Stephen C. Pflugfelder

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Stephen C. Pflugfelder is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen C. Pflugfelder has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ophthalmology, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Stephen C. Pflugfelder's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (21 papers), Ocular Infections and Treatments (17 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (12 papers). Stephen C. Pflugfelder is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (21 papers), Ocular Infections and Treatments (17 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (12 papers). Stephen C. Pflugfelder collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Ireland. Stephen C. Pflugfelder's co-authors include Dagoberto Monroy, Zhonghua Ji, Abraham Solomon, David Jones, Zhihong Liu, Yu‐Feng Xie, Antonio Macrì, Dilek Dursun, Harry W. Flynn and Richard K. Forster and has published in prestigious journals such as Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. Pflugfelder

45 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Pro- and anti-inflammatory forms of interleukin-1 in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with dry-eye disease.

2001 620 citations Abraham Solomon, Dilek Dursun et al. PubMed profile →
Altered cytokine balance in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with Sjögren's syndrome keratoconjunctivitis sicca

1999 532 citations Stephen C. Pflugfelder, David Jones et al. Current Eye Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen C. Pflugfelder United States	26	2.5k	1.9k	1.5k	485	345	46	3.9k
Rosa M. Corrales United States	30	3.3k 1.3×	985 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	622 1.3×	356 1.0×	62	4.1k
Stephen C. Pflugfelder United States	26	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	285 0.6×	177 0.5×	49	2.7k
Nancy A. McNamara United States	30	1.8k 0.7×	745 0.4×	827 0.5×	330 0.7×	624 1.8×	76	3.1k
Mathea R. Allansmith United States	39	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	841 0.5×	613 1.3×	488 1.4×	136	4.1k
O.P. van Bijsterveld Netherlands	20	1.4k 0.5×	859 0.5×	532 0.3×	239 0.5×	557 1.6×	95	2.2k
Atsuki Fukushima Japan	30	1.4k 0.6×	952 0.5×	565 0.4×	425 0.9×	304 0.9×	183	3.2k
Zhonghua Ji China	16	1.2k 0.5×	487 0.3×	662 0.4×	234 0.5×	213 0.6×	22	1.7k
Deborah Pavan‐Langston United States	33	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	912 0.6×	402 0.8×	139 0.4×	127	3.4k
José Manuel Benítez del Castillo Spain	21	965 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	789 0.5×	196 0.4×	110 0.3×	61	1.8k
Bennie H. Jeng United States	27	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	126 0.3×	56 0.2×	122	2.4k

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Pflugfelder, Stephen C., et al.. (2025). Comparative Efficacy of Current Topical Treatments for Dry Eye Disease: A Review of Pivotal Clinical Trials Evaluating Corneal Staining Outcomes. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 41(6). 293–304.

Pflugfelder, Stephen C., et al.. (2025). Safety and Efficacy of a Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Therapy (KPI-012) for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects: A Phase 1b Trial. Current Therapeutic Research. 103. 100799–100799. 1 indexed citations

Alam, Jehan, et al.. (2024). Changes in conjunctival mononuclear phagocytes and suppressive activity of regulatory macrophages in desiccation induced dry eye. The Ocular Surface. 34. 348–362. 4 indexed citations

Li, Jin, Wei Chi, Xia Hua, et al.. (2015). Caspase-8 Mediated Activation of NLRP3 and NLRC4 inflammasomes in Experimental Dry Eye Mouse Model and Human Corneal Epithelial Cells Exposed to Hyperosmolarity. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 4878–4878. 1 indexed citations

Hua, Xia, Ruzhi Deng, Zongduan Zhang, et al.. (2014). L-Carnitine Suppresses the Production of Pro-inflammatory Cytoiknes by Preventing the Hyperosmolarity-Induced Oxidative Stress in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 3058–3058. 2 indexed citations

Hua, Xia, Xiaoyong Yuan, Xin Tang, et al.. (2014). Human Corneal Epithelial Cells Produce Antimicrobial Peptides LL-37 and β-Defensins in Response to Heat-Killed <b><i>Candida albicans</i></b>. Ophthalmic Research. 51(4). 179–186. 22 indexed citations

Kennedy, Suzanne, Richard A. Gibbs, Dan B. Jones, et al.. (2013). Challenges of Microbiome Research on the Ocular Surface. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 3380–3380. 1 indexed citations

Haque, Reza, Gail Torkildsen, K. Brubaker, et al.. (2010). Multicenter Open-Label Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Azithromycin Ophthalmic Solution 1% on the Signs and Symptoms of Subjects With Blepharitis. Cornea. 29(8). 871–877. 69 indexed citations

Ma, Ping, Zhichong Wang, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, & De‐Quan Li. (2009). Toll-like receptors mediate induction of peptidoglycan recognition proteins in human corneal epithelial cells. Experimental Eye Research. 90(1). 130–136. 30 indexed citations

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Pflugfelder, Stephen C. & Michael E. Stern. (2009). Immunoregulation on the Ocular Surface: 2nd Cullen Symposium. The Ocular Surface. 7(2). 67–77. 28 indexed citations

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Luo, Lihui, De‐Quan Li, & Stephen C. Pflugfelder. (2007). Hyperosmolarity-Induced Apoptosis in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells Is Mediated by Cytochrome c and MAPK Pathways. Cornea. 26(4). 452–460. 156 indexed citations

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Stern, Michael E., Jianping Gao, Roger W. Beuerman, et al.. (2006). Effects of Fourth-Generation Fluoroquinolones on the Ocular Surface, Epithelium, and Wound Healing. Cornea. 25(9). S12–S24. 9 indexed citations

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Siemasko, Karyn F., Jianping Gao, Virginia L. Calder, et al.. (2004). The Role of IFN– in the Pathophysiology of TH2 Inflammation in the Mouse Model of Allergic Conjunctivitis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 1503–1503. 1 indexed citations

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Solomon, Abraham, Dilek Dursun, Zhihong Liu, et al.. (2001). Pro- and anti-inflammatory forms of interleukin-1 in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with dry-eye disease.. PubMed. 42(10). 2283–92. 620 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pflugfelder, Stephen C., et al.. (1999). Altered cytokine balance in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with Sjögren's syndrome keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Current Eye Research. 19(3). 201–211. 532 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Zuguo & Stephen C. Pflugfelder. (1999). Corneal surface regularity and the effect of artificial tears in aqueous tear deficiency. Ophthalmology. 106(5). 939–943. 167 indexed citations

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Scott, Ingrid U., Harry W. Flynn, William J. Feuer, et al.. (1996). Endophthalmitis Associated with Microbial Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 103(11). 1864–1870. 95 indexed citations

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Flynn, Harry W., et al.. (1991). Nosocomial Endophthalmitis Survey. Ophthalmology. 98(2). 227–238. 389 indexed citations

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Pflugfelder, Stephen C., et al.. (1990). Potential Bacterial Contamination in Fluorescein-Anesthetic Solutions. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 110(2). 199–202. 8 indexed citations

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Rosenwasser, George O. D., Simon Holland, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, et al.. (1990). Topical Anesthetic Abuse. Ophthalmology. 97(8). 967–972. 87 indexed citations

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