Matthew J. Burton

14.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
304 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Matthew J. Burton is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Microbiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew J. Burton has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Ophthalmology, 95 papers in Microbiology and 92 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Matthew J. Burton's work include Reproductive tract infections research (94 papers), Retinal Imaging and Analysis (50 papers) and Ocular Infections and Treatments (43 papers). Matthew J. Burton is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (94 papers), Retinal Imaging and Analysis (50 papers) and Ocular Infections and Treatments (43 papers). Matthew J. Burton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Tanzania. Matthew J. Burton's co-authors include David Mabey, Robin L. Bailey, Martin J. Holland, Helen A. Weiss, Victor Hu, David Macleod, Astrid Leck, Andrew Bastawrous, Stephen Gichuhi and Sheila K. West and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Matthew J. Burton

284 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

The global incidence and diagnosis of fungal keratitis

2020 291 citations Lottie Brown, Astrid Leck et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
A global review of publicly available datasets for ophthalmological imaging: barriers to access, usability, and generalisability

2020 196 citations Xiaoxuan Liu, Matthew J. Burton et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew J. Burton United Kingdom	47	2.8k	2.6k	2.4k	1.6k	1.5k	304	7.8k
Thomas M. Lietman United States	51	3.2k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.6×	389	10.8k
Beatriz Muñoz United States	55	4.4k 1.5×	2.1k 0.8×	3.9k 1.6×	2.8k 1.7×	1.5k 1.0×	260	10.5k
Allen Foster United Kingdom	59	4.7k 1.7×	1.8k 0.7×	4.6k 1.9×	3.8k 2.4×	850 0.6×	238	10.9k
Travis C. Porco United States	52	3.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	357	9.8k
Silvio Paolo Mariotti Switzerland	15	4.5k 1.6×	646 0.2×	2.1k 0.9×	3.2k 2.0×	836 0.6×	31	7.3k
Paul Courtright Tanzania	35	2.1k 0.7×	740 0.3×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	591 0.4×	170	4.3k
B Thylefors Switzerland	24	2.0k 0.7×	721 0.3×	1000 0.4×	911 0.6×	445 0.3×	68	4.0k
John P. Atkinson United States	69	1.5k 0.5×	434 0.2×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	300	16.3k
David J. Wilson United States	54	4.3k 1.5×	365 0.1×	834 0.3×	4.1k 2.6×	325 0.2×	278	12.5k
Deepak Shukla United States	54	839 0.3×	233 0.1×	4.7k 1.9×	410 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	259	10.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bascarán, Covadonga, Rinki Murphy, Iris Gordon, et al.. (2025). Measures of diabetic retinopathy treatment coverage: protocol for a methodological review. BMJ Open. 15(3). e092081–e092081. 1 indexed citations

Yusufu, Mayinuer, et al.. (2025). Retinomics: a window to multidisease prediction using retinal biomarkers from routine eye imaging. BMC Medicine. 23(1). 662–662.

Allen, Luke, Sarah Karanja, Michael Gichangi, et al.. (2025). Identifying barriers and potential solutions to improve equitable access to community eye services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study protocol. BMJ Open. 15(1). e082975–e082975. 2 indexed citations

Phillips, Matthew R., et al.. (2025). Improving the Seebeck Coefficient and Electrical Conductivity of Fe11Ti3Al6 by Substituting Fe with Cr. Journal of Electronic Materials. 54(4). 2701–2709.

Jobe, Modou, et al.. (2024). Blood pressure and the hypertension care cascade in The Gambia: Findings from a nationwide survey. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 26(5). 563–572. 1 indexed citations

Evans, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Artificial intelligence for diabetic retinopathy in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 11(4). e003424–e003424. 25 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoxuan, Riaz Qureshı, Su‐Hsun Liu, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic performance of deep learning in infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 13(5). e065537–e065537. 3 indexed citations

Bright, Tess, Jacqueline Ramke, Justine Zhang, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and impact of combined vision and hearing (dual sensory) impairment: A scoping review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). e0001905–e0001905. 23 indexed citations

Brocchini, Steve, et al.. (2023). Local Ugandan Production of Stable 0.2% Chlorhexidine Eye Drops. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 12(1). 27–27. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Jeremy, et al.. (2022). Management of Filamentous Fungal Keratitis: A Pragmatic Approach. Journal of Fungi. 8(10). 1067–1067. 24 indexed citations

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McCormick, Ian, Islay Mactaggart, Serge Resnikoff, et al.. (2021). Eye health indicators for universal health coverage: results of a global expert prioritisation process. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(7). 893–901. 15 indexed citations

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Hamm, Lisa M., Aryati Yashadhana, Helen Burn, et al.. (2021). Interventions to promote access to eyecare for non-dominant ethnic groups in high-income countries: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health. 6(9). e006188–e006188. 12 indexed citations

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Brown, Lottie, Astrid Leck, Michael Gichangi, Matthew J. Burton, & David W. Denning. (2020). The global incidence and diagnosis of fungal keratitis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 21(3). e49–e57. 291 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marques, Ana Patrícia, Jacqueline Ramke, John Cairns, et al.. (2020). Estimating the global cost of vision impairment and its major causes: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 10(9). e036689–e036689. 11 indexed citations

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Ramke, Jacqueline, João M. Furtado, Helen Burn, et al.. (2020). Interventions to improve the quality of cataract services: protocol for a global scoping review. BMJ Open. 10(8). e036413–e036413. 3 indexed citations

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Robinson, Ailie, Pateh Makalo, Wondu Alemayehu, et al.. (2020). Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(3). e0007719–e0007719. 16 indexed citations

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Bastawrous, Andrew, Wanjiku Mathenge, John Nkurikiye, et al.. (2019). Incidence of Visually Impairing Cataracts Among Older Adults in Kenya. JAMA Network Open. 2(6). e196354–e196354. 9 indexed citations

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Habtamu, Esmael, et al.. (2019). Posterior lamellar versus bilamellar tarsal rotation surgery for trachomatous trichiasis: Long-term outcomes from a randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine. 17. 100202–100202. 7 indexed citations

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Piernas, Carmen, Andrew Bastawrous, Jason Oke, et al.. (2018). Reference values for body composition and associations with blood pressure in Kenyan adults aged ≥50 years old. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(4). 558–565. 5 indexed citations

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Gichuhi, Stephen, Joy Kabiru, Hillary Rono, et al.. (2016). Topical fluorouracil after surgery for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Global Health. 4(6). e378–e385. 28 indexed citations

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