OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Ocular Surface is 31. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A single cell atlas of human cornea that defines its development, limbal progenitor cells and their interactions with the immune cells	121
Prevalence and risk factors of dry eye in 79,866 participants of the population-based Lifelines cohort study in the Netherlands	107
Co-expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the superficial adult human conjunctival, limbal and corneal epithelium suggests an additional route of entry via the ocular surface	107
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in human post-mortem ocular tissues	94
Fungal keratitis: A review of clinical presentations, treatment strategies and outcomes	85
Corneal stromal wound healing: Major regulators and therapeutic targets	85
Single-cell transcriptomics identifies limbal stem cell population and cell types mapping its differentiation trajectory in limbal basal epithelium of human cornea	68
The physical and mental burden of dry eye disease: A large population-based study investigating the relationship with health-related quality of life and its determinants	58
Ocular surface microbiota in patients with aqueous tear-deficient dry eye	53
Molecular identity of human limbal heterogeneity involved in corneal homeostasis and privilege	51
Use of digital displays and ocular surface alterations: A review	51
Demographic and lifestyle risk factors of dry eye disease subtypes: A cross-sectional study	50
Organoids and organ chips in ophthalmology	50
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) plays anti-inflammatory roles in the pathogenesis of dry eye disease	48
The relationship between dry eye and sleep quality	45
Safety and feasibility of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in patients with aqueous deficient dry eye disease	44
TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface	42
The eye as the discrete but defensible portal of coronavirus infection	42
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eye strain and dry eye symptoms	38
The ocular surface immune system through the eyes of aging	38
TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface	38
The epidemiology of infectious keratitis	37
Aggregated neutrophil extracellular traps occlude Meibomian glands during ocular surface inflammation	37
Diagnostic armamentarium of infectious keratitis: A comprehensive review	36
The molecular basis of neurotrophic keratopathy: Diagnostic and therapeutic implications. A review	35

Pathophysiology of aniridia-associated keratopathy: Developmental aspects and unanswered questions	34
Correlation of corneal immune cell changes with clinical severity in dry eye disease: An in vivo confocal microscopy study	33
Ocular manifestations of anti-neoplastic immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in cancer patients	33
Developing evidence-based guidance for the treatment of dry eye disease with artificial tear supplements: A six-month multicentre, double-masked randomised controlled trial	33
Alterations in corneal nerves in different subtypes of dry eye disease: An in vivo confocal microscopy study	32
Relationships between activated dendritic cells and dry eye symptoms and signs	31
Ocular surface disease associated with dupilumab treatment for atopic diseases	31
Supramolecular host-guest hyaluronic acid hydrogels enhance corneal wound healing through dynamic spatiotemporal effects	31
Impact of aging on the pathophysiology of dry eye disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31