Lawson Ung

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 952 citations indexed

About

Lawson Ung is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawson Ung has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 952 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ophthalmology, 5 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lawson Ung's work include Ocular Infections and Treatments (9 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (4 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (3 papers). Lawson Ung is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Infections and Treatments (9 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (4 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (3 papers). Lawson Ung collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Lawson Ung's co-authors include James Chodosh, Paulo J. M. Bispo, Michael S. Gilmore, Swapna S. Shanbhag, Julie Considine, Shane Thomas, Andrew White, Jennifer L. Wilkinson‐Berka, Gerald Liew and Ushasree Pattamatta and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Lawson Ung

30 papers receiving 919 citations

Hit Papers

The persistent dilemma of microbial keratitis: Global bur... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The persistent dilemma of microbial keratitis: Global burden, diagnosis, and antimicrobial resistance
    2018 332 citations Lawson Ung, Paulo J. M. Bispo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawson Ung United States 15 450 214 172 148 125 30 952
David Seal United Kingdom 22 847 1.9× 549 2.6× 178 1.0× 171 1.2× 264 2.1× 38 1.4k
Shawn D. Keil United States 20 84 0.2× 211 1.0× 117 0.7× 155 1.0× 97 0.8× 24 1.3k
Lee S. Engel United States 14 155 0.3× 124 0.6× 43 0.3× 41 0.3× 248 2.0× 27 738
Yu‐Ching Lan Taiwan 18 27 0.1× 121 0.6× 39 0.2× 269 1.8× 220 1.8× 62 1.1k
Cindi Chen United States 13 121 0.3× 63 0.3× 23 0.1× 151 1.0× 185 1.5× 39 745
Tom Lietman United States 14 467 1.0× 292 1.4× 220 1.3× 377 2.5× 121 1.0× 34 1.1k
Kian Sing Chan Singapore 13 34 0.1× 37 0.2× 71 0.4× 154 1.0× 174 1.4× 29 990
Allison H. Bartlett United States 18 15 0.0× 159 0.7× 30 0.2× 216 1.5× 310 2.5× 64 1.2k
Samira Bührer-Sékula Brazil 21 101 0.2× 56 0.3× 35 0.2× 762 5.1× 124 1.0× 79 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lawson Ung

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lawson Ung

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ung, Lawson, James Chodosh, Connie Cañete‐Gibas, et al.. (2023). Fungal keratitis caused by Coniochaeta mutabilis—A case report. Journal de Mycologie Médicale. 33(2). 101384–101384. 3 indexed citations
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Davies, Emma, Lawson Ung, James Chodosh, et al.. (2022). Incidence and risk factors for glaucoma development and progression after corneal transplantation. Eye. 37(10). 2117–2125. 6 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson & James Chodosh. (2022). COVID-19 and the eye: alternative facts The 2022 Bowman Club, David L. Easty lecture. BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 7(1). e001042–e001042. 2 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, Fatima Cody Stanford, & James Chodosh. (2021). “All Labor Has Dignity” — The Case for Wage Equity for Essential Health Care Workers. New England Journal of Medicine. 385(17). 1539–1542. 2 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, et al.. (2021). Performance Evaluation of Commercially Available Swabs for Ocular Microbiology. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 62(8). 3466–3466. 1 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, et al.. (2021). Novel Molecular Barcoding for Rapid Pathogen Detection in Infectious Keratitis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 100066–100066. 3 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, Aalok V. Agarwala, & James Chodosh. (2021). Achieving Racial Equity Within Medical Institutions: An Appeal for Action. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 96(6). 1401–1403. 1 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson & James Chodosh. (2021). Foundational concepts in the biology of bacterial keratitis. Experimental Eye Research. 209. 108647–108647. 54 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson & James Chodosh. (2021). Urgent unmet needs in the care of bacterial keratitis: An evidence-based synthesis. The Ocular Surface. 28. 378–400. 15 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, Jost B. Jonas, Thomas M. Lietman, & James Chodosh. (2020). COVID-19 and the Unfinished Agenda of VISION 2020. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 224. 30–35. 11 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, et al.. (2020). Pediatric Microbial Keratitis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 39(10). 883–888. 4 indexed citations
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Bispo, Paulo J. M., Lawson Ung, James Chodosh, & Michael S. Gilmore. (2020). Hospital-Associated Multidrug-Resistant MRSA Lineages Are Trophic to the Ocular Surface and Cause Severe Microbial Keratitis. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 204–204. 15 indexed citations
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Jonas, Rahul A., Lawson Ung, Jaya Rajaiya, & James Chodosh. (2019). Mystery eye: Human adenovirus and the enigma of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 76. 100826–100826. 42 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, Mark Vangel, Emma Davies, et al.. (2019). Validation of a Comprehensive Clinical Algorithm for the Assessment and Treatment of Microbial Keratitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 214. 97–109. 22 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, Terence C. Chua, & David L. Morris. (2014). The importance of gender in patients with peritoneal metastases of appendiceal origin treated by cytoreduction and intraperitoneal chemotherapy: an analysis of 257 consecutive patients from an Australian centre. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 140(6). 1037–1045. 3 indexed citations
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Ung, Lawson, Alfred K. Lam, David L. Morris, & Terence C. Chua. (2014). Tissue-based biomarkers predicting outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer: a review. Clinical & Translational Oncology. 16(5). 425–435. 16 indexed citations
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Pirotta, Marie, Lawson Ung, Alicia Stein, et al.. (2009). The psychosocial burden of human papillomavirus related disease and screening interventions. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 85(7). 508–513. 73 indexed citations
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Considine, Julie, Lawson Ung, & Shane Thomas. (2001). Regular Article. Accident and Emergency Nursing. 9(2). 101–108. 36 indexed citations
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Considine, Julie, Lawson Ung, & Shane Thomas. (2000). Triage nurses’ decisions using the National Triage Scale for Australian emergency departments. Accident and Emergency Nursing. 8(4). 201–209. 74 indexed citations

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