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Corneal Surgery and Treatments

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Zhongqiang Zhu
Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeres
2
Ming Shao
Soochow University
3
Anran Yuan
Macau University of Science and Technology
4
Guoying Pan
PLA Army Service Academy
5
Yanting Wu
Sichuan University
6
Marzieh Najafi
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
7
Yajing Xiang
Wenzhou Medical University
8
Siyuan Qian
Wenzhou Medical University
9
Paula Puistola
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
10
Binbin He
Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT

Papers

1
Photothermal/Photodynamic Synergistic Antibacterial Hydrogel Dressing with pH/Glucose Dual Responsive Pirfenidone Release for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
79 cit.
2
A cuttlefish ink nanoparticle-reinforced biopolymer hydrogel with robust adhesive and immunomodulatory features for treating oral ulcers in diabetes
Bioactive Materials|2024
72 cit.
3
Publication in Bone Research (2025) [37 citations, W4407568177]
Bone Research|2025
37 cit.
4
Strain-coupled, crystalline polymer-inorganic interfaces for efficient magnetoelectric sensing
Science|2025
25 cit.
5
Tetramethylpyrazine attenuates renal tubular epithelial cell ferroptosis in contrast-induced nephropathy by inhibiting transferrin receptor and intracellular reactive oxygen species
Clinical Science|2024
22 cit.
6
Publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024) [21 citations, W4393033571]
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2024
21 cit.
7
Publication in Bioprinting (2025) [12 citations, W4406657242]
Bioprinting|2025
12 cit.
8
Publication in Biomaterials (2025) [5 citations, W4415072234]
Biomaterials|2025
5 cit.
9
Lightweight and Lifelong Hyperspectral Image Classification via Attention-Based Reservoir Computing
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing|2024
3 cit.
10
Publication in Progress in Orthodontics (2025) [W4414660819]
Progress in Orthodontics|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
David Myung
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
2
Victor H. Guaiquil
University of Illinois Chicago
3
Jianliang Shen
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4
Guido Hartmann
Biotech Park
5
Haijie Han
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
6
Xinyi Su
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
7
Walid Sharif
Wolverhampton Hospital
8
Zhanrong Li
Zhengzhou University
9
Bailiang Wang
Wenzhou Medical University
10
Jihao Wang
Nanjing Agricultural University

Papers

1
Immunoregulation in Diabetic Wound Repair with a Photoenhanced Glycyrrhizic Acid Hydrogel Scaffold
Advanced Materials|2022
698 cit.
2
Engineering Robust Ag‐Decorated Polydopamine Nano‐Photothermal Platforms to Combat Bacterial Infection and Prompt Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
501 cit.
3
An Immunomodulatory Hydrogel by Hyperthermia‐Assisted Self‐Cascade Glucose Depletion and ROS Scavenging for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Wound Therapeutics
Advanced Materials|2023
358 cit.
4
All-in-one: Harnessing multifunctional injectable natural hydrogels for ordered therapy of bacteria-infected diabetic wounds
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
224 cit.
5
Inorganic–organic hybrid nanomaterials for photothermal antibacterial therapy
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2023
224 cit.
6
A Vehicle‐Free Antimicrobial Polymer Hybrid Gold Nanoparticle as Synergistically Therapeutic Platforms for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infected Wound Healing
Advanced Science|2022
181 cit.
7
Anti‐Oxidative and Anti‐Inflammatory Micelles: Break the Dry Eye Vicious Cycle
Advanced Science|2022
156 cit.
8
Hyperthermia-enhanced immunoregulation hydrogel for oxygenation and ROS neutralization in diabetic foot ulcers
Cell Biomaterials|2025
150 cit.
9
Mild Hyperthermia-Assisted ROS Scavenging Hydrogels Achieve Diabetic Wound Healing
ACS Macro Letters|2022
137 cit.
10
NIR‐II Photo‐Amplified Sonodynamic Therapy Using Sodium Molybdenum Bronze Nanoplatform against Subcutaneous <i>Staphylococcus Aureus</i> Infection
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
136 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Scheffer C.G. Tseng
BioSurfaces (United States)
2
Mary E.D. Flowers
Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa
3
Shigeru Kinoshita
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
4
Robert M. Lavker
Northwestern University
5
Kazuo Tsubota
Keio University
6
Michele De Luca
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
7
Steven E. Wilson
Cleveland Eye Clinic
8
May Griffith
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
9
Claes H. Dohlman
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
10
Teruo Okano
Regenerative Medicine Institute

Papers

1
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. The 2014 Diagnosis and Staging Working Group Report
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation|2014
5.4k cit.
2
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. Diagnosis and Staging Working Group Report
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation|2005
3.5k cit.
3
Label-retaining cells reside in the bulge area of pilosebaceous unit: Implications for follicular stem cells, hair cycle, and skin carcinogenesis
Cell|1990
2.3k cit.
4
Existence of slow-cycling limbal epithelial basal cells that can be preferentially stimulated to proliferate: Implications on epithelial stem cells
Cell|1989
1.4k cit.
5
Long-term restoration of damaged corneal surfaces with autologous cultivated corneal epithelium
The Lancet|1997
1.4k cit.
6
p63 identifies keratinocyte stem cells
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2001
1.4k cit.
7
Comb-type grafted hydrogels with rapid deswelling response to temperature changes
Nature|1995
1.2k cit.
8
Limbal Autograft Transplantation for Ocular Surface Disorders
Ophthalmology|1989
1.1k cit.
9
Involvement of Follicular Stem Cells in Forming Not Only the Follicle but Also the Epidermis
Cell|2000
1.1k cit.
10
A novel recovery system for cultured cells using plasma‐treated polystyrene dishes grafted with poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research|1993
1k cit.

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