Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke University Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
optical coherence tomography
retinal surgery
pediatric retina
image guided surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,807
13,049
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Glaucoma
genetics
glaucoma medical and surgical therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,363
6,095
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ophthalmology
Neurodegenerative diseases
Age-related macular degeneration
Prion diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,567
10,913
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Age-related macular degeneration
retinal degeneration
complement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
3,172
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
inherited retinal diseases
macular degeneration
autoimmune retinopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
2,642
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Vitreoretinal Surgery and Uveitis
Retinal Imaging
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Macular Holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
3,982
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Immunology
Vision Sciences
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
3,167
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
3,214
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
retinal_disease
medical retina
ophthalmic pathology
neuroscience
aging diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,660
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,279
3,594
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,055
1,788
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
pediatric ophthalmology strabismus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
1,997
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ophthalmology
Neuroscience
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,756
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pediatric ophthalmology
neuro-ophthalmology
optic nerve imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
2,177
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
2,316
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
ophthalmology
vitreoretinal diseases and surgery
pediatric retina
optical coherence tomography
ophthalmic pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,999
2,154
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Macular Diseases
Ophthalmic Imaging
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
2,297
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,672
2,429
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
neurobiology
ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
970
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Optical Coherence Tomography
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
991
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ophthalmology
Neuroscience
Retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
792
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
ophthalmology
pediatric ophthalmology
retinopathy of prematurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
994
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ophthalmology
Integrative Medicine
Epidemiology
Study Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
575
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ophthalmology
Retina
Retinal degenerations
ophthalmic genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
312
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
127
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,065
11,506
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cynthia Toth
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,807
13,049
0.469
optical coherence tomography
retinal surgery
pediatric retina
image guided surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,011
22,782
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
R Rand Allingham
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,363
6,095
0.372
Glaucoma
genetics
glaucoma medical and surgical therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,732
33,720
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mikael Klingeborn
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,567
10,913
0.943
Ophthalmology
Neurodegenerative diseases
Age-related macular degeneration
Prion diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,026
50,883
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Catherine Bowes Rickman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
3,172
0.416
Age-related macular degeneration
retinal degeneration
complement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,592
56,830
716
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alessandro Iannaccone
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
2,642
0.391
inherited retinal diseases
macular degeneration
autoimmune retinopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,410
62,425
777
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dilraj S Grewal
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
3,982
0.657
Vitreoretinal Surgery and Uveitis
Retinal Imaging
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Macular Holes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,743
68,674
812
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel R Saban
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
3,167
0.587
Immunology
Vision Sciences
Ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,860
73,524
840
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,964
3,214
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,911
79,738
879
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eleonora Lad Maries
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,660
0.594
retinal_disease
medical retina
ophthalmic pathology
neuroscience
aging diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,681
82,598
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Preeya Gupta
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,279
3,594
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,770
86,201
922
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Hahn
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,055
1,788
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,195
96,073
1,003
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Federico Velez
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
1,997
0.571
pediatric ophthalmology strabismus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,511
99,627
1,033
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jindong Ding
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,756
0.528
Ophthalmology
Neuroscience
Electron Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,646
99,661
1,034
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mays El Dairi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
2,177
0.655
Pediatric ophthalmology
neuro-ophthalmology
optic nerve imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,787
102,538
1,062
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Gomez Caraballo
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
2,316
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,220
107,124
1,093
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lejla Vajzovic
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,999
2,154
0.718
ophthalmology
vitreoretinal diseases and surgery
pediatric retina
optical coherence tomography
ophthalmic pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,518
112,253
1,139
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nizar Saleh Abdelfattah|Nizar Saleh Abdelfattah, Nizar Saleh, Nizar S. Abdelfattah
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
2,297
0.820
Macular Diseases
Ophthalmic Imaging
Vitreoretinal Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,766
115,903
1,163
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Atalie C Thompson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,672
2,429
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,041
157,860
1,418
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xi Chen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
970
0.599
neurobiology
ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,970
161,279
1,451
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ryan P Mcnabb
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
991
0.636
Optical Coherence Tomography
Ophthalmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,327
161,645
1,457
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew L O Sullivan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
792
0.510
Ophthalmology
Neuroscience
Retina
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,437
178,823
1,569
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sasapin Grace Prakalapakorn
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
994
0.775
ophthalmology
pediatric ophthalmology
retinopathy of prematurity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,083
224,673
1,782
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karim Sleiman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
575
0.758
Ophthalmology
Integrative Medicine
Epidemiology
Study Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,416
273,267
2,007
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alfonso Senatore
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
312
0.830
Ophthalmology
Retina
Retinal degenerations
ophthalmic genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447,285
331,446
2,250
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Tian
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
127
0.920