S. K. West

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

S. K. West is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. K. West has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Epidemiology, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in S. K. West's work include Reproductive tract infections research (3 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (3 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (3 papers). S. K. West is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (3 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (3 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (3 papers). S. K. West collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. S. K. West's co-authors include Karen Bandeen‐Roche, Oliver D. Schein, James M. Tielsch, Beatriz Muñoz, Johanna M. Seddon, Donald S. Fong, Beatriz Muñoz, Gary S. Rubin, Donald D. Duncan and Amza Abdou and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

In The Last Decade

S. K. West

10 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Prevalence of Dry Eye Among the Elderly

1997 639 citations Oliver D. Schein, Beatriz Muñoz et al. American Journal of Ophthalmology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. K. West United States	7	658	585	343	307	250	10	1.4k
Oliver D. Schein United States	7	789 1.2×	575 1.0×	405 1.2×	125 0.4×	198 0.8×	7	1.3k
Robert N. Stuchell United States	16	472 0.7×	214 0.4×	145 0.4×	190 0.6×	25 0.1×	23	990
Gunnar Høvding Norway	19	353 0.5×	562 1.0×	427 1.2×	140 0.5×	288 1.2×	68	1.2k
Won Choi South Korea	19	721 1.1×	344 0.6×	368 1.1×	69 0.2×	41 0.2×	51	1.1k
Hakan Özdemir Türkiye	24	113 0.2×	1.3k 2.1×	821 2.4×	261 0.9×	80 0.3×	113	1.7k
Arsia Jamali United States	19	462 0.7×	245 0.4×	228 0.7×	132 0.4×	221 0.9×	84	1.1k
Barry Kapik United States	17	161 0.2×	1.2k 2.0×	808 2.4×	187 0.6×	44 0.2×	32	1.5k
Stephen Ocansey Ghana	13	257 0.4×	269 0.5×	160 0.5×	47 0.2×	111 0.4×	44	582
Liping Li China	18	106 0.2×	177 0.3×	165 0.5×	134 0.4×	313 1.3×	50	921
H A Kahn United States	9	70 0.1×	926 1.6×	627 1.8×	265 0.9×	277 1.1×	17	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by S. K. West

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. K. West

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

All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Muñoz, Beatriz, Harran Mkocha, & S. K. West. (2010). Estimating Trachoma Prevalence at the District Level Using CRS Methodology. How Many Clusters are Enough. 51(13). 1316–1316. 1 indexed citations

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Muñoz, Beatriz, Shirin E. Hassan, Emily W. Gower, et al.. (2009). Poor Sense of Direction Is Associated With Constricted Driving Space in Older Drivers. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 64B(3). 348–355. 23 indexed citations

3.

Abdou, Amza, et al.. (2006). Prevalence and risk factors for trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Niger. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 91(1). 13–17. 46 indexed citations

4.

West, S. K.. (2000). Mixed Lens Opacities and Subsequent Mortality. Archives of Ophthalmology. 118(3). 393–393. 72 indexed citations

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West, S. K., Donald D. Duncan, Beatriz Muñoz, et al.. (1998). Sunlight Exposure and Risk of Lens Opacities in a Population-Based Study. JAMA. 280(8). 714–714. 208 indexed citations

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Schein, Oliver D., Beatriz Muñoz, James M. Tielsch, Karen Bandeen‐Roche, & S. K. West. (1997). Prevalence of Dry Eye Among the Elderly. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 124(6). 723–728. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

7.

Muñoz, Beatriz, et al.. (1996). Estimating the prevalence of dry eye among elderly Americans: See project. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 37(3). 6 indexed citations

8.

Seddon, Johanna M., et al.. (1995). Epidemiology of risk factors for age-related cataract. Survey of Ophthalmology. 39(4). 323–334. 276 indexed citations

9.

West, S. K.. (1991). Facial Cleanliness and Risk of Trachoma in Families. Archives of Ophthalmology. 109(6). 855–855. 75 indexed citations

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German, Pearl S., J. Hoey, David M. Levine, et al.. (1975). Health Care of the Aged in Four Ambulatory Settings with a Focus on the Hypertensive Patient. The Gerontologist. 15(4). 311–313. 4 indexed citations

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