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2026

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Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
72632
World Ranking
2560
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Singapore Leader 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

Tin Aung is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with extensive work in Ophthalmology. Their academic output encompasses several subfields including Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to ocular health and genetic epidemiology. Key topics include:

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Multitrait analysis of glaucoma identifies new risk loci and enables polygenic prediction of disease susceptibility and progression, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Transethnic Genome-Wide Association Study Provides Insights in the Genetic Architecture and Heritability of Long QT Syndrome, 2020, Circulation
  • Genetic variation affects morphological retinal phenotypes extracted from UK Biobank optical coherence tomography images, 2021, PLoS Genetics
  • Cystoid macular edema related to cataract surgery and topical prostaglandin analogs: Mechanism, diagnosis, and management, 2020, Survey of Ophthalmology

Tin Aung frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Ophthalmology
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Ching-Yu Cheng
  • Tin A. Tun
  • Michaël J. A. Girard
  • Monisha E. Nongpiur
  • Shamira Perera

Best Publications

  • Global prevalence of glaucoma and projections of glaucoma burden through 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Yih Chung Tham;Xiang Li;Tien Y. Wong;Harry A. Quigley

  • The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Glaucoma: A Review

    Robert N. Weinreb;Tin Aung;Felipe A. Medeiros

  • Development and Validation of a Deep Learning System for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases Using Retinal Images From Multiethnic Populations With Diabetes.

    Daniel Shu Wei Ting;Daniel Shu Wei Ting;Carol Yim Lui Cheung;Carol Yim Lui Cheung;Gilbert Lim;Gavin Siew Wei Tan;Gavin Siew Wei Tan

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

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

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

  • Superpixel Classification Based Optic Disc and Optic Cup Segmentation for Glaucoma Screening

    Jun Cheng;Jiang Liu;Yanwu Xu;Fengshou Yin

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians

    Norihiro Kato;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Yasuharu Tabara;Tanika N. Kelly

  • Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

    Jaspal S Kooner;Danish Saleheen;Xueling Sim;Joban Sehmi;Joban Sehmi

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • 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

  • 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

  • Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis

    Eleanor Wheeler;Aaron Leong;Ching-Ti Liu;Marie-France Hivert

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Eranga N. Vithana
Eranga N. Vithana National University of Singapore
Seang-Mei Saw
Seang-Mei Saw National University of Singapore
Paul J. Foster
Paul J. Foster University College London
David S. Friedman
David S. Friedman Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Carol Y. Cheung
Carol Y. Cheung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yik Ying Teo
Yik Ying Teo National University of Singapore

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