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Retinal and Macular Surgery

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jürgen Rühe
University of Freiburg
90
2
Peter Wieghofer
University of Freiburg
76

Rising Stars Papers

1
Redefining the ontogeny of hyalocytes as yolk sac-derived tissue-resident macrophages of the vitreous body
Journal of Neuroinflammation|2024
13 cit.
2
Attachment of Hydrogel Patches to Eye Tissue through Gel Transfer using Flexible Foils
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Gabriele Antonio Zingale
Fondazione G.B. Bietti
99
2
Lasse Wolfram
University of Freiburg
99
3
Shubham Tiwari
University of Freiburg
87
4
Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar
King Saud University
77
5
Xingbo Teng
Weifang Medical University
64
6
Dandan Zhao
University of Louisville
57
7
Shrinivas Radder
Arkansas Children's Hospital
54
8
Alicia A. Brunet
Lions Eye Institute
50
9
Huiyan Xu
Jiangnan University
25
10
Theresa Akoto
Augusta University
21

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Extracellular matrix stiffness modulates angiogenic properties of the retinal pigment epithelium
Scientific Reports|2025
2 cit.
2
Attachment of Hydrogel Patches to Eye Tissue through Gel Transfer using Flexible Foils
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2025
1 cit.
3
The role of microglia and complement C5/C5a in the pathogenesis of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with choroidal detachment
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal|2025
1 cit.
4
Altered pattern of proteolysis in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment by mining of N-termini datasets from vitreous humor proteome
Scientific Reports|2025
1 cit.
5
Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous With Complete Retinal Detachment in an Infant: Imaging Characteristics and Clinical Management
Cureus|2025
0 cit.
6
Proteomic Analysis Provides Insights Into PPIP5K2 Function and Its Impact on Corneal Energy Metabolism
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science|2025
0 cit.
7
Targeting AKT via SC79 for Photoreceptor Preservation in Retinitis Pigmentosa Mouse Models
Biomedicines|2026
0 cit.
8
Charge-flip nanoparticles loaded with TAK1 inhibitors inhibit retinal neovascularization
Journal of Nanobiotechnology|2026
0 cit.
9
Dysregulated hyaluronan metabolism drives inflammation and angiogenesis in proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Frontiers in Immunology|2026
0 cit.
10
The Inhibitory Effects of a Peripherally Restricted CB1 Receptor Antagonist on Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
Cells|2026
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Mark C. Gillies
University of Sydney
99
2
Robert E. MacLaren
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
94
3
Philipp Albrecht
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
90
4
Robert L. Johnston
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
75
5
Jiann‐Torng Chen
Tri-Service General Hospital
66
6
Noriko Koizumi
Doshisha University
65
7
Christine A. Curcio
University of Alabama at Birmingham
64
8
Susumu Ishida
Keio University
63
9
Xiaoxin Li
Peking University
63
10
Timothy S. Kern
University of California, Irvine
62

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Contributions of Inflammatory Processes to the Development of the Early Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy
Journal of Diabetes Research|2007
616 cit.
2
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ National Ophthalmology Database study of cataract surgery: report 1, visual outcomes and complications
Eye|2015
361 cit.
3
Conditional Müller Cell Ablation Causes Independent Neuronal and Vascular Pathologies in a Novel Transgenic Model
Journal of Neuroscience|2012
272 cit.
4
Effects of dimethyl fumarate on neuroprotection and immunomodulation
Journal of Neuroinflammation|2012
223 cit.
5
APOSTEL 2.0 Recommendations for Reporting Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Studies
Neurology|2021
217 cit.
6
Beneficial effects on vision in patients undergoing retinal gene therapy for choroideremia
Nature Medicine|2018
183 cit.
7
Rho kinase inhibitor enables cell-based therapy for corneal endothelial dysfunction
Scientific Reports|2016
181 cit.
8
Inhibition of TGF-β Signaling Enables Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Expansion In Vitro for Use in Regenerative Medicine
PLoS ONE|2013
158 cit.
9
Interleukin-6 Receptor-Mediated Activation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 (STAT3) Promotes Choroidal Neovascularization
American Journal Of Pathology|2007
148 cit.
10
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Signaling Contributes to Synaptophysin Degradation and Neuronal Dysfunction in the Diabetic Retina
Diabetes|2008
135 cit.

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