Donald Tan

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Donald Tan is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Tan has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 18 papers in Ophthalmology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Donald Tan's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (17 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (12 papers) and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (11 papers). Donald Tan is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (17 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (12 papers) and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (11 papers). Donald Tan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Australia and United Kingdom. Donald Tan's co-authors include Wei‐Han Chua, Audrey Chia, Louis Tong, Yin‐Bun Cheung, Allan Fong, Wanling Wong, Seang‐Mei Saw, Vivian Balakrishnan, Yvonne Ling and Boon-Long Quah and has published in prestigious journals such as Ophthalmology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and American Journal of Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Donald Tan

29 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia: Safety and Efficacy of 0.5%, 0.1%, and 0.01% Doses (Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia 2)

2011 525 citations Audrey Chia, Wei‐Han Chua et al. Ophthalmology 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	20	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	300	76	29	1.8k
Srinivas K. Rao India	28	1.7k 1.3×	657 0.6×	1.7k 1.6×	546 1.8×	103 1.4×	90	2.4k
Takashi Miyai Japan	20	964 0.7×	450 0.4×	876 0.8×	360 1.2×	147 1.9×	80	1.4k
Daniel G. Dawson United States	21	1.5k 1.1×	376 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	520 1.7×	117 1.5×	45	1.9k
Jaime Javaloy Spain	29	1.6k 1.2×	813 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	475 1.6×	43 0.6×	56	1.9k
Sait Eğrilmez Türkiye	21	508 0.4×	177 0.1×	671 0.6×	429 1.4×	101 1.3×	84	1.3k
Timothy T. McMahon United States	22	1.6k 1.2×	670 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 4.3×	145 1.9×	53	2.2k
Mohammed Ziaei New Zealand	18	955 0.7×	443 0.4×	729 0.7×	377 1.3×	51 0.7×	61	1.2k
Meng C. Lin United States	28	905 0.7×	160 0.1×	800 0.8×	1.5k 5.0×	115 1.5×	125	2.0k
José F. Alfonso Spain	38	3.3k 2.4×	2.3k 2.0×	3.0k 2.9×	592 2.0×	89 1.2×	144	3.8k
Juan J. Pérez-Santonja Spain	37	3.4k 2.5×	1.0k 0.9×	2.9k 2.8×	1.3k 4.2×	242 3.2×	95	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Donald Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Tan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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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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Anshu, Arundhati, Soon-Phaik Chee, Lim Li, et al.. (2020). Endothelial keratoplasty with anterior chamber intraocular lens versus secondary posterior chamber intraocular lens. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(2). 203–210. 12 indexed citations

Jones, Lyndon, Björn Drobe, Jose Manuel González‐Méijome, et al.. (2019). IMI – Industry Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Myopia Control Report. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(3). M161–M161. 22 indexed citations

Nguyen, Hai V., Howard Cajucom-Uy, Valencia Hui Xian Foo, et al.. (2016). Cost Minimization Analysis of Precut Cornea Grafts in Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty. Medicine. 95(8). e2887–e2887. 14 indexed citations

Lu, Qingshu, et al.. (2015). Risk Factors for Progressive Myopia in the Atropine Therapy for Myopia Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 159(5). 945–949. 55 indexed citations

Armitage, W. John, Paul Ashford, Usha Gopinathan, et al.. (2013). Standard Terminology and Labeling of Ocular Tissue for Transplantation. Cornea. 32(6). 725–728. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Xiao Wei, Roger W. Beuerman, K. G. Neoh, et al.. (2012). In vivo evaluation of titanium oxide and hydroxyapatite as an artificial cornea skirt. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 23(4). 1063–1072. 21 indexed citations

Tan, Xiao Wei, Andri K. Riau, Anna C. S. Tan, et al.. (2012). In vitro effect of a corrosive hostile ocular surface on candidate biomaterials for keratoprosthesis skirt. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 96(9). 1252–1258. 9 indexed citations

Tan, Xiao Wei, Rajamani Lakshminarayanan, Eunice Tze Leng Goh, et al.. (2012). Dual functionalization of titanium with vascular endothelial growth factor and β‐defensin analog for potential application in keratoprosthesis. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 100B(8). 2090–2100. 20 indexed citations

Finkelstein, Eric, et al.. (2011). Incremental Cost-Utility Analysis of Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Compared with Penetrating Keratoplasty for the Treatment of Keratoconus. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 152(1). 40–47.e2. 26 indexed citations

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Quek, Desmond, Tina Wong, Donald Tan, & Jodhbir S. Mehta. (2011). Corneal Graft Survival and Intraocular Pressure Control after Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty in Eyes with Pre-existing Glaucoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 152(1). 48–54.e2. 25 indexed citations

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Chia, Audrey, Wei‐Han Chua, Yin‐Bun Cheung, et al.. (2011). Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia: Safety and Efficacy of 0.5%, 0.1%, and 0.01% Doses (Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia 2). Ophthalmology. 119(2). 347–354. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Khor, Chiea Chuen, Robert Grignani, Daniel Ng, et al.. (2009). cMET and Refractive Error Progression in Children. Ophthalmology. 116(8). 1469–1474.e1. 11 indexed citations

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Singh, Mandeep S., Paul Chew, & Donald Tan. (2008). Corneal Patch Graft Repair of Exposed Glaucoma Drainage Implants. Cornea. 27(10). 1171–1173. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Christopher, K. Hille, Donald Tan, Celia R. Hicks, & Jim Herold. (2008). Keratoprosthesis Surgery. Developments in ophthalmology. 41. 171–186. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Lim, et al.. (2007). Orthokeratology-Related Infectious Keratitis: A Case Series. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 33(5). 261–263. 12 indexed citations

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Chua, Wei‐Han, Vivian Balakrishnan, Yiong‐Huak Chan, et al.. (2006). Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia. Ophthalmology. 113(12). 2285–2291. 452 indexed citations

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Tong, Louis, et al.. (2004). Corneal Thickness Determination and Correlates in Singaporean Schoolchildren. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(11). 4004–4004. 64 indexed citations

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Tong, Louis, Seang‐Mei Saw, Wei‐Han Chua, et al.. (2004). Optic disk and retinal characteristics in myopic children. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 138(1). 160–162. 24 indexed citations

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Zhou, Lei, Donald Tan, Julian Theng, et al.. (2001). Optimized analytical method for cyclosporin A by high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications. 754(1). 201–207. 15 indexed citations

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Saw, Seang‐Mei, et al.. (2000). Risk factors for the development of pterygium in Singapore: A hospital‐based case‐control study. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 78(2). 216–220. 48 indexed citations

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