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Geographic Atrophy: Research Leaders and Landscape

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

Analyzed 600 recent PubMed papers (2021-2026) matching "geographic atrophy OR dry age-related macular degeneration". Source: NLM PubMed. Generated July 2026.

Top research leaders (by recent publication volume)

#ResearcherAffiliationPapers
1Chhablani JayUniversity of Pittsburgh18
2Schmidt-Erfurth UrsulaMedical University of Vienna11
3Domalpally AmithaUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Pub10
4Sadeghi ElhamUniversity of Pittsburgh10
5Vupparaboina Kiran KumarUniversity of Pittsburgh10
6von der Emde LeonDivision of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications10
7Bollepalli Sandeep ChandraUniversity of Pittsburgh9
8Mukherjee SouvickDivision of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications9
9Wu ZhichaoRoyal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital9
10Borrelli EnricoUniversity of Turin8
11Yanagi YasuoYokohama City University7
12Corradetti GiuliaDoheny Eye Institute7
13Reibaldi MicheleUniversity of Turin7
14Manoharan NiranjanUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine7
15Mandava NareshUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine7
16Hasan NasiqUniversity of Pittsburgh6
17Sahel Jose AlainUniversity of Pittsburgh6
18Bandello FrancescoVita-Salute San Raffaele University6

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

Medical University of Vienna (17), University of California (15), University of Pittsburgh (14), Eye Clinic (14), Retina Consultants of Texas (12), Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (12), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (10), Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (10), College of Medicine (9), Doheny Eye Institute (9)

Active subtopics

Macular Degeneration (182), Tomography, Optical Coherence (120), Aged, 80 and over (118), Geographic Atrophy (102), Visual Acuity (91), Retinal Pigment Epithelium (88), Fluorescein Angiography (77), Retrospective Studies (65)

Top journals

Ophthalmology science (33), Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (26), Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (17), Journal of vitreoretinal diseases (15), Journal of clinical medicine (14), Scientific reports (14)

Representative recent papers

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

Qi Huang Granules Attenuate Sodium Iodate-Induced Retinal Injury and Inflammation via Regulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics Homeost (2026) · PMID 42476291

RGR-opsin maintains cellular homeostasis by ameliorating the proteotoxicity of its exon-skipping splice variant. (2026) · PMID 42468899

Kinsenoside alleviates retinal pigment epithelium cell injury in age-related macular degeneration-like retinal injury through exos (2026) · PMID 42468166

One-Year Results of Geographic Atrophy Patients with Pre-Existing nAMD treated with both anti-VEGF therapy and pegcetacoplan. (2026) · PMID 42467820

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