Question 1

What is Alcon (United States) known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Alcon (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,368 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#7,333 of 14,558 worldwide) and Ophthalmology (#335 of 551 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology and Medicine (Ophthalmology is 91.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Alcon (United States) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Alcon (United States) ranks #17,887 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#15,883 all time), and #2,622 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Alcon (United States)?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Xinfeng Charlie Shi, Nasreen Jacobson and Iok-Hou Pang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alcon (United States).

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Alcon (United States)?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Alcon (United States) is "Identification of a Gene That Causes Primary Open Angle Glaucoma" (Edwin M. Stone, John H. Fingert, Wallace L.M. Alward et al., 1997), with 1,452 citations. Next come "Breast Cancer Subtypes Based on ER/PR and Her2 Expression: Comparison of Clinicopathologic Features and Survival" (849) and "Breast Cancer Subtypes Based on ER/PR and Her2 Expression: Comparison of Clinicopathologic Features and Survival" (782).

Question 5

Which research topics does Alcon (United States) publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Alcon (United States)?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Myopia, Visual Impairment, Global Prevalence, Refractive Error, Femtosecond Laser and Intraocular Lens Implantation.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Alcon (United States) work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Alcon (United States) is in Health Sciences, 12% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Engineering (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Alcon (United States)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.