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Alcon (China)

In research, Alcon (China) stands highest in Medicine (#10,041 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,921 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#14,357
of 42,892
Rank in China
#1,569
of 3,536
Research works
403
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Alcon (China) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #10,041 of 17,978 18.5%183
Health SciencesDomain #12,921 of 20,462 18.0%190

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alcon (China) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Alcon (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 24.2 works3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alcon (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Andermann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alcon (China).

  1. 1 G. Andermann China · #1,553,163 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Alcon (China)

Which keywords describe research at Alcon (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Dry Eye Disease, Ocular Surface, Glaucoma, Myopia, Femtosecond Laser, Intraocular Pressure and Intraocular Lens Implantation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 4.7×10 topics
  2. Dry Eye Disease4▲ 333×1 topic
  3. Ocular Surface4▲ 333×1 topic
  4. Glaucoma3▲ 45×3 topics
  5. Myopia3▲ 112×2 topics
  6. Femtosecond Laser3▲ 130×2 topics
  7. Intraocular Lens Implantation3▲ 232×1 topic
  8. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 74×2 topics
  9. Posterior Capsule Opacification3▲ 232×1 topic
  10. Corneal Biomechanics2▲ 182×1 topic
  11. Keratoconus2▲ 182×1 topic
  12. Treatment2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  13. Global Prevalence2▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Refractive Error2▲ 144×1 topic
  16. Visual Impairment2▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Diagnosis2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Endophthalmitis2▲ 125×1 topic
  20. Keratitis2▲ 271×1 topic
  21. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  22. Virulence Factors2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Amoebae2▲ 497×1 topic
  24. Legionella2▲ 497×1 topic
  25. Inflammation1▲ 1.65×7 topics
  26. Online Learning1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  27. Climate Change1◆ 1.05×5 topics
  28. E-Learning1▲ 2.9×2 topics
  29. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  30. Cultural Heritage1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  31. Digital Learning1▲ 4.5×1 topic
  32. Educational Multimedia1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Alcon (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Corneal surgery and disorders and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Ocular Surface and Conta…4Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 4 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 3 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksLegionella and Acanthamo…2Legionella and Acanthamoeba research: 2 fractional worksEnglish Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 3 works
  3. 3 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Legionella and Acanthamoeba research Endocrinology 2 works
  7. 7 English Language Learning and Teaching Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.1%domestic only38.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alcon (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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