Laura E. Downie

7.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
160 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Laura E. Downie is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura E. Downie has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 68 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 61 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Laura E. Downie's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (79 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (37 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (35 papers). Laura E. Downie is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (79 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (37 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (35 papers). Laura E. Downie collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Canada. Laura E. Downie's co-authors include J. R. Dahn, Algis J. Vingrys, P. Keller, Holly R. Chinnery, Jennifer P. Craig, Lin Ma, Jing Li, Wen-Da Qiu, James S. Wolffsohn and J. C. Burns and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Laura E. Downie

154 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report 2015 2026 2018 2022 2017 2015 2023 2023 250 500 750
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. TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report
    2017 965 citations Lyndon Jones, Laura E. Downie et al. The Ocular Surface profile →
  2. Study of the Failure Mechanisms of LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
    2015 458 citations Laura E. Downie et al. profile →
  3. Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis
    2023 86 citations Laura E. Downie et al. profile →
  4. TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface
    2023 66 citations James S. Wolffsohn, Laura E. Downie et al. The Ocular Surface profile →

Peers

Laura E. Downie
Shihao Chen China
Juha M. Holopainen Finland
Donald Martin United States
Hiroshi Tamura Japan
Akira Murakami Japan
Toshiaki Abe Japan
Bingqian Liu China
Xinyi Su Singapore
Zsolt Nagy Hungary
Li Jia Chen China
Shihao Chen China
Laura E. Downie
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Countries citing papers authored by Laura E. Downie

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura E. Downie

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laura E. Downie. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laura E. Downie 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 Laura E. Downie. Laura E. Downie 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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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
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Lee, Ji‐Hyun, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the efficacy and safety of therapeutic interventions for corneal neuropathy: A systematic review. The Ocular Surface. 33. 80–98. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengliang, Ji‐Hyun Lee, Edwin R. Lampugnani, et al.. (2024). Intravital Imaging of the Human Cornea Reveals the Differential Effects of Season on Innate and Adaptive Immune Cell Morphodynamics. Ophthalmology. 131(10). 1185–1195. 4 indexed citations
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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
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Britten‐Jones, Alexis Ceecee, Mengliang Wu, L. Jackson Roberts, et al.. (2024). Tear neuropeptide Y as a non-invasive marker of peripheral microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes. The Ocular Surface. 34. 309–316. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengliang, Erica L. Fletcher, Holly R. Chinnery, Laura E. Downie, & Scott N. Mueller. (2024). Redefining our vision: an updated guide to the ocular immune system. Nature reviews. Immunology. 24(12). 896–911. 14 indexed citations
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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
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Craig, Jennifer P., Mônica Alves, James S. Wolffsohn, et al.. (2023). TFOS Lifestyle Report Introduction: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease. The Ocular Surface. 28. 304–309. 10 indexed citations
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Markoulli, Maria, Sumayya Ahmad, Jayashree Arcot, et al.. (2023). TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of nutrition on the ocular surface. The Ocular Surface. 29. 226–271. 21 indexed citations
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Singh, Sumeer, Myra B. McGuinness, Andrew J. Anderson, & Laura E. Downie. (2022). Interventions for the Management of Computer Vision Syndrome. Ophthalmology. 129(10). 1192–1215. 39 indexed citations
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Khoo, Pauline, Laura E. Downie, Fiona Stapleton, et al.. (2022). Clinical Registries in Dry Eye Disease: A Systematic Review. Cornea. 41(12). 1572–1583. 3 indexed citations
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McKendrick, Allison M., et al.. (2022). Point‐of‐care tools to support optometric care provision to people with age‐related macular degeneration: A randomised, placebo‐controlled trial. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42(4). 814–827. 2 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Bao N., Sumeer Singh, Laura E. Downie, & Allison M. McKendrick. (2020). Migraine Screening in Primary Eye Care Practice: Current Behaviors and the Impact of Clinician Education. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 60(8). 1817–1829. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Alexis Ceecee, Jennifer P. Craig, & Laura E. Downie. (2019). Changes to corneal sensitivity precede symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in diabetes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 3241–3241.
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Shlonsky, Aron, Karyn L. Galvin, Adam P. Vogel, et al.. (2019). Interventions to Mitigate Cognitive Biases in the Decision Making of Eye Care Professionals: A Systematic Review. Optometry and Vision Science. 96(11). 818–824. 5 indexed citations
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Vingrys, Algis J., et al.. (2018). Tear film inflammatory cytokine upregulation in contact lens discomfort. The Ocular Surface. 17(1). 89–97. 37 indexed citations
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Zhang, Alexis Ceecee, Richard J. MacIsaac, L. Jackson Roberts, et al.. (2018). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation for improving peripheral nerve health: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 8(3). e020804–e020804. 10 indexed citations
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Downie, Laura E., et al.. (2013). Corneal Reshaping Influences Myopic Prescription Stability (CRIMPS). Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 39(4). 303–310. 31 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Erica L., Laura E. Downie, Kirstan A. Vessey, et al.. (2009). Angiotensin Type-1 Receptor Inhibition Is Neuroprotective to Amacrine Cells in a Rat Model of Retinopathy of Prematurity. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 3119–3119. 13 indexed citations

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