Christopher Kai-Shun Leung

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
187 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

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Christopher Kai-Shun Leung is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Ophthalmology, 116 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christopher Kai-Shun Leung's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (148 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (80 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (56 papers). Christopher Kai-Shun Leung is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (148 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (80 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (56 papers). Christopher Kai-Shun Leung collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United States and China. Christopher Kai-Shun Leung's co-authors include Robert N. Weinreb, Carol Y. Cheung, Dennis Shun Chiu Lam, Dennis S.C. Lam, Marco Yu, Gilda Lai, Cong Ye, Shu Liu, Chi Pui Pang and Chi‐Pui Pang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Kai-Shun Leung

176 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Imaging with Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

2009 413 citations Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, Carol Y. Cheung et al. Ophthalmology profile →
Primary open-angle glaucoma

2016 369 citations Robert N. Weinreb, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Kai-Shun Leung Hong Kong	52	7.6k	5.8k	1.7k	904	622	187	8.5k
Gadi Wollstein United States	50	7.9k 1.0×	6.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.7×	734 0.8×	225 0.4×	245	9.1k
David F. Garway‐Heath United Kingdom	53	9.1k 1.2×	6.9k 1.2×	656 0.4×	801 0.9×	1.2k 2.0×	249	10.1k
Robert Ritch United States	43	5.4k 0.7×	3.6k 0.6×	403 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	260 0.4×	159	6.3k
Larry Kagemann United States	43	4.4k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	563 0.6×	135 0.2×	157	5.1k
Claude F. Burgoyne United States	55	9.7k 1.3×	7.2k 1.2×	965 0.6×	1.8k 2.0×	339 0.5×	205	10.2k
Aiko Iwase Japan	38	5.5k 0.7×	4.3k 0.7×	237 0.1×	371 0.4×	1.1k 1.8×	135	5.9k
Luís E. Pablo Spain	36	2.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.3×	453 0.3×	944 1.0×	219 0.4×	235	4.1k
William H. Morgan Australia	36	3.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.4×	290 0.2×	835 0.9×	221 0.4×	153	4.3k
Chan Kee Park South Korea	39	4.2k 0.5×	2.8k 0.5×	154 0.1×	787 0.9×	487 0.8×	214	4.9k
Atsuo Tomidokoro Japan	44	4.5k 0.6×	3.8k 0.6×	321 0.2×	304 0.3×	1.1k 1.8×	132	5.5k

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Hon, Ying, Rachel Ka Man Chun, Dennis S.C. Lam, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of bright light therapy and combination with myopic defocus for controlling myopic eye growth in schoolchildren: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (phase 1). BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 10(1). e002044–e002044.

Zhang, Xiulan, Fei Li, Lin Chen, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic criteria of anterior segment swept-source optical coherence tomography to detect gonioscopic angle closure. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108(8). 1130–1136.

Saito, Hitomi, Makoto Araie, Hiroshi Murata, et al.. (2023). Deep Optic Nerve Head Structures Associated With Increasing Axial Length in Healthy Myopic Eyes of Moderate Axial Length. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 249. 156–166. 19 indexed citations

Chan, Russell W., Yixi Xue, Ji Won Bang, et al.. (2023). Intraocular pressure elevation induces vascular and functional brain changes: A relative cerebrovascular reactivity resting-state fMRI Study. Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition.

Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, et al.. (2022). Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Optical Texture Analysis. Ophthalmology. 129(9). 1043–1055. 28 indexed citations

Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, Robert N. Weinreb, David F Garway-Heath, et al.. (2022). Diagnostic assessment of glaucoma and non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies via optical texture analysis of the retinal nerve fibre layer. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 6(5). 593–604. 27 indexed citations

Liu, Peng, Risa Higashita, Keiichiro Okamoto, et al.. (2022). Reproducibility of deep learning based scleral spur localisation and anterior chamber angle measurements from anterior segment optical coherence tomography images. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 107(6). 802–808. 19 indexed citations

Heijl, Anders, Vincent Michael Patella, John G. Flanagan, et al.. (2021). False Positive Responses in Standard Automated Perimetry. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 233. 180–188. 32 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiu Juan, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, David C. Musch, et al.. (2019). Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness: A Population-based Assessment. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 213. 235–243. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiu Juan, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, David C. Musch, et al.. (2017). Prevalence of visual impairment and outcomes of cataract surgery in Chaonan, South China. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0180769–e0180769. 24 indexed citations

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Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, et al.. (2016). Impact of lamina cribrosa (LC) and optic nerve head (ONH) surface deformation on visual field (VF) progression in glaucoma: A 5-year prospective study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12).

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Merwe, Yolandi van der, Xiaoling Yang, Leon C. Ho, et al.. (2016). Citicoline preserves optic nerve integrity and visuomotor function following chronic intraocular pressure elevation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 4 indexed citations

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Rong, Shi Song, Li Jia Chen, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, et al.. (2016). Ethnic specific association of the CAV1/CAV2 locus with primary open-angle glaucoma. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27837–27837. 25 indexed citations

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Fan, Ning, Nina Huang, Dennis Shun Chiu Lam, & Christopher Kai-Shun Leung. (2011). Measurement of Photoreceptor Layer in Glaucoma: A Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2011. 1–5. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Shu, Robert N. Weinreb, Cong Ye, et al.. (2011). Comparison of Standard Automated Perimetry, Frequency-Doubling Technology Perimetry, and Short-Wavelength Automated Perimetry for Detection of Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(10). 7325–7325. 50 indexed citations

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Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, Felipe A. Medeiros, David F. Garway‐Heath, David S. Greenfield, & Robert N. Weinreb. (2011). New Technologies for Glaucoma Imaging. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2011. 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Shu, Robert N. Weinreb, James D. Lindsey, et al.. (2011). Tracking Retinal Microglia Activation in Optic Nerve Injury. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 1648–1648. 1 indexed citations

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Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, Vivian Chiu, Robert N. Weinreb, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Progression in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 118(8). 1558–1562. 87 indexed citations

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Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, Robert N. Weinreb, Shu Liu, et al.. (2010). Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Imaging with Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmology. 117(12). 2337–2344. 233 indexed citations

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Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of Glaucoma Progression by Measuring the Rate of Change of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 2571–2571. 1 indexed citations

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