William M. Bourne

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
179 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

William M. Bourne is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Bourne has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 108 papers in Ophthalmology and 52 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in William M. Bourne's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (143 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (92 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (79 papers). William M. Bourne is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (143 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (92 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (79 papers). William M. Bourne collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Guam. William M. Bourne's co-authors include David O. Hodge, Jay W. McLaren, Sanjay V. Patel, Herbert E. Kaufman, Leif R. Nelson, Robert H. Kennedy, John A. Dyer, Richard F. Brubaker, Jay C. Erie and Henry F. Edelhauser and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

William M. Bourne

178 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

A 48-Year Clinical and Epidemiologic Study of Keratoconus

1986 747 citations William M. Bourne et al. American Journal of Ophthalmology profile →
The corneal endothelium. Normal and pathologic structure and function.

1982 481 citations William M. Bourne et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William M. Bourne United States	57	8.8k	6.3k	3.3k	1.1k	565	179	10.4k
Dimitri T. Azar United States	51	6.6k 0.7×	4.5k 0.7×	3.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	1.4k 2.6×	228	9.6k
George O. Waring United States	48	6.7k 0.8×	5.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	2.5k 2.2×	340 0.6×	247	8.0k
Minas T. Coroneo Australia	45	3.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	785 0.7×	970 1.7×	229	6.3k
Satoru Yamagami Japan	40	3.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	474 0.4×	745 1.3×	265	5.5k
Jesper Hjortdal Denmark	47	5.7k 0.7×	4.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	2.2k 2.0×	268 0.5×	234	6.8k
Pedram Hamrah United States	49	4.2k 0.5×	3.1k 0.5×	6.0k 1.8×	558 0.5×	634 1.1×	246	8.4k
I‐Jong Wang Taiwan	36	2.1k 0.2×	2.0k 0.3×	1.0k 0.3×	846 0.8×	561 1.0×	202	4.1k
Alan Sugar United States	43	4.3k 0.5×	3.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	198 0.4×	156	5.5k
Alvin L. Young Hong Kong	36	3.0k 0.3×	2.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.3×	1.7k 1.5×	282 0.5×	230	4.7k
G. O. H. Naumann Germany	36	2.7k 0.3×	4.0k 0.6×	546 0.2×	441 0.4×	581 1.0×	187	5.0k

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Wacker, Katrin, Keith H. Baratz, William M. Bourne, & Sanjay V. Patel. (2018). Patient-Reported Visual Disability in Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Measured by the Visual Function and Corneal Health Status Instrument. Ophthalmology. 125(12). 1854–1861. 29 indexed citations

McLaren, Jay W., William M. Bourne, Leo J. Maguire, & Sanjay V. Patel. (2015). Changes in Keratocyte Density and Visual Function Five Years After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: Femtosecond Laser Versus Mechanical Microkeratome. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 160(1). 163–170. 13 indexed citations

Hodge, David O., et al.. (2014). Vision-related Quality of Life Before and After Keratoplasty for Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy. Ophthalmology. 121(11). 2147–2152. 36 indexed citations

McLaren, Jay W., William M. Bourne, & Sanjay V. Patel. (2012). Stromal Reflectance after Photorefractive Keratectomy: A Paired Comparison between Epithelial Removal by Rotary Brush and Excimer Laser-Scrape. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 1469–1469. 1 indexed citations

McLaren, Jay W., William M. Bourne, & Sanjay V. Patel. (2010). Automated Assessment of Keratocyte Density in Stromal Images from the ConfoScan 4 Confocal Microscope. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(4). 1918–1918. 36 indexed citations

Erie, Jay C., et al.. (2008). Long-Term Keratometric Changes after Penetrating Keratoplasty for Keratoconus and Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 4323–4323. 1 indexed citations

Patel, Sanjay V., Jay W. McLaren, David O. Hodge, & William M. Bourne. (2008). The Effect of Corneal Light Scatter on Vision After Penetrating Keratoplasty. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 146(6). 913–919. 56 indexed citations

Nau, Cherie B., Sanjay V. Patel, Jay W. McLaren, Leo J. Maguire, & William M. Bourne. (2007). Central Epithelial and Flap Thickness After LASIK: Femtosecond Laser vs. Mechanical Microkeratome. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 5329–5329. 1 indexed citations

McLaren, Jay W., Cherie B. Nau, Sanjay V. Patel, & William M. Bourne. (2007). Measuring Corneal Thickness With the ConfoScan 4 and Z-Ring Adapter. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 33(4). 185–190. 37 indexed citations

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Kitzmann, Anna S., William M. Bourne, & Sanjay V. Patel. (2006). Confocal Microscopy of a Femtosecond Laser LASIK Flap Before Separation. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 143(4). 691–693. 10 indexed citations

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Erie, Jay C., Sanjay V. Patel, Jay W. McLaren, David O. Hodge, & William M. Bourne. (2006). Corneal Keratocyte Deficits After Photorefractive Keratectomy and Laser In Situ Keratomileusis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 141(5). 799–809.e1. 80 indexed citations

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Baratz, Keith H., Cherie B. Nau, Jay W. McLaren, et al.. (2006). Effects of Glaucoma Medications on Corneal Endothelium, Keratocytes, and Subbasal Nerves Among Participants in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Cornea. 25(9). 1046–1052. 68 indexed citations

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Herman, David C., David O. Hodge, & William M. Bourne. (2006). Changes in Corneal Thickness in Patients With Treated and Untreated Ocular Hypertension. Cornea. 25(6). 639–643. 7 indexed citations

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McLaren, Jay W., Cherie B. Nau, Anna S. Kitzmann, & William M. Bourne. (2005). Keratocyte Density. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 31(1). 28–33. 44 indexed citations

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Bigar, F., Steven J. Wiffen, & William M. Bourne. (2000). Corneal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases. Ophthalmologica. 215(1). 1–7. 2 indexed citations

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Wiffen, Steven J., David O. Hodge, & William M. Bourne. (2000). The Effect of Contact Lens Wear on the Central and Peripheral Corneal Endothelium. Cornea. 19(1). 47–51. 56 indexed citations

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Nelson, Leif R., et al.. (1998). Ten-year postoperative results of penetrating keratoplasty. Ophthalmology. 105(10). 1855–1865. 419 indexed citations

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Wilson, Steven E. & William M. Bourne. (1989). Effect of Recipient-donor Trephine Size Disparity on Refractive Error in Keratoconus. Ophthalmology. 96(3). 299–305. 55 indexed citations

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Trocmé, Stefan D., Gail M. Kephart, Mathea R. Allansmith, William M. Bourne, & Gerald J. Gleich. (1989). Conjunctival Deposition of Eosinophil Granule Major Basic Protein in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis and Contact Lens-Associated Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 108(1). 57–63. 111 indexed citations

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Nemetz, Peter N., David Ballard, C. Mary Beard, et al.. (1989). An Anatomy of the Autopsy, Olmsted County, 1935 Through 1985. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 64(9). 1055–1064. 31 indexed citations

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