2026 Seang-Mei Saw: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	131	341	325	1	1	689	56826
Medicine	135	2082	1939	6	6	682	61405

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Medicine in Singapore Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in Singapore Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Singapore Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Medicine in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Seang-Mei Saw is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. The primary field of study is Medicine, with a strong focus on subfields including Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Genetics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas in vision science and related health conditions, specifically:

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
Corneal surgery and disorders
Retinal Diseases and Treatments
Glaucoma and retinal disorders
Retinal Imaging and Analysis
Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Frequent publication venues include:

British Journal of Ophthalmology
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Acta Ophthalmologica
Translational Vision Science & Technology
UNC Libraries

The researcher has coauthored extensively with a number of colleagues, the most frequent being:

Carla Lança
Quan V. Hoang
Marcus Ang
Charumathi Sabanayagam
Ching-Yu Cheng

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Seang-Mei Saw are:

Myopia, 2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide, 2020, BMC Ophthalmology
IMI Prevention of Myopia and Its Progression, 2021, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
IMI Risk Factors for Myopia, 2021, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
The association between digital screen time and myopia: A systematic review, 2020, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Additionally, Seang-Mei Saw has contributed to book publications. Notably, they authored Myopia: Public Health Challenges and Interventions, published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

Best Publications

Myopia and associated pathological complications.

Seang-Mei Saw;Gus Gazzard;Edwin Chan Shih-Yen;Wei-Han Chua

1212
Citations
Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia.

Chen-Wei Pan;Dharani Ramamurthy;Seang-Mei Saw

1112
Citations
Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals Without Diabetes

Richard A. Jensen;Xueling Sim;Xiaohui Li;Mary Frances Cotch

763
Citations
Role of Near Work in Myopia: Findings in a Sample of Australian School Children

Jenny M. Ip;Seang-Mei Saw;Kathryn A. Rose;Ian G. Morgan;Ian G. Morgan

759
Citations
Efficacy Comparison of 16 Interventions for Myopia Control in Children: A Network Meta-analysis

Jinhai Huang;Jinhai Huang;Daizong Wen;Qinmei Wang;Qinmei Wang;Colm McAlinden;Colm McAlinden;Colm McAlinden

726
Citations
Epidemiology of Myopia

Seang Mei Saw;Joanne Katz;Oliver D. Schein;Sek Jin Chew

720
Citations
International Photographic Classification and Grading System for Myopic Maculopathy

Kyoko Ohno-Matsui;Ryo Kawasaki;Jost B. Jonas;Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung

714
Citations
Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

631
Citations
Myopia, Lifestyle, and Schooling in Students of Chinese Ethnicity in Singapore and Sydney

Kathryn A. Rose;Ian G. Morgan;Wayne Smith;George Burlutsky

622
Citations
Outdoor activity and myopia in Singapore teenage children

Mohamed Dirani;Louis Tong;Gus Gazzard;Xiaoe Zhang

621
Citations
Nearwork in early-onset myopia.

Seang-Mei Saw;Wei-Han Chua;Ching-Ye Hong;Hui-Min Wu

596
Citations
Prevalence and risk factors associated with dry eye symptoms: a population based study in Indonesia

A. J. Lee;J. Lee;S.-M. Saw;G. Gazzard

579
Citations
Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

Momoko Horikoshi;Robin N. Beaumont;Felix R. Day;Nicole M. Warrington;Nicole M. Warrington

567
Citations
Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia

Virginie J M Verhoeven;Pirro G Hysi;Robert Wojciechowski;Robert Wojciechowski;Qiao Fan

519
Citations
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy : The Singapore Malay Eye Study

Tien Y. Wong;Tien Y. Wong;Ning Cheung;Wan Ting Tay;Jie Jin Wang;Jie Jin Wang

517
Citations
Incidence and progression of myopia in Singaporean school children.

Seang Mei Saw;Louis Tong;Wei Han Chua;Kee Seng Chia

496
Citations
Does Education Explain Ethnic Differences in Myopia Prevalence? A Population-Based Study of Young Adult Males in Singapore

Hui-Min Wu;Benjamin Seet;Eric Peng-Huat Yap;Seang-Mei Saw

474
Citations
Cohort Profile: Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort study

Shu-E Soh;Mya Thway Tint;Peter D Gluckman;Keith M Godfrey

469
Citations
Rationale and methodology for a population-based study of eye diseases in Malay people: The Singapore Malay eye study (SiMES).

Athena W. P. Foong;Seang-Mei Saw;Jing-Liang Loo;Sunny Shen

468
Citations
Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

Wanqing Wen;Yoon Shin Cho;Wei Zheng;Rajkumar Dorajoo;Rajkumar Dorajoo

434
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University

Peter D. Gluckman University of Auckland

Tin Aung National University of Singapore

Keith M. Godfrey University of Southampton

Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore

Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney

Donald T.H. Tan National University of Singapore

Paul Mitchell University of Sydney

Michael J. Meaney McGill University

Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research

External Links

Personal website of Seang-Mei Saw

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