Björn Drobe

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Björn Drobe is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Drobe has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Epidemiology, 35 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 19 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Björn Drobe's work include Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (47 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (34 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (13 papers). Björn Drobe is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (47 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (34 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (13 papers). Björn Drobe collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and France. Björn Drobe's co-authors include Jinhua Bao, Adeline Yang, Hao Chen, Katrina L. Schmid, Desmond Cheng, George C. Woo, Ee Woon Lim, Daniel P. Spiegel, Yingying Huang and Xue Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Vision Research and American Journal of Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Björn Drobe

56 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Spectacle Lenses With Aspherical Lenslets for Myopia Control vs Single-Vision Spectacle Lenses

2022 149 citations Jinhua Bao, Yingying Huang et al. profile →
One-year myopia control efficacy of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets

2021 136 citations Jinhua Bao, Adeline Yang et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Björn Drobe China	15	985	878	547	199	143	58	1.0k
Jinhua Bao China	17	735 0.7×	657 0.7×	417 0.8×	155 0.8×	129 0.9×	67	895
Weizhong Lan China	19	1.1k 1.1×	990 1.1×	757 1.4×	191 1.0×	168 1.2×	69	1.3k
Pavan K. Verkicharla India	23	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	945 1.7×	129 0.6×	106 0.7×	68	1.4k
Adeline Yang China	14	729 0.7×	690 0.8×	576 1.1×	122 0.6×	83 0.6×	30	913
Sofia C. Peixoto-de-Matos Portugal	16	896 0.9×	939 1.1×	683 1.2×	337 1.7×	78 0.5×	25	1.1k
Anne Seidemann Germany	8	646 0.7×	476 0.5×	386 0.7×	71 0.4×	223 1.6×	14	747
Nikole L. Himebaugh United States	12	398 0.4×	485 0.6×	435 0.8×	382 1.9×	105 0.7×	19	819
Marion H. Edwards Hong Kong	24	1.7k 1.7×	1.6k 1.8×	1.1k 2.1×	359 1.8×	199 1.4×	57	2.0k
Ravi C. Bakaraju Australia	21	898 0.9×	800 0.9×	394 0.7×	501 2.5×	95 0.7×	53	1.0k
Daniela Lopes-Ferreira Portugal	18	636 0.6×	694 0.8×	383 0.7×	437 2.2×	66 0.5×	28	863

Countries citing papers authored by Björn Drobe

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Björn Drobe

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Wong, Yee Ling, Andrew Tan, Ee Woon Lim, et al.. (2025). Myopia Control Efficacy of Spectacle Lenses with Dual-Index Aspherical Lenslets: A 1-Year Randomized Clinical Trial. Ophthalmology Science. 5(4). 100766–100766.

Wong, Yee Ling, Yimin Yuan, Yingying Ye, et al.. (2025). Variations in Physiological and Myopic Eye Growth Among Children From Different Populations. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 280. 20–27. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yunyun, Xue Li, Yingying Huang, et al.. (2023). Comparison of visual performance between peripheral gradient high‐addition multifocal soft contact lenses and orthokeratology. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 43(4). 874–884. 3 indexed citations

Duan, Fang, Ziyan Chen, Zhenyu Wang, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal choroidal thickness changes among Chinese young adults with various refractive errors. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 2 indexed citations

Lim, Ee Woon, et al.. (2023). Impact of myopia control spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets on peripheral visual acuity and central visual acuity with peripheral gaze. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 43(3). 566–571. 6 indexed citations

Wong, Yee Ling, Xue Li, Yingying Huang, et al.. (2023). Eye growth pattern of myopic children wearing spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets compared with non‐myopic children. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 44(1). 206–213. 12 indexed citations

Bao, Jinhua, Yingying Huang, Xue Li, et al.. (2021). Myopia control with spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets: a 2-year randomized clinical trial. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 62(8). 2888–2888. 6 indexed citations

Bao, Jinhua, Adeline Yang, Yingying Huang, et al.. (2021). One-year myopia control efficacy of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(8). bjophthalmol–2020. 136 indexed citations breakdown →

Xu, Jingjing, et al.. (2021). Blur Detection Sensitivity Increases in Children Using Orthokeratology. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. 630844–630844. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Adeline, Björn Drobe, Jinhua Bao, et al.. (2021). Is Peripheral Motion Detection Affected by Myopia?. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. 683153–683153. 4 indexed citations

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Drobe, Björn, Adeline Yang, Yingying Huang, et al.. (2020). Adaptation and visual comfort in children with new spectacle lenses containing concentric rings of contiguous aspherical micro-lenses for myopia control. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 94–94. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Jingjing, et al.. (2019). The Effects of Spatial Frequency on the Accommodative Responses of Myopic and Emmetropic Chinese Children. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 8(3). 65–65. 9 indexed citations

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Lu, Xin, Jingjing Xu, Björn Drobe, & Hao Chen. (2016). Influence of blur adaptation on blur detection threshold among myopic adults. Chinese Journal of Optometry & Ophthalmology. 18(3). 170–173. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Yi, Jinhua Bao, Björn Drobe, & Hao Chen. (2016). The effect of defocus on choroidal thickness in bright and low illuminance.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 2483–2483. 1 indexed citations

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Lin, Huiling, et al.. (2016). Effects of Near Addition Lenses and Prisms on Accommodative Microfluctuations in Chinese Children. Optometry and Vision Science. 93(5). 488–496. 7 indexed citations

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Drobe, Björn, et al.. (2011). Near Vision Posture in Myopic Chinese Children. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 2701–2701. 1 indexed citations

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Bao, Jinhua, et al.. (2008). Working Distance During Near Work in Emmetropic Chinese Children. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 1793–1793. 1 indexed citations

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Drobe, Björn, et al.. (2008). Working Distance in Bilingual Children: Is Chinese Text a Causal Factor for Myopia?. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 3585–3585. 3 indexed citations

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Drobe, Björn, et al.. (2007). Clinical Evaluation of Working Distance in Caucasian and Chinese Adults: A Comparison Study in France and Singapore. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 962–962. 7 indexed citations

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Drobe, Björn, et al.. (2000). (OR-132)INVESTIGATION OF WORKING DISTANCE IN MYOPIC AND NON-MYOPIC CHILDREN. Optometry and Vision Science. 77(SUPPLEMENT). 189–189. 12 indexed citations

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