Heiko Pult

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Heiko Pult is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Heiko Pult has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 43 papers in Ophthalmology and 33 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Heiko Pult's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (64 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (39 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (20 papers). Heiko Pult is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (64 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (39 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (20 papers). Heiko Pult collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. Heiko Pult's co-authors include Britta Riede-Pult, Paul J. Murphy, Christine Purslow, James S. Wolffsohn, Jason J. Nichols, Kathy Dumbleton, Lyndon Jones, Jennifer P. Craig, Paul Karpecki and Reiko Arita and has published in prestigious journals such as Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

In The Last Decade

Heiko Pult

70 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

TFOS DEWS II Diagnostic Methodology report

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

2025 13 citations James S. Wolffsohn, Heiko Pult et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heiko Pult United Kingdom	23	3.2k	1.7k	1.3k	869	857	71	3.4k
Preeya K. Gupta United States	21	2.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	640 0.7×	656 0.8×	74	2.9k
Edoardo Villani Italy	32	2.9k 0.9×	2.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.4×	615 0.7×	788 0.9×	85	4.1k
Kathy Dumbleton Canada	15	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	929 0.7×	471 0.5×	515 0.6×	31	2.3k
Barbara Caffery United States	25	4.6k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	58	5.0k
Reiko Arita Japan	30	5.3k 1.7×	3.0k 1.8×	2.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.6×	95	5.5k
Carolyn G. Begley United States	34	4.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	969 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	107	4.9k
Aoi Komuro Japan	22	1.8k 0.5×	745 0.4×	793 0.6×	359 0.4×	500 0.6×	66	2.0k
Donald R. Korb United States	38	5.8k 1.8×	2.8k 1.7×	2.3k 1.8×	1.6k 1.8×	1.4k 1.6×	118	6.2k
Marta Sacchetti Italy	29	1.6k 0.5×	833 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	203 0.2×	302 0.4×	83	2.5k
Charles W. McMonnies Australia	29	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	283 0.3×	257 0.3×	106	2.8k

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Morgan, Philip B., Nathan Efron, Eric Papas, et al.. (2024). BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Management with contact lenses and spectacles. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 47(4). 102158–102158. 11 indexed citations

Jones, Lyndon, Nathan Efron, Melissa Barnett, et al.. (2023). TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of contact lenses on the ocular surface. The Ocular Surface. 29. 175–219. 35 indexed citations

Müntz, Alex, et al.. (2022). Blinking and upper eyelid morphology. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 45(6). 101702–101702. 3 indexed citations

Pult, Heiko, et al.. (2021). Effect of Eye Spray Phospholipid Concentration on the Tear Film and Ocular Comfort. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 47(8). 445–448. 8 indexed citations

Pult, Heiko & James S. Wolffsohn. (2019). The development and evaluation of the new Ocular Surface Disease Index-6. The Ocular Surface. 17(4). 817–821. 34 indexed citations

Pult, Heiko & James S. Wolffsohn. (2018). The development and evaluation of the new Ocular Surface Disease Index-6. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 41. S90–S90. 5 indexed citations

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 →

Riede-Pult, Britta, Katharine Evans, & Heiko Pult. (2017). Investigating the Short‐term Effect of Eyelid Massage on Corneal Topography. Optometry and Vision Science. 94(6). 700–706. 5 indexed citations

Pult, Heiko, et al.. (2016). Relationship between Corneal Sensation, Blinking, and Tear Film Quality. Optometry and Vision Science. 93(5). 471–481. 37 indexed citations

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Bandlitz, Stefan, Christine Purslow, Paul J. Murphy, & Heiko Pult. (2016). Influence of Conjunctival Folds on Calculated Tear Meniscus Volume Along the Lower Eyelid. The Ocular Surface. 14(3). 377–384. 12 indexed citations

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Blackie, Caroline A., et al.. (2014). Meibomian gland function cannot be predicted by Meibography in patients symptomatic for dry eye. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 4 indexed citations

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Pult, Heiko, Britta Riede-Pult, Caroline A. Blackie, Paul J. Murphy, & Donald R. Korb. (2013). Tear Film and Lid Margins in Over-Blink. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 5413–5413. 2 indexed citations

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Pult, Heiko & Britta Riede-Pult. (2012). An Assement of Subjective and Objective Grading of Meibography Images. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 588–588. 9 indexed citations

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Berry, Dominic W., et al.. (2012). Contact Lens Materials, Mucin Fragmentation and Relation to Symptoms. Cornea. 31(7). 770–776. 20 indexed citations

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Pult, Heiko, et al.. (2011). Warming efficiency of warm compresses versus BLEPHASTEAM® in eyelid therapy. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 1 indexed citations

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Pult, Heiko & Britta Riede-Pult. (2011). Grading of Lid-Parallel Conjunctival Folds by Novice and Experienced Observers. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 3739–3739. 8 indexed citations

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Pult, Heiko, Donald R. Korb, Caroline A. Blackie, & Erich Knop. (2010). About Vital Staining of the Eye and Eyelids. I. The Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the Eyelid Margins and the Lacrimal Puncta by E. Marx. Optometry and Vision Science. 87(10). 718–724. 19 indexed citations

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Pult, Heiko, Christine Purslow, Dominic W. Berry, & Paul J. Murphy. (2008). Clinical Tests for Successful Contact Lens Wear: Relationship and Predictive Potential. Optometry and Vision Science. 85(10). E924–E929. 107 indexed citations

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Berry, Dominic W., Heiko Pult, Christine Purslow, & Paul J. Murphy. (2008). Mucins and Ocular Signs in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Contact Lens Wear. Optometry and Vision Science. 85(10). E930–E938. 110 indexed citations

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Sickenberger, Wolfgang, et al.. (2000). LIPCOF and contact lens wearers - a new tool to forecast subjective dryness and degree of comfort of contact lens wearers. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 12 indexed citations

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