Alvin L. Young

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
230 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Alvin L. Young is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alvin L. Young has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Ophthalmology, 124 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 54 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alvin L. Young's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (68 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (67 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (61 papers). Alvin L. Young is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (68 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (67 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (61 papers). Alvin L. Young collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Alvin L. Young's co-authors include Li Jia Chen, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Ka Wai Kam, Jason C. Yam, Vishal Jhanji, Kelvin H. Wan, Shu Min Tang, Simon T. C. Ko and Lulu Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Alvin L. Young

205 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study

2018 408 citations Jason C. Yam, Yuning Jiang et al. profile →
Effect of Low-Concentration Atropine Eyedrops vs Placebo on Myopia Incidence in Children

2023 100 citations Jason C. Yam, Xiu Juan Zhang et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Associations of long-term joint exposure to multiple ambient air pollutants with the incidence of age-related eye diseases 2025 ·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·(unknown), Yuzhou Zhang, Ka Wai Kam, Poemen P. Chan, Dong Liu, (unknown), Xiu Juan Zhang, Mary Ho, (unknown), Patrick Ip, Alvin L. Young, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Mei‐Po Kwan, Li Jia Chen, Jason C. Yam	2
2	Sleep, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and risk of cataract: a cross-sectional and prospective study from UK Biobank 2025 ·BMC Medicine ·Peng Yu, Yuzhou Zhang, Ka Wai Kam, Mary Ho, (unknown), Xiu Juan Zhang, (unknown), Patrick Ip, Alvin L. Young, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Li Jia Chen, Jason C. Yam	0
3	In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) analysis of corneal sub-basal nerve plexus (SNP) and corneal sensitivity after micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MP-TSCPC) in glaucoma patients 2025 ·International Ophthalmology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ka Wai Kam, Noel C. Y. Chan, Alvin L. Young	0
4	Successful corneal endothelium preservation in the management of epithelial downgrowth with 5-fluorouracil injections and membranectomy 2024 ·BMC Ophthalmology ·Ka Wai Kam, (unknown), (unknown), Paul C.L. Choi, Wilson W. K. Yip, Alvin L. Young	0
5	Effects of Physical Activity and Inactivity on Microvasculature in Children: The Hong Kong Children Eye Study 2024 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Xiu Juan Zhang, (unknown), Yuzhou Zhang, Ka Wai Kam, (unknown), Fang Tang, Alvin L. Young, Patrick Ip, Li Jia Chen, Tien Yin Wong, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Carol Y. Cheung, Jason C. Yam	0
6	The antibiotic resistance profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Asia Cornea Society Infectious Keratitis Study 2024 ·International Ophthalmology ·Wei‐Boon Khor, (unknown), Mercy Halleluyah Periayah, Venkatesh N. Prajna, Prashant Garg, Namrata Sharma, Jodhbir S. Mehta, Alvin L. Young, (unknown), Vilavun Puangsricharern, Ai Ling Tan, Roger W. Beuerman, Donald Tiang-Hwee Tan, (unknown)	7
7	Value proposition of retinal imaging in Alzheimer's disease screening: A review of eight evolving trends 2024 ·Progress in Retinal and Eye Research ·Victor T.T. Chan, An Ran Ran, Siegfried K. Wagner, (unknown), Xiaoyan Hu, Ho Ko, Sharon Fekrat, Ya Xing Wang, Cecilia S. Lee, Alvin L. Young, Clement C. Tham, Yih Chung Tham, Pearse A. Keane, Dan Miléa, Christopher Chen, Tien Yin Wong, Vincent Mok, Carol Y. Cheung	4
8	A Quantum-Inspired Multi-objective Portfolio Strategy Based on Trend Ratio Model in Global Financial Network 2024 ·Yao–Hsin Chou, (unknown), (unknown), Alvin L. Young, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shu–Yu Kuo	0
9	Influence of secondhand smoke exposure on the retinal vasculature of children in Hong Kong 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Carol Y. Cheung, Xiu Juan Zhang, Hei-Nga Chan, Yuzhou Zhang, (unknown), Wynne Hsu, Mong Li Lee, Dejiang Xu, (unknown), Fang Tang, (unknown), Alvin L. Young, (unknown), Patrick Ip, Li Jia Chen, Tien Yin Wong, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Jason C. Yam	3
10	Association ofSIX1-SIX6polymorphisms with peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness in children 2022 ·British Journal of Ophthalmology ·Shi Yao Lu, Xiu Juan Zhang, Yumeng Wang, Nan Yuan, Ka Wai Kam, Poemen P. Chan, Pancy O. S. Tam, (unknown), Alvin L. Young, Clement C. Tham, Chi Pui Pang, Jason C. Yam, Li Jia Chen	1
11	The Association of Choroidal Thickening by Atropine With Treatment Effects for Myopia: Two-Year Clinical Trial of the Low-concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study 2021 ·American Journal of Ophthalmology ·Jason C. Yam, Yuning Jiang, (unknown), (unknown), Yuzhou Zhang, Wen Sun, Nan Yuan, Yumeng Wang, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Ka Wai Kam, Hei-Nga Chan, Xiu Juan Zhang, Alvin L. Young, Clement C. Tham, Carol Y. Cheung, Wai Kit Chu, Chi Pui Pang, Li Jia Chen	73
12	Association of polymorphisms in ZFHX1B, KCNQ5 and GJD2 with myopia progression and polygenic risk prediction in children 2021 ·British Journal of Ophthalmology ·Li Jia Chen, Fen Fen Li, Shi Yao Lu, Xiu Juan Zhang, Ka Wai Kam, Shu Min Tang, Pancy O. S. Tam, (unknown), Alvin L. Young, Clement C. Tham, Chi Pui Pang, Jason C. Yam	11
13	Myopia incidence and lifestyle changes among school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based prospective study 2021 ·British Journal of Ophthalmology ·Xiu Juan Zhang, (unknown), Hei-Nga Chan, Yuzhou Zhang, Yumeng Wang, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Ka Wai Kam, Marco Yu, Ching‐Yu Cheng, Alvin L. Young, Mike Yat Wah Kwan, Patrick Ip, Kelvin Kam Lung Chong, Clement C. Tham, Li Jia Chen, Chi‐Pui Pang, Jason C. Yam	117
14	Independent and Synergistic Effects of High Blood Pressure and Obesity on Retinal Vasculature in Young Children: The Hong Kong Children Eye Study 2021 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·(unknown), Carol Y. Cheung, (unknown), Yuzhou Zhang, Fang Tang, Ka Wai Kam, Alvin L. Young, Li Jia Chen, Patrick Ip, Tien Yin Wong, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Jason C. Yam	8
15	Genetic associations of myopia severities and endophenotypes in children 2020 ·British Journal of Ophthalmology ·Fen Fen Li, Shi Yao Lu, Shu Min Tang, Ka Wai Kam, (unknown), Wilson W. K. Yip, Alvin L. Young, Clement C. Tham, Chi Pui Pang, Jason C. Yam, Li Jia Chen	16
16	Association of the CAV1‐CAV2 locus with normal‐tension glaucoma in Chinese and Japanese 2020 ·Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology ·Shi Yao Lu, Shi Song Rong, Zhenggen Wu, Chukai Huang, Kenji Matsushita, Tsz Kin Ng, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, (unknown), Shinichi Usui, Pancy O. S. Tam, Motokazu Tsujikawa, Alvin L. Young, Mingzhi Zhang, Janey L. Wiggs, Kohji Nishida, Clement C. Tham, Chi Pui Pang, Li Jia Chen	12
17	Association of the SIX6 locus with primary open angle glaucoma in southern Chinese and Japanese 2018 ·Experimental Eye Research ·Shi Song Rong, Shi Yao Lu, Kenji Matsushita, Chukai Huang, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, (unknown), Shinichi Usui, Pancy O. S. Tam, Alvin L. Young, Motokazu Tsujikawa, Mingzhi Zhang, Kohji Nishida, Janey L. Wiggs, Clement C. Tham, Chi Pui Pang, Li Jia Chen	9
18	Effect of systemic steroid and orbital radiotherapy on dry eye parameters in Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy (TAO) 2018 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Nicole Tsim, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Antony K.P. Law, (unknown), Kenneth Wong, Alvin L. Young, (unknown)	1
19	Identification of ANGPT2 as a New Gene for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in the Chinese and Japanese Populations 2017 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Li Ma, Mårten Brelén, Motokazu Tsujikawa, Haoyu Chen, Wai Kit Chu, Timothy Y. Y. Lai, Danny Siu‐Chun Ng, Kaori Sayanagi, (unknown), Noriyasu Hashida, Vesta C. K. Chan, Pancy O. S. Tam, Alvin L. Young, Weiqi Chen, Kohji Nishida, Chi Pui Pang, Li Jia Chen	31
20	Thyroid eye disease: a 2017 update from the first thyroid eye clinic in Hong Kong 2017 ·Kelvin Kam Lung Chong, Tracy H. T. Lai, (unknown), (unknown), Alvin L. Young	0

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