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.
TFOS DEWS II Diagnostic Methodology report
20171.5k citationsJames S. Wolffsohn, Reiko Arita et al.The Ocular Surfaceprofile →
Tear Osmolarity in the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease
2011490 citationsMichael A. Lemp, Anthony J. Bron et al.American Journal of Ophthalmologyprofile →
An Objective Approach to Dry Eye Disease Severity
2010436 citationsBenjamin D. Sullivan, Kelly K. Nichols et al.Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Scienceprofile →
Distribution of Aqueous-Deficient and Evaporative Dry Eye in a Clinic-Based Patient Cohort
2012422 citationsMichael A. Lemp, Leslie Crews et al.profile →
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Schmidt, Tannin A., Sruthi Srinivasan, Miriam Heynen, et al.. (2018). Quantification of proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) / lubricin in normal and Sjögren Syndrome human tears. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 3827–3827.1 indexed citations
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Wolffsohn, James S., Reiko Arita, Robin L. Chalmers, et al.. (2017). TFOS DEWS II Diagnostic Methodology report. The Ocular Surface. 15(3). 539–574.1463 indexed citations breakdown →
Kam, Wendy R., et al.. (2016). Does hyperosmolarity induce an irreversible process leading to human corneal epithelial cell death. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 6181–6181.4 indexed citations
Sullivan, Benjamin D., et al.. (2013). Real World Analytical Performance of the TearLab Osmolarity System with an Enhanced Temperature Sensor. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 4336–4336.1 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Benjamin D., et al.. (2012). Effect of Hyperosmolarity on PRG4’s Ocular Surface Boundary Lubricating Ability at a Human Cornea-Eyelid Biointerface. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 551–551.3 indexed citations
Lemp, Michael A., Benjamin D. Sullivan, & Leslie Crews. (2012). Biomarkers In Dry Eye Disease. European Ophthalmic Review. 6(3). 157–157.13 indexed citations
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Lemp, Michael A., Anthony J. Bron, Christophe Baudouin, et al.. (2011). Tear Osmolarity in the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 151(5). 792–798.e1.490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sullivan, Benjamin D., et al.. (2010). Diagnostic Performance of Osmolarity Combined With Subset Markers of Dry Eye Disease in an Unstratified Patient Population. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 3380–3380.3 indexed citations
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Senchyna, Michelle, et al.. (2010). Impact of Time Between Collection on Human Tear Film Fluid Osmolarity. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 4174–4174.3 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Benjamin D., et al.. (2010). Longitudinal Variability of Tear Film Osmolarity in Normal and Dry Eye Patients. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 3379–3379.8 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Benjamin D., et al.. (2007). Proteoglycan 4 mRNA Expression in Human Corneal and Conjunctival Epithelial Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 795–795.2 indexed citations
Sullivan, David A., L. Alexandra Wickham, Eduardo Melani Rocha, et al.. (1999). Androgens and Dry Eye in Sjögren's Syndromea. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 876(1). 312–324.117 indexed citations
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Rankin, George B., Richard G. Farmer, Robert E. Petras, Michael Sivak, & Benjamin D. Sullivan. (1986). Cancer Surveillance in Ulcerative Colitis. PubMed. 170. 151–159.9 indexed citations
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