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Rubens Belfort 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 Rubens Belfort sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 483 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rubens Belfort 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 Rubens Belfort sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rubens Belfort is affiliated with the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with 217 publications. Their work spans multiple subfields, notably Ophthalmology with 96 publications, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging with 30, Parasitology with 22, Epidemiology with 18, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health with 15.

The main topics they explore include:

  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

Rubens Belfort has contributed to research published in several frequent venues, among these:

  • Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia (14 publications)
  • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation (10 publications)
  • International Journal of Retina and Vitreous (7 publications)
  • Ophthalmology (5 publications)
  • The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology (4 publications)

Recent papers associated with the broader research community to which Belfort contributes include:

  • "Uveal melanoma," 2020, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Retinal findings in patients with COVID-19," 2020, published in The Lancet
  • "TENAYA and LUCERNE," 2024, published in Ophthalmology
  • "Faricimab Treat-and-Extend for Diabetic Macular Edema," 2023, published in Ophthalmology
  • "Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Using Artificial Intelligence and Handheld Smartphone-Based Retinal Camera," 2021, published in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Frequent co-authors included in Belfort's collaborative network are:

  • Heloísa Nascimento
  • Michel Eid Farah
  • Maurício Maia
  • Paula M. Marinho
  • Cristina Muccioli

Best Publications

  • Randomized, sham-controlled trial of dexamethasone intravitreal implant in patients with macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion.

    Julia A. Haller;Francesco Bandello;Rubens Belfort;Mark S. Blumenkranz

  • Three-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial of dexamethasone intravitreal implant in patients with diabetic macular edema.

    David S. Boyer;Young Hee Yoon;Rubens Belfort;Francesco Bandello

  • Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant in Patients with Macular Edema Related to Branch or Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: Twelve-Month Study Results

    Julia A. Haller;Francesco Bandello;Rubens Belfort;Mark S. Blumenkranz

  • Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant for Noninfectious Intermediate or Posterior Uveitis

    Careen Lowder;Rubens Belfort;Sue Lightman;C. Stephen Foster

  • Ocular Findings in Infants With Microcephaly Associated With Presumed Zika Virus Congenital Infection in Salvador, Brazil.

    de Paula Freitas B;de Oliveira Dias;Prazeres J;Sacramento Ga

  • Zika virus in Brazil and macular atrophy in a child with microcephaly

    Camila V Ventura;Mauricio Maia;Vasco Bravo-Filho;Adriana L Góis

  • Retinal findings in patients with COVID-19.

    Paula M Marinho;Allexya A A Marcos;André C Romano;Heloisa Nascimento

  • An Unusually High Prevalence of Ocular Toxoplasmosis in Southern Brazil

    Peter D. Glasner;Claudio Silveira;Deanna Kruszon-Moran;Maria C. Martins

  • Clinical Expression of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Is Affected by the Mitochondrial DNA–Haplogroup Background

    Gavin Hudson;Valerio Carelli;Valerio Carelli;Liesbeth Spruijt;Mike Gerards

  • Ophthalmological findings in infants with microcephaly and presumable intra-uterus Zika virus infection

    Camila V. Ventura;Mauricio Maia;Bruna V. Ventura;Vanessa Van Der Linden

  • Genetic Divergence of Toxoplasma gondii Strains Associated with Ocular Toxoplasmosis, Brazil

    Asis Khan;Catherine Jordan;Cristina Muccioli;Adriana L. Vallochi

  • The Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis Syndrome: A Variant of Necrotizing Herpetic Retinopathy in Patients with AIDS

    Robert E. Engstrom;Gary N. Holland;Gary N. Holland;Todd P. Margolis;Cristina Muccioli

  • Randomized clinical trial evaluating mETDRS versus normal or high-density micropulse photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema.

    Daniel Lavinsky;Jose A. Cardillo;Luiz A. S. Melo;Alessandro Dare

  • Efficient mitochondrial biogenesis drives incomplete penetrance in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

    Carla Giordano;Luisa Iommarini;Luca Giordano;Alessandra Maresca

  • The effect of long-term intermittent trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole treatment on recurrences of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis.

    Claudio Silveira;Rubens Belfort;Cristina Muccioli;Gary N Holland

  • Visual performance of Acrysof ReSTOR apodized diffractive IOL : A prospective comparative trial

    Carlos E. Souza;Cristina Muccioli;Eduardo S. Soriano;Maria Regina Chalita

  • Toxoplasmosis: A global threat

    João M Furtado;Justine R Smith;Rubens Belfort;Devin Gattey

  • Haplogroup effects and recombination of mitochondrial DNA: novel clues from the analysis of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy pedigrees.

    Valerio Carelli;Valerio Carelli;Alessandro Achilli;Maria Lucia Valentino;Chiara Rengo

  • Guidance on Noncorticosteroid Systemic Immunomodulatory Therapy in Noninfectious Uveitis: Fundamentals Of Care for UveitiS (FOCUS) Initiative

    Andrew D. Dick;Andrew D. Dick;Andrew D. Dick;James T. Rosenbaum;Hassan A. Al-Dhibi;Rubens Belfort

  • Acquired toxoplasmic infection as the cause of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in families

    Claudio Silveira;Rubens Belfort;Miguel Burnier;Robert Nussenblatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfredo A. Sadun
Alfredo A. Sadun University of California, Los Angeles
Valerio Carelli
Valerio Carelli University of Bologna
Robert B. Nussenblatt
Robert B. Nussenblatt National Institutes of Health
Gary N. Holland
Gary N. Holland University of California, Los Angeles
Susan Lightman
Susan Lightman University College London
Xiao-yan Li
Xiao-yan Li University of Hong Kong
Albert I. Ko
Albert I. Ko Yale University
Mitermayer G. Reis
Mitermayer G. Reis Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Douglas A. Jabs
Douglas A. Jabs Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jeffrey L. Jones
Jeffrey L. Jones Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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