Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
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topics.
The multifunctional choroid
20091.4k citationsDebora L. Nickla, Josh Wallmanprofile →
Moving the retina: Choroidal modulation of refractive state
1995459 citationsJosh Wallman, Debora L. Nickla et al.profile →
IMI – Report on Experimental Models of Emmetropization and Myopia
2019310 citationsDavid Troilo, Debora L. Nickla et al.Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Scienceprofile →
IMI—The Dynamic Choroid: New Insights, Challenges, and Potential Significance for Human Myopia
202390 citationsDebora L. Nickla, Falk Schroedl et al.Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Scienceprofile →
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2020). Varying effects of high intensity blue and white light on eye growth and lens-induced myopia, and influences of time-of-day. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 3407–3407.1 indexed citations
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Sarfare, Shanta, Richard A. Stone, P. Michael Iuvone, et al.. (2019). Dopamine: Mechanistic Conundrums in Eye Growth Control. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 5883–5883.2 indexed citations
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Stone, Richard A., Shanta Sarfare, Wei Pan, et al.. (2018). Diurnal Cycling of Clock and Melanopsin Genes in Chick Choroid. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 5048–5048.1 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2016). Ocular Biometry at Different Times of the Day in Human Subjects. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 6243–6243.1 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2014). Phase-dependent effects of brief periods of myopic defocus on the rhythms in axial length and choroid thickness in chicks. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 3607–3607.1 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L. & Kristen Totonelly. (2013). The efficacy of brief periods of “vision” in chick eyes wearing negative lenses is dependent on time of day. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 5175–5175.2 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L. & Falk Schroedl. (2012). The Effects of Double Parasympathectomy on the Diurnal Rhythms in Choroidal Thickness and Axial Length in Chicks. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 3433–3433.1 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L. & Falk Schroedl. (2011). Parasympathetic Lesions Affect Thickening, But Not Thinning, Of The Choroid. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 6316–6316.1 indexed citations
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Totonelly, Kristen, et al.. (2011). Muscarinic Agents And Emmetropization In Chicks: Evidence For Separate Pathways For Form-deprivation And Lens-induced Myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 6319–6319.1 indexed citations
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Choi, S. S., et al.. (2010). Single Cell, in-vivo Imaging of Chick Retina With Adaptive Optics. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 2321–2321.1 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., Xiaoying Zhu, Kristen Totonelly, David Bastian, & Josh Wallman. (2010). Muscarinic Agonists Can Thin Chick Choroid and Stimulate Ocular Elongation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 3676–3676.1 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2009). Atropine and Apomorphine in Emmetropization: Evidence for Inhibitory Interactions on a Common Growth Regulatory Pathway. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 3848–3848.2 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2008). The Ocular Growth Inhibition Effected by Dopamine Agonists and Atropine Is Associated With Transient Increases in Choroidal Thickness in Chicks. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 1732–1732.11 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2007). The Effects of Various Inhibitors of the Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms on the Compensatory Choroidal Response and Scleral Proteoglycan Synthesis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 5928–5928.1 indexed citations
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Kee, Chea‐su, et al.. (2006). Ameliorating The Development Of Myopia In Response To Form Deprivation, Negative Lenses Or Constant Darkness By Brief Daily Visual Stimuli Or Apomorphine Is Associated With Transient Daily Increases In Choroidal Thickness. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 1141–1141.3 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2006). Pharmacologically–Induced Changes in Choroidal Thickness and Their Association With Choroidal Nitric Oxide and Ocular Growth. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 1142–1142.2 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2005). The Effect of the Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor TRIM on Chick Eyes Responding to Myopic Defocus. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 3339–3339.2 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2004). Phase Relationships Between The Diurnal Rhythms In Axial Length And Choroidal Thickness And Their Association With Ocular Growth Rates In Chicks. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 1158–1158.1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Chris A., et al.. (2004). Chick Eyes Show A Diurnal Rhythm In Refractive Error. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 4295–4295.4 indexed citations
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Nickla, Debora L., et al.. (2003). The Effects on Ocular Growth Rate of Inhibiting Compensatory Choroidal Expansion Using the Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor L-NAME. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 2801–2801.1 indexed citations
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