Rahul A. Jonas

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rahul A. Jonas is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rahul A. Jonas has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Ophthalmology, 31 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rahul A. Jonas's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (44 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (34 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (16 papers). Rahul A. Jonas is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (44 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (34 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (16 papers). Rahul A. Jonas collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Switzerland. Rahul A. Jonas's co-authors include Jost B. Jonas, Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas, Ya Xing Wang, Shefali B. Jonas, Leonard M. Holbach, Liang Xu, Yi Dai, Xinghuai Sun, Rutledge Ellis‐Behnke and Jian Jun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rahul A. Jonas

51 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Myopia: Histology, clinical features, and potential implications for the etiology of axial elongation

2022 93 citations Jost B. Jonas, Rahul A. Jonas et al. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rahul A. Jonas Germany	15	956	700	383	106	93	56	1.1k
Magda Gharbiya Italy	22	1.1k 1.2×	795 1.1×	76 0.2×	144 1.4×	52 0.6×	68	1.4k
F. Sáenz-Francés Spain	16	942 1.0×	670 1.0×	107 0.3×	79 0.7×	48 0.5×	169	1.1k
Shan C. Lin United States	30	1.9k 2.0×	1.6k 2.3×	160 0.4×	105 1.0×	62 0.7×	93	2.1k
Jing Fu China	14	417 0.4×	422 0.6×	438 1.1×	122 1.2×	12 0.1×	86	952
Ariko Kojima Japan	16	1.5k 1.6×	1.2k 1.7×	491 1.3×	178 1.7×	14 0.2×	19	1.7k
Munemitsu Yoshikawa Japan	21	1.5k 1.5×	1.2k 1.7×	139 0.4×	200 1.9×	17 0.2×	46	1.6k
Veva De Groot Belgium	19	706 0.7×	430 0.6×	149 0.4×	62 0.6×	47 0.5×	49	887
Andrea J. Richardson Australia	22	938 1.0×	744 1.1×	177 0.5×	297 2.8×	63 0.7×	43	1.2k
Konstantinos Droutsas Greece	19	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	198 0.5×	25 0.2×	33 0.4×	75	1.4k
Nicole Balducci Italy	14	654 0.7×	392 0.6×	179 0.5×	240 2.3×	24 0.3×	27	809

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Jonas, Jost B., Mukharram M. Bikbov, Ya Xing Wang, et al.. (2025). Glaucomatous, Glaucoma-Like, and Non-Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy in High Myopia: The Two-Continent Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(14). 30–30.

Jonas, Jost B., Rahul A. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2025). Clinical and histological aspects of the anatomy of myopia, myopic macular degeneration and myopia-associated optic neuropathy. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 109. 101402–101402.

Jonas, Jost B., Mukharram M. Bikbov, Ya Xing Wang, et al.. (2024). Myopic Macular Atrophy in the Two-Continent Population-Based Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(8). 38–38. 1 indexed citations

Jonas, Jost B., Rahul A. Jonas, Shefali B. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2023). Choriocapillaris, Photoreceptors, and Inner Retinal Layer in Spatial Relationship to Parapapillary Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta Zones. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(12). 12–12. 4 indexed citations

Jonas, Jost B., Rahul A. Jonas, Shefali B. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2023). Myopic Versus Glaucomatous Parapapillary Beta Zone in Myopic Eyes Versus Eyes With Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(5). 25–25. 11 indexed citations

Panda‐Jonas, Songhomitra, Gerd U. Auffarth, Jost B. Jonas, & Rahul A. Jonas. (2023). Myopic macular Bruch’s membrane defects. Heliyon. 9(2). e13257–e13257. 7 indexed citations

Jonas, Jost B., Mukharram M. Bikbov, Ya Xing Wang, Rahul A. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2023). Anatomic Peculiarities Associated with Axial Elongation of the Myopic Eye. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(4). 1317–1317. 9 indexed citations

Jonas, Jost B., Rahul A. Jonas, Shefali B. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2023). Parapapillary drusen of the retinal pigment epithelium. Acta Ophthalmologica. 102(3). 342–348. 2 indexed citations

Jonas, Jost B., Rahul A. Jonas, Shefali B. Jonas, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2023). Bruch's membrane and Brücke's muscle in the pars plana region. Acta Ophthalmologica. 102(1). e53–e59. 2 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Liang Xu, Wen Bin Wei, Rahul A. Jonas, & Ya Xing Wang. (2022). Progression and associated factors of lacquer cracks/patchy atrophies in high myopia: the Beijing Eye Study 2001–2011. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 260(10). 3221–3229. 6 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Qi Zhang, Liang Xu, et al.. (2022). Parapapillary gamma zone enlargement in a 10-year follow-up: the Beijing Eye Study 2001–2011. Eye. 37(3). 524–530. 10 indexed citations

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Jonas, Shefali B., Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas, Jost B. Jonas, & Rahul A. Jonas. (2021). Histology of neovascular myopic macular degeneration. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 21908–21908. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qing, Liang Xu, Liang Zhao, et al.. (2021). Peaks of circumpapillary retinal nerve fibre layer and associations in healthy eyes: the Beijing Eye Study 2011. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(10). 1417–1422. 4 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Yan Ni Yan, Qi Zhang, Rahul A. Jonas, & Ya Xing Wang. (2021). Choroidal shift in myopic eyes in the 10-year follow-up Beijing eye study. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 14658–14658. 7 indexed citations

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Jonas, Rahul A., Lawson Ung, Jaya Rajaiya, & James Chodosh. (2019). Mystery eye: Human adenovirus and the enigma of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 76. 100826–100826. 42 indexed citations

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Yokoi, Tae, Dan Zhu, Hong Bi, et al.. (2017). Parapapillary Diffuse Choroidal Atrophy in Children Is Associated With Extreme Thinning of Parapapillary Choroid. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(2). 901–901. 31 indexed citations

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Jonas, Rahul A., Ya Xing Wang, Hua Yang, et al.. (2015). Optic Disc - Fovea Distance, Axial Length and Parapapillary Zones. The Beijing Eye Study 2011. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0138701–e0138701. 100 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Shefali B. Jonas, Rahul A. Jonas, et al.. (2012). Parapapillary Atrophy: Histological Gamma Zone and Delta Zone. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e47237–e47237. 213 indexed citations

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Jonas, Rahul A., Ti‐Fei Yuan, Yu-Xiang Liang, et al.. (2012). The Spider Effect: Morphological and Orienting Classification of Microglia in Response to Stimuli in Vivo. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e30763–e30763. 92 indexed citations

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Jonas, Jost B., Shefali B. Jonas, Rahul A. Jonas, Leonard M. Holbach, & Songhomitra Panda‐Jonas. (2011). Histology of the Parapapillary Region in High Myopia. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 152(6). 1021–1029. 104 indexed citations

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