Derrick Vail

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Derrick Vail is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Derrick Vail has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ophthalmology, 10 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Derrick Vail's work include Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research (10 papers), Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (9 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (8 papers). Derrick Vail is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research (10 papers), Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (9 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (8 papers). Derrick Vail collaborates with scholars based in United States. Derrick Vail's co-authors include David Shoch, W. Schaal, Ronald E. Miller, Paul Schaffer⧧, D. P. Woody, F. H. VERHOEFF, Robert D. Schrock, Cyrus C. Sturgis, Bedford Shelmire and Robert D. Mussey and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Academic Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Derrick Vail

115 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Investigative Ophthalmology

1961 372 citations Derrick Vail American 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
Derrick Vail United States	22	649	384	297	276	243	136	2.2k
Alex E. Krill United States	35	1.5k 2.3×	1.2k 3.2×	487 1.6×	275 1.0×	114 0.5×	107	3.2k
Thomas D. Duane United States	11	701 1.1×	152 0.4×	341 1.1×	49 0.2×	192 0.8×	27	1.3k
Irwin M. Siegel United States	33	884 1.4×	1.4k 3.5×	415 1.4×	683 2.5×	145 0.6×	136	3.3k
Robert S. Baker United States	24	391 0.6×	361 0.9×	219 0.7×	181 0.7×	579 2.4×	67	1.9k
Barrett Katz United States	20	1.0k 1.6×	585 1.5×	608 2.0×	94 0.3×	276 1.1×	78	2.1k
Thomas R. Hedges United States	29	1.1k 1.7×	276 0.7×	321 1.1×	157 0.6×	277 1.1×	124	2.4k
Johan Sjöstrand Sweden	33	1.1k 1.8×	752 2.0×	788 2.7×	651 2.4×	143 0.6×	83	3.2k
James E. Lebensohn	18	239 0.4×	191 0.5×	151 0.5×	114 0.4×	66 0.3×	144	1.3k
M. Alpern United States	32	467 0.7×	844 2.2×	274 0.9×	537 1.9×	67 0.3×	74	2.9k
J Reimer Wolter United States	31	2.9k 4.5×	1.2k 3.0×	1.5k 5.0×	310 1.1×	332 1.4×	370	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Derrick Vail

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derrick Vail

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derrick Vail

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All Works

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Woody, D. P., Derrick Vail, & W. Schaal. (1994). Design, construction, and performance of the Leighton 10.4-m-diameter radio telescopes. Proceedings of the IEEE. 82(5). 673–686. 15 indexed citations

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Schaffer⧧, Paul, et al.. (1989). A 345GHz SIS receiver for radio astronomy. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves. 10(8). 937–947. 44 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1965). Ignacio Barraquer (1884–1965). American Journal of Ophthalmology. 60(3). 548–549. 1 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1965). After-Results of Vitreous Loss. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 59(4). 573–586. 37 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1965). Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 60(3). 550–551. 3 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1964). AFTER RESULTS OF VITREOUS LOSS. International Ophthalmology Clinics. 4(4). 789–813. 9 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1964). Advances in Ophthalmology. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 58(6). 1081–1082. 1 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1963). Advances in Ophthalmology. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 56(2). 317–317. 2 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1960). Worth and Chavasse's Squint. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 50(1). 189–189. 34 indexed citations

10.

Vail, Derrick. (1959). General Ophthalmology. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 47(2). 259–259. 7 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1959). Strabismes: Heterophories Paralysies Oculo-Motrices. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 47(6). 900–900. 7 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1958). Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 46(4). 605–605. 3 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1958). The Evil Eye. Studies in the folklore of vision. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 46(4). 608–609. 4 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1958). Documenta Ophthalmologica. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 46(1). 104–104. 2 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1957). Modern Problems in Ophthalmology. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 44(5). 699–700. 3 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1955). Sandoz Atlas of Haematology. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 40(2). 278–278. 3 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1954). Textbook of Ophthalmology, Volume VI: Injuries. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 38(6). 872–873. 1 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1954). Volume VI. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 38(6). 870–872. 1 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1952). Les Tumeurs Primitives De L'orbite. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 35(10). 1514–1515. 1 indexed citations

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Vail, Derrick. (1951). The Veterans Administration Program for the Training of the Blinded Service Man. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 34(10). 1457–1459. 1 indexed citations

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