Donald Tan

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Donald Tan is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Tan has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 44 papers in Ophthalmology and 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Donald Tan's work include Corneal Surgery and Treatments (45 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (42 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (30 papers). Donald Tan is often cited by papers focused on Corneal Surgery and Treatments (45 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (42 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (30 papers). Donald Tan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Donald Tan's co-authors include Jodhbir S. Mehta, Roger W. Beuerman, Hla Myint Htoon, Gary S. L. Peh, Seang‐Mei Saw, Marcus Ang, Tien Yin Wong, Lei Zhou, Louis Tong and Arundhati Anshu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Donald Tan

80 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Rationale and Methodology for a Population-Based Study of Eye Diseases in Malay People: The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES)

2007 357 citations Athena W.P. Foong, Seang‐Mei Saw et al. Ophthalmic Epidemiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald Tan Singapore	37	3.0k	1.9k	1.4k	748	608	81	4.4k
Penny A. Asbell United States	44	2.5k 0.8×	3.5k 1.8×	3.8k 2.7×	1.1k 1.5×	507 0.8×	231	6.8k
Ashok Kumar United States	36	440 0.1×	1.4k 0.7×	617 0.4×	512 0.7×	986 1.6×	109	3.6k
Francis S. Mah United States	30	892 0.3×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	180 0.2×	238 0.4×	104	3.0k
Melvin D. Trousdale United States	32	662 0.2×	920 0.5×	760 0.5×	922 1.2×	503 0.8×	117	3.3k
Manli Liu China	20	583 0.2×	450 0.2×	326 0.2×	526 0.7×	243 0.4×	95	1.5k
Eric D. Donnenfeld United States	46	3.5k 1.2×	3.8k 2.0×	2.8k 1.9×	832 1.1×	187 0.3×	219	6.1k
Fiona Roberts United Kingdom	29	293 0.1×	539 0.3×	268 0.2×	750 1.0×	700 1.2×	82	2.7k
Lan Wang China	23	405 0.1×	253 0.1×	70 0.0×	159 0.2×	734 1.2×	107	1.8k
Virginia L. Shepherd United States	32	197 0.1×	84 0.0×	151 0.1×	740 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	78	3.7k
Jin Hyoung Kim South Korea	23	261 0.1×	400 0.2×	322 0.2×	193 0.3×	1.3k 2.1×	100	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Donald Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Tan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald Tan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donald Tan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donald Tan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Donald Tan. Donald Tan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ting, Darren Shu Jeng, Thet Tun Aung, Venkatesh Mayandi, et al.. (2025). Biosynthetic ε-poly-L-lysine for the treatment of extensively- and pan-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PubMed. 3(1). 77–77. 1 indexed citations

Ang, Marcus & Donald Tan. (2021). Anterior segment reconstruction with artificial iris and Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: a staged surgical approach. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(7). 908–913. 5 indexed citations

Tan, Donald, et al.. (2019). Optimising graft survival in endothelial keratoplasty for endothelial failure secondary to cytomegalovirus endotheliitis. Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 9(1). 15–15. 5 indexed citations

Htoon, Hla Myint, et al.. (2018). Incidence and Outcomes of Intraoperative Descemet Membrane Perforations During Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 199. 9–18. 36 indexed citations

Lin, Shuimu, Jun-Jie Koh, Thet Tun Aung, et al.. (2017). Symmetrically Substituted Xanthone Amphiphiles Combat Gram-Positive Bacterial Resistance with Enhanced Membrane Selectivity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(4). 1362–1378. 72 indexed citations

Peh, Gary S. L., Heng-Pei Ang, Khadijah Adnan, et al.. (2017). Regulatory Compliant Tissue-Engineered Human Corneal Endothelial Grafts Restore Corneal Function of Rabbits with Bullous Keratopathy. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14149–14149. 74 indexed citations

Lin, Shuimu, Jun-Jie Koh, Thet Tun Aung, et al.. (2017). Semisynthetic Flavone-Derived Antimicrobials with Therapeutic Potential against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(14). 6152–6165. 86 indexed citations

Koh, Jun-Jie, Hanxun Zou, Devika Mukherjee, et al.. (2016). Amphiphilic xanthones as a potent chemical entity of anti-mycobacterial agents with membrane-targeting properties. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 123. 684–703. 30 indexed citations

Ang, Marcus, et al.. (2015). Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity following Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 100(3). 307–311. 25 indexed citations

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Peh, Gary S. L., Khadijah Adnan, Benjamin L. George, et al.. (2014). Characterizing the incorporation of rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 in the propagation of human corneal endothelial cells - the dual media approach. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 2068–2068. 1 indexed citations

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Khor, Wei‐Boon, et al.. (2013). Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty With a Donor Insertion Device: Clinical Results and Complications in 100 Eyes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 156(4). 773–779.e2. 37 indexed citations

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Peh, Gary S. L., et al.. (2012). Isolation and Propagation of Human Corneal Endothelial Cells Using a Dual Media Culture System. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 6013–6013. 2 indexed citations

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Peh, Gary S. L., Roger W. Beuerman, Alan Colman, Donald Tan, & Jodhbir S. Mehta. (2011). Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Expansion for Corneal Endothelium Transplantation: An Overview. Transplantation. 91(8). 811–819. 202 indexed citations

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Anshu, Arundhati, Soon-Phaik Chee, Jodhbir S. Mehta, & Donald Tan. (2009). Cytomegalovirus Endotheliitis in Descemet's Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty. Ophthalmology. 116(4). 624–630. 66 indexed citations

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Foong, Athena W.P., Seang‐Mei Saw, Jing-Liang Loo, et al.. (2007). Rationale and Methodology for a Population-Based Study of Eye Diseases in Malay People: The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES). Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 14(1). 25–35. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tan, Donald, et al.. (2006). Comparative Cytotoxicity of Contact Lens Care Products and Contact Lenses Using the USP Direct Contact Test. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 2380–2380. 1 indexed citations

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Theng, Julian, Lei Zhou, Donald Tan, & Kwok‐Wai Lam. (2002). Distribution of Cyclosporin A in the Cornea After Topical or Oral Administration. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 18(1). 83–88. 30 indexed citations

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Scott, John A. & Donald Tan. (2001). Therapeutic lamellar keratoplasty for limbal dermoids. Ophthalmology. 108(10). 1858–1867. 43 indexed citations

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Chan, Wing-Kwong, et al.. (1999). Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of myopia.. PubMed. 40(4). 246–50. 2 indexed citations

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Wong, Damon Wing Kee, Wing-Kwong Chan, & Donald Tan. (1997). Harvesting a Lamellar Graft From a Corneoscleral Button: A New Technique. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 123(5). 688–689. 20 indexed citations

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