Stephen C. Pflugfelder

28.4k citations
313 papers · 22.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 83
Topics
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (272 papers)Corneal Surgery and Treatments (136 papers)Corneal surgery and disorders (69 papers)

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. Pflugfelder

308 papers receiving 22.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Pathology of Dry Eye19982026200720161998200420172020200400600

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Stephen C. Pflugfelder
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  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 17.6k
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9.8k
  • Ophthalmology 6.8k
  • Dermatology 3.8k
  • Immunology and Allergy 3.4k
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Increased conjunctival monocyte/macrophage antigen presenting cells in Pinkie RXRα deficient mice with accelerated dry eye
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A Novel Innate Immunity Pathway in Dry Eye: ROS Dysregulates Activity of NLRP3/NLRP6 Inflammasomes via BRCC36 and Caspase-8 Signaling
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Spontaneous lacrimal keratoconjunctivitis in aged NOD.B10.H2b mice is accompanied by dysfunctional T regulatory cells
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IFN-γ influences the proliferation and differentiation of conjunctival goblet cells
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Markers of Squamous Metaplasia in Tear Dysfunction Correlate with Conjunctival Interferon-gamma Expression
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Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells are the Primary Source of IFN-α During the Immunopathogenesis of Desiccating Stress-Induced Dry Eye Disease
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Tear Meniscus Dimensions and Location of Marx’s Line in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
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Regulators of MUC5AC gene expression in conjunctival epithelia of dry eye patients
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Anti–Inflammatory Therapy Preserves Corneal Barrier Function in Experimental Murine Dry Eye
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About Stephen C. Pflugfelder

Stephen C. Pflugfelder is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, having authored 313 papers that have together received 22.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (272 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (136 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (69 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ophthalmology (6.8k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (17.6k citations) and Immunology and Allergy (3.4k citations). Stephen C. Pflugfelder has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include Cintia S. de Paiva, Michael E. Stern, De‐Quan Li, William J. Farley, Rosa M. Corrales, Lihui Luo, Zhuo Chen, Jianping Gao, Fang Bian and Roger W. Beuerman. Their work appears in journals such as JAMA, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

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