Himal Kandel

61.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 981 citations indexed

About

Himal Kandel is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Himal Kandel has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 981 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 32 papers in Ophthalmology and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Himal Kandel's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (31 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (23 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (21 papers). Himal Kandel is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (31 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (23 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (21 papers). Himal Kandel collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Nepal and United Kingdom. Himal Kandel's co-authors include Konrad Pesudovs, Stephanie L. Watson, Jyoti Khadka, Michael Goggin, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Tim Fricke, Kevin D. Frick, Srinivas Marmamula, David S. Friedman and Jill Keeffe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

In The Last Decade

Himal Kandel

50 papers receiving 959 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.

IMI Impact of Myopia

2021 227 citations Himal Kandel, Ecosse L. Lamoureux et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Himal Kandel Australia	17	689	554	525	342	42	57	981
Veronica O’Dwyer Ireland	11	216 0.3×	226 0.4×	236 0.4×	83 0.2×	36 0.9×	26	448
María Carmen Sánchez‐González Spain	11	182 0.3×	103 0.2×	144 0.3×	133 0.4×	26 0.6×	48	337
Larry J. Davis United States	10	528 0.8×	216 0.4×	311 0.6×	493 1.4×	21 0.5×	17	714
Ana Tauste Spain	12	222 0.3×	175 0.3×	208 0.4×	101 0.3×	39 0.9×	20	368
Emmanuel Kobia‐Acquah Ghana	10	150 0.2×	108 0.2×	152 0.3×	155 0.5×	14 0.3×	31	339
Sin Wan Cheung Hong Kong	21	1.5k 2.1×	1.4k 2.5×	798 1.5×	564 1.6×	45 1.1×	53	1.6k
Sin-Wan Cheung Hong Kong	12	887 1.3×	888 1.6×	481 0.9×	321 0.9×	43 1.0×	14	996
Nina Tahhan Australia	12	607 0.9×	634 1.1×	496 0.9×	157 0.5×	85 2.0×	30	905
Seang-Mei Saw Singapore	11	399 0.6×	415 0.7×	324 0.6×	35 0.1×	35 0.8×	14	575
Luo-Ru Liu China	19	1.1k 1.6×	1.1k 2.1×	824 1.6×	186 0.5×	66 1.6×	30	1.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kandel, Himal, Fiona Stapleton, Laura E. Downie, et al.. (2025). The impact of dry eye disease on patient-reported quality of life: A Save Sight Dry Eye Registry study. The Ocular Surface. 37. 11–23. 1 indexed citations

Kandel, Himal, et al.. (2025). Corneal crosslinking for keratoconus in children with thin corneas: A multicentre registry study. 2(3). 100145–100145.

Kandel, Himal, et al.. (2025). Systematic review investigating the time taken for corneal stabilisation following contact lens cessation. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 109(10). 1099–1108.

Kandel, Himal, Gerd Geerling, Saaeha Rauz, et al.. (2024). Ocular neuropathic pain in a real-world patient cohort with dry eye disease: A save sight dry eye registry study. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 1(4). 100068–100068. 1 indexed citations

Watson, Stephanie L., Pauline Khoo, Maria Cabrera‐Aguas, et al.. (2024). Efficient capture of dry eye data from the real world: The Save Sight Dry Eye Registry. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 1(3). 100065–100065. 3 indexed citations

Black, Joanna, et al.. (2024). Vision impairment and differential access to eye health services in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e000313–e000313.

Watson, Stephanie L., et al.. (2024). Pulsed corneal crosslinking in the treatment of Keratoconus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 263(3). 589–601.

Cabrera‐Aguas, Maria, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial resistance in ocular infection: A review. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 52(3). 258–275. 11 indexed citations

Kandel, Himal, et al.. (2023). Epithelium-on versus epithelium-off corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 262(6). 1683–1692. 9 indexed citations

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Kandel, Himal, Aanchal Gupta, Richard Mills, et al.. (2023). Comparison of standard versus accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus: 5-year outcomes from the Save Sight Keratoconus Registry. Eye. 38(1). 95–102. 10 indexed citations

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Watson, Stephanie L., et al.. (2022). Oxygen in Corneal Collagen Crosslinking to Treat Keratoconus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 11(5). 453–459. 4 indexed citations

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Kandel, Himal, Jyoti Khadka, Stephanie L. Watson, Eva Fenwick, & Konrad Pesudovs. (2021). Item banks for measurement of refractive error‐specific quality of life. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 41(3). 591–602. 17 indexed citations

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Kandel, Himal, et al.. (2021). Computational study for temperature distribution in ArF excimer laser corneal refractive surgeries using different beam delivery techniques. Lasers in Medical Science. 37(3). 1709–1716. 2 indexed citations

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Kandel, Himal. (2021). Quality-of-life outcomes of long-term contact lens wear: A systematic review. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 45(1). 101521–101521. 16 indexed citations

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Marasini, Sanjay, et al.. (2021). Spectacle non‐tolerance in clinical practice – a systematic review with meta‐analysis. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 41(3). 610–622. 16 indexed citations

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Wolffsohn, James S., Kathy Dumbleton, Byki Huntjens, et al.. (2021). BCLA CLEAR - Evidence-based contact lens practice. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 44(2). 368–397. 35 indexed citations

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Pesudovs, Konrad, Jyoti Khadka, Mallika Prem Senthil, et al.. (2018). Disease-specificity and internationalisation of ophthalmic quality of life item banks. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 4145–4145. 1 indexed citations

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Kandel, Himal, et al.. (2017). Living experiences of people with refractive error: A qualitative study from Nepal. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 3420–3420. 3 indexed citations

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Kandel, Himal, et al.. (2015). Vision Impairment and Ocular Morbidity in a Refugee Population in Malawi. Optometry and Vision Science. 93(2). 188–193. 16 indexed citations

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Kandel, Himal, et al.. (2011). Visual Function in Patients on Ethambutol Therapy for Tuberculosis. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 28(2). 174–178. 18 indexed citations

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