onto live molecular targets

    Ralph Weissleder;Vasilis Ntziachristos

  • Going deeper than microscopy: the optical imaging frontier in biology

    Vasilis Ntziachristos

  • Looking and listening to light: the evolution of whole-body photonic imaging.

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;Jorge Ripoll;Jorge Ripoll;Lihong V Wang;Ralph Weissleder

  • Fluorescence imaging with near-infrared light: new technological advances that enable in vivo molecular imaging.

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;Christoph Bremer;Ralph Weissleder

  • Concurrent MRI and diffuse optical tomography of breast after indocyanine green enhancement

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;A. G. Yodh;Mitchell Schnall;Britton Chance

  • Fluorescence molecular tomography resolves protease activity in vivo

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;Ching-Hsuan Tung;Christoph Bremer;Ralph Weissleder

  • Fluorescence molecular imaging.

    Vasilis Ntziachristos

  • Molecular Imaging by Means of Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT)

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;Daniel Razansky

  • A Review of Clinical Photoacoustic Imaging: Current and Future Trends

    Amalina Binte Ebrahim Attia;Ghayathri Balasundaram;Mohesh Moothanchery;U.S. Dinish

  • Multispectral opto-acoustic tomography of deep-seated fluorescent proteins in vivo

    Daniel Razansky;Martin Distel;Claudio Vinegoni;Rui Ma

  • Experimental three-dimensional fluorescence reconstruction of diffuse media by use of a normalized Born approximation.

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;Ralph Weissleder

  • Advances in real-time multispectral optoacoustic imaging and its applications

    Adrian G. Taruttis;Vasilis Ntziachristos

  • Multifunctional Nanocarriers for diagnostics, drug delivery and targeted treatment across blood-brain barrier: perspectives on tracking and neuroimaging.

    Sonu Bhaskar;Furong Tian;Tobias Stoeger;Wolfgang G Kreyling

  • A submillimeter resolution fluorescence molecular imaging system for small animal imaging.

    Edward E. Graves;Jorge Ripoll;Ralph Weissleder;Vasilis Ntziachristos

  • Inflammation in Atherosclerosis Visualizing Matrix Metalloproteinase Action in Macrophages In Vivo

    Jun-o Deguchi;Masanori Aikawa;Ching-Hsuan Tung;Elena Aikawa

  • Visualization of antitumor treatment by means of fluorescence molecular tomography with an annexin V–Cy5.5 conjugate

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;Eyk A. Schellenberger;Jorge Ripoll;Doreen Yessayan

  • MRI-Guided Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy of Malignant and Benign Breast Lesions

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;A.G. Yodh;Mitchell D. Schnall;Britton Chance

  • Three-dimensional diffuse optical tomography in the parallel plane transmission geometry: evaluation of a hybrid frequency domain/continuous wave clinical system for breast imaging.

    Joseph Culver;R. Choe;M. J. Holboke;L. Zubkov

  • Optical-based molecular imaging: contrast agents and potential medical applications.

    Christoph Bremer;Vasilis Ntziachristos;Ralph Weissleder

  • Looking at sound: optoacoustics with all-optical ultrasound detection.

    Georg Wissmeyer;Miguel A. Pleitez;Amir Rosenthal;Vasilis Ntziachristos

  • Hydrophilic cyanine dyes as contrast agents for near-infrared tumor imaging: synthesis, photophysical properties and spectroscopic in vivo characterization.

    Kai Licha;Björn Riefke;Vasilis Ntziachristos;Andreas Becker

  • Breast imaging technology: Probing physiology and molecular function using optical imaging - applications to breast cancer

    Vasilis Ntziachristos;Britton Chance

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Razansky
Daniel Razansky University of Zurich
Ralph Weissleder
Ralph Weissleder Harvard University
Jorge Ripoll
Jorge Ripoll Carlos III University of Madrid
Britton Chance
Britton Chance University of Pennsylvania
X. Luís Deán-Ben
X. Luís Deán-Ben University of Zurich
Arjun G. Yodh
Arjun G. Yodh University of Pennsylvania
Ernst J. Rummeny
Ernst J. Rummeny Technical University of Munich
Eric L. Miller
Eric L. Miller Tufts University
Axel Walch
Axel Walch Technical University of Munich
Eleftherios N. Economou
Eleftherios N. Economou Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas

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