Leon B. Ellwein

21.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Leon B. Ellwein is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon B. Ellwein has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Epidemiology, 55 papers in Ophthalmology and 43 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Leon B. Ellwein's work include Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (62 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (25 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (21 papers). Leon B. Ellwein is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (62 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (25 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (21 papers). Leon B. Ellwein collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Leon B. Ellwein's co-authors include Gopal P. Pokharel, Samuel M. Cohen, Sergio Muñoz, Samuel M. Cohen, Mingguang He, Robert D. Sperduto, A D Négrel, Jialiang Zhao, Jingjing Xu and Eugenio Maul and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Leon B. Ellwein

114 papers receiving 8.6k citations

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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.

Cell Proliferation in Carcinogenesis

1990 885 citations Leon B. Ellwein et al. profile →
Refractive Error and Visual Impairment in Urban Children in Southern China

2004 649 citations Mingguang He, Jingjing Xu et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Visual impairment and refractive error in school children in Bhutan: The findings from the Bhutan School Sight Survey (BSSS 2019) 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Leon B. Ellwein, Gopal P. Pokharel, Taraprasad Das, Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota, (unknown), (unknown)	18
2	Progression of Near Vision Loss and Incidence of Near Vision Impairment in an Adult Chinese Population 2017 ·Ophthalmology ·Xiaotong Han, Leon B. Ellwein, Xinxing Guo, Yin Hu, William Yan, Mingguang He	18
3	Prevalence of astigmatism in school-aged children: a multi-country refractive error study in children 2014 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Lili Wang, Mingguang He, Leon B. Ellwein	3
4	Prevalence and Correction of Near Vision Impairment at Seven Sites in China, India, Nepal, Niger, South Africa, and the United States 2012 ·American Journal of Ophthalmology ·Mingguang He, Amza Abdou, Kovin Naidoo, Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota, R. D. Thulasiraj, Rohit Varma, Jialiang Zhao, Leon B. Ellwein	56
5	Prevelence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Older Adults in an Area of India with a High Cataract Surgical Rate 2010 ·Ophthalmic Epidemiology ·G. V. S. Murthy, Praveen Vashist, Neena John, Gopal P. Pokharel, Leon B. Ellwein	65
6	Prevalence and Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Rural China 2010 ·Ophthalmology ·Jialiang Zhao, Leon B. Ellwein, Hao Cui, Jian Ge, Huaijin Guan, Jianhua Lv, (unknown), (unknown), Zheng Qin Yin, Yuansheng Yuan, Hu Liu	62
7	Prevalence of Vision Impairment in Older Adults in Rural China 2010 ·Ophthalmology ·Jialiang Zhao, Leon B. Ellwein, Hao Cui, Jian Ge, Huaijin Guan, Jianhua Lv, (unknown), (unknown), Zheng Qin Yin, Yuansheng Yuan, Hu Liu	111
8	Need and Challenges of Refractive Correction in Urban Chinese School Children 2005 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Mingguang He, Jingjing Xu, Qiuxia Yin, Leon B. Ellwein	68
9	Psychometric properties of the National Eye Institute–Refractive Error Quality of Life instrument 2003 ·Ophthalmology ·Ron D. Hays, Carol M. Mangione, Leon B. Ellwein, Anne S. Lindblad, Karen L. Spritzer, Peter J. McDonnell	128
10	The Sivaganga Eye Survey: II. Outcomes and cataract surgery 2002 ·Ophthalmic Epidemiology ·R. D. Thulasiraj, (unknown), Sudhakar Selvaraj, Sergio Muñoz, Leon B. Ellwein	39
11	The Sivaganga Eye Survey: I. Blindness and cataract surgery 2002 ·Ophthalmic Epidemiology ·R. D. Thulasiraj, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Leon B. Ellwein	72
12	Use of Eye Care and Associated Charges Among the Medicare Population 2002 ·Archives of Ophthalmology ·Leon B. Ellwein	111
13	A population-based eye survey of older adults in a rural district of Rajasthan 2001 ·Ophthalmology ·G. V. S. Murthy, Sanjeev Gupta, Leon B. Ellwein, Sergio Muñoz, Damodar Bachani, Vijay Dada	122
14	The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study IV: posterior capsule opacification 2000 ·American Journal of Ophthalmology ·N. Venkatesh Prajna, Leon B. Ellwein, Sudhakar Selvaraj, (unknown), Carl Kupfer	36
15	Visual acuity and quality of life in patients with cataract in Doumen County, China☆ 1999 ·Ophthalmology ·Mingguang He, Jingjing Xu, Shaozhen Li, Kaili Wu, Sergio Muñoz, Leon B. Ellwein	94
16	Quality of life assessment in blindness prevention interventions 1996 ·Leon B. Ellwein, Adam Fletcher, A D Négrel, R. D. Thulasiraj	5
17	Cellular proliferation and genetic events involved in the genesis of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in immune compromised patients 1992 ·Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics ·Leon B. Ellwein, (unknown)	7
18	Biologic Complexity in Mathematical Modeling 1989 ·Medical Decision Making ·Leon B. Ellwein, Mark H. Eckman	4
19	Urinary Cytology Screening 1988 ·Medical Decision Making ·Leon B. Ellwein, George M. Farrow	11
20	DECISION ANALYSIS OF THE HTLV-III SCREENING TEST FOR BLOOD DONORS 1986 ·PubMed ·Leon B. Ellwein, David T. Purtilo, Ruth Purtilo	1

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