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Boston Medical Center / Boston University

Ophthalmology residency · Boston, MA · Program website

Some matches pending. 2 people are awaiting a decision between possible publication profiles, so these numbers may change.

Trainees here publish less than most: 17% have published during training (6th of 6 ophthalmology residencies with complete rosters), at 0.7 papers per trainee-year (6th), and they're first author on 11% of their papers. How trainees publish ↓

4
Faculty
12
Trainees
82
Papers
17%
Trainees published
6th of 6
6th of 6
0.66
Papers / trainee-year
6th of 6
6th of 6
11%
First author
6th of 6
6th of 6

Papers

By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 82 in all · 19 with a trainee author. Updated 2026-11-07.

How trainees publishauthor positions, faculty co-authorship, ranks

Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 3 of 12 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.

17%
of trainees have published
6th of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
6th of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
0.66
papers per trainee-year
6th of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
6th of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
11%
of authorships as 1st author
6th of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
6th of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
11%
of trainee papers with program faculty
1st of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
1st of 6 ophthalmology residency programs with complete rosters
19
papers with a trainee author
Author position, all 19 trainee authorships
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person

Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.

4 / 4
faculty matched
11 (9.75–12.75)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
1.1
median FWCI (before 2025)
NameResearch topicsh (lifetime)Works1stLastMedian FWCI
Nicole Siegel, MDDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; Retinal and Macular Surgery1529021.51
Crandall Peeler, MDGlaucoma and retinal disorders; Anesthesia and Sedative Agents1214130.18
Kara LaMattina, MDHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments; Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome1012231.21
Christine Ament, MDHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments9400—

12 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.

About Boston Medical Centerinstitution-wide ophthalmology research

Ophthalmology publications from Boston Medical Center and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-07; refreshed daily.

13
works per year
37th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
37th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
-20.7%
2-year growth
45th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
45th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
17.5%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
37th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
37th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
45.0%
cited above world average
38th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
38th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
2022: 13 works’222023: 16 works’232024: 11 works’242025: 12 works12’252026 (so far): 16 works16’26*

Works per year · * 2026 so far

Ophthalmology · 68

Ophthalmology research topics at Boston Medical Center

Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.

Most cited at Boston Medical Center since 2024

All ophthalmology papers there on OpenAlex

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