Rafael Cortez

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 992 citations indexed

About

Rafael Cortez is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Cortez has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 992 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ophthalmology, 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 5 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Rafael Cortez's work include Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (6 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (5 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (5 papers). Rafael Cortez is often cited by papers focused on Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (6 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (5 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (5 papers). Rafael Cortez collaborates with scholars based in Venezuela, United States and United Kingdom. Rafael Cortez's co-authors include Gema Ramírez, Alan R. Berger, Carel B. Hoyng, Giovanni Staurenghi, Timon Bogumil, Theresa Heah, Frank G. Holz, Stephen Beatty, Stephanie Heldner and Ramin Tadayoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology and British Journal of Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Cortez

17 papers receiving 946 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.

  1. Multi-country real-life experience of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration
    2014 464 citations Frank G. Holz, Ramin Tadayoni et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rafael Cortez Venezuela 12 862 738 101 77 66 17 992
Ranjana Mathur Singapore 24 1.2k 1.4× 796 1.1× 185 1.8× 67 0.9× 16 0.2× 55 1.4k
Giovanni Fogliato Italy 10 481 0.6× 155 0.2× 30 0.3× 84 1.1× 34 0.5× 19 532
Mohamed Kamel Soliman United States 12 531 0.6× 259 0.4× 99 1.0× 44 0.6× 8 0.1× 55 607
Marie‐Hélène Errera France 13 354 0.4× 113 0.2× 58 0.6× 87 1.1× 24 0.4× 47 480
Alice T. Lyon United States 12 574 0.7× 317 0.4× 45 0.4× 143 1.9× 10 0.2× 27 627
Raul N. G. Vianna Brazil 13 354 0.4× 78 0.1× 49 0.5× 50 0.6× 35 0.5× 47 483
Norman Saffra United States 10 228 0.3× 123 0.2× 48 0.5× 49 0.6× 31 0.5× 47 384
Yüksel Süllü Türkiye 13 393 0.5× 111 0.2× 38 0.4× 30 0.4× 17 0.3× 35 472
David M. Hinkle United States 14 372 0.4× 93 0.1× 61 0.6× 96 1.2× 10 0.2× 29 568
Asaf Bar Israel 12 552 0.6× 111 0.2× 19 0.2× 30 0.4× 55 0.8× 23 621

Countries citing papers authored by Rafael Cortez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rafael Cortez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Cortez

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Miller, Travis J., Ryan S. Constantine, Rafael Cortez, et al.. (2014). Effectiveness of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Outpatient Plastic Surgery. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 34(8). 1252–1258. 13 indexed citations
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Holz, Frank G., Ramin Tadayoni, Stephen Beatty, et al.. (2014). Multi-country real-life experience of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 99(2). 220–226. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
3.
Giuliari, Gian Paolo, Peter Y. Chang, Rafael Muci‐Mendoza, & Rafael Cortez. (2011). A CASE OF ACUTE MULTIFOCAL INNER RETINITIS ASSOCIATED WITH NONSPECIFIC VIRAL ILLNESS. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 6(1). 40–42. 2 indexed citations
4.
Giuliari, Gian Paolo, Ama Sadaka, Peter Y. Chang, & Rafael Cortez. (2011). Diabetic Papillopathy: Current and New Treatment Options. Current Diabetes Reviews. 7(3). 171–175. 55 indexed citations
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Giuliari, Gian Paolo, et al.. (2010). Selective and pan-blockade agents in the anti-angiogenic treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a literature summary. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 45(5). 501–508. 7 indexed citations
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Cortez, Rafael, et al.. (2010). Ocular Parasitic Diseases: A Review on Toxocariasis and Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis. Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. 48(4). 204–212. 23 indexed citations
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Cortez, Rafael. (2010). Intravitreous Bevacizumab Injection. Archives of Ophthalmology. 128(7). 884–884. 10 indexed citations
8.
Giuliari, Gian Paolo, Gema Ramírez, & Rafael Cortez. (2010). Surgical Treatment of Ocular Toxocariasis: Anatomic and Functional Results in 45 Patients. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 21(4). 490–494. 18 indexed citations
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Cortez, Rafael, et al.. (2005). Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis in Venezuela. Ophthalmology. 112(12). 2110–2114. 22 indexed citations
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Cortez, Rafael, et al.. (2004). Prevalence and risk factors for proliferative vitreoretinopathy in eyes with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment but no previous vitreoretinal surgery. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 137(6). 1105–1115. 101 indexed citations
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Arévalo, J. Fernando, Ernesto Ramirez, Enrique Suárez, et al.. (2002). Retinal Detachment in Myopic Eyes After Laser in situ Keratomileusis. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 18(6). 708–714. 31 indexed citations
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Suárez, Enrique, et al.. (2001). Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 27(5). 674–680. 45 indexed citations
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Arévalo, J. Fernando, et al.. (2000). Incidence of vitreoretinal pathologic conditions within 24 months after laser in situ keratomileusis. Ophthalmology. 107(2). 258–262. 81 indexed citations
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Arévalo, J. Fernando, et al.. (2000). RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT AFTER LASER-ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS (LASIK) FOR THE CORRECTION OF MYOPIA. Retina. 20(4). 338–338. 18 indexed citations
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Arévalo, J. Fernando, et al.. (2000). Incidence of Vitreoretinal Pathologic Conditions Within 24 Months After Laser in situ Keratomileusis.. Retina. 20(5). 580–580. 4 indexed citations
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Delgado, Olinda, et al.. (1989). La toxocariasis humana en Venezuela, especialmente en el valle de Caracas. 31–41. 11 indexed citations
17.
Blankenship, George W., Rafael Cortez, & Robert Machemer. (1979). The Lens and Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Diabetic Retinopathy Complications. Archives of Ophthalmology. 97(7). 1263–1267. 87 indexed citations

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