Edoardo Villani

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Edoardo Villani is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Edoardo Villani has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Ophthalmology, 43 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 40 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Edoardo Villani's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (43 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (29 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (23 papers). Edoardo Villani is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (43 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (29 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (23 papers). Edoardo Villani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Edoardo Villani's co-authors include Roberto Ratiglia, Paolo Nucci, Francesco Viola, Murat Doğru, Daniela Galimberti, Lyndon Jones, Reiko Arita, Chiara Mapelli, Kathy Dumbleton and James S. Wolffsohn and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Ophthalmology and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Edoardo Villani

76 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

TFOS DEWS II Diagnostic Methodology report 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. TFOS DEWS II Diagnostic Methodology report
    2017 1.5k citations James S. Wolffsohn, Reiko Arita et al. The Ocular Surface profile →

Peers

Edoardo Villani
Rhett M. Schiffman United States
Eiki Goto Japan
Elisabeth M. Messmer Germany
Yonca A. Akova Türkiye
Ikuko Toda Japan
Piera Versura Italy
Minako Kaido Japan
Preeya K. Gupta United States
Kazumi Fukagawa Japan
Murat İrkeç Türkiye
Rhett M. Schiffman United States
Edoardo Villani
Citations per year, relative to Edoardo Villani Edoardo Villani (= 1×) peers Rhett M. Schiffman

Countries citing papers authored by Edoardo Villani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edoardo Villani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edoardo Villani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edoardo Villani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edoardo Villani 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 Edoardo Villani. Edoardo Villani is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Villani, Edoardo, Stefano Barabino, Giuseppe Giannaccare, et al.. (2025). From Symptoms to Satisfaction: Optimizing Patient-Centered Care in Dry Eye Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(1). 196–196. 2 indexed citations
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Coco, Giulia, et al.. (2025). Light discomfort thresholds under different lighting conditions in healthy subjects and dry eye patients. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 29213–29213.
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Villani, Edoardo, Giuseppe Campagna, Valentina Gentili, et al.. (2025). Hydroxypropyl-Methylcellulose and GlicoPro® Eyedrops in the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: In Vitro and Clinical Study. Ophthalmology and Therapy. 14(4). 787–803. 1 indexed citations
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Giannaccare, Giuseppe, Stefano Barabino, Antonio Di Zazzo, & Edoardo Villani. (2024). Preventing and Managing Iatrogenic Dry Eye Disease during the Entire Surgical Pathway: A Study Focusing on Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(3). 748–748. 2 indexed citations
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Ghiglioni, Daniele Giovanni, Alessandra Consales, Pia Allegri, et al.. (2024). Seeing eye to eye: a modified Delphi method-based multidisciplinary expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis. European Journal of Pediatrics. 183(11). 5053–5061. 2 indexed citations
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Figus, Michele, Fabrizio Giansanti, Edoardo Villani, et al.. (2024). Chloroprocaine 3% Gel as a Novel Ocular Topical Anesthetic: Results from a Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 40(2). 117–125.
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Alves, Mônica, Penny A. Asbell, Murat Doğru, et al.. (2023). TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface. The Ocular Surface. 29. 1–52. 59 indexed citations
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Fea, Antonio Maria, et al.. (2023). Safety and Efficacy of Ab Interno XEN 45 Gel Stent in Patients with Glaucoma and High Myopia. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(7). 2477–2477. 8 indexed citations
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Jackson, Catherine Joan, Tor Paaske Utheim, Edoardo Villani, et al.. (2022). The use of in vivo confocal microscopy in fungal keratitis – Progress and challenges. The Ocular Surface. 24. 103–118. 32 indexed citations
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Vujosevic, Stela, Edoardo Villani, Valentina Gatti, et al.. (2019). Early Detection of Microvascular Changes in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus without and with Diabetic Retinopathy: Comparison between Different Swept-Source OCT-A Instruments. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2019. 1–12. 51 indexed citations
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Melillo, Paolo, Edoardo Villani, Ernesto Iadanza, et al.. (2019). Chromatic Pupillometry for Screening and Monitoring of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 4513–4513. 3 indexed citations
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Wolffsohn, James S., Reiko Arita, Robin L. Chalmers, et al.. (2017). TFOS DEWS II Diagnostic Methodology report. The Ocular Surface. 15(3). 539–574. 1463 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nucci, Paolo, Matteo Sacchi, Francesco Pichi, et al.. (2016). Pediatric Conjunctivitis and Air Pollution Exposure: A Prospective Observational Study. Seminars in Ophthalmology. 32(4). 407–411. 31 indexed citations
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Sacchi, Matteo, Claudia Specchia, Susan Williams, Edoardo Villani, & Paolo Nucci. (2016). Efficacy of Bimatoprost Plus Timolol Fixed Combination in Open Angle Glaucoma Patients Previously Treated with Dorzolamide Plus Timolol Fixed Combination. Current Eye Research. 41(11). 1433–1437. 3 indexed citations
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Villani, Edoardo, et al.. (2016). The fate of research abstracts presented at the ARVO Annual Meeting. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 5557–5557. 3 indexed citations
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Villani, Edoardo, et al.. (2014). Comparative analysis of clinical and confocal outcomes in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction treated with warm compresses versus wet chamber warming goggles: a retrospective study.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 31–31.
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Villani, Edoardo, Cesare Pirondini, Francesco Viola, & Roberto Ratiglia. (2013). Soft steroid topical treatment for moderate to severe dry eye: pulse vs tapered therapy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 4321–4321. 2 indexed citations
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Villani, Edoardo, et al.. (2012). Heating Wet Chamber Goggles (Blephasteam®) In Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Unresponsive To Warm Compress Treatment. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 602–602. 3 indexed citations

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