Jost B. Jonas

332.4k total citations · 15 hit papers
1.0k papers, 45.8k citations indexed

About

Jost B. Jonas is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jost B. Jonas has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 45.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 895 papers in Ophthalmology, 617 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 202 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Jost B. Jonas's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (659 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (528 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (281 papers). Jost B. Jonas is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (659 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (528 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (281 papers). Jost B. Jonas collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Jost B. Jonas's co-authors include Ya Xing Wang, Liang Xu, Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas, Liang Xu, Wido M. Budde, Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui, G. O. H. Naumann, Qi Sheng You, Gabriele C. Gusek and Rupert Bourne and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jost B. Jonas

995 papers receiving 44.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Causes of vision loss worldwide, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis

2013 1.3k citations Rupert Bourne, Jost B. Jonas et al. profile →
Global Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Projection of Burden through 2045

2021 1.2k citations Mukharram M. Bikbov, Ya Xing Wang et al. Ophthalmology profile →
Glaucoma

2017 940 citations Jost B. Jonas, Rupert Bourne et al. profile →
IMI – Defining and Classifying Myopia: A Proposed Set of Standards for Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies

2019 638 citations Mingguang He, Jost B. Jonas et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
Optic disc, cup and neuroretinal rim size, configuration and correlations in normal eyes.

1988 518 citations Jost B. Jonas et al. profile →
Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Urban and Rural Areas in Beijing

2006 496 citations Ya Xing Wang, Jost B. Jonas et al. Ophthalmology profile →
Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness: The Beijing Eye Study

2012 472 citations Jost B. Jonas, Jie Xu et al. Ophthalmology profile →
Guidelines for the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema by the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)

2017 464 citations Jost B. Jonas et al. profile →
Global Estimates on the Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Diabetic Retinopathy: A Meta-analysis From 1990 to 2010

2016 460 citations Rupert Bourne, Jost B. Jonas et al. profile →
Global Prevalence of Vision Impairment and Blindness

2013 384 citations Jost B. Jonas, Serge Resnikoff et al. Ophthalmology profile →
Incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review

2018 342 citations Ya Xing Wang, Jost B. Jonas et al. profile →
Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Cataract Worldwide and in World Regions, 1990 to 2010

2015 276 citations Rupert Bourne, Jost B. Jonas et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
Digital Screen Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk for a Further Myopia Boom?

2020 251 citations Jost B. Jonas, Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui et al. American Journal of Ophthalmology profile →
IMI Pathologic Myopia

2021 237 citations Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui, Yuxin Fang et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
Myopia: Histology, clinical features, and potential implications for the etiology of axial elongation

2022 93 citations Jost B. Jonas, Rahul A. Jonas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jost B. Jonas Germany	102	38.3k	28.4k	9.1k	4.6k	2.9k	1.0k	45.8k
Robert N. Weinreb United States	106	44.4k 1.2×	31.2k 1.1×	2.6k 0.3×	7.8k 1.7×	5.1k 1.8×	1.1k	50.1k
Harry A. Quigley United States	98	38.0k 1.0×	22.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.2×	10.3k 2.2×	4.2k 1.5×	400	42.9k
Tin Aung Singapore	73	25.1k 0.7×	19.3k 0.7×	2.9k 0.3×	3.5k 0.7×	2.9k 1.0×	639	28.9k
Ching‐Yu Cheng Singapore	62	18.4k 0.5×	14.2k 0.5×	4.0k 0.4×	3.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	518	25.2k
William J. Feuer United States	85	21.6k 0.6×	16.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.2×	2.9k 0.6×	4.0k 1.4×	487	27.0k
Paul Mitchell Australia	84	16.2k 0.4×	13.1k 0.5×	5.8k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	339	25.5k
David S. Friedman United States	82	17.4k 0.5×	12.2k 0.4×	4.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	2.3k 0.8×	506	23.1k
Jie Jin Wang Australia	91	17.5k 0.5×	14.7k 0.5×	4.4k 0.5×	2.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	384	25.2k
Kazuo Tsubota Japan	99	17.2k 0.5×	20.0k 0.7×	3.7k 0.4×	5.9k 1.3×	25.8k 9.0×	1.2k	46.0k
Seang‐Mei Saw Singapore	89	16.7k 0.4×	17.3k 0.6×	14.9k 1.6×	1.4k 0.3×	3.8k 1.3×	507	28.9k

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Jonas, Jost B., Mukharram M. Bikbov, Ya Xing Wang, et al.. (2025). Glaucomatous, Glaucoma-Like, and Non-Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy in High Myopia: The Two-Continent Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(14). 30–30.

Resnikoff, Serge, Tien Yin Wong, Weizhong Lan, et al.. (2025). Key strategies to reduce the global burden of myopia: consensus from the international myopia summit. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 109(5). 535–542. 4 indexed citations

Bullimore, Mark A., Serge Resnikoff, Alain M. Bron, et al.. (2025). The real-world effectiveness of defocus incorporated multiple segments and highly aspherical lenslets on myopia control: a longitudinal study from the French myopia cohort. BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 10(1). e002142–e002142.

Bikbov, Mukharram M., Timur R. Gilmanshin, Gyulli M. Kazakbaeva, Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas, & Jost B. Jonas. (2024). Prevalence of Myopic Maculopathy Among the Very Old: The Ural Very Old Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(3). 29–29. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaofei, et al.. (2024). Lamina Cribrosa Configurations in Highly Myopic and Non-Highly Myopic Eyes: The Beijing Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(8). 28–28.

Jonas, Jost B., Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas, Wenbin Wei, Jie Xu, & Ya Xing Wang. (2024). Prevalence and associations of dome‐shaped maculas. The Beijing Eye Study. Acta Ophthalmologica. 103(2). 177–185. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Wenqing, et al.. (2024). Prevalence, Features, and Risk Factors of Macular Retinoschisis in High Myopic Population: The Beijing Eye Study 2011. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 270. 227–236. 2 indexed citations

Jonas, Jost B., et al.. (2024). Posterior Eye Shape in Myopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). 100575–100575. 3 indexed citations

Jonas, Jost B., Mukharram M. Bikbov, Ya Xing Wang, et al.. (2024). Myopic Macular Atrophy in the Two-Continent Population-Based Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(8). 38–38. 1 indexed citations

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Belghith, Akram, Jasmin Rezapour, Eleonora Micheletti, et al.. (2024). Rates of Choriocapillaris Microvascular Dropout and Macular Structural Changes in Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy With and Without Myopia. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 267. 257–270. 1 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Rahul A. Jonas, Shefali B. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2023). Choriocapillaris, Photoreceptors, and Inner Retinal Layer in Spatial Relationship to Parapapillary Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta Zones. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(12). 12–12. 4 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Rahul A. Jonas, Shefali B. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2023). Myopic Versus Glaucomatous Parapapillary Beta Zone in Myopic Eyes Versus Eyes With Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(5). 25–25. 11 indexed citations

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Xie, Hui, et al.. (2022). Arterial hypertension and retinal layer thickness: the Beijing Eye Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108(1). 105–111. 4 indexed citations

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Fang, Yuxin, Tae Yokoi, Natsuko Nagaoka, et al.. (2018). Progression of Myopic Maculopathy during 18-Year Follow-up. Ophthalmology. 125(6). 863–877. 177 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui, Wen Jiang, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2017). BRUCH MEMBRANE AND THE MECHANISM OF MYOPIZATION. Retina. 37(8). 1428–1440. 126 indexed citations

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Wong, Ian Y., et al.. (2017). Choroidal thickness in school children: The Gobi Desert Children Eye Study. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 11 indexed citations

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Shen, Ling, Qi Sheng You, Xiaolin Xu, et al.. (2015). Scleral Thickness in Chinese Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(4). 2720–2720. 47 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Wido M. Budde, Andrea Stroux, Isabel Oberacher-Velten, & Anselm G M Juenemann. (2010). Circadian Intraocular Pressure Profiles in Chronic Open Angle Glaucomas. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiao, et al.. (2008). Eyelid Neoplasms in the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre Between 1997 and 2006. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 39(5). 367–372. 46 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., et al.. (2003). Optic neuromyelitis is a syndrome. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 87(2). 196–196. 2 indexed citations

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