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Frank G. Holz

Frank G. Holz

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
49569
World Ranking
5303
National Ranking
292

Frank G. Holz 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 Frank G. Holz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 917 publications — 92nd percentile

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

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

Frank G. Holz 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 Frank G. Holz sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank G. Holz is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration in Ophthalmology, where they have contributed to over 500 publications. They also have work spanning Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

The primary topics of research examined by Frank G. Holz include:

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Retinal and Macular Surgery

Among their recent papers are:

  • HAWK and HARRIER, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Pegcetacoplan for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (OAKS and DERBY): two multicentre, randomised, double-masked, sham-controlled, phase 3 trials, 2023, The Lancet
  • Risk of Inflammation, Retinal Vasculitis, and Retinal Occlusion-Related Events with Brolucizumab, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Brolucizumab: Evolution through Preclinical and Clinical Studies and the Implications for the Management of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • APOSTEL 2.0 Recommendations for Reporting Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Studies, 2021, Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Frank G. Holz include:

  • Robert P. Finger
  • Maximilian Pfau
  • Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg
  • Jan Henrik Terheyden
  • Marlene Saßmannshausen

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • Die Ophthalmologie
  • Eye
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Translational Vision Science & Technology

In addition to journal articles, Frank G. Holz has published a book titled Die Augenheilkunde in 2023 with Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Intravitreal aflibercept for diabetic macular edema.

    Jean François Korobelnik;Diana V. Do;Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth;David S. Boyer

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • HAWK and HARRIER: Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked Trials of Brolucizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Pravin U Dugel;Adrian Koh;Yuichiro Ogura;Glenn J Jaffe

  • Fundus autofluorescence and development of geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration

    Frank G. Holz;Caren Bellman;Stephanie Staudt;Florian Schütt

  • Fundus autofluorescence imaging: review and perspectives.

    Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg;Frank G. Holz;Alan C. Bird;Richard F. Spaide

  • Consensus Definition for Atrophy Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration on OCT: Classification of Atrophy Report 3.

    Srinivas R. Sadda;Robyn Guymer;Frank G. Holz;Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg

  • Progression of Geographic Atrophy and Impact of Fundus Autofluorescence Patterns in Age-related Macular Degeneration

    Frank G. Holz;Almut Bindewald-Wittich;Monika Fleckenstein;Jens Dreyhaupt

  • Intravitreal Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema: 100-Week Results From the VISTA and VIVID Studies.

    David M. Brown;Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth;Diana V. Do;Frank G. Holz

  • Multi-country real-life experience of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration

    Frank G Holz;Ramin Tadayoni;Stephen Beatty;Alan Berger

  • Consensus Nomenclature for Reporting Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Data: Consensus on Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Nomenclature Study Group

    Richard F. Spaide;Glenn J. Jaffe;David Sarraf;K. Bailey Freund

  • The Progression of Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Monika Fleckenstein;Paul Mitchell;K. Bailey Freund;SriniVas Sadda

  • Geographic Atrophy: Clinical Features and Potential Therapeutic Approaches

    Frank G. Holz;Erich C. Strauss;Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg;Menno van Lookeren Campagne

  • Safety and efficacy of a flexible dosing regimen of ranibizumab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: the SUSTAIN study.

    Frank G. Holz;Winfried Amoaku;Juan Donate;Robyn H. Guymer

  • Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Europe: The Past and the Future

    Johanna M. Colijn;Gabriëlle H.S. Buitendijk;Elena Prokofyeva;Dalila Alves

  • RANIBIZUMAB FOR PREDOMINANTLY CLASSIC NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: SUBGROUP ANALYSIS OF FIRST-YEAR ANCHOR RESULTS

    Peter K. Kaiser;David M. Brown;Kang Zhang;Henry L. Hudson

  • Long-term Benefit of Sustained-Delivery Fluocinolone Acetonide Vitreous Inserts for Diabetic Macular Edema

    Peter A. Campochiaro;David M. Brown;Andrew Pearson;Thomas Ciulla

  • Systemic Complement Activation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Hendrik P N Scholl;Peter Charbel Issa;Maja Walier;Stefanie Janzer

  • Intravitreal Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema: 148-Week Results from the VISTA and VIVID Studies

    Jeffrey S. Heier;Jean François Korobelnik;David M. Brown;Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  • Fundus autofluorescence and development of geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration.

    F.G Holz;C Bellman;S Staudt;F Schütt

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Finger
Robert Finger ETH Zurich
Bernhard H. F. Weber
Bernhard H. F. Weber University of Regensburg
Rolf Fimmers
Rolf Fimmers University of Bonn
Sebastian Wolf
Sebastian Wolf Heidelberg University
Glenn J. Jaffe
Glenn J. Jaffe Duke University
Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell University of Sydney
Srinivas R. Sadda
Srinivas R. Sadda University of California, Los Angeles
Emily Y. Chew
Emily Y. Chew National Institutes of Health
Robyn H. Guymer
Robyn H. Guymer University of Melbourne
Carel B. Hoyng
Carel B. Hoyng Radboud University

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