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Ilene K. Gipson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ilene K. Gipson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 194 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ilene K. Gipson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ilene K. Gipson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ilene K. Gipson is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to medicine, with specific attention to ophthalmology and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

Their academic contributions encompass several main topics including:

  • Ocular Infections and Treatments
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

Among their scientific output, Ilene K. Gipson has authored publications in well-recognized venues. Their frequent publication venue includes:

  • Cornea

One notable recent paper by Gipson is titled The Search for Antifungal Prophylaxis After Artificial Corneal Surgery-An In Vitro Study, published in 2020 in the journal Cornea. This work addresses the search for effective antifungal prophylaxis following artificial corneal surgery and has received citations within the academic community.

Collaboration has been a component of their research, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Sarah Kim
  • Paulo J. M. Bispo
  • Eden E. L. Tanner
  • Samir Mitragotri
  • Rafaella N. e Silva

Their work spans multiple subfields, notably ophthalmology, and also touches on public health, environmental, and occupational health concerns. This interdisciplinary approach aligns with the broad scope of their research interests within medicine.

Best Publications

  • Alpha 6 beta 4 integrin heterodimer is a component of hemidesmosomes.

    Mary Ann Stepp;Sandra Spurr-Michaud;Ann Tisdale;Jennifer Elwell

  • Distribution of mucins at the ocular surface

    Ilene K. Gipson

  • Goblet cell numbers and epithelial proliferation in the conjunctiva of patients with dry eye syndrome treated with cyclosporine.

    Kathleen S. Kunert;Ann S. Tisdale;Ilene K. Gipson

  • Analysis of topical cyclosporine treatment of patients with dry eye syndrome: effect on conjunctival lymphocytes.

    Kathleen S. Kunert;Ann S. Tisdale;Michael E. Stern;J. A. Smith

  • Decreased levels of the goblet cell mucin MUC5AC in tears of patients with Sjögren syndrome.

    Pablo Argueso;Mini Balaram;Mini Balaram;Sandra Spurr-Michaud;Henry Todd Keutmann

  • Role of mucins in the function of the corneal and conjunctival epithelia

    Ilene K Gipson;Pablo Argüeso

  • Mucin gene expression in immortalized human corneal-limbal and conjunctival epithelial cell lines

    Ilene K Gipson;Sandra Spurr-Michaud;Pablo Argüeso;Ann Tisdale

  • The ocular surface: the challenge to enable and protect vision: the Friedenwald lecture.

    Ilene K. Gipson

  • Expression of secretory mucin genes by human conjunctival epithelia

    T Inatomi;S Spurr-Michaud;A S Tisdale;Q Zhan

  • Mucin genes expressed by human female reproductive tract epithelia.

    Ilene K. Gipson;Samuel B. Ho;Sandra J. Spurr-Michaud;Ann S. Tisdale

  • Human corneal and conjunctival epithelia express MUC1 mucin.

    T Inatomi;S Spurr-Michaud;A S Tisdale;I K Gipson

  • Research in dry eye: Report of the research subcommittee of the international Dry Eye WorkShop (2007)

    Ilene K. Gipson;Pablo Argüeso;Roger Beuerman;Stefano Bonini

  • Actin 'purse string' filaments are anchored by E-cadherin-mediated adherens junctions at the leading edge of the epithelial wound, providing coordinated cell movement

    Yukitaka Danjo;Ilene K. Gipson

  • Character of ocular surface mucins and their alteration in dry eye disease.

    Ilene K. Gipson;Yuichi Hori;Pablo Argüeso

  • Epithelial mucins of the ocular surface: structure, biosynthesis and function.

    Pablo Argüeso;Ilene K. Gipson

  • Anchoring fibrils form a complex network in human and rabbit cornea

    I K Gipson;S J Spurr-Michaud;A S Tisdale

  • Alteration of Mucin in Human Conjunctival Epithelia in Dry Eye

    Yukitaka Danjo;Hitoshi Watanabe;Ann S. Tisdale;Michelle George

  • Basement membrane components in healing rabbit corneal epithelial wounds: immunofluorescence and ultrastructural studies.

    L S Fujikawa;C S Foster;I K Gipson;R B Colvin

  • Goblet cells of the conjunctiva: A review of recent findings.

    Ilene K. Gipson

  • Membrane-tethered mucins have multiple functions on the ocular surface

    Bharathi Govindarajan;Ilene K. Gipson

Frequent Co-Authors

Claes H. Dohlman
Claes H. Dohlman Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Michael S. Gilmore
Michael S. Gilmore Harvard Medical School
James D. Zieske
James D. Zieske Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Reza Dana
Reza Dana Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Samuel B. Ho
Samuel B. Ho Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dimitri T. Azar
Dimitri T. Azar Twenty/Twenty Therapeutics
Kenneth R. Kenyon
Kenneth R. Kenyon Tufts University
Fu-Tong Liu
Fu-Tong Liu Academia Sinica
Michael E. Stern
Michael E. Stern University of Cologne
Henry T. Keutmann
Henry T. Keutmann Harvard University

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