Medical scientist gets high ranking
The Hindu
Philip A Thomas, Associate Director (Research), Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchi, has been ranked under ‘Life time career’ and ‘2020 citation’ in a study published by the Stanf
Philip A Thomas, Associate Director (Research), Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchi, has been ranked under ‘Life time career’ and ‘2020 citation’ in a study published by the Stanford University, USA. He has been ranked third among the stalwarts of ophthalmology at the national level, with a record of 173 research papers, H-index of 39 and an i10 index of 91.
He has authored a textbook of clinical microbiology and published more than 14 books/ chapters in international textbooks besides presenting more than 100 papers at national and international meets.
He has been an investigator in several multi-country studies, on bacterial and fungal keratitis, supported by the British Council for prevention of blindness and the Thrasher Institute, USA. The result of these studies have influenced patient treatment protocols, both in India and abroad, and have contributed to reduce the burden of blindness due to fungal keratitis in India, said Dr. Thomas whose contributions to medical sciences was recognised by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology with the TANSA award in 1997.
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