John P. Whitcher

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

John P. Whitcher is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, John P. Whitcher has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Ophthalmology, 32 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in John P. Whitcher's work include Ocular Infections and Treatments (51 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (29 papers) and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (25 papers). John P. Whitcher is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Infections and Treatments (51 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (29 papers) and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (25 papers). John P. Whitcher collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Nepal. John P. Whitcher's co-authors include Muthiah Srinivasan, Madan Prasad Upadhyay, Gilbert Smolin, Troy E. Daniels, Thomas M. Lietman, Vicky Cevallos, Todd P. Margolis, John H. Wilkins, William Hodge and William A. Satariano and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

John P. Whitcher

108 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Corneal blindness: a global perspective.

2001 1.2k citations John P. Whitcher, Muthiah Srinivasan et al. PubMed profile →
Epidemiology and aetiological diagnosis of corneal ulceration in Madurai, south India

1997 482 citations Muthiah Srinivasan, Vicky Cevallos et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John P. Whitcher United States	35	2.9k	1.9k	1.4k	837	741	114	5.3k
Muthiah Srinivasan India	42	4.8k 1.6×	2.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.5×	306 0.4×	489 0.7×	173	6.9k
Nisha R. Acharya United States	44	4.6k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	416 0.5×	804 1.1×	180	5.7k
Kirk R. Wilhelmus United States	41	3.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	118 0.1×	1.6k 2.1×	153	5.7k
Michael E. Zegans United States	38	1.6k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	435 0.3×	129 0.2×	716 1.0×	87	3.7k
Dan B. Jones United States	33	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	726 0.5×	154 0.2×	1.1k 1.5×	82	4.0k
Angela M. Minassian United Kingdom	38	2.4k 0.8×	939 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	89 0.1×	1.1k 1.4×	80	4.8k
Darlene Miller United States	50	6.7k 2.3×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	68 0.1×	866 1.2×	264	8.5k
D.V. Seal United Kingdom	37	1.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	419 0.3×	113 0.1×	280 0.4×	112	4.4k
Eduardo C. Alfonso United States	40	4.2k 1.4×	2.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.4×	32 0.0×	483 0.7×	149	5.7k
Elisabeth J. Cohen United States	49	4.5k 1.5×	3.1k 1.6×	3.9k 2.8×	72 0.1×	1.1k 1.5×	224	7.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kandel, Ram Prasad, John A. Gonzales, Muthiah Srinivasan, et al.. (2023). Risk factors for corneal abrasions in Nepal: a community-based study. Eye. 38(5). 945–950. 2 indexed citations

Srinivasan, Muthiah, Ravilla D. Ravindran, Tansy Edwards, et al.. (2022). Relationship Between Cooking Fuel and Lens Opacities in South India: A 15-Year Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 243. 66–76. 1 indexed citations

Porco, Travis C., Thomas M. Lietman, N. Venkatesh Prajna, et al.. (2012). The Clinical Differentiation of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis: A Photographic Survey. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(4). 1787–1787. 111 indexed citations

Oldenburg, Catherine E., Nisha R. Acharya, Elmer Y. Tu, et al.. (2011). Practice Patterns and Opinions in the Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Cornea. 30(12). 1363–1368. 47 indexed citations

Upadhyay, Madan Prasad, Muthiah Srinivasan, & John P. Whitcher. (2009). Managing corneal disease: focus on suppurative keratitis.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(71). 39–41. 3 indexed citations

Srinivasan, Muthiah, Prajna Lalitha, Rajendran Mahalakshmi, et al.. (2008). Corticosteroids for bacterial corneal ulcers. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 93(2). 198–202. 45 indexed citations

Srinivasan, Muthiah, Rajendran Mahalakshmi, John P. Whitcher, et al.. (2008). Does In Vitro Susceptibility Predict Clinical Outcome in Bacterial Keratitis?. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 145(3). 409–412.e1. 29 indexed citations

Whitcher, John P.. (2008). Legal responsibilities: consent in emergency treatment. Nursing Standard. 23(9). 35–42.

Gritz, David C., Muthiah Srinivasan, Scott D. Smith, et al.. (2006). Antioxidants in Prevention of Cataracts in South India: Methodology and Baseline Data. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 13(2). 97–107. 5 indexed citations

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Srinivasan, Muthiah, et al.. (2006). Correlation of Corneal Scraping Smear Examination and Presence of Hypopyon to Microbial Culture Results in Suspected Infectious Keratitis. 47(13). 3584–3584.

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Srinivasan, Muthiah, et al.. (2006). Corneal ulceration in south-east Asia III: prevention of fungal keratitis at the village level in south India using topical antibiotics. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 90(12). 1472–1475. 36 indexed citations

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Chidambaram, Jaya D., Wondu Alemayehu, Muluken Melese, et al.. (2006). Effect of a Single Mass Antibiotic Distribution on the Prevalence of Infectious Trachoma. JAMA. 295(10). 1142–1142. 105 indexed citations

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Cevallos, Vicky, et al.. (2006). The Probability of Finding the Pathogen of Presumed Microbial Keratitis With Repeat Cultures After a Negative Culture at the F.I. Proctor Foundation. 47(13). 3561–3561. 1 indexed citations

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Miller, Kevin F., Muluken Melese, Wondu Alemayehu, et al.. (2004). How reliable is the clinical exam in detecting ocular chlamydial infection?. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 11(3). 255–262. 43 indexed citations

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Whitcher, John P., Muthiah Srinivasan, & Madan Prasad Upadhyay. (2002). Prevention of Corneal Ulceration in the Developing World. International Ophthalmology Clinics. 42(1). 71–77. 50 indexed citations

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Cevallos, Vicky, et al.. (1999). Alterations in the conjunctival bacterial flora following a single dose of azithromycin in a trachoma endemic area. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 83(12). 1332–1335. 47 indexed citations

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Whitcher, John P., et al.. (1998). Incidence of corneal ulceration in South India (Reply to the letter by Stephanie Fook Chong and David Machin). Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 5(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations

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Good, William V. & John P. Whitcher. (1992). FILAMENTARY KERATITIS CAUSED BY CORNEAL OCCLUSION IN LARGE-ANGLE STRABISMUS. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 23(1). 66–66. 7 indexed citations

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Whitcher, John P.. (1990). Corneal ulceration.. PubMed. 30(1). 30–2. 2 indexed citations

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Roussel, Thomas J., Walter H. Stern, Daniel F. Goodman, & John P. Whitcher. (1989). Postoperative Mycobacterial Endophthalmitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 107(4). 403–406. 38 indexed citations

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