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Willi A. Kalender 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 Willi A. Kalender sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 473 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Willi A. Kalender 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 Willi A. Kalender sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of spiral computed tomography methods that enable modern high-speed 3D medical imaging with X-rays.
  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Radiology

Overview

Willi A. Kalender is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. The scientist's research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with particular focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main research topics covered by their work include:

  • Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

An important recent publication is titled Investigation of spectral performance for single-scan contrast-enhanced breast CT using photon-counting technology: A phantom study, published in 2020 in the journal Medical Physics.

Frequent co-authors associated with this researcher are:

  • Veikko Ruth
  • Daniel Kolditz
  • Christian Steiding

Their work has been published in venues such as Medical Physics.

Awards received include the Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2016, awarded for development of spiral computed tomography methods that enable modern high-speed 3D medical imaging with X-rays. Additionally, they were recognized by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2009 in the field of Radiology.

Best Publications

  • Spiral volumetric CT with single-breath-hold technique, continuous transport, and continuous scanner rotation.

    W A Kalender;W Seissler;E Klotz;P Vock

  • Multisection CT Protocols: Sex- and Age-specific Conversion Factors Used to Determine Effective Dose from Dose-Length Product

    Paul D. Deak;Yulia Smal;Willi A. Kalender

  • Detection of Coronary Artery Stenoses by Contrast-Enhanced, Retrospectively Electrocardiographically-Gated, Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography

    Stephan Achenbach;Tom Giesler;Dieter Ropers;Stefan Ulzheimer

  • Reduction of CT artifacts caused by metallic implants.

    W A Kalender;R Hebel;J Ebersberger

  • Iterative reconstruction methods in X-ray CT

    Marcel Beister;Daniel Kolditz;Willi A. Kalender

  • X-ray computed tomography

    Willi A Kalender

  • Noninvasive coronary angiography by retrospectively ECG-gated multislice spiral CT.

    Stephan Achenbach;Stefan Ulzheimer;Ulrich Baum;Marc Kachelrieß

  • Computed tomography : fundamentals, system technology, image quality, applications

    Willi A. Kalender

  • Contrast-enhanced coronary artery visualization by dual-source computed tomography--initial experience.

    Stephan Achenbach;Dieter Ropers;Axel Kuettner;Thomas Flohr

  • Evaluation of a prototype dual-energy computed tomographic apparatus. I. Phantom studies

    W. A. Kalender;W. A. Kalender;W. H. Perman;W. H. Perman;J. R. Vetter;J. R. Vetter;E. Klotz;E. Klotz

  • Noninvasive Visualization of Coronary Arteries Using Contrast-Enhanced Multidetector CT: Influence of Heart Rate on Image Quality and Stenosis Detection

    Tom Giesler;Ulrich Baum;Dieter Ropers;Stefan Ulzheimer

  • Dose reduction in CT by anatomically adapted tube current modulation. II. Phantom measurements

    Willi A. Kalender;Heiko Wolf;Christoph Suess

  • Evaluation of section sensitivity profiles and image noise in spiral CT.

    A Polacin;W A Kalender;G Marchal

  • The Measurement, Reporting, and Management of Radiation Dose in CT

    Cynthia McCollough;Dianna Cody;Sue Edyvean;Rich Geise

  • Dose reduction in CT by anatomically adapted tube current modulation. I. Simulation studies.

    Michael Gies;Willi A. Kalender;Heiko Wolf;Christoph Suess

  • Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging

    Matthijs Oudkerk;Arthur E Stillman;Sandra S. Halliburton;Willi A. Kalender

  • Generalized multi-dimensional adaptive filtering for conventional and spiral single-slice, multi-slice, and cone-beam CT.

    Marc Kachelrieß;Oliver Watzke;Willi A. Kalender

  • Rapid prototyping technology in medicine—basics and applications

    R. Petzold;H.-F. Zeilhofer;W.A. Kalender

  • Flat-detector computed tomography (FD-CT).

    Willi A. Kalender;Yiannis Kyriakou

  • A new accurate and precise 3-D segmentation method for skeletal structures in volumetric CT data

    Yan Kang;K. Engelke;W.A. Kalender

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Engelke
Klaus Engelke University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Stephan Achenbach
Stephan Achenbach University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Werner G. Daniel
Werner G. Daniel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Pascal Laugier
Pascal Laugier Sorbonne University
Thomas Flohr
Thomas Flohr Siemens (Germany)
Peter Vock
Peter Vock University of Bern
Heikki Kröger
Heikki Kröger University of Eastern Finland
Judith E. Adams
Judith E. Adams University of Manchester
Michael J. Thali
Michael J. Thali University of Zurich

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