Marco Yu

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Marco Yu is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marco Yu has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Ophthalmology, 87 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 27 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Marco Yu's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (69 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (54 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (38 papers). Marco Yu is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (69 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (54 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (38 papers). Marco Yu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Singapore and China. Marco Yu's co-authors include Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, Robert N. Weinreb, Vishal Jhanji, Gilda Lai, Tommy C.Y. Chan, Dennis S.C. Lam, Tien Yin Wong, Ching‐Yu Cheng, Yih Chung Tham and Tyler Hyungtaek Rim and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Marco Yu

98 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Projection of Burden through 2045

2021 1.2k citations Zhen Ling Teo, Yih Chung Tham et al. Ophthalmology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marco Yu Hong Kong	32	3.2k	3.0k	710	362	318	102	4.1k
Tyler Hyungtaek Rim South Korea	28	2.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	495 0.7×	381 1.1×	305 1.0×	134	4.1k
Tariq Aslam United Kingdom	26	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	825 1.2×	325 0.9×	145 0.5×	144	3.5k
Jakob Grauslund Denmark	33	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	434 0.6×	256 0.7×	200 0.6×	211	3.1k
Wenyong Huang China	28	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	875 1.2×	281 0.8×	346 1.1×	166	3.3k
Mariacristina Parravano Italy	31	3.2k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	242 0.3×	560 1.5×	147 0.5×	198	3.7k
Jacqueline Chua Singapore	29	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	227 0.3×	324 0.9×	214 0.7×	134	2.8k
Stacy M. Meuer United States	34	4.9k 1.5×	3.8k 1.3×	488 0.7×	897 2.5×	86 0.3×	66	5.6k
Jerry D. Cavallerano United States	32	3.5k 1.1×	3.2k 1.1×	310 0.4×	439 1.2×	170 0.5×	87	4.9k
Sharon D. Solomon United States	26	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	203 0.3×	507 1.4×	70 0.2×	58	3.1k
Jean‐François Korobelnik France	38	6.0k 1.9×	4.5k 1.5×	368 0.5×	901 2.5×	282 0.9×	213	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Marco Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marco Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marco Yu

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

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Goh, Jocelyn Hui Lin, Xiaofeng Lei, Miao-Li Chee, et al.. (2025). Multi-Comparison of Different Ocular Imaging Modality-based Deep Learning Models for Visually Significant Cataract Detection. Ophthalmology Science. 5(6). 100837–100837.

Peng, Qingsheng, Tyler Hyungtaek Rim, Zhi Da Soh, et al.. (2025). Predictive Potential of Retina‐Based Biological Age in Assessing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Risk. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 53(4). 402–408. 2 indexed citations

Soh, Zhi Da, Marco Yu, Yanyan Chen, et al.. (2025). Physiological change in ganglion cell inner plexiform layer and nerve fibre layer thickness over six years. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 53(4). 391–401. 1 indexed citations

Li, Hengtong, Marco Yu, Crystal Chun Yuen Chong, et al.. (2024). Omega-3 Fatty Acids as Protective Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. 132(5). 598–609. 5 indexed citations

Nusinovici, Simon, Tyler Hyungtaek Rim, Hengtong Li, et al.. (2024). Application of a deep-learning marker for morbidity and mortality prediction derived from retinal photographs: a cohort development and validation study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 5(10). 100593–100593. 15 indexed citations

Nusinovici, Simon, Marco Yu, Miao-Li Chee, et al.. (2024). Associations between shorter leucocyte telomere length and increased risk of age-related macular degeneration in women: insights from the United Kingdom Biobank study. Eye. 39(6). 1146–1152. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiulan, Fei Li, Lin Chen, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic criteria of anterior segment swept-source optical coherence tomography to detect gonioscopic angle closure. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108(8). 1130–1136.

Li, Hengtong, Marco Yu, Zhi Da Soh, et al.. (2024). Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as a Protective Factor for Myopia. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 268. 368–377. 5 indexed citations

Soh, Zhi Da, Monisha E. Nongpiur, Marco Yu, et al.. (2023). Deep Learning-based Quantification of Anterior Segment OCT Parameters. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100360–100360. 6 indexed citations

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Majithia, Shivani, Crystal Chun Yuen Chong, Miao Li Chee, et al.. (2023). Associations between Chronic Kidney Disease and Thinning of Neuroretinal Layers in Multiethnic Asian and White Populations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100353–100353. 4 indexed citations

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Teo, Zhen Ling, Zhi Da Soh, Yih Chung Tham, et al.. (2022). Six-Year Incidence and Risk Factors for Primary Angle-Closure Disease. Ophthalmology. 129(7). 792–802. 15 indexed citations

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Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, Poemen P. Chan, Kelvin H. Wan, et al.. (2022). Nicotinamide riboside as a neuroprotective therapy for glaucoma: study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-control trial. Trials. 23(1). 45–45. 17 indexed citations

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Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun, Robert N. Weinreb, David F Garway-Heath, et al.. (2022). Diagnostic assessment of glaucoma and non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies via optical texture analysis of the retinal nerve fibre layer. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 6(5). 593–604. 27 indexed citations

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Betzler, Bjorn Kaijun, Sahil Thakur, Marco Yu, et al.. (2021). Gender Prediction for a Multiethnic Population via Deep Learning Across Different Retinal Fundus Photograph Fields: Retrospective Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Medical Informatics. 9(8). e25165–e25165. 15 indexed citations

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Teo, Zhen Ling, Yih Chung Tham, Marco Yu, et al.. (2021). Global Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Projection of Burden through 2045. Ophthalmology. 128(11). 1580–1591. 1211 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soh, Zhi Da, Marco Yu, Bjorn Kaijun Betzler, et al.. (2021). The Global Extent of Undetected Glaucoma in Adults. Ophthalmology. 128(10). 1393–1404. 58 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiu Juan, Hei-Nga Chan, Yuzhou Zhang, et al.. (2021). Myopia incidence and lifestyle changes among school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based prospective study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(12). 1772–1778. 117 indexed citations

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Thakur, Sahil, Marco Yu, Yih Chung Tham, et al.. (2021). Utilisation of poor-quality optical coherence tomography scans: adjustment algorithm from the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases (SEED) study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(7). 962–969. 3 indexed citations

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Teo, Zhen Ling, Yih Chung Tham, Marco Yu, et al.. (2020). Do we have enough ophthalmologists to manage vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy? A global perspective. Eye. 34(7). 1255–1261. 35 indexed citations

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Koh, Victor, Yih Chung Tham, Nicholas Tan, et al.. (2020). Six-Year Incidence and Risk Factors of Primary Glaucoma in the Singapore Indian Eye Study. Ophthalmology Glaucoma. 4(2). 201–208. 3 indexed citations

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