Sotiris Plainis

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sotiris Plainis is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Sotiris Plainis has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Epidemiology, 36 papers in Ophthalmology and 32 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Sotiris Plainis's work include Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (38 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (24 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (23 papers). Sotiris Plainis is often cited by papers focused on Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (38 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (24 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (23 papers). Sotiris Plainis collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United Kingdom and Australia. Sotiris Plainis's co-authors include Ian J. Murray, Ioannis G. Pallikaris, W. N. Charman, Harilaos Ginis, Aristophanis Pallikaris, Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris, David A. Atchison, Joanna Moschandreas, George D. Kymionis and Maria Vassilaki and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Optics Letters and Neuropsychologia.

In The Last Decade

Sotiris Plainis

71 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sotiris Plainis Greece	24	714	708	664	435	347	75	1.7k
Ulrich Schiefer Germany	31	822 1.2×	963 1.4×	1.6k 2.4×	639 1.5×	82 0.2×	166	2.7k
Thomas W. Raasch United States	18	848 1.2×	877 1.2×	778 1.2×	256 0.6×	299 0.9×	42	1.6k
Janet P. Szlyk United States	29	852 1.2×	532 0.8×	998 1.5×	602 1.4×	45 0.1×	68	2.2k
Carrie Huisingh United States	30	333 0.5×	993 1.4×	1.5k 2.2×	67 0.2×	136 0.4×	84	2.4k
John A. Brabyn United States	20	433 0.6×	236 0.3×	309 0.5×	627 1.4×	28 0.1×	53	1.4k
Jan E. Lovie‐Kitchin Australia	18	675 0.9×	336 0.5×	540 0.8×	340 0.8×	49 0.1×	60	1.2k
Susan J. Leat Canada	24	1.1k 1.5×	557 0.8×	738 1.1×	654 1.5×	83 0.2×	86	1.8k
Stephen J. Dain Australia	19	256 0.4×	147 0.2×	279 0.4×	454 1.0×	80 0.2×	111	1.2k
James E. Sheedy United States	31	676 0.9×	296 0.4×	404 0.6×	903 2.1×	366 1.1×	88	2.6k
Arthur P. Ginsburg United States	18	437 0.6×	296 0.4×	433 0.7×	854 2.0×	44 0.1×	40	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sotiris Plainis

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20 of 20 papers shown

Plainis, Sotiris, et al.. (2025). Implementing silent reading speed and oculomotor behaviour as a clinical measure of functional reading performance. Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 109(2). 244–255.

Davies, Leon N., Sayantan Biswas, Safal Khanal, et al.. (2024). BCLA CLEAR presbyopia: Mechanism and optics. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 47(4). 102185–102185. 10 indexed citations

Ktistakis, Emmanouil, et al.. (2019). Assessing Variability in Reading Performance with the New Greek Standardized Reading Speed Texts (IReST). Optometry and Vision Science. 96(10). 761–767. 8 indexed citations

Panagopoulou, Sophia I., et al.. (2014). Ocular higher-order aberrations in a school children population. Journal of Optometry. 8(2). 93–100. 10 indexed citations

Tsaousis, Konstantinos T., Sotiris Plainis, Stavros Dimitrakos, & Ioannis Tsinopoulos. (2013). Binocularity Enhances Visual Acuity of Eyes Implanted With Multifocal Intraocular Lenses. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 29(4). 246–250. 23 indexed citations

Diakonis, Vasilios F., et al.. (2013). Evaluation of Vitreous Clearance and Potential Retinal Toxicity of Intravitreal Lornoxicam (Xefo). Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 29(7). 627–632. 6 indexed citations

Plaka, Argyro D., et al.. (2013). Efficacy of two silicone-hydrogel contact lenses for bandage use after photorefractive keratectomy. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 36(5). 243–246. 30 indexed citations

Kontadakis, Georgios A., et al.. (2011). In vivo evaluation of blue-light attenuation with tinted and untinted intraocular lenses. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 37(6). 1031–1037. 1 indexed citations

Tsilimbaris, Miltiadis K., et al.. (2011). Normative Distance, Intermediate And Near Visual Acuity In Simulated Presbyopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 2833–2833. 1 indexed citations

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Tsilimbaris, Miltiadis K., et al.. (2011). Assessment of macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in patients with unilateral wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Acta Ophthalmologica. 89(7). e573–e578. 13 indexed citations

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Grentzelos, Michael A., Sotiris Plainis, Nikolaos Astyrakakis, et al.. (2009). Efficacy of 2 types of silicone hydrogel bandage contact lenses after photorefractive keratectomy. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 35(12). 2103–2108. 46 indexed citations

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Plainis, Sotiris, et al.. (2009). Assessment of Macular Pigment Optical Density in Patients With Unilateral Wet Amd. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 1720–1720.

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Plainis, Sotiris, et al.. (2009). Summation characteristics of the detection of compound gratings. Vision Research. 49(16). 2056–2066.

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Plainis, Sotiris, et al.. (2009). Myopia and visual acuity impairment: a comparative study of Greek and Bulgarian school children. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 29(3). 312–320. 18 indexed citations

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Plainis, Sotiris, et al.. (2008). Ocular monochromatic aberration statistics in a large emmetropic population. Journal of Modern Optics. 55(4-5). 759–772. 18 indexed citations

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Plainis, Sotiris, et al.. (2006). The Effect of Contrast Adaptation on Visual Reaction Times (RTs): Spatial–Frequency and Orientation Tuning. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 5353–5353. 1 indexed citations

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Plainis, Sotiris, Ian Murray, & D. E. Carden. (2006). The dazzle reflex: electrophysiological signals from ocular muscles reveal strong binocular summation effects. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 26(3). 318–325. 14 indexed citations

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Kymionis, George D., Sophia I. Panagopoulou, Ioannis M. Aslanides, et al.. (2004). Topographically supported customized ablation for the management of decentered laser in situ keratomileusis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 137(5). 806–811. 25 indexed citations

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Plainis, Sotiris & Ian J. Murray. (2002). Reaction times as an index of visual conspicuity when driving at night. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 22(5). 409–415. 93 indexed citations

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Plainis, Sotiris & Ian J. Murray. (2000). Neurophysiological interpretation of human visual reaction times: effect of contrast, spatial frequency and luminance. Neuropsychologia. 38(12). 1555–1564. 68 indexed citations

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