Defu Yang

56 papers and 341 indexed citations
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About

Defu Yang is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Defu Yang has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 341 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Defu Yang’s work include Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (16 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (14 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (13 papers). Defu Yang is often cited by papers focused on Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (16 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (14 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (13 papers). Defu Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Defu Yang's co-authors include Jimin Liang, Xueli Chen, Guorong Wu, Xueli Chen, Yawen Zhao, Chenggang Yan, Jie Tian, Qingxue Li, Qingyu Su and Zhiqing Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Applied Physics and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defu Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Defu Yang

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