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Stephen C. Pflugfelder

Active 1986–2025

198
Papers
31,685
Citations
109
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Citations

Citations per year for Stephen C. Pflugfelder1987: 2 citations1988: 4 citations1989: 5 citations1990: 6 citations1991: 10 citations1992: 9 citations1993: 6 citations1994: 13 citations1995: 16 citations1996: 12 citations1997: 34 citations1998: 28 citations1999: 57 citations2000: 95 citations2001: 110 citations2002: 88 citations2003: 163 citations2004: 205 citations2005: 193 citations2006: 200 citations2007: 268 citations2008: 301 citations2009: 247 citations2010: 270 citations2011: 274 citations2012: 311 citations2013: 349 citations2014: 310 citations2015: 227 citations2016: 299 citations2017: 464 citations2018: 212 citations2019: 809 citations2020: 1,025 citations2021: 1,010 citations2022: 857 citations2023: 694 citations2024: 940 citations2025: 436 citations2026: 5 citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,807 citing papers, 27.1% of this breakdownChina: 890 citing papers, 13.4% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 357 citing papers, 5.4% of this breakdownItaly: 290 citing papers, 4.4% of this breakdownJapan: 282 citing papers, 4.2% of this breakdownGermany: 242 citing papers, 3.6% of this breakdownIndia: 235 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownAustralia: 233 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownSpain: 227 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 216 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownFrance: 156 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownCanada: 146 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine82.8%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
  • Immunology and Microbiology3.4%
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.7%
  • Neuroscience1.6%
  • Nursing0.6%
  • Other2.5%

Topics

  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens21.2%
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments11.1%
  • Corneal surgery and disorders5.7%
  • Ocular Infections and Treatments5.3%
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders3.5%
  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions3.3%
  • Other49.9%

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  1. Biological functions of tear film

    Authors: Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Michael E. Stern - Experimental Eye Research 2020 cited by 307

  2. The Pathophysiology of Dry Eye Disease

    Authors: Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Cintia S. de Paiva - Ophthalmology 2017 cited by 510

  3. Defining Dry Eye from a Clinical Perspective

    Authors: Kazuo Tsubota, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Zuguo Liu, Christophe Baudouin, Hyo Myung Kim, Eli sa beth M. Messmer, Friedrich E. Kruse, Lingyi Liang, Jimena Tatiana Carreno-Galeano, Maurizio Rolando, Norihiko Yokoi, Shigeru Kinoshita, Reza Dana - International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020 cited by 273

  4. Inflammatory basis for dry eye disease flares

    Authors: Victor L. Perez, Michael E. Stern, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Experimental Eye Research 2020 cited by 165

  5. Topical Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor (Cenegermin) for Neurotrophic Keratopathy

    Authors: Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Mina Massaro‐Giordano, Victor L. Perez, Pedram Hamrah, Sophie X. Deng, Ladan Espandar, C. Stephen Foster, John Affeldt, John A. Seedor, Natalie A. Afshari, Wendy Chao, Marcello Allegretti, Flavio Mantelli, Reza Dana - Ophthalmology 2019 cited by 275

  6. Altered Mucosal Microbiome Diversity and Disease Severity in Sjögren Syndrome

    Authors: Cintia S. de Paiva, Dan B. Jones, Michael E. Stern, Fang Bian, Quianta Moore, Shani Corbiere, Charles F. Streckfus, Diane S. Hutchinson, Nadim J. Ajami, Joseph F. Petrosino, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Scientific Reports 2016 cited by 365

  7. Mitochondrial DNA oxidation induces imbalanced activity of NLRP3/NLRP6 inflammasomes by activation of caspase-8 and BRCC36 in dry eye

    Authors: Wei Chi, Xia Hua, Xin Chen, Fang Bian, Xiaoyong Yuan, Lili Zhang, Xiaoran Wang, Ding Chen, Ruzhi Deng, Zhijie Li, Yizhi Liu, Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, De‐Quan Li - Journal of Autoimmunity 2017 cited by 112

  8. Experimental Dry Eye Stimulates Production of Inflammatory Cytokines and MMP-9 and Activates MAPK Signaling Pathways on the Ocular Surface

    Authors: Lihui Luo, De‐Quan Li, Amish Doshi, William J. Farley, Rosa M. Corrales, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2004 cited by 592

  9. Topical cyclosporine A therapy for dry eye syndrome

    Authors: Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Sueko M Ng, Esen K. Akpek - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019 cited by 157

  10. Ocular Drug Delivery Nanowafer with Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy

    Authors: Xiaoyong Yuan, Daniela C. Marcano, Crystal S. Shin, Xia Hua, Lucas Isenhart, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Ghanashyam Acharya - ACS Nano 2015 cited by 173

  11. IL-17 disrupts corneal barrier following desiccating stress

    Authors: Cintia S. de Paiva, Suksri Chotikavanich, S. B. Pangelinan, John D. Pitcher, Biao Fang, Xiaofen Zheng, Pan Ma, William J. Farley, Karyn F. Siemasko, Jérry Y. Niederkorn, Michael E. Stern, D-Q Li, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Mucosal Immunology 2009 cited by 415

  12. Corticosteroid and doxycycline suppress MMP-9 and inflammatory cytokine expression, MAPK activation in the corneal epithelium in experimental dry eye

    Authors: Cintia S. de Paiva, Rosa M. Corrales, Arturo Villarreal, William J. Farley, De‐Quan Li, Michael E. Stern, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Experimental Eye Research 2006 cited by 446

  13. Pro- and anti-inflammatory forms of interleukin-1 in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with dry-eye disease.

    Authors: Abraham Solomon, Dilek Dursun, Zhihong Liu, Yu‐Feng Xie, Antonio Macrì, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - 2001 cited by 729

  14. Single-cell transcriptomics identifies limbal stem cell population and cell types mapping its differentiation trajectory in limbal basal epithelium of human cornea

    Authors: De‐Quan Li, Sangbae Kim, Jinmiao Li, Qianmiao Gao, Jongsu Choi, Fang Bian, Jiaoyue Hu, Yun Zhang, Jin Li, Rong Lu, Yumei Li, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Hongyu Miao, Rui Chen - The Ocular Surface 2020 cited by 117

  15. The role of the lacrimal functional unit in the pathophysiology of dry eye

    Authors: Michael E. Stern, Jianping Gao, Karyn F. Siemasko, Roger W. Beuerman, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Experimental Eye Research 2003 cited by 572

  16. Tear Cytokine Profiles in Dysfunctional Tear Syndrome

    Authors: Helene Lam, Lauren Bleiden, Cintia S. de Paiva, William J. Farley, Michael E. Stern, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - American Journal of Ophthalmology 2008 cited by 490

  17. The Pathology of Dry Eye

    Authors: Michael E. Stern, Roger W. Beuerman, Robert I. Fox, Jianping Gao, Austin K. Mircheff, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Cornea 1998 cited by 801

  18. Altered cytokine balance in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with Sjögren's syndrome keratoconjunctivitis sicca

    Authors: Stephen C. Pflugfelder, David Jones, Zhonghua Ji, Adolfo A Afonso, Dagoberto Monroy - Current Eye Research 1999 cited by 610

  19. JNK and ERK MAP kinases mediate induction of IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-8 following hyperosmolar stress in human limbal epithelial cells

    Authors: De‐Quan Li, Lihui Luo, Zhuo Chen, Hyun Seung Kim, Xiu Jun Song, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Experimental Eye Research 2005 cited by 346

  20. IL-13 Stimulates Proliferation and Expression of Mucin and Immunomodulatory Genes in Cultured Conjunctival Goblet Cells

    Authors: Johanna Tukler Henriksson, Terry G. Coursey, David B. Corry, Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2015 cited by 117

  21. Evaluation of Subjective Assessments and Objective Diagnostic Tests for Diagnosing Tear-Film Disorders Known to Cause Ocular Irritation

    Authors: Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Scheffer C.G. Tseng, Olga Sanabria, H. Yang Kell, Carlos Grande García, Carlos Roberto Félix, William J. Feuer, Brenda L. Reis - Cornea 1998 cited by 558

  22. Production and Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 on the Ocular Surface Increase in Dysfunctional Tear Syndrome

    Authors: Suksri Chotikavanich, Cintia S. de Paiva, De Quan Li, Joseph J. Chen, Fang Bian, William J. Farley, Stephen C. Pflugfelder - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009 cited by 392

  23. Dexamethasone nanowafer as an effective therapy for dry eye disease

    Authors: Terry G. Coursey, Johanna Tukler Henriksson, Daniela C. Marcano, Crystal S. Shin, Lucas Isenhart, Faheem Ahmed, Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Ghanashyam Acharya - Journal of Controlled Release 2015 cited by 103

  24. IL-33/ST2/IL-9/IL-9R signaling disrupts ocular surface barrier in allergic inflammation

    Authors: Jiaoyue Hu, Ning Gao, Yun Zhang, Xin Chen, Jinmiao Li, Fang Bian, Wei Chi, Zuguo Liu, Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, De‐Quan Li - Mucosal Immunology 2020 cited by 69