Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Ophthalmology, 60 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (76 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (58 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (51 papers). Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (76 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (58 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (51 papers). Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam's co-authors include K. Bailey Freund, Dao‐Yi Yu, William H. Morgan, Stephen J. Cringle, Paula K. Yu, Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, Kunal K. Dansingani, Christine A. Curcio, Ian L. McAllister and Jonathan Naysan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam

110 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

EN FACE IMAGING OF PACHYCHOROID SPECTRUM DISORDERS WITH S... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 100 200 300
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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. EN FACE IMAGING OF PACHYCHOROID SPECTRUM DISORDERS WITH SWEPT-SOURCE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
    2015 324 citations Kunal K. Dansingani, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam et al. profile →
  2. Visual Acuity Is Correlated with the Area of the Foveal Avascular Zone in Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vein Occlusion
    2016 284 citations Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, Lawrence A. Yannuzzi et al. Ophthalmology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam Australia 38 4.6k 3.3k 860 533 344 112 5.1k
Shoji Kishi Japan 47 6.2k 1.3× 4.7k 1.4× 982 1.1× 416 0.8× 700 2.0× 178 7.1k
Enrico Borrelli Italy 38 4.6k 1.0× 3.7k 1.1× 721 0.8× 331 0.6× 208 0.6× 269 5.0k
Paula K. Yu Australia 31 2.5k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 895 1.0× 317 0.6× 219 0.6× 92 3.1k
Ou Tan United States 32 3.8k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 350 0.4× 1.2k 2.2× 154 0.4× 84 4.5k
Yasuo Kurimoto Japan 31 2.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 1.5× 187 0.4× 130 0.4× 129 3.2k
Constantin J. Pournaras Switzerland 27 2.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 619 0.7× 126 0.2× 505 1.5× 114 3.2k
Toco Yuen Ping Chui United States 34 3.2k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 477 0.6× 593 1.1× 147 0.4× 98 3.8k
Akihito Uji Japan 31 3.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 353 0.4× 458 0.9× 109 0.3× 156 3.6k
Elisabetta Pilotto Italy 28 2.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 467 0.5× 99 0.2× 193 0.6× 123 3.2k
Harsha L. Rao India 39 4.7k 1.0× 3.9k 1.2× 204 0.2× 464 0.9× 144 0.4× 193 5.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hein, Martin, et al.. (2025). Enabling visualization of GFAP-positive retinal glial cells, neurons and microvasculature in three-dimensions. Experimental Eye Research. 257. 110410–110410. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Paula K., et al.. (2024). Interpericyte Tunneling Nanotubes Are Nonuniformly Distributed in the Human Macula. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(13). 28–28. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Dao‐Yi, Andrew Mehnert, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, et al.. (2023). An assessment of microvascular hemodynamics in human macula. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7550–7550. 5 indexed citations
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Berlin, Andreas, Diogo Cabral, Ling Chen, et al.. (2023). Histology of Type 3 Macular Neovascularization and Microvascular Anomalies in Treated Age-Related Macular Degeneration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 100280–100280. 12 indexed citations
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Hein, Martin, Andrew Mehnert, K. Bailey Freund, Dao‐Yi Yu, & Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam. (2023). Variability in Capillary Perfusion Is Increased in Regions of Retinal Ischemia Due to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(13). 30–30. 3 indexed citations
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Hein, Martin, et al.. (2023). Angiographic biomarkers are significant predictors of treatment response to intravitreal aflibercept in diabetic macular edema. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8128–8128. 8 indexed citations
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Berlin, Andreas, Diogo Cabral, Ling Chen, et al.. (2022). Correlation of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Type 3 Macular Neovascularization With Corresponding Histology. JAMA Ophthalmology. 140(6). 628–628. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Fred K., Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, Carla J. Abbott, et al.. (2022). Cuticular Drusen in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. 129(6). 653–660. 14 indexed citations
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An, Dong, et al.. (2022). Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression and Parafoveal Blood Flow Pathways Are Altered in Preclinical Diabetic Retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 63(5). 8–8. 12 indexed citations
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An, Dong, et al.. (2021). Associations Between Capillary Diameter, Capillary Density, and Microaneurysms in Diabetic Retinopathy: A High-Resolution Confocal Microscopy Study. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 10(2). 6–6. 27 indexed citations
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An, Dong, et al.. (2020). Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Is Characterized by Nonuniform Alterations of Peripapillary Capillary Networks. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(4). 39–39. 15 indexed citations
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Fung, Adrian T., Sebastian M. Waldstein, Orly Gal‐Or, et al.. (2020). Focal Scleral Nodule. Ophthalmology. 127(11). 1567–1577. 15 indexed citations
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Yu, Dao‐Yi, Stephen J. Cringle, Paula K. Yu, et al.. (2019). Retinal capillary perfusion: Spatial and temporal heterogeneity. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 70. 23–54. 101 indexed citations
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Yu, Paula K., Dong An, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, Stephen J. Cringle, & Dao‐Yi Yu. (2019). Topographic Distribution of Contractile Protein in the Human Macular Microvasculature. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(14). 4574–4574. 10 indexed citations
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Dolz‐Marco, Rosa, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, Jeffrey D. Messinger, et al.. (2018). The Border of Macular Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Clinicopathologic Correlation. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 193. 166–177. 42 indexed citations
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Balaratnasingam, Chandrakumar, Svetlana Cherepanoff, Rosa Dolz‐Marco, et al.. (2017). Cuticular Drusen. Ophthalmology. 125(1). 100–118. 66 indexed citations
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Curcio, Christine A., Emma C. Zanzottera, Thomas Ach, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, & K. Bailey Freund. (2017). Activated Retinal Pigment Epithelium, an Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarker for Progression in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.. PubMed. 58(6). BIO211–BIO226. 174 indexed citations
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Spaide, Richard F., James M. Klancnik, Michael J. Cooney, et al.. (2015). Volume-Rendering Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2. Ophthalmology. 122(11). 2261–2269. 67 indexed citations
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Curcio, Christine A., Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, Jeffrey D. Messinger, Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, & K. Bailey Freund. (2015). Correlation of Type 1 Neovascularization Associated With Acquired Vitelliform Lesion in the Setting of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 160(5). 1024–1033.e3. 34 indexed citations
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Naysan, Jonathan, Kunal K. Dansingani, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, & K. Bailey Freund. (2015). Type 1 neovascularization with polypoidal lesions complicating dome shaped macula. International Journal of Retina and Vitreous. 1(1). 8–8. 11 indexed citations

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