2026 Barbara E. K. Klein: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	199	19	19	15	15	1003	149789
Best Scientists	199	304	286	202	188	1003	149789
Medicine	199	191	173	128	115	993	148670

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award

Overview

Barbara E. K. Klein is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific contributions in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Genetics, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to retinal health and genetics. Main areas of work include Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal and Optic Conditions, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases.

Barbara E. K. Klein's frequent coauthors include Tien Yin Wong, Mary Frances Cotch, Ching-Yu Cheng, Ronald Klein, and Andrew D. Paterson.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

Genome-Wide Association Study of Peripheral Artery Disease, 2021, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
Evaluation of Shared Genetic Susceptibility to High and Low Myopia and Hyperopia, 2021, JAMA Ophthalmology
Sequential hybridization may have facilitated ecological transitions in the Southwestern pinyon pine syngameon, 2022, New Phytologist
A new polygenic score for refractive error improves detection of children at risk of high myopia but not the prediction of those at risk of myopic macular degeneration, 2023, EBioMedicine
Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract, 2020, Communications Biology

Barbara E. K. Klein has contributed to the following publication venues:

UNC Libraries
Communications Biology
Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
JAMA Ophthalmology

Best Publications

Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis.

Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor;Mark Woodward

5114
Citations
Prevalence of age-related maculopathy. The Beaver Dam Eye Study.

Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K. Klein;Kathryn L.P. Linton

2768
Citations
The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy: II. Prevalence and Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy When Age at Diagnosis Is Less Than 30 Years

Ronald Klein;Barbara E. K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Matthew D. Davis

2639
Citations
An international classification and grading system for age-related maculopathy and age-related macular degeneration

A.C. Bird;N.M. Bressler;S.B. Bressler;I.H. Chisholm

2181
Citations
The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Retinopathy in adults with newly discovered and previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus.

Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Kathryn L.P. Linton

2081
Citations
The Wisconsin epidemiologic study of diabetic retinopathy. VI: Retinal photocoagulation

Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Matthew D. Davis

2070
Citations
The Wisconsin epidemiologic study of diabetic retinopathy. III. Prevalence and risk of diabetic retinopathy when age at diagnosis is 30 or more years.

Ronald Klein;Barbara E. K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Matthew D. Davis

2067
Citations
The Wisconsin age-related maculopathy grading system.

Ronald Klein;Matthew D. Davis;Yvonne L. Magli;Paul Segal

1701
Citations
The Five-year Incidence and Progression of Age-related Maculopathy: The Beaver Dam Eye Study

Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K Klein;Sandra C Tomany;Stacy M Meuer

1535
Citations
Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study

Karen J. Cruickshanks;Terry L. Wiley;Theodore S. Tweed;Barbara E.K. Klein

1495
Citations
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Dry Eye Syndrome

Scot E. Moss;Ronald Klein;Barbara E. K. Klein

1471
Citations
Prevalence of open-angle glaucoma among adults in the United States.

Friedman Ds;Wolfs Rc;O'Colmain Bj;Klein Be

1464
Citations
A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

1463
Citations
The Impact of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Older Adults

Dayna S. Dalton;Karen J. Cruickshanks;Barbara E. K. Klein;Ronald Klein

1443
Citations
Prevalence of olfactory impairment in older adults.

Claire Murphy;Carla R. Schubert;Karen J. Cruickshanks;Barbara E. K. Klein

1436
Citations
Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration : Pooled findings from three continents

Wayne Smith;Jacqueline Assink;Ronald Klein;Paul Mitchell

1412
Citations
Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the United States, 2005-2008

Xinzhi Zhang;Jinan B. Saaddine;Chiu Fang Chou;Mary Frances Cotch

1371
Citations
Prevalence of glaucoma. The Beaver Dam Eye Study.

Barbara E.K. Klein;Ronald Klein;William E. Sponsel;Todd Franke

1369
Citations
The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy: IV. Diabetic Macular Edema

Ronald Klein;Barbara E.K. Klein;Scot E. Moss;Matthew D. Davis

1188
Citations
Global prevalence and major risk factors of diabetic retinopathy.

Olubukola Ajala;Patrick English;Jonathan Pinkney;Joanne W Y Yau

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University

Karen J. Cruickshanks University of Wisconsin–Madison

Scot E. Moss University of Wisconsin–Madison

Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney

Sudha K. Iyengar Case Western Reserve University

Paul Mitchell University of Sydney

Ronald E. Gangnon University of Wisconsin–Madison

A. Richey Sharrett Johns Hopkins University

F. Javier Nieto Oregon State University

External Links

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