W. Franks

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

W. Franks is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Franks has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Ophthalmology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in W. Franks's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (22 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (12 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (12 papers). W. Franks is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (22 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (12 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (12 papers). W. Franks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Germany. W. Franks's co-authors include Andreas Hierlemann, Iwan Schenker, Patrik Schmutz, A H Chignell, F J de Heer, Roger A. Hitchings, P K Leaver, Christiane Ziegler, Axel Blau and D. C. Dumonde and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Ophthalmology and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

W. Franks

51 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Impedance Characterization and Modeling of Electrodes for Biomedical Applications
    2005 514 citations W. Franks, Iwan Schenker et al. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Franks United Kingdom 20 868 690 569 452 407 52 2.0k
Damien C. Rodger United States 22 448 0.5× 679 1.0× 235 0.4× 619 1.4× 587 1.4× 61 1.6k
Hossein Ameri United States 19 636 0.7× 317 0.5× 570 1.0× 414 0.9× 190 0.5× 71 1.4k
Grazia Pertile Italy 19 784 0.9× 380 0.6× 705 1.2× 126 0.3× 156 0.4× 78 1.5k
Helmut Sachs Germany 24 653 0.8× 1.6k 2.4× 492 0.9× 173 0.4× 955 2.3× 50 2.4k
Yossi Mandel Israel 20 460 0.5× 630 0.9× 512 0.9× 366 0.8× 395 1.0× 67 1.9k
E. de Juan United States 22 650 0.7× 960 1.4× 671 1.2× 202 0.4× 665 1.6× 64 2.1k
Hum Chung South Korea 30 1.9k 2.2× 354 0.5× 1.3k 2.4× 235 0.5× 192 0.5× 132 2.8k
Veit‐Peter Gabel Germany 23 1.1k 1.3× 840 1.2× 805 1.4× 91 0.2× 490 1.2× 37 2.1k
Karin Kobuch Germany 18 428 0.5× 278 0.4× 588 1.0× 270 0.6× 153 0.4× 26 1.3k
Yijun Huang China 22 1.0k 1.2× 266 0.4× 559 1.0× 219 0.5× 296 0.7× 55 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Franks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Franks

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

All Works

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Tay, Eugene, Ian A. Cree, John L. Hungerford, & W. Franks. (2009). Recurrence of treated ciliary body melanoma following trabeculectomy. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 37(5). 503–505. 9 indexed citations
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Heer, F J de, S. Hafizovic, Urs Frey, et al.. (2006). Single-chip microelectronic system to interface with living cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 22(11). 2546–2553. 62 indexed citations
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Tay, Eugene, Mohit Gupta, & W. Franks. (2006). Supraorbital nerve block in trabeculectomy surgery: an observational case series. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 34(7). 637–639. 1 indexed citations
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Wickremasinghe, Sanj, et al.. (2006). A comparison of HRT II and GDx imaging for glaucoma detection in a primary care eye clinic setting. Eye. 21(8). 1050–1055. 8 indexed citations
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Franks, W., Iwan Schenker, Patrik Schmutz, & Andreas Hierlemann. (2005). Impedance Characterization and Modeling of Electrodes for Biomedical Applications. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 52(7). 1295–1302. 514 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heer, F J de, W. Franks, Axel Blau, et al.. (2004). CMOS microelectrode array for the monitoring of electrogenic cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 20(2). 358–366. 134 indexed citations
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Franks, W.. (2002). Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration. Age and Ageing. 31(1). 5–6. 1 indexed citations
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Churchill, A, W. Franks, & D. Ash. (1998). An alternative and more cost effective method of delivery of radiotherapy in age related macular degeneration. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 82(4). 373–375. 7 indexed citations
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Tsai, James C., Philip Bloom, W. Franks, & Peng T. Khaw. (1996). COMBINED TRANSSCLERAL DIODE LASER CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION AND TRANSSCLERAL RETINAL PHOTOCOAGULATION FOR REFRACTORY NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA. Retina. 16(2). 164–165. 8 indexed citations
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Limb, G. Astrid, H. Woon, W. Franks, et al.. (1993). Expression of mRNA for interleukin 6 by cells infiltrating epiretinal membranes in proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Inflammation Research. 38(S2). C73–C76. 7 indexed citations
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Franks, W., et al.. (1993). Successful treatment of anisometropic amblyopia and strabismus following intravitreal silicone oil.. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 77(5). 321–322. 6 indexed citations
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Franks, W., et al.. (1992). Hypertropia following insertion of inferiorly sited double-plate Molteno tubes. Eye. 6(5). 515–520. 16 indexed citations
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Stevens, Julian D., W. Franks, Gavin Orr, P K Leaver, & R J Cooling. (1992). Four-quadrant local anaesthesia technique for vitreoretinal surgery. Eye. 6(6). 583–586. 23 indexed citations
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Franks, W., G. Astrid Limb, Miles Stanford, et al.. (1992). Cytokines in human intraocular inflammation. Current Eye Research. 11(sup1). 187–191. 138 indexed citations
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Limb, G. Astrid, Anthony Meager, R. A. Wolstencroft, et al.. (1991). Cytokines in proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Eye. 5(6). 686–693. 176 indexed citations
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Franks, W. & Roger A. Hitchings. (1991). Complications of 5—Fluorouracil after trabeculectomy. Eye. 5(4). 385–389. 63 indexed citations
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Franks, W. & M D Sanders. (1990). Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in women. Eye. 4(3). 482–485. 7 indexed citations
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Franks, W. & Roger A. Hitchings. (1990). Injection of Perfluoropropane Gas to Prevent Hypotony in Eyes Undergoing Tube Implant Surgery. Ophthalmology. 97(7). 899–903. 19 indexed citations
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Franks, W. & David Taylor. (1989). Congenital glaucoma--a preventable cause of blindness.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 64(5). 649–650. 15 indexed citations
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Meyer, P, Peter Watson, W. Franks, & Paul Dubord. (1987). ‘Pulsed’ immunosuppressive therapy in the treatment of immunologically induced corneal and scleral disease. Eye. 1(4). 487–495. 39 indexed citations

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