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Wolfgang Birkfellner

Wolfgang Birkfellner

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
38
Citations
5654
World Ranking
8073
National Ranking
30

Wolfgang Birkfellner 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 Wolfgang Birkfellner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 183 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Birkfellner 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 Wolfgang Birkfellner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolfgang Birkfellner is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Surgery.

The main topics covered in their work include Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Anatomy and Medical Technology, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, and Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies.

Frequent collaborators in Birkfellner's research are:

  • Sepideh Hatamikia
  • Gernot Kronreif
  • Joachim Kettenbach
  • Ander Biguri
  • Martin Buschmann

Birkfellner has published numerous papers in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik
  • Medical Physics
  • Physica Medica
  • Frontiers in Physics
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Source-detector trajectory optimization in cone-beam computed tomography: a comprehensive review on today's state-of-the-art," 2022, Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • "Optimization for customized trajectories in cone beam computed tomography," 2020, Medical Physics
  • "3D printed patient-specific thorax phantom with realistic heterogenous bone radiopacity using filament printer technology," 2022, Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik
  • "Additively Manufactured Patient-Specific Anthropomorphic Thorax Phantom With Realistic Radiation Attenuation Properties," 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "Realistic 3D printed CT imaging tumor phantoms for validation of image processing algorithms," 2022, Physica Medica

Best Publications

  • Electromagnetic tracking in medicine--a review of technology, validation, and applications.

    Alfred M. Franz;Tamás Haidegger;Wolfgang Birkfellner;Kevin Cleary

  • Calibration of tracking systems in a surgical environment

    W. Birkfellner;F. Watzinger;F. Wanschitz;R. Ewers

  • A head-mounted operating binocular for augmented reality visualization in medicine - design and initial evaluation

    W. Birkfellner;M. Figl;K. Huber;F. Watzinger

  • Design and application of an assessment protocol for electromagnetic tracking systems.

    Johann B Hummel;Michael R. Bax;Michael L. Figl;Yan Kang

  • Evaluation of accuracy of computer-aided intraoperative positioning of endosseous oral implants in the edentulous mandible.

    Felix Wanschitz;Wolfgang Birkfellner;Franz Watzinger;Christian Schopper

  • Systematic distortions in magnetic position digitizers

    W. Birkfellner;F. Watzinger;F. Wanschitz;G. Enislidis

  • Computer-aided placement of endosseous oral implants in patients after ablative tumour surgery: assessment of accuracy.

    Arne Wagner;Felix Wanschitz;Wolfgang Birkfellner;Konstantin Zauza

  • In-vitro assessment of a registration protocol for image guided implant dentistry.

    Wolfgang Birkfellner;Peter Solar;André Gahleitner;André Gahleitner;Klaus Huber

  • Evaluation of a miniature electromagnetic position tracker.

    Johann Hummel;Michael Figl;Christian Kollmann;Helmar Bergmann

  • Positioning of dental implants using computer-aided navigation and an optical tracking system: case report and presentation of a new method.

    Franz Watzinger;Wolfgang Birkfellner;Felix Wanschitz;Werner Millesi

  • Evaluation of a new electromagnetic tracking system using a standardized assessment protocol

    J Hummel;M Figl;W Birkfellner;M R Bax

  • Applied Medical Image Processing: A Basic Course

    Wolfgang Birkfellner

  • Computer-enhanced stereoscopic vision in a head-mounted operating binocular

    Wolfgang Birkfellner;Michael Figl;Christian Matula;Johann Hummel

  • Image quality and stability of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) devices: A comparative study.

    Markus Stock;Marlies Pasler;Wolfgang Birkfellner;Peter Homolka

  • Stability of miniature electromagnetic tracking systems.

    Kurt Schicho;Michael Figl;Markus Donat;Wolfgang Birkfellner

  • Placement of endosteal implants in the zygoma after maxillectomy: a Cadaver study using surgical navigation.

    Franz Watzinger;Wolfgang Birkfellner;Felix Wanschitz;Farzad Ziya

  • Wobbled splatting--a fast perspective volume rendering method for simulation of x-ray images from CT.

    Wolfgang Birkfellner;Rudolf Seemann;Michael Figl;Johann Hummel

  • Comparison of laser surface scanning and fiducial marker-based registration in frameless stereotaxy. Technical note.

    Kurt Schicho;Michael Figl;Rudolf Seemann;Markus Donat

  • Computer‐enhanced stereoscopic vision in a head‐mounted display for oral implant surgery

    Felix Wanschitz;Wolfgang Birkfellner;Michael Figl;Sanda Patruta

  • Quantitative analysis of factors affecting intraoperative precision and stability of optoelectronic and electromagnetic tracking systems.

    A. Wagner;K. Schicho;W. Birkfellner;M. Figl

  • Standardized assessment of new electromagnetic field generators in an interventional radiology setting

    L. Maier-Hein;A. M. Franz;W. Birkfellner;J. Hummel

Frequent Co-Authors

Lena Maier-Hein
Lena Maier-Hein German Cancer Research Center
Hans-Peter Meinzer
Hans-Peter Meinzer German Cancer Research Center
Franjo Pernuš
Franjo Pernuš University of Ljubljana
Calvin R. Maurer
Calvin R. Maurer Stanford University
Ewald Moser
Ewald Moser Medical University of Vienna
Heinz-Peter Schlemmer
Heinz-Peter Schlemmer German Cancer Research Center
Siegfried Kasper
Siegfried Kasper Medical University of Vienna
Gabor Fichtinger
Gabor Fichtinger Queen's University
Andreas Hahn
Andreas Hahn University of Giessen
Rupert Lanzenberger
Rupert Lanzenberger Medical University of Vienna

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