Mary Frances Cotch

18.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
127 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Mary Frances Cotch is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Frances Cotch has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 64 papers in Ophthalmology and 25 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Mary Frances Cotch's work include Retinal Imaging and Analysis (63 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (55 papers) and Retinal and Optic Conditions (28 papers). Mary Frances Cotch is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Imaging and Analysis (63 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (55 papers) and Retinal and Optic Conditions (28 papers). Mary Frances Cotch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Australia. Mary Frances Cotch's co-authors include Ronald Klein, Tien Yin Wong, Amirul Islam, Barbara E.K. Klein, A. Richey Sharrett, Xinzhi Zhang, David A. Eschenbach, Rachel Nugent, Jinan Saaddine and Susan Vitale and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Mary Frances Cotch

121 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Preterm Delivery of a Low-Birth-Weight Infant

1995 1.1k citations Mary Frances Cotch et al. profile →
Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in the United States, 2005-2008

2010 896 citations Xinzhi Zhang, Jinan Saaddine et al. JAMA profile →
Trichomonas vaginalis Associated With Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery

1997 647 citations Mary Frances Cotch et al. profile →
Diabetic Retinopathy in a Multi-ethnic Cohort in the United States

2006 516 citations Tien Yin Wong, Ronald Klein et al. American Journal of Ophthalmology profile →
Retinal Vascular Caliber, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Inflammation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

2006 494 citations Tien Yin Wong, Amirul Islam et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Associations of Biomarkers of Kidney Tubule Health with Retinal Microvascular Signs 2025 ·Kidney360 ·(unknown), Hasan Abolghasem Gorji, (unknown), Ronit Katz, Alfons J.H.M. Houben, Robert N. Weinreb, Matthew Allison, Stacy M. Meuer, Barbara E.K. Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Orlando M. Gutiérrez, Mark J. Sarnak, Michael G. Shlipak, Joachim H. Ix, Rakesh Malhotra	0
2	Impact of Balance and Dizziness Problems on Falls in Older Adults: The Longitudinal AGES ‐Reykjavik Study 2025 ·Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology ·Chuanming Li, Howard J. Hoffman, Bryan K. Ward, Charles C. Della Santina, Mary Frances Cotch, (unknown), Katalin G. Losonczy, Christa L. Themann, L. J. Launer, Kristín Siggeirsdóttir, Pálmi V. Jónsson, Vilmundur Guðnason, Hannes Petersen	0
3	Diabetes subgroups and risk for complications: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) 2021 ·Journal of Diabetes and its Complications ·Michael P. Bancks, Mercedes R. Carnethon, Haiying Chen, Mary Frances Cotch, Ronald Klein, Moysés Szklo, Alain G. Bertoni	11
4	Association of Retinal Microvascular Signs with Incident Atrial Fibrillation 2020 ·Ophthalmology Retina ·Gen‐Min Lin, Laura A. Colangelo, Barbara E.K. Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Tien Yin Wong, Carol Y. Cheung, Susan R. Heckbert, Álvaro Alonso, Younghoon Kwon, Richard A. Kronmal, Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones, Kiang Liu	3
5	Seasonal Changes in Vitamin D-Effective UVB Availability in Europe and Associations with Population Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2016 ·Nutrients ·Colette O’Neill, Andreas Kazantzidis, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher T. Sempos, Ramón Durazo-Arvizú, Rolf Jorde, Guri Grimnes, Guðný Eiríksdóttir, Vilmundur Guðnason, Mary Frances Cotch, Máiréad Kiely, Ann R. Webb, Kevin D. Cashman	139
6	Higher Plasma Phospholipid n–3 PUFAs, but Lower n–6 PUFAs, Are Associated with Lower Pulse Wave Velocity among Older Adults 2015 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Ilse Reinders, Rachel A. Murphy, Xiaoling Song, Gary F. Mitchell, Marjolein Visser, Mary Frances Cotch, Melissa E. Garcia, Lenore J. Launer, Guðný Eiríksdóttir, Vilmundur Guðnason, Tamara B. Harris, Ingeborg A. Brouwer	20
7	Retinal microvascular calibre and risk of diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and participant-level meta-analysis 2015 ·Diabetologia ·Charumathi Sabanayagam, Weng Kit Lye, Ronald Klein, Barbara E.K. Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Jonathan E. Shaw, Elizabeth Selvin, A. Richey Sharrett, Tien Yin Wong	41
8	Impact of Sensory Impairments on Functional Disability in Adults With Arthritis 2015 ·American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Diana Fisher, Michael M. Ward, Howard J. Hoffman, Chuanming Li, Mary Frances Cotch	6
9	Migration and Acculturation are associated with Refractive Errors in a Multiethnic Cohort in the United States: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 2014 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Ronald Klein, Barbara E.K. Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Ching‐Yu Cheng, Tien Yin Wong	1
10	Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2013 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·M. Kamran Ikram, Jing Xie, Mary Frances Cotch, Barbara E.K. Klein, Paul Mitchell, Jonathan E. Shaw, Rohit Varma, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Tien Yin Wong	1
11	Cluster Randomized Trial to Compare Spectacle Delivery Systems at Outreach Eye Camps in South India 2013 ·Ophthalmic Epidemiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thulasiraj Ravilla, Mary Frances Cotch	12
12	Vision Health Disparities in the United States by Race/Ethnicity, Education, and Economic Status: Findings From Two Nationally Representative Surveys 2012 ·American Journal of Ophthalmology ·Xinzhi Zhang, Mary Frances Cotch, Asel Ryskulova, Susan A. Primo, (unknown), Chiu‐Fang Chou, Linda S. Geiss, Lawrence Barker, Amanda F. Elliott, John E. Crews, Jinan Saaddine	204
13	Prevalence of Nonrefractive Visual Impairment in US Adults and Associated Risk Factors, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008 2012 ·JAMA ·Fang Ko, Susan Vitale, Chiu-Fang Chou, Mary Frances Cotch, Jinan Saaddine, David S. Friedman	68
14	Prevalence and Characteristics of Choroidal Nevi: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 2011 ·Ophthalmology ·(unknown), Chelsea E. Myers, Stacy M. Meuer, Barbara E.K. Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Tien Yin Wong, Ronald Klein	38
15	Retinal microvascular calibre and risk of incident diabetes: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis 2011 ·Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ·Joanne Yau, Jing Xie, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Ronald Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Alain G. Bertoni, Steven Shea, Tien Yin Wong	17
16	Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing and Subsequent Development of CKD Stage 3: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) 2011 ·American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Joanne Yau, Jing Xie, Ryo Kawasaki, Holly Kramer, Michael G. Shlipak, Ronald Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Tien Yin Wong	63
17	Is Diabetic Retinopathy Related to Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease? 2010 ·Ophthalmology ·Ryo Kawasaki, Ning Cheung, Amirul Islam, Ronald Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, A. Richey Sharrett, Daniel E. O’Leary, Tien Yin Wong	47
18	Long-Term Exposures to Air Pollution and Retinal Micro-Vascular Caliber: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) 2008 ·Epidemiology ·Sara D. Adar, (unknown), Barbara Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Ting Hway Wong, Marie S. O’Neill, Sandi Shrager, David S. Siscovick, Martha L. Daviglus, Joel D. Kaufman	0
19	The socioeconomic impact of vasculitis 2000 ·Current Opinion in Rheumatology ·Mary Frances Cotch	20
20	Estimating familial aggregation while adjusting for covariates Application to pulmonary function data from black and white sibships 1992 ·Annals of Epidemiology ·Mary Frances Cotch, Terri H. Beaty, Álvaro Muñoz, Bernice H. Cohen	4

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