Etsuo Chihara

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Etsuo Chihara is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Etsuo Chihara has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Ophthalmology, 60 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 14 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Etsuo Chihara's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (75 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (39 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (35 papers). Etsuo Chihara is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (75 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (39 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (35 papers). Etsuo Chihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Etsuo Chihara's co-authors include Masaki Tanito, Galina Dimitrova, T. Shoji, Hiroyuki Amano, Akihiro Ohira, Kazushiro Okazaki, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masami Park, Miyo Matsumura and Hiroki Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain Research, Journal of Neurochemistry and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Etsuo Chihara

91 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Quantitative Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Patients With Diabetes Without Diabetic Retinopathy

2017 242 citations Galina Dimitrova, Etsuo Chihara et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Etsuo Chihara Japan	26	1.9k	1.6k	229	209	148	96	2.1k
Beth Edmunds United States	19	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	173 0.8×	213 1.0×	85 0.6×	44	2.4k
Hae-Young Lopilly Park South Korea	32	2.7k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	255 1.1×	394 1.9×	234 1.6×	121	2.9k
Günter K. Krieglstein Germany	20	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	266 1.2×	354 1.7×	59 0.4×	58	2.5k
Arthur J. Sit United States	27	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	369 1.6×	261 1.2×	40 0.3×	92	2.0k
Ruojin Ren China	17	1.3k 0.7×	805 0.5×	332 1.4×	182 0.9×	70 0.5×	32	1.5k
Motohiro Shirakashi Japan	20	1.1k 0.5×	784 0.5×	122 0.5×	140 0.7×	63 0.4×	49	1.2k
Shlomo Melamed Israel	30	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	417 1.8×	428 2.0×	43 0.3×	98	2.5k
Patricio G. Schlottmann United Kingdom	20	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	730 3.2×	243 1.2×	83 0.6×	46	2.5k
Shiroaki Shirato Japan	29	3.2k 1.6×	1.8k 1.2×	545 2.4×	289 1.4×	210 1.4×	94	3.3k
Evelien Vandewalle Belgium	25	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	81 0.4×	283 1.4×	38 0.3×	87	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chihara, Etsuo & Teruhiko Hamanaka. (2024). Historical and Contemporary Debates in Schlemm’s Canal-Based MIGS. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(16). 4882–4882. 2 indexed citations

Dimitrova, Galina, et al.. (2023). Pressure-related and anatomic parameters in patients with and without diabetic retinopathy. 64(3-4).

Chihara, Etsuo, Masaki Tanito, Akira Matsuda, et al.. (2023). Different patterns in the corneal endothelial cell loss after pars plana and pars limbal insertion of the Baerveldt glaucoma implant. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 253. 12–21. 5 indexed citations

Dimitrova, Galina, et al.. (2020). Immediate effect of Yoga exercises for eyes on the macular thickness. International Journal of Yoga. 13(3). 223–223. 9 indexed citations

Dimitrova, Galina, Etsuo Chihara, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Amano, & Kazushiro Okazaki. (2017). SD OCT and OCT angiography parameters in the optic nerve head and peripapillary tissue of diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 68–68. 5 indexed citations

Shoji, T., Hiroki Sato, Etsuo Chihara, & Yutaka Sakurai. (2014). Are Middle-Age Blood Pressure Levels Related to Color Vision Impairment? The Okubo Color Study. American Journal of Hypertension. 28(1). 98–105. 4 indexed citations

Shoji, T., et al.. (2012). Impact of high myopia on the performance of SD-OCT parameters to detect glaucoma. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 250(12). 1843–1849. 69 indexed citations

Chihara, Etsuo & Ken Hayashi. (2010). Relation Between the Volume of the Lake and Intraocular Pressure Reduction After Nonfiltering Glaucoma Surgery. Journal of Glaucoma. 20(8). 497–501. 12 indexed citations

Chihara, Etsuo. (2008). Assessment of True Intraocular Pressure: The Gap Between Theory and Practical Data. Survey of Ophthalmology. 53(3). 203–218. 138 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Hirokazu & Etsuo Chihara. (2008). Impact of Diabetic Retinopathy on Quantitative Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurement and Glaucoma Screening. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(2). 687–687. 29 indexed citations

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Park, Masami, Masaki Tanito, M Nishikawa, & Etsuo Chihara. (2004). Ultrasound Biomicroscopy of Intrascleral Lake after Viscocanalostomy and Cataract Surgery. Journal of Glaucoma. 13(6). 472–478. 25 indexed citations

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Chihara, Etsuo, et al.. (2003). Theoretical Background to Correct Intraocular Pressure After LASIK. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 2604–2604. 1 indexed citations

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Tanito, Masaki, et al.. (2003). Correlation between intraocular pressure level and optic disc changes in high-tension glaucoma suspects. Ophthalmology. 110(5). 915–921. 15 indexed citations

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Tanito, Masaki, Masami Park, M Nishikawa, Akihiro Ohira, & Etsuo Chihara. (2002). Comparison of surgical outcomes of combined viscocanalostomy and cataract surgery with combined trabeculotomy and cataract surgery. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 134(4). 513–520. 42 indexed citations

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Tanito, Masaki, Akihiro Ohira, & Etsuo Chihara. (2001). Surgical Outcome of Combined Trabeculotomy and Cataract Surgery. Journal of Glaucoma. 10(4). 302–308. 58 indexed citations

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Ohira, Akihiro, Etsuo Chihara, & Tśuyoshi Soji. (1994). Egress route of emulsified 20 centistokes silicone oil from anterior chamber of rabbit. Current Eye Research. 13(7). 489–495. 10 indexed citations

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Chihara, Etsuo, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Yuichiro Ogura, & Miyo Matsumura. (1993). Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defect as an Early Manifestation of Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmology. 100(8). 1147–1151. 143 indexed citations

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Chihara, Etsuo & Yoshihito Honda. (1992). Multiple defects in the retinal nerve fiber layer in glaucoma. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 230(3). 201–205. 15 indexed citations

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Chihara, Etsuo & Yoshihito Honda. (1992). Preservation of Nerve Fiber Layer by Retinal Vessels in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 99(2). 208–214. 15 indexed citations

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Chihara, Etsuo, et al.. (1984). Synthesis of glycosaminoglycans by chick retinal pigment epithelium in vitro. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 222(1). 45–50. 2 indexed citations

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