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Susan Lightman 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 Susan Lightman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 528 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan Lightman 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 Susan Lightman sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Susan Lightman is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom, with a primary research focus in the field of Medicine, specifically concentrated in Ophthalmology. Their scholarly work also spans related subfields such as Rheumatology, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Epidemiology.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Vasculitis and related conditions

Notable recent papers by Susan Lightman include:

  • Vision loss in anterior uveitis, 2020, British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Seven-Year Outcomes of Uveitic Macular Edema: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial and Follow-up Study Results, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Differentiating Multifocal Choroiditis and Punctate Inner Choroidopathy: A Cluster Analysis Approach, 2020, American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • CD4+ T-Cell Plasticity in Non-Infectious Retinal Inflammatory Disease, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Systemic Associations of Sarcoid Uveitis: Correlation With Uveitis Phenotype and Ethnicity, 2021, American Journal of Ophthalmology

Frequent collaborators of Susan Lightman include:

  • Oren Tomkins-Netzer
  • Rachael L. Niederer
  • Yi-Hsing Chen
  • Lazha Sharief
  • Virginia L. Calder

Susan Lightman has published extensively in several academic journals, with the highest number of papers appearing in:

  • British Journal of Ophthalmology (3 publications)
  • American Journal of Ophthalmology (3 publications)
  • Ophthalmology (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2 publications)
  • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation (2 publications)

In addition to journal articles, Susan Lightman has contributed to book publications, including the title Uveitis Management published by World Scientific in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The first international consensus on mucous membrane pemphigoid: definition, diagnostic criteria, pathogenic factors, medical treatment, and prognostic indicators.

    Lawrence S. Chan;A. Razzaque Ahmed;Grant J. Anhalt;Wolfgang Bernauer

  • Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant for Noninfectious Intermediate or Posterior Uveitis

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

  • Safety and efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone for cystoid macular oedema in uveitis.

    Stephanie Young;Genevieve Larkin;Michael Branley;Susan Lightman

  • Acute Retinal Necrosis: Features, Management, and Outcomes

    Chun H. Lau;Tom Missotten;Joel Salzmann;Susan L. Lightman

  • Understanding uveitis: The impact of research on visual outcomes

    Marc D. de Smet;Simon R.J. Taylor;Simon R.J. Taylor;Bahram Bodaghi;Elisabetta Miserocchi

  • Posterior scleritis: Clinical features, systemic associations, and outcome in a large series of patients

    Peter J. McCluskey;Peter G. Watson;Susan Lightman;John Haybittle

  • Outcome of intravitreal triamcinolone in uveitis

    Howesen Kok;Chun Lau;Nicholas Maycock;Peter McCluskey

  • Histological features of ocular adnexal lymphoma (REAL classification) and their association with patient morbidity and survival

    Christopher Jenkins;Geoffrey E Rose;Catey Bunce;John E Wright

  • Comparison of PCR detection methods for B1, P30, and 18S rDNA genes of T. gondii in aqueous humor.

    Colin D. Jones;Narciss Okhravi;Peter Adamson;Sharron Tasker

  • Primary intraocular lymphoma

    Mandeep S. Sagoo;Mandeep S. Sagoo;Mandeep S. Sagoo;Hemal Mehta;Andrew J. Swampillai;Victoria M.L. Cohen;Victoria M.L. Cohen

  • Rapid detection and identification of Candida, Aspergillus, and Fusarium species in ocular samples using nested PCR

    Emma E. M. Jaeger;Nora M. Carroll;Sarah Choudhury;Anthony A. S. Dunlop

  • Retinal venous sheathing in optic neuritis. Its significance for the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis.

    S Lightman;W I McDonald;A C Bird;D A Francis

  • Surgically induced necrotising sclerokeratitis (SINS)--precipitating factors and response to treatment.

    E O'Donoghue;S Lightman;S Tuft;P Watson

  • Long-Term Clinical Outcome and Causes of Vision Loss in Patients with Uveitis

    Oren Tomkins-Netzer;Oren Tomkins-Netzer;Lazha Talat;Lazha Talat;Asaf Bar;Asaf Bar;Albert Lula

  • Identification and characterization of cells infiltrating the graft and aqueous humour in rat corneal allograft rejection

    D. F. P. Larkin;V. L. Calder;S. L. Lightman

  • Rituximab is effective in the treatment of refractory ophthalmic Wegener's granulomatosis.

    Simon R. J. Taylor;Alan D. Salama;Lavnish Joshi;Charles D. Pusey

  • Cytokines and chemokines in uveitis: is there a correlation with clinical phenotype?

    Kenneth G.-J. Ooi;Grazyna Galatowicz;Virginia L. Calder;Susan L. Lightman

  • The role of Uptake2 in the extraneuronal metabolism of catecholamines in the isolated rat heart

    S. L. Lightman;L. L. Iversen

  • The detection of melanoma cells in peripheral blood by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.

    A. J. E. Foss;M. J. Guille;N. L. Occleston;P. G. Hykin

  • Mycophenolate mofetil ☆: A useful immunosuppressive in inflammatory eye disease

    Genevieve Larkin;Susan Lightman

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas A. Jabs
Douglas A. Jabs Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jennifer E. Thorne
Jennifer E. Thorne Johns Hopkins University
Charles D. Pusey
Charles D. Pusey Imperial College London
Rubens Belfort
Rubens Belfort Federal University of Sao Paulo
John Greenwood
John Greenwood University College London
Catey Bunce
Catey Bunce King's College London
Glenn J. Jaffe
Glenn J. Jaffe Duke University
C. Stephen Foster
C. Stephen Foster Harvard University
Gary N. Holland
Gary N. Holland University of California, Los Angeles
Alan D. Salama
Alan D. Salama University College London

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