Paul J. Foster

32.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
298 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

About

Paul J. Foster is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul J. Foster has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 233 papers in Ophthalmology, 176 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 42 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Paul J. Foster's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (205 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (109 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (102 papers). Paul J. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (205 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (109 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (102 papers). Paul J. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Singapore and United States. Paul J. Foster's co-authors include Tin Aung, Tien Yin Wong, David S. Friedman, Mingguang He, Peng T. Khaw, Anthony P. Khawaja, S.K.W. Seah, G J Johnson, Wenyong Huang and Steve K.L. Seah and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Genetics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Paul J. Foster

286 papers receiving 16.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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 definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys

2002 1.8k citations Paul J. Foster profile →
Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in adult Chinese in Singapore.

2000 605 citations Tien Yin Wong, Paul J. Foster et al. profile →
The Prevalence of Glaucoma in Chinese Residents of Singapore<subtitle>A Cross-Sectional Population Survey of the Tanjong Pagar District</subtitle>

2000 489 citations Paul J. Foster profile →
Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG): a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 354 citations Michelle Chan, Paul J. Foster et al. profile →
Epidemiology of myopia

2014 284 citations Paul J. Foster et al. Eye profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul J. Foster United Kingdom	66	14.0k	11.5k	3.1k	1.7k	1.4k	298	16.8k
Norbert Pfeiffer Germany	59	9.0k 0.6×	5.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	2.5k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	692	14.3k
Jie Jin Wang Australia	91	17.5k 1.2×	14.7k 1.3×	4.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	382 0.3×	384	25.2k
Chris A. Johnson United States	61	8.3k 0.6×	5.8k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	591 0.3×	613 0.4×	377	12.9k
Barbara E.K. Klein United States	61	8.2k 0.6×	7.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	745 0.4×	229 0.2×	181	13.5k
Wei Wang China	47	4.3k 0.3×	3.5k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	939 0.5×	448 0.3×	690	9.9k
Xiang Li China	54	3.4k 0.2×	4.8k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	342 0.2×	657 0.5×	610	15.6k
Szu‐Yuan Wu Taiwan	44	2.6k 0.2×	2.0k 0.2×	1.3k 0.4×	536 0.3×	373 0.3×	385	8.3k
Richard A. Stone United States	52	3.6k 0.3×	3.1k 0.3×	2.9k 0.9×	589 0.3×	275 0.2×	226	9.1k
Robert A. Zimmerman United States	68	520 0.0×	2.7k 0.2×	4.2k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	810 0.6×	376	16.6k
Aldo Pinchera Italy	91	1.1k 0.1×	2.0k 0.2×	3.1k 1.0×	361 0.2×	5.0k 3.5×	578	28.7k

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Friedman, David S., Tin Aung, Mingguang He, & Paul J. Foster. (2025). Two Decades of Angle-Closure Glaucoma Research. Ophthalmology Glaucoma. 8(5). S45–S48.

Sailer, Kerstin, et al.. (2025). Lanes, clusters, sightlines: modelling patient flow in medical clinics. Buildings and Cities. 6(1).

Stuart, Kelsey V., Siegfried K. Wagner, Paul J. Foster, et al.. (2025). Macular, choroidal and disc associations across women’s reproductive life stages: a scoping review from menarche to post-menopause. Eye. 39(3). 402–411. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Zihan, Bing Zhang, Stephen M. Smith, et al.. (2024). Structural correlations between brain magnetic resonance image‐derived phenotypes and retinal neuroanatomy. European Journal of Neurology. 31(7). e16288–e16288. 1 indexed citations

Azuara‐Blanco, Augusto, John G Lawrenson, Anthony King, et al.. (2023). Technologies for the diagnosis of angle closure glaucoma (ACE): protocol of a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional diagnostic study. BMJ Open. 13(10). e073975–e073975.

Foster, Paul J., Denize Atan, Anthony P. Khawaja, et al.. (2023). Cohort profile: rationale and methods of UK Biobank repeat imaging study eye measures to study dementia. BMJ Open. 13(6). e069258–e069258. 5 indexed citations

Yip, Jennifer, Zaynah Muthy, Tünde Pető, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic risk factors and age-related macular degeneration in the UK Biobank study. BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 6(1). e000585–e000585. 17 indexed citations

Chua, Sharon, Gerassimos Lascaratos, Denize Atan, et al.. (2020). Relationships between retinal layer thickness and brain volumes in the UK Biobank cohort. European Journal of Neurology. 28(5). 1490–1498. 33 indexed citations

Tham, Yih Chung, Yuan Shi, Miao-Li Chee, et al.. (2018). Trends of Visual Impairment and Blindness in the Singapore Chinese Population over a Decade. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12224–12224. 23 indexed citations

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Iglesias, Adriana I., Sven J. van der Lee, Pieter W. M. Bonnemaijer, et al.. (2017). Haplotype reference consortium panel: Practical implications of imputations with large reference panels. Human Mutation. 38(8). 1025–1032. 17 indexed citations

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Kotecha, Aachal, John Brookes, & Paul J. Foster. (2017). A technician-delivered ‘virtual clinic’ for triaging low-risk glaucoma referrals. Eye. 31(6). 899–905. 36 indexed citations

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Keane, Pearse A., Carlota M. Grossi, Paul J. Foster, et al.. (2016). Optical Coherence Tomography in the UK Biobank Study – Rapid Automated Analysis of Retinal Thickness for Large Population-Based Studies. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164095–e0164095. 41 indexed citations

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Kotecha, Aachal, et al.. (2015). Experiences with developing and implementing a virtual clinic for glaucoma care in an NHS setting. Clinical ophthalmology. 9. 1915–1915. 53 indexed citations

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Khawaja, Anthony P., Michelle Chan, Shabina Hayat, et al.. (2013). The EPIC-Norfolk Eye Study: rationale, methods and a cross-sectional analysis of visual impairment in a population-based cohort. BMJ Open. 3(3). e002684–e002684. 40 indexed citations

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Day, Alexander, Anthony P. Khawaja, Tünde Pető, et al.. (2013). The small eye phenotype in the EPIC-Norfolk eye study: prevalence and visual impairment in microphthalmos and nanophthalmos. BMJ Open. 3(7). e003280–e003280. 12 indexed citations

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Narayanaswamy, Arun, Lisandro M. Sakata, Raghavan Lavanya, et al.. (2009). Diagnostic Performance of Anterior Chamber Angle Measurements in Detecting Eyes at Risk for Angle Closure - An Anterior Segment OCT Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 3352–3352. 1 indexed citations

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Foong, Athena W.P., C W Fong, Tien Yin Wong, et al.. (2007). Visual Acuity and Mortality in a Chinese Population. Ophthalmology. 115(5). 802–807. 41 indexed citations

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Baskaran, Mani, Francis T.S. Oen, Yiong‐Huak Chan, et al.. (2006). Use of Scanning Peripheral Anterior Chamber Depth Analyzer (SPAC) for Anterior Chamber Depth Assessment in Normal and Angle–Closure Subjects. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 5478–5478. 1 indexed citations

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Baskaran, Mani, Francis T.S. Oen, Yiong‐Huak Chan, et al.. (2006). Comparison of the Scanning Peripheral Anterior Chamber Depth Analyzer and the Modified van Herick Grading System in the Assessment of Angle Closure. Ophthalmology. 114(3). 501–506. 35 indexed citations

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Demoncheaux, Eric, Paul J. Foster, Colin Borland, et al.. (2003). Determination of trace concentrations of dissolved nitric oxide in a biological buffer. The Analyst. 128(10). 1281–1281. 1 indexed citations

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