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Retinal Imaging and Analysis

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Glenn Yiu
University of California, Davis
96
2
Jaesuk Yun
Chungbuk National University
93
3
Mingzhi Zhang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
55
4
Berta Puig
Universität Hamburg
52
5
Deeba Husain
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
21
6
Pascale Krejbich‐Trotot
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
18

Rising Stars Papers

1
Targeting the VEGFR2 signaling pathway for angiogenesis and fibrosis regulation in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Scientific Reports|2024
10 cit.
2
Cystatin C loaded in brain-derived extracellular vesicles rescues synapses after ischemic insult in vitro and in vivo
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences|2024
4 cit.
3
Teleophthalmology provides earlier eye care access for patients with newly-diagnosed diabetes
Heliyon|2024
3 cit.
4
Lipid metabolism disorder promoting retinal structural and functional damage in ApoE−/− mice with age superposition
Acta Neuropathologica Communications|2025
2 cit.
5
Association of plasma metabolites with treatment response after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections in treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration
BMJ Open Ophthalmology|2025
0 cit.
6
The Zika Virus Persistently Infects Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, Eliciting Limited Cytopathic Effects and Loss of Epithelial Characteristics Consistent with Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2025
0 cit.
7
Zika Virus Persists in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Resulting in Moderate Cytopathic Effects but Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Preprints.org|2026
0 cit.
8
Factors Associated with Machine Learning–Based Predictions of Retinal Aging Using Teleretinal Screening Images from Patients with Diabetes
Ophthalmology Science|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Hara Lee
Gangneung–Wonju National University
99
2
Sing‐Hua Tsou
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital
99
3
B. Ramasubramanian
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
95
4
Abdulaziz Mohammad
Farwaniya Hospital
74
5
Rucui Yang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
62
6
M. Krogh
Aalborg University
56
7
Tuyet Thao Nguyen
University of California, Davis
50
8
Ghazal Valizadeh
Queensland University of Technology
32
9
Hae Min Kang
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
28
10
Basma Esserkassi
Mohammed V University
28

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Hydrogen-Rich Water (HRW) Reduces Fatty Acid-Induced Lipid Accumulation and Oxidative Stress Damage through Activating AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in HepG2 Cells
Biomedicines|2024
5 cit.
2
Retinal Protective Effect of Mono-Ethyl Fumarate in Experimental Age-Related Macular Degeneration via Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Apoptotic Alterations
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2025
4 cit.
3
Liraglutide Attenuates FFA-Induced Retinal Pigment Epithelium Dysfunction via AMPK Activation and Lipid Homeostasis Regulation in ARPE-19 Cells
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2025
3 cit.
4
Valuable insights into general practice staff's experiences and perspectives on AI-assisted diabetic retinopathy screening—An interview study
Frontiers in Medicine|2025
2 cit.
5
Lipid metabolism disorder promoting retinal structural and functional damage in ApoE−/− mice with age superposition
Acta Neuropathologica Communications|2025
2 cit.
6
A novel approach for the segmentation of retinal images by integration K-means clustering algorithm with graph cut for image segmentation
Scientific Reports|2025
1 cit.
7
Association of plasma metabolites with treatment response after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections in treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration
BMJ Open Ophthalmology|2025
0 cit.
8
Age-Related Regional Changes in Choroidal Vascularity in Healthy Emmetropic Eyes
Translational Vision Science & Technology|2025
0 cit.
9
Comparative Evaluation of Diagnostic and Management Capabilities of Infiniti AI and ChatGPT-4o in Corneal Diseases
Cureus|2025
0 cit.
10
Cybersecurity Challenges in Multimodal Medical Data: A Critical Review with a Focus on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Systems
Data & Metadata|2025
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Tien Yin Wong
Singapore National Eye Center
99
2
Weiping Jia
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
96
3
Mikael Klingeborn
Duke University
76
4
Alan W. Stitt
Royal Victoria Hospital
75
5
Clemens Lange
University of Freiburg
71
6
Maya Koronyo‐Hamaoui
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
70
7
Zhouping Huang
Chongqing University
67
8
Zhangsuo Liu
First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
64
9
Michael D. Abràmoff
University of Iowa
59
10
Kai Kaarniranta
University of Eastern Finland
58

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Diabetic retinopathy: current understanding, mechanisms, and treatment strategies
JCI Insight|2017
1k cit.
2
Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals without Diabetes
PLoS ONE|2013
761 cit.
3
Retinal neurodegeneration may precede microvascular changes characteristic of diabetic retinopathy in diabetes mellitus
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2016
666 cit.
4
Inflammation and its role in age-related macular degeneration
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences|2016
631 cit.
5
Fundus Image Classification Using VGG-19 Architecture with PCA and SVD
Symmetry|2018
604 cit.
6
A deep learning system for detecting diabetic retinopathy across the disease spectrum
Nature Communications|2021
583 cit.
7
Incidence of type 1 diabetes in China, 2010-13: population based study
BMJ|2018
318 cit.
8
Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Mechanisms, Therapeutic Targets, and Imaging
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science|2013
279 cit.
9
Mechanistic Pathogenesis of Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetic Nephropathy and Retinopathy
Frontiers in Endocrinology|2022
258 cit.
10
Relationship of Retinal Vascular Caliber With Diabetes and Retinopathy
Diabetes Care|2008
207 cit.

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