2026 Mark S. Humayun: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	101	7959	7480	4138	3828	770	38751

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2011 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to development and clinical implementation of the visual prosthesis for restoration of sight.
2009 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Mark S. Humayun is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans neuroscience, medicine, and engineering, with a strong focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, ophthalmology, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers distinct topics including:

Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Retinal Development and Disorders
Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
Retinal Diseases and Treatments
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Optical Coherence Tomography Applications

Mark S. Humayun has contributed frequently to several publication venues, including:

Scientific Reports
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Ophthalmology
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
Journal of Heat Transfer

Some of their recent papers include:

Flexible ultrasound-induced retinal stimulating piezo-arrays for biomimetic visual prostheses, 2022, Nature Communications
One-Year Follow-Up in a Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of an Allogeneic RPE Cell Bioengineered Implant for Advanced Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2021, Translational Vision Science & Technology
Simultaneous Assessment of the Whole Eye Biomechanics Using Ultrasonic Elastography, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
High resolution optical coherence elastography of retina under prosthetic electrode, 2020, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery
Photoacoustic and piezo-ultrasound hybrid-induced energy transfer for 3D twining wireless multifunctional implants, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark S. Humayun include:

Qifa Zhou
Biju B. Thomas
Gengxi Lu
Runze Li
Stan G. Louie

Throughout their career, Mark S. Humayun has received several recognitions, such as:

Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, 2016
Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2011, for contributions to development and clinical implementation of the visual prosthesis for restoration of sight
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2009

Best Publications

Visual perception elicited by electrical stimulation of retina in blind humans.

Mark S. Humayun;Eugene de Juan;Gislin Dagnelie;Robert J. Greenberg

1470
Citations
Visual perception in a blind subject with a chronic microelectronic retinal prosthesis

Mark S. Humayun;James D. Weiland;Gildo Y. Fujii;Robert Greenberg

1066
Citations
A new 25-gauge instrument system for transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy surgery.

Gildo Y Fujii;Eugene de Juan;Mark S Humayun;Dante J Pieramici

928
Citations
Bipolar Surface Electrical Stimulation of the Vertebrate Retina

Mark Humayun;Roy Propst;Eugene de Juan;Keith McCormick

857
Citations
Interim Results from the International Trial of Second Sight's Visual Prosthesis

Mark S. Humayun;Jessy D. Dorn;Lyndon Da Cruz;Gislin Dagnelie

797
Citations
Preservation of the Inner Retina in Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Morphometric Analysis

A. Santos;M. S. Humayun;E. De Juan;R. J. Greenburg

797
Citations
Pattern electrical stimulation of the human retina

Mark S. Humayun;Eugene de Juan;James D. Weiland;Gislin Dagnelie

794
Citations
Initial experience using the transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy system for vitreoretinal surgery

Gildo Y Fujii;Eugene de Juan;Mark S Humayun;Tom S Chang

746
Citations
Retinal Prosthesis for the Blind

Eyal Margalit;Mauricio Maia;James D Weiland;Robert J Greenberg

598
Citations
Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion

Yubin Huang;Zhen Xu;Shanshan Xiong;Fangfang Sun

595
Citations
Visual prosthesis and method of using same

Mark S. Humayun;Eugene de Juan;Robert J. Greenberg

581
Citations
Morphometric analysis of macular photoreceptors and ganglion cells in retinas with retinitis pigmentosa.

John L. Stone;William E. Barlow;Mark S. Humayun;Eugene de Juan

578
Citations
A neuro-stimulus chip with telemetry unit for retinal prosthetic device

W. Liu;K. Vichienchom;M. Clements;S.C. DeMarco

578
Citations
Morphometric analysis of the extramacular retina from postmortem eyes with retinitis pigmentosa.

M S Humayun;M Prince;E de Juan;Y Barron

458
Citations
In vitro electrical properties for iridium oxide versus titanium nitride stimulating electrodes

J.D. Weiland;D.J. Anderson;M.S. Humayun

449
Citations
Outcomes of 140 consecutive cases of 25-gauge transconjunctival surgery for posterior segment disease

Rohit R. Lakhanpal;Mark S. Humayun;Eugene de Juan;Jennifer I. Lim

442
Citations
The Argus II epiretinal prosthesis system allows letter and word reading and long-term function in patients with profound vision loss

Lyndon da Cruz;Brian F Coley;Jessy Dorn;Francesco Merlini

430
Citations
Flexible parylene-based multielectrode array technology for high-density neural stimulation and recording

Damien C. Rodger;Damien C. Rodger;Andy J. Fong;Wen Li;Hossein Ameri

384
Citations
Blind subjects implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis are able to improve performance in a spatial-motor task

Ashish K. Ahuja;J. D. Dorn;A. Caspi;M. J. McMahon

376
Citations
Retinal Prosthesis

James D. Weiland;Mark S. Humayun

161
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Weiland University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Yu-Chong Tai California Institute of Technology

Robert J. Greenberg Johns Hopkins University

David R. Hinton University of Southern California

Ellis Meng University of Southern California

Gerald J. Chader University of Southern California

Qifa Zhou University of Southern California

Wentai Liu University of California, Los Angeles

Srinivas R. Sadda University of California, Los Angeles

K. Kirk Shung University of Southern California

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