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Jerry A. Shields

Jerry A. Shields publishes mostly in Ophthalmology, Oncology and Molecular Biology, on topics such as Ocular Oncology and Treatments, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management and Retinal Development and Disorders.

World rank
#34,938
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#16,221
of 358,040
Works
188
Citations
889
Citations per work
4.7

What does Jerry A. Shields research?

Ophthalmology: 40.8%Oncology: 11.3%Molecular Biology: 8.8%Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5.4%other fields: 33.7%41%top field
Ophthalmology40.8%Oncology11.3%Molecular Biology8.8%Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5.4%other fields33.7%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Ophthalmology41% of their works
  2. 2Oncology11% of their works
  3. 3Molecular Biology9% of their works
  4. 4Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5% of their works
  5. 5Genetics5% of their works
  6. 6Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Jerry A. Shields's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Genetic Mutations, Retinoblastoma, Uveal Melanoma, Epidemiology, Dermoscopy, Melanoma, Gene Therapy and Glaucoma.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Genetic Mutations722 topics
  2. Retinoblastoma631 topic
  3. Uveal Melanoma631 topic
  4. Epidemiology242 topics
  5. Dermoscopy181 topic
  6. Melanoma181 topic
  7. Gene Therapy131 topic
  8. Glaucoma131 topic
  9. Intraocular Pressure131 topic
  10. Retinitis Pigmentosa131 topic
  11. Microphthalmia91 topic
  12. Ocular Development91 topic
  13. Macular Hole71 topic
  14. Vitreoretinal Surgery71 topic
  15. Behçet's Disease61 topic
  16. Melanin61 topic
  17. Pigmentation61 topic
  18. Uveitis61 topic

Where does Jerry A. Shields work?

Jerry A. Shields's main affiliation in the publication record is Wills Eye Hospital, United States.

How many publications and citations does Jerry A. Shields have?

Science Explorer counts 188 works and 889 citations for Jerry A. Shields, ranking #34,938 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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