Seang‐Mei Saw

50.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
507 papers, 28.9k citations indexed

About

Seang‐Mei Saw is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seang‐Mei Saw has authored 507 papers receiving a total of 28.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 275 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 265 papers in Ophthalmology and 238 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Seang‐Mei Saw's work include Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (221 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (166 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (165 papers). Seang‐Mei Saw is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (221 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (166 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (165 papers). Seang‐Mei Saw collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Australia and United Kingdom. Seang‐Mei Saw's co-authors include Tien Yin Wong, Gus Gazzard, Ian G. Morgan, Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui, Tin Aung, Donald Tan, Chen‐Wei Pan, Wei‐Han Chua, Yap Seng Chong and Dharani Ramamurthy and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Seang‐Mei Saw

500 papers receiving 28.1k citations

Hit Papers

Myopia 2005 2026 2012 2019 2012 2005 2011 2020 2007 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Myopia
    2012 1.3k citations Seang‐Mei Saw et al. profile →
  2. Myopia and associated pathological complications
    2005 813 citations Seang‐Mei Saw, Gus Gazzard et al. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics profile →
  3. Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia
    2011 634 citations Dharani Ramamurthy, Seang‐Mei Saw et al. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics profile →
  4. Myopia
    2020 488 citations Seang‐Mei Saw, Carla Lança et al. profile →
  5. Rationale and Methodology for a Population-Based Study of Eye Diseases in Malay People: The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES)
    2007 357 citations Athena W.P. Foong, Seang‐Mei Saw et al. Ophthalmic Epidemiology profile →
  6. A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide
    2020 293 citations Carla Lança, Seang‐Mei Saw et al. profile →
  7. IMI – Interventions for Controlling Myopia Onset and Progression Report
    2019 279 citations Audrey Chia, Jeremy A. Guggenheim et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
  8. IMI Risk Factors for Myopia
    2021 262 citations Seang‐Mei Saw, Kathryn Rose et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
  9. The influence of the environment and lifestyle on myopia
    2024 69 citations Chen‐Hsin Sun, Seang‐Mei Saw et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Seang‐Mei Saw Singapore 89 17.3k 16.7k 14.9k 3.8k 1.7k 507 28.9k
Paul Mitchell Australia 84 13.1k 0.8× 16.2k 1.0× 5.8k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 545 0.3× 339 25.5k
Jie Jin Wang Australia 91 14.7k 0.9× 17.5k 1.0× 4.4k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 461 0.3× 384 25.2k
Christopher G. Owen United Kingdom 57 4.8k 0.3× 4.5k 0.3× 2.6k 0.2× 4.8k 1.3× 2.4k 1.4× 199 15.0k
Paul Mitchell Australia 72 8.6k 0.5× 10.1k 0.6× 3.6k 0.2× 1.5k 0.4× 294 0.2× 433 19.3k
Jost B. Jonas Germany 102 28.4k 1.6× 38.3k 2.3× 9.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 421 0.2× 1.0k 45.8k
Roy W. Beck United States 92 6.8k 0.4× 10.4k 0.6× 3.7k 0.2× 1.0k 0.3× 894 0.5× 391 33.4k
Serge Resnikoff Australia 43 9.8k 0.6× 11.3k 0.7× 7.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 476 0.3× 144 16.6k
Mary Frances Cotch United States 49 4.0k 0.2× 4.4k 0.3× 2.7k 0.2× 960 0.3× 411 0.2× 127 10.6k
Mingguang He China 65 13.7k 0.8× 13.9k 0.8× 8.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 355 0.2× 647 19.2k
Ecosse L. Lamoureux Singapore 62 6.7k 0.4× 8.8k 0.5× 5.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 227 0.1× 474 14.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seang‐Mei Saw

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chia, Airu, Ian Yi Han Ang, Lynette Pei‐Chi Shek, et al.. (2021). Validation of a Web-Based, Time-Use Application to Assess Children’s School Meal Intakes: My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL). Nutrients. 13(11). 3790–3790. 6 indexed citations
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Tan, Chuen Seng, Jia Ying Toh, Chen‐Hsin Sun, et al.. (2021). Dietary intake and associations with myopia in Singapore children. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 42(2). 319–326. 23 indexed citations
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Toh, Jia Ying, Airu Chia, Mya Thway Tint, et al.. (2021). Associations of Childcare Arrangements with Adiposity Measures in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Cohort: The GUSTO Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 12178–12178. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Samantha Sze‐Yee, Gareth Lingham, Seyhan Yazar, et al.. (2020). Rationale and protocol for the 7- and 8-year longitudinal assessments of eye health in a cohort of young adults in the Raine Study. BMJ Open. 10(3). e033440–e033440. 10 indexed citations
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Lai, Jun Shi, Carla Lança, Bee Lan Lee, et al.. (2020). Maternal Lutein and Zeaxanthin Concentrations in Relation to Offspring Visual Acuity at 3 Years of Age: The GUSTO Study. Nutrients. 12(2). 274–274. 16 indexed citations
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Seow, Wei Jie, Cheryl Ngo, Hong Pan, et al.. (2019). In-utero epigenetic factors are associated with early-onset myopia in young children. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0214791–e0214791. 18 indexed citations
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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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Padmapriya, Natarajan, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Liang Shen, et al.. (2016). Association of physical activity and sedentary behavior with depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy in a multiethnic cohort of Asian women. Archives of Women s Mental Health. 19(6). 1119–1128. 42 indexed citations
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Pan, Hong, Xinyi Lin, Yonghui Wu, et al.. (2015). HIF3A Association with Adiposity: The Story Begins Before Birth. Epigenomics. 7(6). 937–950. 55 indexed citations
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Padmapriya, Natarajan, Liang Shen, Shu‐E Soh, et al.. (2015). Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns Before and During Pregnancy in a Multi-ethnic Sample of Asian Women in Singapore. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 19(11). 2523–2535. 69 indexed citations
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Lim, Laurence Shen, Sharon Chua, Shirong Cai, et al.. (2015). Eye size and shape in newborn children and its relation to axial length and refraction at three years. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 2181–2181. 1 indexed citations
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Saw, Seang‐Mei, et al.. (2014). Refractive Errors in Chinese Children with Congenital Ptosis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 4489–4489. 1 indexed citations
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Verhoeven, Virginie J. M., Pirro G. Hysi, Robert Wojciechowski, et al.. (2013). Genome-wide Meta-Analyses Of Multi-Ethnic Cohorts Identify Multiple New Susceptibility Loci For Refractive Error And Myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 1736–1736. 2 indexed citations
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Chia, Audrey, Xiaoyu Lin, Mohamed Dirani, et al.. (2013). Risk Factors for Strabismus and Amblyopia in Young Singapore Chinese Children. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 20(3). 138–147. 56 indexed citations
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Prashar, Ankush, P.M. Hocking, Jonathan T. Erichsen, et al.. (2009). Common determinants of body size and eye size in chickens from an advanced intercross line. Experimental Eye Research. 89(1). 42–48. 39 indexed citations
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Chong, Elaine, Jie Jin Wang, Seang‐Mei Saw, et al.. (2008). Visual Impairment, Causes of Vision Loss, and Falls: The Singapore Malay Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(2). 528–528. 173 indexed citations
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Lamoureux, Ecosse L., Elaine Chong, Julian Thumboo, et al.. (2008). Vision Impairment, Ocular Conditions, and Vision-specific Function: The Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 115(11). 1973–1981. 50 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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Saw, Seang‐Mei, et al.. (2000). Myopia: Gene-environment Interaction. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore. 29(3). 290–290. 82 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mingzhi, Seang‐Mei Saw, Hui Yang, et al.. (2000). Refractive Errors in Singapore and Xiamen, China—A Comparative Study in School Children Aged 6 to 7 Years. Optometry and Vision Science. 77(6). 302–308. 87 indexed citations

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