Melvin Sarayba

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Melvin Sarayba is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin Sarayba has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ophthalmology, 23 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Melvin Sarayba's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (19 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (13 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (11 papers). Melvin Sarayba is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (19 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (13 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (11 papers). Melvin Sarayba collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Mexico. Melvin Sarayba's co-authors include Teresa S. Ignacio, Ágnes I. Takács, Tamás Filkorn, Zoltán Z. Nagy, Dan B. Tran, Perry S. Binder, Peter J. McDonnell, Mehran Taban, Roy S. Chuck and Tibor Juhász and has published in prestigious journals such as Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

In The Last Decade

Melvin Sarayba

28 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit 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.

Initial Clinical Evaluation of an Intraocular Femtosecond Laser in Cataract Surgery

2009 411 citations Melvin Sarayba et al. Journal of Refractive Surgery profile →

Peers

Melvin Sarayba

OPHTH

RNMI

EPIDE

PHEOH

Ágnes I. Takács Hungary

Julie M. Schallhorn United States

Mike P. Holzer Germany

Tim Schultz Germany

Zoltán Z. Nagy Hungary

Chikako Suto Japan

Nienke Visser Netherlands

Андреас Фрингс Germany

Helga P. Sandoval United States

Florence Cabot United States

Ágnes I. Takács Hungary

Melvin Sarayba

2.1k ×1.7

OPHTH

1.8k ×1.6

RNMI

453 ×2.6

EPIDE

159 ×1.1

PHEOH

105 ×1.3

Citations per year, relative to Melvin Sarayba Melvin Sarayba (= 1×) peers Ágnes I. Takács

Countries citing papers authored by Melvin Sarayba

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Melvin Sarayba's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Melvin Sarayba with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Melvin Sarayba more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Melvin Sarayba

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Melvin Sarayba. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Melvin Sarayba. The network helps show where Melvin Sarayba may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melvin Sarayba

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Abraham, Joseph R., Glenn J. Jaffe, Peter K. Kaiser, et al.. (2022). Impact of Baseline Quantitative OCT Features on Response to Risuteganib for the Treatment of Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology Retina. 6(11). 1019–1027. 7 indexed citations

Lad, Eleonora M., David S. Boyer, Jeffrey S. Heier, et al.. (2022). Color Vision and Microperimetry Changes in Nonexudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration After Risuteganib Treatment: Exploratory Endpoints in a Multicenter Phase 2a Double-Masked, Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Crossover Clinical Trial. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 53(8). 430–438. 3 indexed citations

Boyer, David S., Víctor H. González, Derek Kunimoto, et al.. (2021). Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreal Risuteganib for Non-Exudative AMD: A Multicenter, Phase 2a, Randomized, Clinical Trial. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 52(6). 327–335. 14 indexed citations

Maturi, Raj K., Glenn J. Jaffe, Justis P. Ehlers, et al.. (2020). Safety and Efficacy of Risuteganib in Intermediate Non-exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 1944–1944. 3 indexed citations

Binder, Perry S., Melvin Sarayba, Teresa S. Ignacio, Tibor Juhász, & Ronald M. Kurtz. (2008). Characterization of submicrojoule femtosecond laser corneal tissue dissection. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 34(1). 146–152. 18 indexed citations

Sarayba, Melvin, Teresa S. Ignacio, Perry S. Binder, & Dan B. Tran. (2007). Comparative Study of Stromal Bed Quality by Using Mechanical, IntraLase Femtosecond Laser 15- and 30-kHz Microkeratomes. Cornea. 26(4). 446–451. 100 indexed citations

Sarayba, Melvin, et al.. (2007). Femtosecond Laser Keratome Creation of Partial Thickness Donor Corneal Buttons for Lamellar Keratoplasty. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 23(1). 58–65. 40 indexed citations

Sarayba, Melvin, Teresa S. Ignacio, Dan B. Tran, & Perry S. Binder. (2007). A 60 kHz IntraLase Femtosecond Laser Creates a Smoother LASIK Stromal Bed Surface Compared to a Zyoptix XP Mechanical Microkeratome in Human Donor Eyes. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 23(4). 331–337. 61 indexed citations

Steinert, Roger F., Teresa S. Ignacio, & Melvin Sarayba. (2006). “Top Hat”–Shaped Penetrating Keratoplasty Using the Femtosecond Laser. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 143(4). 689–691. 98 indexed citations

10.

Ignacio, Teresa S., et al.. (2006). Top Hat Wound Configuration for Penetrating Keratoplasty Using the Femtosecond Laser. Cornea. 25(3). 336–340. 90 indexed citations

11.

Tran, Dan B., et al.. (2005). Randomized prospective clinical study comparing induced aberrations with IntraLase and Hansatome flap creation in fellow eyes. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 31(1). 97–105. 165 indexed citations

12.

Sarayba, Melvin, et al.. (2005). Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Intracorneal Keratoprosthesis Implantation. Cornea. 24(8). 1010–1014. 5 indexed citations

13.

Sarayba, Melvin, Neda Shamie, Bibiana J. Reiser, et al.. (2005). Fluoroquinolone therapy in Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis after lamellar keratectomy. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 31(7). 1396–1402. 10 indexed citations

14.

Ignacio, Teresa S., et al.. (2005). A technique to harvest Descemet’s membrane with viable endothelial cells for selective transplantation. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 139(2). 325–330. 42 indexed citations

15.

Sarayba, Melvin, Tibor Juhász, Roy S. Chuck, et al.. (2005). Femtosecond Laser Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. Cornea. 24(3). 328–333. 55 indexed citations

16.

Sarayba, Melvin, Mehran Taban, Teresa S. Ignacio, Ashley Behrens, & Peter J. McDonnell. (2004). Inflow of ocular surface fluid through clear corneal cataract incisions: a laboratory model. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 138(2). 206–210. 77 indexed citations

17.

Sarayba, Melvin, Li Li, Paula M. Sweet, et al.. (2004). Inhibition of corneal neovascularization by a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ ligand. Experimental Eye Research. 80(3). 435–442. 55 indexed citations

18.

McDonnell, Peter J., Mehran Taban, Melvin Sarayba, et al.. (2003). Dynamic morphology of clear corneal cataract incisions. Ophthalmology. 110(12). 2342–2348. 149 indexed citations

19.

Sarayba, Melvin, et al.. (2003). Fluoroquinolone therapy in multiple-drug resistant staphylococcal keratitis after lamellar keratectomy in a rabbit model. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 136(1). 76–81. 30 indexed citations

20.

Sarayba, Melvin, et al.. (2002). A Portable Microkeratome-based Anterior Corneal Surface Harvesting Device. Cornea. 21(6). 589–591. 7 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact