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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Ophthalmology residency · Philadelphia, PA · Program website

2
Faculty
20
Trainees
82
Papers
35%
Trainees published
45%
First author

5 people are awaiting a match decision, so numbers may change.

Papers

By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 82 in all. 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 7 of 20 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.

35%
of trainees have published
0.78
papers per trainee-year
45%
of authorships as 1st author
10%
of trainee papers with program faculty
30
papers with a trainee author
Author position, all 31 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.

2 / 2
faculty matched
17 (15–19)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
1.42
median FWCI (before 2025)
NameResearch topicsh (lifetime)Works1stLastMedian FWCI
Qi N. Cui, MD PhDGlaucoma and retinal disorders; Retinal Development and Disorders2118170.85
Victoria M. Addis, MDGlaucoma and retinal disorders; Ethics in Clinical Research1320001.6

20 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.

About University of Pennsylvaniainstitution-wide ophthalmology research

Ophthalmology publications from University of Pennsylvania and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-06; refreshed daily.

82
works per year
5th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
5th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
+24.7%
2-year growth
16th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
16th of 53 ophthalmology residency programs
31.7%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
10th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
10th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
62.2%
cited above world average
16th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
16th of 44 ophthalmology residency programs
2022: 74 works’222023: 72 works’232024: 100 works’242025: 82 works82’252026 (so far): 70 works70’26*

Works per year · * 2026 so far

Ophthalmology · 398

Ophthalmology research topics at University of Pennsylvania

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

Most cited at University of Pennsylvania since 2024

All ophthalmology papers there on OpenAlex

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