Kovin Naidoo

38.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
88 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Kovin Naidoo is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Epidemiology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Kovin Naidoo has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Ophthalmology, 48 papers in Epidemiology and 35 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Kovin Naidoo's work include Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (48 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research (25 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (23 papers). Kovin Naidoo is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (48 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research (25 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (23 papers). Kovin Naidoo collaborates with scholars based in Australia, South Africa and United States. Kovin Naidoo's co-authors include Serge Resnikoff, Tien Yin Wong, Monica Jong, Tim Fricke, Thomas Naduvilath, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Brien A. Holden, David A. Wilson, Jost B. Jonas and Seth Flaxman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Kovin Naidoo

77 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2016 2013 2019 2016 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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 Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050
    2016 3.2k citations Brien A. Holden, Tim Fricke et al. profile →
  2. Causes of vision loss worldwide, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis
    2013 1.3k citations Rupert Bourne, Gretchen A Stevens et al. profile →
  3. IMI – Defining and Classifying Myopia: A Proposed Set of Standards for Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies
    2019 638 citations Jost B. Jonas, Monica Jong et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
  4. Global Estimates on the Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Diabetic Retinopathy: A Meta-analysis From 1990 to 2010
    2016 460 citations Janet L Leasher, Rupert Bourne et al. profile →
  5. Global Prevalence of Presbyopia and Vision Impairment from Uncorrected Presbyopia
    2018 336 citations Tim Fricke, Nina Tahhan et al. profile →
  6. Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Cataract Worldwide and in World Regions, 1990 to 2010
    2015 276 citations Rupert Bourne, Seth Flaxman et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
  7. Global prevalence of visual impairment associated with myopic macular degeneration and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050: systematic review, meta-analysis and modelling
    2018 222 citations Tim Fricke, Monica Jong et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology profile →

Peers

Kovin Naidoo
Gopal P. Pokharel United States
Rupert Bourne United Kingdom
Jill Keeffe Australia
Nathan Congdon China
Silvio Paolo Mariotti Switzerland
Mehdi Khabazkhoob Iran
Donatella Pascolini Switzerland
Leslie Hyman United States
Maureen G. Maguire United States
Haidong Zou China
Gopal P. Pokharel United States
Kovin Naidoo
Citations per year, relative to Kovin Naidoo Kovin Naidoo (= 1×) peers Gopal P. Pokharel

Countries citing papers authored by Kovin Naidoo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kovin Naidoo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kovin Naidoo

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Naidoo, Kovin, et al.. (2025). Understanding barriers to spectacle wear compliance among schoolchildren in Calabar Nigeria: A qualitative study. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 2(3). 100160–100160.
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Naidoo, Kovin, et al.. (2024). Proposed task shifting integrated with telemedicine to address uncorrected refractive error in Kenya: Delphi study. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 115–115. 3 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Kovin, et al.. (2024). SWOT analysis of the models used by social enterprises in scaling effective refractive error coverage to achieve the 2030 in SIGHT in Kenya. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 3750–3750. 1 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Kovin, et al.. (2023). Global mapping of optometry workforce. African vision and eye health. 82(1). 7 indexed citations
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Ocansey, Stephen, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Bernadine N. Ekpenyong, et al.. (2023). Profiling and factors associated with glaucoma diagnostic practice in sub-Saharan Africa-a cross sectional study of Nigerian and Ghanaian optometrists. BMC Ophthalmology. 23(1). 351–351. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaochen, Hongmei Yi, Haiqing Zhang, et al.. (2020). Impact of spectacles wear on uncorrected visual acuity among urban migrant primary school children in China: a cluster-randomised clinical trial. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 105(6). 761–767. 3 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Kovin, et al.. (2019). Competency-based Assessment of Refractive Error Measurement in a Mozambique Optometry School. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Fricke, Tim, Monica Jong, Kovin Naidoo, et al.. (2018). Global prevalence of visual impairment associated with myopic macular degeneration and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050: systematic review, meta-analysis and modelling. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 102(7). 855–862. 222 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alrasheed, Saif Hassan, et al.. (2018). Building consensus for the development of child eye care services in South Darfur State of Sudan using the Delphi technique. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 10(1). e1–e9. 15 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Kovin, Tim Fricke, Padmaja Sankaridurg, et al.. (2017). Estimated global productivity loss from myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 2404–2404.
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Bourne, Rupert, Seth Flaxman, Tasanee Braithwaite, et al.. (2017). Global Prevalence of Blindness and Distance and Near Vision Impairment: Magnitude, Temporal Trends, and Projections. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 840–840. 3 indexed citations
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Kempen, John H., Rupert Bourne, Tien Yin Wong, et al.. (2017). Estimated Prevalence of Visual Impairment in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 2197–2197.
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Wilson, David A., Monica Jong, Padmaja Sankaridurg, et al.. (2016). A global generational shift in myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 2468–2468. 1 indexed citations
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Bourne, Rupert, Hugh R. Taylor, Seth Flaxman, et al.. (2016). Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Glaucoma Worldwide and in World Regions 1990 – 2010: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0162229–e0162229. 155 indexed citations
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Papas, Eric, Nina Tahhan, Tim Fricke, et al.. (2015). Global Cost-Effectiveness of Correcting Near Vision Impairment Due to Uncorrected Presbyopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 2132–2132. 1 indexed citations
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Jaggernath, Jyoti, et al.. (2014). Poverty and Eye Health. Health. 6(14). 1849–1860. 23 indexed citations
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Jonas, Jost B., Rupert Bourne, Richard White, et al.. (2014). Visual Impairment and Blindness Due to Macular Diseases Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 158(4). 808–815. 79 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Kovin, et al.. (2011). The KwaZulu-Natal Child Eye Care Programme: Delivering refractive error services to primary school learners. African vision and eye health. 70(2). 3 indexed citations
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Dlamini, Siyabonga, et al.. (2008). Gender factors associated with sexual abstinent behaviour of rural South African high school going youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Health Education Research. 24(3). 450–460. 20 indexed citations
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Minto, Hasan, et al.. (2007). Sourcing acceptable spectacles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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