François Malecaze

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

François Malecaze is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, François Malecaze has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 66 papers in Ophthalmology and 34 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in François Malecaze's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (62 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (37 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (36 papers). François Malecaze is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (62 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (37 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (36 papers). François Malecaze collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Spain. François Malecaze's co-authors include Pierre Fournié, José L. Güell, Patrick Calvas, Kohji Nishida, Veena Sangwan, Christopher J. Rapuano, Donald Tan, José Álvaro Pereira Gomes, Michael W. Belin and Renato Ambrósio and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

François Malecaze

107 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Global Consensus on Keratoconus and Ectatic Diseases 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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. Global Consensus on Keratoconus and Ectatic Diseases
    2015 738 citations José L. Güell, François Malecaze et al. Cornea profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
François Malecaze France 31 2.7k 2.1k 989 951 530 109 3.8k
Keith H. Baratz United States 37 2.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 637 0.6× 471 0.5× 530 1.0× 104 3.7k
Gian Marco Tosi Italy 30 886 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 213 0.2× 419 0.4× 569 1.1× 148 2.9k
Ilkka Immonen Finland 27 978 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 224 0.2× 417 0.4× 461 0.9× 97 2.5k
Michael Küchle Germany 26 1.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 414 0.4× 399 0.4× 321 0.6× 81 2.4k
Barbara W. Streeten United States 30 780 0.3× 1.6k 0.8× 190 0.2× 275 0.3× 673 1.3× 73 2.5k
Ilias Georgalas Greece 26 1.3k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 184 0.2× 185 0.2× 273 0.5× 204 2.5k
Sharmila Masli United States 26 665 0.2× 582 0.3× 72 0.1× 714 0.8× 589 1.1× 63 2.1k
Felix Bock Germany 35 2.3k 0.8× 867 0.4× 66 0.1× 1.1k 1.2× 652 1.2× 107 3.5k
Christoph Tappeiner Switzerland 27 743 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 194 0.2× 236 0.2× 246 0.5× 101 1.8k
Periasamy Sundaresan India 26 471 0.2× 689 0.3× 487 0.5× 101 0.1× 1.4k 2.6× 91 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Malecaze

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Malecaze

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

All Works

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Hé, Zhiguo, Myriam Cassagne, Pierre Fournié, et al.. (2022). Corneal epithelium in keratoconus underexpresses active NRF2 and a subset of oxidative stress-related genes. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0273807–e0273807. 15 indexed citations
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Navel, Valentin, Corinne Belville, Fréderic Dutheil, et al.. (2022). Dysregulation of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) Expression as a Biomarker of Keratoconus. Disease Markers. 2022. 1–11. 6 indexed citations
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Fransén, Erik, Manou Sommen, R. de Ridder, et al.. (2021). Resequencing of candidate genes for Keratoconus reveals a role for Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome genes. European Journal of Human Genetics. 29(12). 1745–1755. 12 indexed citations
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Navel, Valentin, Bruno Pereira, Julien S. Baker, et al.. (2020). Oxidative and antioxidative stress markers in keratoconus: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Acta Ophthalmologica. 99(6). e777–e794. 52 indexed citations
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Cassagne, Myriam, et al.. (2017). Customized Topography-Guided Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for Keratoconus. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 33(5). 290–297. 47 indexed citations
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Malet, Florence, et al.. (2017). Vision-related quality of life and dependency in French keratoconus patients: Impact study. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 43(12). 1582–1590. 36 indexed citations
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Touboul, David, et al.. (2016). Efficacité du cross-linking du collagène cornéen pour le traitement du kératocône. Journal Français d Ophtalmologie. 39(3). 308–314. 2 indexed citations
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Cassagne, Myriam, François Malecaze, & Vincent Soler. (2014). Physiopathologie de la myopie, entre hérédité et environnement. Journal Français d Ophtalmologie. 37(5). 407–414. 4 indexed citations
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Güell, José L., Mercè Morral, François Malecaze, et al.. (2012). Collagen crosslinking and toric iris-claw phakic intraocular lens for myopic astigmatism in progressive mild to moderate keratoconus. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 38(3). 475–484. 41 indexed citations
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Arné, J.L., et al.. (2009). Complications après Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty : étude monocentrique sur 32 yeux. Journal Français d Ophtalmologie. 32(7). 464–473. 3 indexed citations
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Zayats, Tetyana, Terri L. Young, David A. Mackey, et al.. (2009). Quality of DNA Extracted from Mouthwashes. PLoS ONE. 4(7). e6165–e6165. 17 indexed citations
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Rio, Marlène, Adeline Vigouroux, Matthias Titeux, et al.. (2008). Confirmation of RAX gene involvement in human anophthalmia. Clinical Genetics. 74(4). 392–395. 34 indexed citations
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Fournié, Pierre, et al.. (2007). Late-Onset Hyaloideocapsular Block Syndrome. Ophthalmology. 114(10). 1839–1841. 3 indexed citations
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Fournié, Pierre, et al.. (2006). Iris-supported Phakic Lenses (Rigid vs Foldable Version) for Treating Moderately High Myopia: Randomized Paired Eye Comparison. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 142(6). 909–916.e2. 59 indexed citations
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Saint‐Geniez, Magali, Bernard Masri, François Malecaze, Bernard Knibiehler, & Yves Audigier. (2002). Expression of the murine msr/apj receptor and its ligand apelin is upregulated during formation of the retinal vessels. Mechanisms of Development. 110(1-2). 183–186. 76 indexed citations
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Miédougé, Marcel, Jean‐Michel Mansuy, Lionel Rostaing, et al.. (2002). Screening of blood from potential organ and cornea donors for viruses. Journal of Medical Virology. 66(4). 571–575. 19 indexed citations
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Lesueur, L, et al.. (1994). Structural and Ultrastructural Changes in the Developmental Process of Premature Infants?? and Children??s Corneas. Cornea. 13(4). 331–338. 14 indexed citations
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Jérôme, D., et al.. (1990). Utilisation de la perfluorodécaline au cours de la vitrectomie chez le diabétique. 93(2). 179–182. 1 indexed citations

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