Akram Belghith

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Akram Belghith is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Akram Belghith has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 72 papers in Ophthalmology and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Akram Belghith's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (69 papers), Retinal Imaging and Analysis (59 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (47 papers). Akram Belghith is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (69 papers), Retinal Imaging and Analysis (59 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (47 papers). Akram Belghith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and South Korea. Akram Belghith's co-authors include Linda M. Zangwill, Robert N. Weinreb, Felipe A. Medeiros, Christopher Bowd, Luke J. Saunders, Min Hee Suh, Adeleh Yarmohammadi, Patricia Isabel C. Manalastas, Alberto Diniz‐Filho and Siamak Yousefi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Akram Belghith

81 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density in Healthy, Glaucoma Suspect, and Glaucoma Eyes
    2016 391 citations Adeleh Yarmohammadi, Linda M. Zangwill et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
  2. Relationship between Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density and Severity of Visual Field Loss in Glaucoma
    2016 328 citations Adeleh Yarmohammadi, Linda M. Zangwill et al. Ophthalmology profile →
  3. Performance of Deep Learning Architectures and Transfer Learning for Detecting Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy in Fundus Photographs
    2018 224 citations Mark Christopher, Akram Belghith et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akram Belghith United States 24 2.5k 2.3k 244 170 85 87 2.7k
Siamak Yousefi United States 22 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 124 0.5× 205 1.2× 46 0.5× 85 2.1k
Koenraad A. Vermeer Netherlands 23 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 826 3.4× 250 1.5× 80 0.9× 98 2.0k
Tin A. Tun Singapore 24 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 358 1.5× 81 0.5× 52 0.6× 92 1.7k
Mark Christopher United States 18 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 95 0.4× 140 0.8× 80 0.9× 55 1.3k
Hitoshi Tabuchi Japan 27 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 121 0.5× 69 0.4× 78 0.9× 156 2.0k
Martin F. Kraus United States 19 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 901 3.7× 96 0.6× 129 1.5× 35 2.6k
Stephanie J. Chiu United States 25 2.4k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 1.0k 4.1× 306 1.8× 341 4.0× 53 3.2k
Ce Zheng China 18 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 282 1.2× 130 0.8× 45 0.5× 49 1.3k
Kyungmoo Lee United States 22 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 648 2.7× 232 1.4× 145 1.7× 60 1.9k
Massimo A. Fazio United States 20 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 103 0.4× 71 0.4× 92 1.1× 100 1.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walker, Evan Harris, Christopher Bowd, Akram Belghith, et al.. (2025). Performance of General-Purpose Vision Language Models and Ophthalmology Foundation Models in Glaucoma Detection and Function Prediction. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 14(11). 31–31.
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Bowd, Christopher, Akram Belghith, Michael H. Goldbaum, et al.. (2025). Deep Learning Approach Predicts Longitudinal Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Changes. Bioengineering. 12(2). 139–139.
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Bowd, Christopher, Jasmin Rezapour, Akram Belghith, et al.. (2024). Deep Learning Identifies High-Quality Fundus Photographs and Increases Accuracy in Automated Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Detection. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 13(1). 23–23. 8 indexed citations
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Belghith, Akram, Jasmin Rezapour, Eleonora Micheletti, et al.. (2024). Rates of Choriocapillaris Microvascular Dropout and Macular Structural Changes in Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy With and Without Myopia. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 267. 257–270. 1 indexed citations
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Rezapour, Jasmin, Akram Belghith, Christopher Bowd, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic Accuracy of Optic Nerve Head and Macula OCT Parameters for Detecting Glaucoma in Eyes With and Without High Axial Myopia. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 266. 77–91. 5 indexed citations
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Bowd, Christopher, Akram Belghith, Jasmin Rezapour, et al.. (2024). Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Improves Rate of Change Detection in Progressing Glaucomatous Eyes Compared With Standard-Field Imaging. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(8). 18–18.
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Christopher, Mark, Rubèn González, Bharanidharan Radha Saseendrakumar, et al.. (2024). Proactive Decision Support for Glaucoma Treatment: Predicting Surgical Interventions with Clinically Available Data. Bioengineering. 11(2). 140–140. 7 indexed citations
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Bowd, Christopher, Akram Belghith, Michael H. Goldbaum, et al.. (2024). Glaucoma Detection and Feature Identification via GPT-4V Fundus Image Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 100667–100667. 3 indexed citations
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Micheletti, Eleonora, Nevin W. El-Nimri, Takashi Nishida, et al.. (2023). Central visual field damage in glaucoma eyes with choroidal microvasculature dropout with and without high axial myopia. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108(3). 372–379. 8 indexed citations
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Rezapour, Jasmin, Christopher Bowd, Akram Belghith, et al.. (2022). Macula structural and vascular differences in glaucoma eyes with and without high axial myopia. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 107(9). 1286–1294. 15 indexed citations
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Fan, Rui, Christopher Bowd, Mark Christopher, et al.. (2022). Detecting Glaucoma from Fundus Photographs Using Deep Learning without Convolutions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 100233–100233. 74 indexed citations
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Rezapour, Jasmin, James A. Proudfoot, Christopher Bowd, et al.. (2021). Bruch Membrane Opening Detection Accuracy in Healthy Eyes and Eyes With Glaucoma With and Without Axial High Myopia in an American and Korean Cohort. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 237. 221–234. 17 indexed citations
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Christopher, Mark, Christopher Bowd, James A. Proudfoot, et al.. (2021). Performance of Deep Learning Models to Detect Glaucoma Using Unsegmented Radial and Circle OCT Scans of the Optic Nerve Head. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 62(8). 1014–1014. 1 indexed citations
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Rezapour, Jasmin, Christopher Bowd, Akram Belghith, et al.. (2021). Macular thickness and vessel density in glaucoma eyes with and without high axial myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 62(8). 2431–2431. 1 indexed citations
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Christopher, Mark, Christopher Bowd, Akram Belghith, et al.. (2020). Deep Learning Models Based on Unsegmented OCT RNFL Circle Scans Provide Accurate Detection of Glaucoma and High Resolution Prediction of Visual Field Damage. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 1439–1439. 2 indexed citations
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Yarmohammadi, Adeleh, Linda M. Zangwill, Alberto Diniz‐Filho, et al.. (2016). OCT Angiography Vessel Density in Normal, Glaucoma Suspects and Glaucoma Eyes: Structural and Functional Associations in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 2958–2958. 5 indexed citations
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Hammel, Naama, Akram Belghith, Felipe A. Medeiros, et al.. (2016). Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS): Comparing the Rates of Macular Ganglion Cell layer loss in Healthy, non-progressing Glaucoma and progressing glaucoma Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 373–373. 2 indexed citations
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Belghith, Akram, Siamak Yousefi, Jameson Merkow, et al.. (2016). Diabetic retinopathy detection from image to classification using deep convolutional neural network. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 5961–5961. 3 indexed citations
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Suh, Min Hee, Linda M. Zangwill, Patricia Isabel C. Manalastas, et al.. (2016). Deep Retinal Layer Microvasculature Dropout Detected by the Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 123(12). 2509–2518. 188 indexed citations
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Hammel, Naama, Akram Belghith, Felipe A. Medeiros, et al.. (2015). Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS): Comparing the Rates of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber layer and Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Loss in Healthy and Glaucoma Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 4568–4568. 1 indexed citations

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