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Lloyd Paul Aiello

Lloyd Paul Aiello

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
42972
World Ranking
11996
National Ranking
6150

Lloyd Paul Aiello 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 Lloyd Paul Aiello sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 384 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Lloyd Paul Aiello 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 Lloyd Paul Aiello sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For the discovery, characterization and implementation of laser panretinal photo-coagulation, which is used to treat proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Overview

Lloyd Paul Aiello is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has made significant contributions to the fields of Medicine, particularly within Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Their research output spans multiple interconnected disciplines, with a strong emphasis on retinal diseases and related imaging and analysis techniques.

Aiello's recent published works include studies focused on diabetic retinal disease and its progression. Selected papers are:

  • Updating the Staging System for Diabetic Retinal Disease, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Vascular Density of Deep, Intermediate and Superficial Vascular Plexuses Are Differentially Affected by Diabetic Retinopathy Severity, 2020, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Association of Ultra-Widefield Fluorescein Angiography-Identified Retinal Nonperfusion and the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Worsening Over Time, 2022, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Association of Predominantly Peripheral Lesions on Ultra-Widefield Imaging and the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Worsening Over Time, 2022, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Quantitative Assessment of the Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy, 2020, American Journal of Ophthalmology

The main research topics covered by Aiello include:

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
  • Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes

Key fields of study in which Aiello is active are:

  • Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Aiello frequently publishes in prominent journals including:

  • Diabetes Care
  • Diabetes
  • JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • Retina

Throughout their career, Aiello has collaborated extensively with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jennifer K. Sun
  • Paolo S. Silva
  • Jerry D. Cavallerano
  • Mohamed Ashraf
  • Konstantina Sampani

Recognition of Aiello's work includes the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize awarded in 2008. The prize citation notes the discovery, characterization, and implementation of laser panretinal photocoagulation, a treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Best Publications

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor In Ocular Fluid of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy and Other Retinal Disorders

    L P Aiello;R L Avery;P G Arrigg;B A Keyt

  • The Expensive-Tissue Hypothesis: The Brain and the Digestive System in Human and Primate Evolution

    Leslie C. Aiello;Peter Wheeler

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Randomized Trial Evaluating Ranibizumab Plus Prompt or Deferred Laser or Triamcinolone Plus Prompt Laser for Diabetic Macular Edema

    Michael J. Elman;Lloyd Paul Aiello;Roy W. Beck;Neil M. Bressler

  • Suppression of retinal neovascularization in vivo by inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) using soluble VEGF-receptor chimeric proteins

    Lloyd Paul Aiello;Eric A. Pierce;Eliot D. Foley;Hitoshi Takagi

  • An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Anatomy

    LC Aiello;MC Dean

  • Retinopathy in Diabetes

    Donald S. Fong;Lloyd Aiello;Thomas W. Gardner;George L. King

  • Aflibercept, bevacizumab, or ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema.

    John A Wells;Adam R Glassman;Allison R Ayala

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor/vascular permeability factor expression in a mouse model of retinal neovascularization

    Eric Adam Pierce;R. L. Avery;E. D. Foley;Lloyd Paul Aiello

  • Prevention of leukostasis and vascular leakage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic retinopathy via intercellular adhesion molecule-1 inhibition

    Kazuaki Miyamoto;Samer Khosrof;Sven-Erik Bursell;Richard Rohan

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor-induced retinal permeability is mediated by protein kinase C in vivo and suppressed by an orally effective beta-isoform-selective inhibitor.

    Lloyd Paul Aiello;Sven Erik Bursell;Allen Clermont;Elia Duh

  • Tests of general relativity with the binary black hole signals from the LIGO-Virgo catalog GWTC-1

    B.P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T.D. Abbott;S. Abraham

  • A phase II randomized double-masked trial of pegaptanib, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor aptamer, for diabetic macular edema.

    Emmett T Cunningham;Anthony P Adamis;Michael Altaweel;Lloyd P Aiello

  • Photocoagulation Treatment of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: The Second Report of Diabetic Retinopathy Study Findings

    Arnall Patz;Stuart Fine;Daniel Finkelstein;Thaddeus Prout

  • Hypoxic Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Retinal Cells

    Lloyd Paul Aiello;Jill M. Northrup;Bruce A. Keyt;Hitoshi Takagi

  • Relationship between optical coherence tomography-measured central retinal thickness and visual acuity in diabetic macular edema.

    David J Browning;Adam R Glassman;Lloyd Paul Aiello

  • Risks of intravitreous injection: a comprehensive review.

    Rama D. Jager;Lloyd Paul Aiello;Samir C. Patel;Emmett T. Cunningham

  • Characterization of vascular endothelial growth factor's effect on the activation of protein kinase C, its isoforms, and endothelial cell growth.

    P Xia;Lloyd Paul Aiello;H Ishii;Zhaoxin Jiang

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide and Focal/Grid Photocoagulation for Diabetic Macular Edema

    Lloyd Paul Aiello

  • Panretinal Photocoagulation vs Intravitreous Ranibizumab for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Jeffrey G. Gross;Adam R. Glassman;Lee M. Jampol;Seidu Inusah

Frequent Co-Authors

N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
R. Flaminio
R. Flaminio National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Gijs Nelemans
Gijs Nelemans Radboud University
Fabio Marchesoni
Fabio Marchesoni Tongji University
Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
Samuele Cortese
Samuele Cortese University of Southampton

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