C. Robert Gibson

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

C. Robert Gibson is a scholar working on Physiology, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Robert Gibson has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Physiology, 20 papers in Neurology and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in C. Robert Gibson's work include Spaceflight effects on biology (35 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (19 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (16 papers). C. Robert Gibson is often cited by papers focused on Spaceflight effects on biology (35 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (19 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (16 papers). C. Robert Gibson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. C. Robert Gibson's co-authors include Thomas H. Mader, William J. Tarver, Andrew G. Lee, Tyson Brunstetter, Anastas F. Pass, Ashot E. Sargsyan, Larry A. Kramer, William Lipsky, Christian Otto and Roy Riascos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

C. Robert Gibson

39 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Optic Disc Edema, Globe Flattening, Choroidal Folds, and Hyperopic Shifts Observed in Astronauts after Long-duration Space Flight

2011 460 citations Thomas H. Mader, C. Robert Gibson et al. profile →

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C. Robert Gibson

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Claudia Stern Germany

James D. Polk United States

Anastas F. Pass United States

Joseph Dervay United States

Lonnie G. Petersen United States

William Lipsky United States

Edwin Mulder Germany

Jennifer Fogarty United States

Duc Tran United States

Justin S. Lawley Austria

Claudia Stern Germany

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366 ×0.5

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200 ×0.4

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212 ×0.6

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125 ×0.5

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Shah, J. R., Joshua Ong, Ethan Waisberg, et al.. (2025). Risk of Permanent Corneal Injury in Microgravity: Spaceflight-Associated Hazards, Challenges to Vision Restoration, and Role of Biotechnology in Long-Term Planetary Missions. Life. 15(4). 602–602.

Nguyen, Tuan, Joshua Ong, Tyson Brunstetter, et al.. (2025). Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) and its countermeasures. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 106. 101340–101340. 2 indexed citations

Smith, Scott M., Tyson Brunstetter, Keith Brandt, et al.. (2024). Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome in a Predisposed Astronaut With B-Vitamin Supplementation as a Potential Countermeasure. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8. 103719–103719.

Wostyn, Peter, Thomas H. Mader, C. Robert Gibson, & Maiken Nedergaard. (2024). New insights in brain-to-eye transport: can excess cerebrospinal fluid in astronauts escape into the eye?. Eye. 39(2). 210–212.

Ong, Joshua, William J. Tarver, Tyson Brunstetter, et al.. (2023). Spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome: proposed pathogenesis, terrestrial analogues, and emerging countermeasures. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 107(7). 895–900. 44 indexed citations

Mason, Sara S., Tyson Brunstetter, Ashot E. Sargsyan, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Optic Disc Edema in Long-Duration Spaceflight Crewmembers Using Retinal Photography. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 43(3). 364–369. 2 indexed citations

Ong, Joshua, Thomas H. Mader, C. Robert Gibson, Sara S. Mason, & Andrew G. Lee. (2023). Spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS): an update on potential microgravity-based pathophysiology and mitigation development. Eye. 37(12). 2409–2415. 17 indexed citations

Ferguson, Connor R., Steven S. Laurie, C. Robert Gibson, et al.. (2023). Incidence and Progression of Chorioretinal Folds During Long-Duration Spaceflight. JAMA Ophthalmology. 141(2). 168–168. 15 indexed citations

Wostyn, Peter, Thomas H. Mader, C. Robert Gibson, & Maiken Nedergaard. (2022). Does Long-Duration Exposure to Microgravity Lead to Dysregulation of the Brain and Ocular Glymphatic Systems?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. Volume 14. 49–58. 22 indexed citations

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Wostyn, Peter, C. Robert Gibson, & Thomas H. Mader. (2021). The glymphatic pathway in the optic nerve: did astronauts already reveal signs of its existence?. npj Microgravity. 7(1). 14–14. 3 indexed citations

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Wostyn, Peter, C. Robert Gibson, & Thomas H. Mader. (2021). The odyssey of the ocular and cerebrospinal fluids during a mission to Mars: the “ocular glymphatic system” under pressure. Eye. 36(4). 686–691. 9 indexed citations

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Wostyn, Peter, Thomas H. Mader, C. Robert Gibson, & Hanspeter E. Killer. (2019). The escape of retrobulbar cerebrospinal fluid in the astronaut’s eye: mission impossible?. Eye. 33(10). 1519–1524. 19 indexed citations

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Lee, Andrew G., Thomas H. Mader, C. Robert Gibson, Tyson Brunstetter, & William J. Tarver. (2018). Space flight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS). Eye. 32(7). 1164–1167. 101 indexed citations

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Zwart, Sara R., C. Robert Gibson, Jesse F. Gregory, et al.. (2017). Astronaut ophthalmic syndrome. The FASEB Journal. 31(9). 3746–3756. 33 indexed citations

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Mader, Thomas H., C. Robert Gibson, Christian Otto, et al.. (2016). Persistent Asymmetric Optic Disc Swelling After Long-Duration Space Flight: Implications for Pathogenesis. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 37(2). 133–139. 94 indexed citations

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Lee, Andrew G., et al.. (2016). Neuro-Ophthalmology of Space Flight. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 36(1). 85–91. 65 indexed citations

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Mader, Thomas H., C. Robert Gibson, Anastas F. Pass, et al.. (2013). Optic Disc Edema in an Astronaut After Repeat Long-Duration Space Flight. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 33(3). 249–255. 83 indexed citations

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Zwart, Sara R., C. Robert Gibson, Thomas H. Mader, et al.. (2012). Vision Changes after Spaceflight Are Related to Alterations in Folate- and Vitamin B-12-Dependent One-Carbon Metabolism,. Journal of Nutrition. 142(3). 427–431. 79 indexed citations

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Mader, Thomas H., et al.. (1999). Stability of vision during space flight in an astronaut with bilateral intraocular lenses. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 127(3). 342–343. 9 indexed citations

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Gibson, C. Robert, et al.. (1993). Intraocular Pressure and Retinal Vascular Changes During Transient Exposure to Microgravity. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 115(3). 347–350. 58 indexed citations

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