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Seang-Mei Saw 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 Seang-Mei Saw sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 682 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seang-Mei Saw 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 Seang-Mei Saw sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 135 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia.

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

  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals Without Diabetes

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Epidemiology of Myopia

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

  • International Photographic Classification and Grading System for Myopic Maculopathy

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Outdoor activity and myopia in Singapore teenage children

    Mohamed Dirani;Louis Tong;Gus Gazzard;Xiaoe Zhang

  • Nearwork in early-onset myopia.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Incidence and progression of myopia in Singaporean school children.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Peter D. Gluckman
Peter D. Gluckman University of Auckland
Tin Aung
Tin Aung National University of Singapore
Keith M. Godfrey
Keith M. Godfrey University of Southampton
Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Donald T.H. Tan
Donald T.H. Tan National University of Singapore
Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell University of Sydney
Michael J. Meaney
Michael J. Meaney McGill University
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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