2026 Wiro J. Niessen: 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	92	545	529	4	4	598	33287
Medicine	105	6715	6313	256	250	768	45864

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Netherlands Leader Award
2017 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Wiro J. Niessen is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Wiro J. Niessen has published extensively, frequently contributing to venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Medical Image Analysis
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
NeuroImage
Alzheimer's & Dementia

Among the recent papers associated with the broader research community connected to Niessen's domain are:

"Integrating artificial intelligence into the clinical practice of radiology: challenges and recommendations" (2020, European Radiology)
"Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan" (2020, Nature Communications)
"Combined molecular subtyping, grading, and segmentation of glioma using multi-task deep learning" (2022, Neuro-Oncology)
"GenNet framework: interpretable deep learning for predicting phenotypes from genetic data" (2021, Communications Biology)
"Clinically significant prostate cancer detection and segmentation in low-risk patients using a convolutional neural network on multi-parametric MRI" (2020, European Radiology)

Frequent collaborators within their research network include:

Stefan Klein (51 co-authored papers)
Meike W. Vernooij (28 co-authored papers)
Esther E. Bron (26 co-authored papers)
M. Arfan Ikram (23 co-authored papers)
Martijn P. A. Starmans (20 co-authored papers)

In 2017, Wiro J. Niessen received recognition from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. This highlights an acknowledged role within the scientific community.

Best Publications

Muliscale Vessel Enhancement Filtering

Alejandro F. Frangi;Wiro J. Niessen;Koen L. Vincken;Max A. Viergever

5118
Citations
Incidental findings on brain MRI in the general population.

Meike W Vernooij;M Arfan Ikram;Hervé L Tanghe;Arnaud J P E Vincent

1816
Citations
Cortical abnormalities in adults and adolescents with major depression based on brain scans from 20 cohorts worldwide in the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder Working Group.

L Schmaal;D P Hibar;P G Sämann;G B Hall

1300
Citations
Prevalence and risk factors of cerebral microbleeds The Rotterdam Scan Study

M. W. Vernooij;A. van der Lugt;M. A. Ikram;P. A. Wielopolski

981
Citations
Three-dimensional modeling for functional analysis of cardiac images, a review

A.F. Frangi;W.J. Niessen;M.A. Viergever

810
Citations
Automatic construction of multiple-object three-dimensional statistical shape models: application to cardiac modeling

A.F. Frangi;D. Rueckert;J.A. Schnabel;W.J. Niessen

561
Citations
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2001

Wiro J. Niessen;Max A. Viergever

510
Citations
Model-based quantitation of 3-D magnetic resonance angiographic images

A.F. Frangi;W.J. Niessen;R.M. Hoogeveen;T. van Walsum

504
Citations
Cerebral microbleeds are associated with worse cognitive function: the Rotterdam Scan Study.

M.M.F. Poels;M.A. Ikram;A. van der Lugt;A. Hofman

502
Citations
Standardized evaluation methodology and reference database for evaluating coronary artery centerline extraction algorithms

Michiel Schaap;Coert T. Metz;Theo van Walsum;Alina G. van der Giessen

426
Citations
Advanced Level-Set-Based Cell Tracking in Time-Lapse Fluorescence Microscopy

O. Dzyubachyk;W.A. van Cappellen;J. Essers;W.J. Niessen

402
Citations
Kidney Function Is Related to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

M. Arfan Ikram;Meike W. Vernooij;Albert Hofman;Wiro J. Niessen

401
Citations
Standardized evaluation of algorithms for computer-aided diagnosis of dementia based on structural MRI: The CADDementia challenge

Esther E. Bron;Marion Smits;Wiesje M. van der Flier;Hugo Vrenken

390
Citations
White Matter Microstructural Integrity and Cognitive Function in a General Elderly Population

Meike W. Vernooij;M. Arfan Ikram;Henri A. Vrooman;Piotr A. Wielopolski

390
Citations
A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Five Loci Influencing Facial Morphology in Europeans

Fan Liu;Fedde van der Lijn;Claudia Schurmann;Gu Zhu

387
Citations
Quantitative evaluation of convolution-based methods for medical image interpolation.

Erik H.W. Meijering;Wiro J. Niessen;Max A. Viergever

378
Citations
White matter lesion extension to automatic brain tissue segmentation on MRI

Renske de Boer;Henri A. Vrooman;Fedde van der Lijn;Meike W. Vernooij

377
Citations
Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

342
Citations
Why rankings of biomedical image analysis competitions should be interpreted with care

Lena Maier-Hein;Matthias Eisenmann;Annika Reinke;Sinan Onogur

337
Citations
Fast delineation and visualization of vessels in 3-D angiographic images

O. Wink;W.J. Niessen;M.A. Viergever

337
Citations
Automated segmentation of the left ventricle in cardiac MRI.

Michael R. Kaus;Jens von Berg;Jürgen Weese;Wiro Niessen

331
Citations
Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group

L. Schmaal;D.J. Veltman;T.G.M. van Erp;P.G. Sämann

309
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Meike W. Vernooij Erasmus University Rotterdam

Aad van der Lugt Erasmus University Rotterdam

M. Arfan Ikram Erasmus University Rotterdam

Stefan Klein Erasmus University Rotterdam

Albert Hofman Harvard University

Max A. Viergever Utrecht University

Monique M.B. Breteler German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Theo van Walsum Erasmus MC

Marleen de Bruijne Erasmus University Rotterdam

Erik Meijering University of New South Wales

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