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Diabetic Retinopathy: Research Leaders and Landscape

The most active researchers, institutions, and subtopics in Diabetic Retinopathy, from recent PubMed records. Public authorship only, every figure verifiable by PMID.

Analyzed 595 recent PubMed papers (2021-2026) matching "diabetic retinopathy anti-VEGF treatment". Source: NLM PubMed. Generated July 2026.

Top research leaders (by recent publication volume)

#ResearcherAffiliationPapers
1Peto TundeQueen's University Belfast15
2Sivaprasad SobhaNIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre14
3Woo Se JoonSeoul National University College of Medicine6
4Bandello FrancescoUniversity Vita-Salute6
5Borrelli EnricoUniversity of Turin6
6Boscia FrancescoUniversity of Bari "Aldo Moro"6
7Shimura MasahikoTokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center6
8Vujosevic StelaUniversity of Milan6
9Leng TheodoreStanford University School of Medicine5
10Park Kyu HyungSeoul National University College of Medicine5
11Chhablani JayUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine5
12Özkaya AbdullahMemorial Şişli Hospital5
13Chaudhary VarunMcMaster University5
14Yenerel Nursal MeldaUniversity of Health Sciences5
15Kaplan Fatih BilgehanUniversity of Health Sciences5
16Rahimy EhsanStanford University School of Medicine5
17Simmonds MarkUniversity of York5
18Walton MatthewUniversity of York5

Ranked by recent publication volume; names not yet disambiguated and not citation-weighted. The full brief adds ORCID disambiguation, citation weighting, and clinical-trial investigator data.

Leading institutions

Cleveland Clinic (18), Queen's University Belfast (16), University of California (13), Stanford University School of Medicine (13), Inc. (13), College of Medicine (12), Eye Clinic (11), University of Toronto (10), Shanghai General Hospital (8), Ophthalmology (8)

Active subtopics

Diabetic Retinopathy (337), Angiogenesis Inhibitors (297), Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (280), Intravitreal Injections (247), Visual Acuity (232), Macular Edema (218), Tomography, Optical Coherence (153), Ranibizumab (151), Treatment Outcome (149)

Top journals

Eye (London, England) (25), BMC ophthalmology (25), Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (18), Cureus (17), Ophthalmology and therapy (16), Indian journal of ophthalmology (15)

Representative recent papers

Ocular Manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systemic Vascular Phenotype. (2026) · PMID 42477295

VDAC1 O-GlcNAcylation Promotes mtDNA Release and Activates ZBP1-Dependent Neuroinflammation in Diabetic Retinopathy. (2026) · PMID 42474271

Neurovascular unit uncoupling in diabetic retinopathy: molecular mechanisms and stage-adapted therapeutic strategies. (2026) · PMID 42460327

Quantitative evaluation of pigment epithelial encapsulation using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography after anti-V (2026) · PMID 42449449

Study on retinal pharmacokinetic characteristics and precision drug administration strategy in patients with fundus diseases. (2026) · PMID 42437329

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