Mahendra Shah

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Mahendra Shah is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahendra Shah has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ophthalmology, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Mahendra Shah's work include Ocular Infections and Treatments (14 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (8 papers) and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (5 papers). Mahendra Shah is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Infections and Treatments (14 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (8 papers) and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (5 papers). Mahendra Shah collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Philippines. Mahendra Shah's co-authors include David C. Ritterband, Mark G. Speaker, William Eisner, Barry N. Kreiswirth, John A. Seedor, Steven A. McCormick, Richard S. Koplin, Dan‐Ning Hu, Michael Engelbert and Andrew S. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Ophthalmology and American Journal of Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Mahendra Shah

25 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Role of External Bacteria... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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. Role of External Bacterial Flora in the Pathogenesis of Acute Postoperative Endophthalmitis
    1991 501 citations Mark G. Speaker, Mahendra Shah et al. Ophthalmology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahendra Shah United States 17 1.1k 403 263 177 109 26 1.4k
Rengappa Ramakrishnan India 21 1.4k 1.4× 246 0.6× 682 2.6× 40 0.2× 302 2.8× 61 1.7k
Kathleen A. McClellan Australia 16 753 0.7× 454 1.1× 245 0.9× 57 0.3× 41 0.4× 36 1.1k
Venkatapathy Narendran India 26 1.2k 1.1× 316 0.8× 918 3.5× 357 2.0× 256 2.3× 136 2.0k
Mudit Tyagi India 19 919 0.9× 91 0.2× 344 1.3× 103 0.6× 147 1.3× 119 1.4k
Vivek Pravin Dave India 16 761 0.7× 65 0.2× 191 0.7× 83 0.5× 71 0.7× 113 948
Xuguang Sun China 19 727 0.7× 757 1.9× 384 1.5× 77 0.4× 102 0.9× 70 1.3k
Michelle K. Rhee United States 16 486 0.5× 559 1.4× 278 1.1× 27 0.2× 73 0.7× 36 913
Alexandra van der Woerdt United States 18 495 0.5× 213 0.5× 303 1.2× 31 0.2× 69 0.6× 36 880
Seyed Ali Tabatabaei Iran 12 395 0.4× 217 0.5× 171 0.7× 73 0.4× 32 0.3× 58 549
Frederick H. Theodore United States 14 380 0.4× 234 0.6× 169 0.6× 76 0.4× 48 0.4× 31 772

Countries citing papers authored by Mahendra Shah

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mahendra Shah

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahendra Shah

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mahendra Shah. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mahendra Shah 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 Mahendra Shah. Mahendra Shah 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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Ritterband, David C., et al.. (2016). Clinical outcomes and antibiotic susceptibilities of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 255(4). 651–656. 1 indexed citations
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Gentile, Ronald C., Mahendra Shah, David C. Ritterband, et al.. (2014). Microbiological Spectrum and Antibiotic Sensitivity in Endophthalmitis. Ophthalmology. 121(8). 1634–1642. 137 indexed citations
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Milman, Tatyana, et al.. (2011). IsolatedNocardia exalbidaEndogenous Endophthalmitis. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 19(4). 237–239. 11 indexed citations
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Parikh, Jignesh, et al.. (2010). Shifting trends in in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities for common bacterial conjunctival isolates in the last decade at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 249(1). 111–119. 62 indexed citations
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Seedor, John A., et al.. (2008). The Prevalence and Pathogenicity of Propionibacterium acnes Keratitis. Cornea. 28(1). 36–39. 26 indexed citations
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Seedor, John A., et al.. (2008). Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Enterococcus Keratitis. Cornea. 27(8). 895–899. 28 indexed citations
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Ritterband, David C., et al.. (2007). Efficacy and Safety of Voriconazole as an Additive in Optisol GS. Cornea. 26(3). 343–347. 53 indexed citations
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Hu, Dan‐Ning, Steven A. McCormick, John A. Seedor, David C. Ritterband, & Mahendra Shah. (2007). Isolation, purification and cultivation of conjunctival melanocytes. Experimental Eye Research. 84(4). 655–662. 16 indexed citations
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Dyavaiah, Madhu, Rama Ramani, David Chu, et al.. (2007). Molecular characterization, biofilm analysis and experimental biofouling study of Fusariumisolates from recent cases of fungal keratitis in New York State. BMC Ophthalmology. 7(1). 1–1. 50 indexed citations
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Ritterband, David C., John A. Seedor, Mahendra Shah, Richard S. Koplin, & Steven A. McCormick. (2006). Fungal Keratitis at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Cornea. 25(3). 264–267. 108 indexed citations
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Seedor, John A., et al.. (2005). The Incidence of Fungal Keratitis and Endophthalmitis Following Penetrating Keratoplasty. Cornea. 24(3). 288–291. 88 indexed citations
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Alimova, Alexandra, A. Katz, Howard E. Savage, et al.. (2003). Native fluorescence and excitation spectroscopic changes in Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria subjected to conditions of starvation. Applied Optics. 42(19). 4080–4080. 52 indexed citations
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Ritterband, David C., et al.. (2002). Gemella haemolysans keratitis and consecutive endophthalmitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 133(2). 268–269. 19 indexed citations
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Ritterband, David C., Mahendra Shah, Kenneth L. Cohen, Joy Lawrence, & John A. Seedor. (2002). Burkholderia gladioli Keratitis Associated With Consecutive Recurrent Endophthalmitis. Cornea. 21(6). 602–603. 12 indexed citations
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Ritterband, David C., et al.. (2000). A Devastating Ocular Pathogen: β-streptococcus Group G. Cornea. 19(3). 297–300. 4 indexed citations
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Ritterband, David C., et al.. (1998). A Unique Case of Cryptococcus laurentii Keratitis Spread by a Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lens in a Patient with Onychomycosis. Cornea. 17(1). 115–115. 40 indexed citations
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Shah, Mahendra, et al.. (1992). Community‐Acquired Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Otolaryngology. Otolaryngology. 107(3). 434–437. 29 indexed citations
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Speaker, Mark G., et al.. (1991). Role of External Bacterial Flora in the Pathogenesis of Acute Postoperative Endophthalmitis. Ophthalmology. 98(5). 639–650. 501 indexed citations breakdown →
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Seedor, John A., et al.. (1990). Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis from Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 16(4). 512–513. 8 indexed citations
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Stern, Jordan C., Frank E. Lucente, & Mahendra Shah. (1988). In vitro effectiveness of 13 agents in otomycosis and review of the literature. The Laryngoscope. 98(11). 1173–1177. 54 indexed citations

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