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Xiaochuan Pan publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaochuan Pan sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 476 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Xiaochuan Pan D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

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

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2008 - OSA Fellows For advancement of tomographic imaging theory and applications for diffracting and non-diffracting wavefields.
  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to nuclear and non-invasive imaging
  • 2005 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Xiaochuan Pan is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans the fields of engineering and medicine, with a focus on radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and biomedical engineering. The scientist's work also encompasses electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, as well as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The primary research topics addressed by Xiaochuan Pan include medical imaging techniques and applications, advanced X-ray and CT imaging, radiation dose and imaging, advanced sensor technologies, electrical and thermal properties of materials, advanced MRI techniques, and the thermal properties of materials.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Xiaochuan Pan are Emil Y. Sidky, Buxin Chen, Dan Xia, Chao Wu, and Guochun Chen.

The scientist has published in several venues, with the most frequent outlets being arXiv (Cornell University), Medical Physics, the 7th International Conference on Image Formation in X-Ray Computed Tomography, IEEE Sensors Journal, and Micromachines.

Recent papers by Xiaochuan Pan include:

  • "Directional-TV algorithm for image reconstruction from limited-angular-range data" (2021), published in Medical Image Analysis
  • "TiB₂/SiCN Thin-Film Strain Gauges Fabricated by Direct Writing for High-Temperature Application" (2022), published in IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "High-temperature electrical properties of polymer-derived ceramic SiBCN thin films fabricated by direct writing" (2022), published in Ceramics International
  • "Polymer-derived ceramic thin-film temperature sensor" (2021), published in Sensors and Actuators A Physical
  • "Do CNNs Solve the CT Inverse Problem?" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Xiaochuan Pan has received several professional distinctions including Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2008, OSA Fellow in 2008 for contributions to tomographic imaging theory and applications for diffracting and non-diffracting wavefields, IEEE Fellow in 2007 for contributions to nuclear and non-invasive imaging, and SPIE Fellow in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Image reconstruction in circular cone-beam computed tomography by constrained, total-variation minimization

    Emil Y Sidky;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Accurate image reconstruction from few-views and limited-angle data in divergent-beam CT

    Emil Y. Sidky;Chien-Min Kao;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Why do commercial CT scanners still employ traditional, filtered back-projection for image reconstruction?

    Xiaochuan Pan;Emil Y Sidky;Michael Vannier

  • Exact image reconstruction on PI-lines from minimum data in helical cone-beam CT.

    Yu Zou;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Evaluation of sparse-view reconstruction from flat-panel-detector cone-beam CT.

    Junguo Bian;Jeffrey H Siewerdsen;Xiao Han;Emil Y Sidky

  • Convex optimization problem prototyping for image reconstruction in computed tomography with the Chambolle-Pock algorithm

    Emil Y. Sidky;Jakob Heide Jørgensen;Xiaochuan Pan

  • ”Proper” binormal ROC curves: theory and maximum-likelihood estimation

    Charles E. Metz;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Enhanced imaging of microcalcifications in digital breast tomosynthesis through improved image-reconstruction algorithms.

    Emil Y. Sidky;Xiaochuan Pan;Ingrid S. Reiser;Robert M. Nishikawa

  • A robust method of x-ray source spectrum estimation from transmission measurements: Demonstrated on computer simulated, scatter-free transmission data

    Emil Y. Sidky;Lifeng Yu;Xiaochuan Pan;Yu Zou

  • A unified analysis of exact methods of inverting the 2-D exponential radon transform, with implications for noise control in SPECT

    C.E. Metz;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Image reconstruction in regions-of-interest from truncated projections in a reduced fan-beam scan.

    Yu Zou;Xiaochuan Pan;Emil Y Sidky

  • Image reconstruction on PI-lines by use of filtered backprojection in helical cone-beam CT

    Yu Zou;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality

    Hongen Liao;P. J. "Eddie" Edwards;Xiaochuan Pan;Yong Fan

  • Algorithm-Enabled Low-Dose Micro-CT Imaging

    Xiao Han;Junguo Bian;D R Eaker;T L Kline

  • Half-time image reconstruction in thermoacoustic tomography

    M.A. Anastasio;Jin Zhang;Xiaochuan Pan;Yu Zou

  • Accurate image reconstruction from few-view and limited-angle data in diffraction tomography.

    Samuel J. LaRoque;Emil Y. Sidky;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Region of interest reconstruction from truncated data in circular cone-beam CT

    Lifeng Yu;Yu Zou;E.Y. Sidky;C.A. Pelizzari

  • The "proper" binormal model: parametric receiver operating characteristic curve estimation with degenerate data.

    Xiaochuan Pan;Charles E. Metz

  • Optimization-based reconstruction of sparse images from few-view projections.

    Xiao Han;Junguo Bian;Erik L Ritman;Emil Y Sidky

  • Theory and algorithms for image reconstruction on chords and within regions of interest

    Yu Zou;Xiaochuan Pan;Emil Y Sidky

  • Accurate image reconstruction from few-views and limited-angle data in divergent-beam CT

    Emil Y. Sidky;Chien-Min Kao;Xiaochuan Pan

  • An algorithm for constrained one-step inversion of spectral CT data

    Rina Foygel Barber;Emil Y. Sidky;Taly Gilat Schmidt;Xiaochuan Pan

  • Convex optimization problem prototyping for image reconstruction in computed tomography with the Chambolle-Pock algorithm

    Emil Y. Sidky;Jakob H. Jørgensen;Xiaochuan Pan

Frequent Co-Authors

Emil Y. Sidky
Emil Y. Sidky University of Chicago
Mark A. Anastasio
Mark A. Anastasio University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Maryellen L. Giger
Maryellen L. Giger University of Chicago
Charles E. Metz
Charles E. Metz University of Chicago
Tong-Chuan He
Tong-Chuan He University of Chicago
Robert M. Nishikawa
Robert M. Nishikawa University of Pittsburgh
Wing Hung Wong
Wing Hung Wong Stanford University
Rex C. Haydon
Rex C. Haydon University of Chicago
Hue H. Luu
Hue H. Luu University of Chicago
Ling Shao
Ling Shao Terminus International

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