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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,664
253,646
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ophthalmology
Retina
Vitreous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,508
49,924
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,824
12,942
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,906
45,928
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,830
24,163
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Eye disease
Epidemiology
Glaucoma
Myopia
UK Biobank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,405
17,718
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Visual function
neuroprosthetics
gene therapy
artificial vision
retina degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
9,772
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ophthalmology
Eyes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,629
13,480
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ocular blood flow / Glaukom / glaucoma / flammer syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,234
7,102
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Clinical electrophysiology of vision
inherited and rare retinal disease
neuro-ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,729
11,012
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ophthalmology
image analysis
screening
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,365
20,665
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
low vision
vision
ageing
reading
driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,834
8,591
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,145
7,499
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
visual optics and psychophysics and autofluorescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,405
5,061
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ophthalmology
Retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,771
9,410
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
11,180
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
retina
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
12,461
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,431
14,720
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Glaucoma
Cataract
Clinical Trials
Angle Closure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
13,833
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,694
7,048
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Cornea
Glaucoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,975
7,327
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Diabetic retinopathy
age-related macular degeneration
endothelial progenitor cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,905
8,708
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Glaucoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,575
7,712
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neuroimmunology
Experimental Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,909
7,390
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Retinal vasculature
endothelial
retinal astrocytes
Mueller cells
VEGF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,459
8,448
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonas JB
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359,664
253,646
0.705
Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,503
26
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Miltiadis K Tsilimbaris
University of Crete
Rethymno, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,508
49,924
0.628
Ophthalmology
Retina
Vitreous
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,333
729
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alan Bird
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,824
12,942
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,362
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sofia Androudi
University of Thessaly
Volos, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,906
45,928
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,689
183
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jose Alain Sahel
Sorbonne Université
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,830
24,163
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,337
1,338
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Foster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,405
17,718
0.474
Eye disease
Epidemiology
Glaucoma
Myopia
UK Biobank
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,221
708
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eberhart Zrenner
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,111
9,772
0.271
Visual function
neuroprosthetics
gene therapy
artificial vision
retina degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,957
1,861
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Harminder Singh Dua
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,629
13,480
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,358
386
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Josef Flammer
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,234
7,102
0.235
Ocular blood flow / Glaukom / glaucoma / flammer syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,485
2,145
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Graham E Holder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,729
11,012
0.397
Clinical electrophysiology of vision
inherited and rare retinal disease
neuro-ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,939
2,173
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peto Tunde
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,365
20,665
0.755
ophthalmology
image analysis
screening
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,680
2,240
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gary Rubin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,834
8,591
0.320
low vision
vision
ageing
reading
driving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,326
2,471
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lightman S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,145
7,499
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,623
2,581
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fred Fitzke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,405
5,061
0.207
visual optics and psychophysics and autofluorescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,787
1,201
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mario R Romano
Humanitas University
Pieve Emanuele, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,771
9,410
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,211
2,723
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew D Dick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
11,180
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,322
2,733
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Webster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
12,461
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,424
2,931
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michel Michaelides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,431
14,720
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,708
3,050
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gus Gazzard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
13,833
0.633
Glaucoma
Cataract
Clinical Trials
Angle Closure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,031
3,077
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John Dart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,694
7,048
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,770
1,596
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kohnen Thomas
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,975
7,327
0.349
Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Cornea
Glaucoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,938
3,231
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stitt Alan
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,905
8,708
0.417
Diabetic retinopathy
age-related macular degeneration
endothelial progenitor cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,767
3,295
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Garway-Heath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,575
7,712
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,587
1,711
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Langmann
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,909
7,390
0.371
Neuroimmunology
Experimental Ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,857
3,547
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marcus Fruttiger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,459
8,448
0.434
Retinal vasculature
endothelial
retinal astrocytes
Mueller cells
VEGF