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22379
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15252
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Allen Foster publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allen Foster sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 292 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Allen Foster D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allen Foster sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Allen Foster is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a special focus on Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, General Health Professions, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Ocular Oncology and Treatments
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Allen Foster has authored numerous research papers. Some of the recent publications are:

  • The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020, 2021, published in The Lancet Global Health
  • The simplified trachoma grading system, amended, 2020, published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • INCIDENCE OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS KERATITIS AND OTHER OCULAR DISEASE: GLOBAL REVIEW AND ESTIMATES, 2021, published in Ophthalmic Epidemiology
  • Incidence of Retinoblastoma Has Increased: Results from 40 European Countries, 2021, published in Ophthalmology
  • Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method, 2022, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity

The researcher frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Covadonga Bascarán
  • Ido Didi Fabian
  • Richard Bowman
  • Andrew W. Stacey
  • Matthew J. Burton

Allen Foster's work appears consistently in several major publication venues related to ophthalmology and public health. These venues include:

  • Eye
  • Ophthalmic Epidemiology
  • Ophthalmology
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Childhood blindness in the context of VISION 2020: the right to sight

    Clare Gilbert;Allen Foster

  • The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020.

    Matthew J Burton;Matthew J Burton;Jacqueline Ramke;Jacqueline Ramke;Ana Patricia Marques;Rupert R A Bourne;Rupert R A Bourne

  • Retinopathy of prematurity in middle-income countries

    Clare Gilbert;Jugnoo Rahi;Michael Eckstein;Jane O'Sullivan

  • The magnitude and cost of global blindness: an increasing problem that can be alleviated.

    Kevin D Frick;Allen Foster

  • Epidemiology of cataract in childhood: A global perspective

    Allen Foster;Clare Gilbert;Jugnoo Rahi

  • The impact of Vision 2020 on global blindness.

    Allen Foster;S. Resnikoff

  • Vitamin A supplements and mortality related to measles: a randomised clinical trial.

    Andrew J.G. Barclay;Allen Foster;Alfred Sommer

  • CATARACT SURGICAL COVERAGE: An indicator to measure the impact of cataract intervention programmes.

    Hans Limburg;Allen Foster

  • Childhood blindness in India : causes in 1318 blind school students in nine states

    J S Rahi;S Sripathi;C E Gilbert;A Foster

  • Strategies for control of trachoma: observational study with quantitative PCR.

    Anthony W Solomon;Anthony W Solomon;Martin J Holland;Martin J Holland;Matthew J Burton;Matthew J Burton;Sheila K West

  • Mass Treatment with Single-Dose Azithromycin for Trachoma

    Anthony W. Solomon;Martin J. Holland;Martin J. Holland;Neal D.E. Alexander;Patrick A. Massae

  • Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level

    Ido Didi Fabian;Ido Didi Fabian;Elhassan Abdallah;Shehu U. Abdullahi;Rula A. Abdulqader

  • Childhood blindness: a new form for recording causes of visual loss in children.

    C. Gilbert;A. Foster;A. D. Négrel;B. Thylefors

  • The Global Trachoma Mapping Project: Methodology of a 34-Country Population-Based Study

    Anthony W. Solomon;Alexandre L. Pavluck;Paul Courtright;Agatha Aboe

  • Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Nigeria: The National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey

    Fatima Kyari;Murthy V S Gudlavalleti;Selvaraj Sivsubramaniam;Clare E Gilbert

  • Cataract and “Vision 2020—the right to sight” initiative

    Allen Foster

  • Vision 2020: the cataract challenge

    Allen Foster

  • Urbanization, ethnicity and cardiovascular risk in a population in transition in Nakuru, Kenya: a population-based survey

    Wanjiku Mathenge;Allen Foster;Hannah Kuper

  • Sutureless cataract surgery with nucleus extraction: outcome of a prospective study in Nepal

    A Hennig;J Kumar;D Yorston;A Foster

  • Retinopathy of prematurity in middle-income countries

    J Rahi;M Eckstein;J O'Sullivan;A Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Clare Gilbert
Clare Gilbert London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Robin L. Bailey
Robin L. Bailey London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David Mabey
David Mabey London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Sheila K. West
Sheila K. West University of Pennsylvania
Martin J. Holland
Martin J. Holland London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Rosanna W. Peeling
Rosanna W. Peeling London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Helen A. Weiss
Helen A. Weiss London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Beatriz Munoz
Beatriz Munoz Johns Hopkins University
Catey Bunce
Catey Bunce King's College London
Richard A. Adegbola
Richard A. Adegbola Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

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