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Medicine
Australia
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
134
Citations
170496
World Ranking
2090
National Ranking
63

Hugh R. Taylor 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 Hugh R. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 839 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugh R. Taylor 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 Hugh R. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 134 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2012 - CNIB Chanchlani Global Vision Research Award

Overview

Hugh R. Taylor is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on ophthalmology. Their published work spans multiple areas within visual health and disease, demonstrating a specialization in eye-related conditions and vision impairment.

Their recent scholarly publications include:

  • The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020 (2021, The Lancet Global Health)
  • Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study (2020, The Lancet Global Health)
  • Trachoma (2022, Nature Reviews Disease Primers)
  • The economics of vision impairment and its leading causes: A systematic review (2022, EClinicalMedicine)
  • Global Trends in Blindness and Vision Impairment Resulting from Corneal Opacity 1984-2020 (2023, Ophthalmology)

Frequent co-authors associated with their research include:

  • Serge Resnikoff
  • Rupert Bourne
  • Seth Flaxman
  • Tasanee Braithwaite
  • Nicolas Leveziel

Major publication venues where their contributions frequently appear are:

  • Eye
  • Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • Ophthalmology
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology

The primary field of study for Hugh R. Taylor is medicine, with significant subfield contributions in:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Epidemiology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Microbiology

Focal topics within their body of work include:

  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
  • Reproductive tract infections research

In 2012, Hugh R. Taylor received the CNIB Chanchlani Global Vision Research Award, recognizing contributions related to vision research.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global Prevalence and Major Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy

    Joanne W.Y. Yau;Sophie L. Rogers;Ryo Kawasaki;Ecosse L. Lamoureux;Ecosse L. Lamoureux

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United States.

    Nathan Congdon;Benita O'Colmain;Caroline C W Klaver;Ronald Klein

  • Global Causes of Blindness and Distance Vision Impairment 1990-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Seth R Flaxman;Rupert R A Bourne;Serge Resnikoff;Serge Resnikoff;Peter Ackland

  • Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Rupert R A Bourne;Seth R Flaxman;Tasanee Braithwaite;Maria V Cicinelli

  • 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

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Causes of vision loss worldwide, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis

    Rupert R A Bourne;Gretchen A Stevens;Richard A White;Jennifer L Smith

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013 : quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • The International Stroke Trial (IST): A randomised trial of aspirin, subcutaneous heparin, both, or neither among 19 435 patients with acute ischaemic stroke

    P Sandercock;R Collins;C Counsell;B Farrell

  • Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

    Joshua A. Salomon;Theo Vos;Daniel R. Hogan;Michael Gagnon

  • Global prevalence and major risk factors of diabetic retinopathy.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine A. McCarty
Catherine A. McCarty University of Minnesota
Serge Resnikoff
Serge Resnikoff University of New South Wales
Sheila K. West
Sheila K. West University of Pennsylvania
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University
Konrad Pesudovs
Konrad Pesudovs University of New South Wales
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Beatriz Munoz
Beatriz Munoz Johns Hopkins University
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
John J McNeil
John J McNeil Monash University

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