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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to “New insights into lacrimal gland anatomy using 7T MRI and electron microscopy: Relevance for lacrimal gland targeted therapies and bioengineering” [Ocul. Surf. 30 (October 2023) 204–21	167
Editorial Board	112
Monkeypox and ocular implications in humans	93
Economic burden of keratitis patients with inpatient care: a nationwide, multicenter registry study	85
Safety of subconjunctival injection of mesenchymal stromal cells in persistent corneal epithelial disease – A phase 1b clinical trial	69
Biology and medicine on ocular surface restoration: Advancements and limits of limbal stem cell deficiency treatments	63
Effects of Panretinal photocoagulation on the ocular surface and tear film	62
Endogenous TSG-6 modulates corneal inflammation following chemical injury	58
Development and validation of a method to generate phenol red thread tests	57
Dry eye disease and proteomics	56
Long term study of topical interferon α-2b eye drops as primary treatment of ocular surface squamous neoplasia	54
Atypical microbial keratitis	51
Readership awareness series – Paper 10: Open Access Publishing	48
A pilot randomized controlled trial of topical androgen treatment in dry eye	48
The clinical outcomes of minor salivary gland transplantation for severe dry eye disease secondary to chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome	47
Predatory bacteria can reduce Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced corneal perforation and proliferation in a rabbit keratitis model	47
Mechanistic insights into conjunctivalization in limbal stem cell deficiency using a lineage tracing approach	45
Herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus and cytomegalovirus keratitis: Facts for the clinician	44
Modulating the tachykinin: Role of substance P and neurokinin receptor expression in ocular surface disorders	44
New disposable esthesiometer (KeraSenseⓇ) to improve diagnosis and management of neurotrophic keratitis	41
A prospective self-controlled study on the alterations of the ocular surface and conjunctival transcriptomic profile associated with prolonged exposure to video display terminals	40
Organotypic culture model of mouse meibomian gland as a screening platform for risk factors related to meibomian gland dysfunction	40
Epidemiology and risk factors for the development of cicatrizing conjunctivitis in chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease	40
Effects of age on lacrimal gland bioactive lipids	39
Tear film changes in symptomatic versus asymptomatic video display terminal users following computer challenge test	39

Editorial Board	39
Impact of digital screen use and lifestyle factors on dry eye disease in the paediatric population	37
Diagnostic performance and optimal cut-off values for tear film lipid layer grading and thickness in dry eye disease: An investigator-masked, randomised crossover study	37
Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for dry eye disease in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A randomized clinical trial	35
Corneal gene therapy: Structural and mechanistic understanding	33
Chronic inflammation as a proposed risk factor for ocular surface squamous neoplasia	31
Cyclosporine A 1mg/ml in pediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis: Case series of 145 children and young people	31
Reconsidering the pathogenesis of chalazion	31