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Best Female Scientists

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136
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272
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170

Medicine

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140
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78600
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National Ranking
973

Carol L. Shields 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 Carol L. Shields sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,684 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol L. Shields 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 Carol L. Shields sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 140 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Carol L. Shields is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Ophthalmology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main research topics covered by Carol L. Shields include:

  • Ocular Oncology and Treatments
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome

The scientist has published extensively in ophthalmology and related fields, with frequent publications appearing in the following venues:

  • Ophthalmology
  • JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmology Retina
  • Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
  • Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Carol L. Shields include:

  • "Uveal melanoma," 2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Invasive Treatment Strategy for Older Patients with Myocardial Infarction," 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Foundational Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Using Ophthalmic Images," 2021, Ophthalmology
  • "Reliability and accuracy of artificial intelligence ChatGPT in providing information on ophthalmic diseases and management to patients," 2024, Eye
  • "Artificial Intelligence for Retinopathy of Prematurity," 2022, Ophthalmology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Jerry A. Shields
  • Sara E. Lally
  • Tatyana Milman
  • Antonio Yaghy
  • Lauren A. Dalvin

Carol L. Shields has contributed to book publications as well, including the title The Canadian Shields published by University of Manitoba Press in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Survey of 1264 patients with orbital tumors and simulating lesions: The 2002 Montgomery Lecture, part 1.

    Jerry A Shields;Carol L Shields;Richard Scartozzi

  • Survey of 520 eyes with uveal metastases.

    Carol L. Shields;Jerry A. Shields;Nicole E. Gross;Geoffrey P. Schwartz

  • Integrative Analysis Identifies Four Molecular and Clinical Subsets in Uveal Melanoma

    A. Gordon Robertson;Juliann Shih;Juliann Shih;Christina Yau;Ewan A. Gibb

  • The International Classification of Retinoblastoma predicts chemoreduction success.

    Carol L. Shields;Arman Mashayekhi;Angela K. Au;Craig Czyz

  • Tumors of the conjunctiva and cornea

    Carol L Shields;Jerry A Shields

  • Metastasis of Uveal Melanoma Millimeter-by-Millimeter in 8033 Consecutive Eyes

    Carol L. Shields;Minoru Furuta;Archana Thangappan;Saya Nagori

  • Intraocular Tumors: A Text and Atlas

    Jerry A. Shields;Carol L. Shields

  • Uveal melanoma: relatively rare but deadly cancer.

    S Kaliki;C L Shields

  • Conjunctival melanoma: risk factors for recurrence, exenteration, metastasis, and death in 150 consecutive patients.

    Carol L. Shields;Jerry A. Shields;Kaan Gündüz;Jacqueline Cater

  • Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelids: Personal experience with 60 cases

    Jerry A. Shields;Hakan Demirci;Brian P. Marr;Ralph C. Eagle

  • Classification and management of Coats disease: the 2000 Proctor Lecture.

    Jerry A Shields;Carol L Shields;Santosh G Honavar;Hakan Demirci

  • Chemoreduction in the Initial Management of Intraocular Retinoblastoma

    C L Shields;P De Potter;B P Himelstein;J A Shields

  • SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONJUNCTIVAL TUMORS. THE 1994 LYNN B. MCMAHAN LECTURE

    J A Shields;C L Shields;P De Potter

  • Clinical variations and complications of Coats disease in 150 cases: the 2000 Sanford Gifford Memorial Lecture

    Jerry A Shields;Carol L Shields;Sontash G Honavar;Hakan Demirci

  • Clinical survey of 1643 melanocytic and nonmelanocytic conjunctival tumors.

    Carol L. Shields;Hakan Demirci;Ekaterina Karatza;Jerry A. Shields

  • Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Ocular Region: A Review

    Jerry A. Shields;Hakan Demirci;Brian P. Marr;Ralph C. Eagle

  • Cancer metastatic to the orbit: the 2000 Robert M. Curts Lecture.

    Jerry A. Shields;Carol L. Shields;Heather K. Brotman;Cynthia Carvalho

  • Risk Factors for Growth and Metastasis of Small Choroidal Melanocytic Lesions

    Carol L. Shields;Jerry A. Shields;Hayyam Kiratli;Patrick De Potter

  • CORRELATION OF FOVEAL AVASCULAR ZONE SIZE WITH FOVEAL MORPHOLOGY IN NORMAL EYES USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY.

    Wasim A. Samara;Emil A. T. Say;Chloe T. L. Khoo;Timothy P. Higgins

  • Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy of Suspected Intraocular Tumors: The 1992 Urwick Lecture

    Jerry A. Shields;Carol L. Shields;Hormoz Ehya;Ralph C. Eagle

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry A. Shields
Jerry A. Shields Wills Eye Hospital
Anna T. Meadows
Anna T. Meadows Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Robert H. Rosenwasser
Robert H. Rosenwasser Thomas Jefferson University
David H. Abramson
David H. Abramson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Larry A. Donoso
Larry A. Donoso Wills Eye Hospital
Hans E. Grossniklaus
Hans E. Grossniklaus Emory University
K. Bailey Freund
K. Bailey Freund New York University
Gary C. Brown
Gary C. Brown SUNY Upstate Medical University
Lawrence A. Yannuzzi
Lawrence A. Yannuzzi Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Brenda L. Gallie
Brenda L. Gallie University of Toronto

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