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American Academy of Optometry

In research, American Academy of Optometry stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,524 of 14,833 worldwide), Ophthalmology (#498 of 551 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#1,472 of 1,567 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,664
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,237
of 7,310
Research works
1.7k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.3k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.36×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
8%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
American Academy of Optometry

What is American Academy of Optometry 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
Social SciencesDomain #12,524 of 14,833 3.6%214
OphthalmologySubfield #498 of 551 2.9%279
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,472 of 1,567 4.1%161
NeuroscienceField #2,030 of 2,157 0.8%142
Physics and AstronomyField #2,763 of 2,917 4.6%254
Physical SciencesDomain #16,639 of 17,446 4.1%545
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #1,077 of 1,124 0.8%121
Health SciencesDomain #16,156 of 16,688 2.5%706
Life SciencesDomain #10,759 of 11,023 1.0%225
MedicineField #14,325 of 14,558 2.4%672

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Academy of Optometry 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does American Academy of Optometry work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at American Academy of Optometry is in Health Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Social Sciences (13%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 35 fractional works · 43.0% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 35.2% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 34.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 8.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 10.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 14.3% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican Academyof Optometry82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2935.2%
    2. Health Professions67.8%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1113.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting810.2%
    3. Psychology34.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities33.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.0%
    6. Decision Sciences11.5%
    1. Computer Science79.1%
    2. Mathematics11.4%
    3. Environmental Science11.3%
    4. Engineering10.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Neuroscience33.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.94× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 29 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.15× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.15×8 works
  2. Health Professions2.94×6 works
  3. Neuroscience2.40×3 works
  4. Medicine1.83×29 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.57×1 works
  6. Psychology1.33×3 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.24×3 works
  8. Mathematics1.20×1 works
  9. Computer Science1.17×8 works
  10. Social Sciences1.03×11 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×2 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×3 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.36×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.26×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  19. Engineering0.06×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Academy of Optometry?

Ranked on the quality score, Elmer E. Hotaling, Clarence W. Morris and George A. Parkins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Academy of Optometry.

  1. 1 Elmer E. Hotaling United States · #3,893,757 worldwide 3 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Clarence W. Morris United States · #4,320,693 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 George A. Parkins United States · #4,328,076 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 E LeRoy Ryer United States · #4,433,207 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Jack H. Prince United States · #4,771,941 worldwide 328 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Arene T. Wray United States · #4,928,421 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Ernest A. Hutchinson United States · #5,028,938 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Henry B. Peters United States · #5,232,537 worldwide 355 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Earl Allgaier United States · #5,324,200 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Israel Dvorine United States · #5,482,083 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at American Academy of Optometry

What are the most cited papers from American Academy of Optometry?

The most cited paper from American Academy of Optometry is "A population study on changes in wave aberrations with accommodation" (Han Cheng, Justin Barnett, Abhiram S. Vilupuru et al., 2004), with 301 citations. Next come "Sample size estimation and statistical power analyses" (195) and "THE TRANSMISSION OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS WITHIN ESKIMO FAMILIES" (189).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A population study on changes in wave aberrations with accommodation Han Cheng, Justin Barnett, Abhiram S. Vilupuru et al. · Journal of Vision Open access 16 Apr 2004 301
2 Sample size estimation and statistical power analyses Bhavna Prajapati, Mark C. M. Dunne, Richard A. Armstrong 16 Jul 2010 195
3 THE TRANSMISSION OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS WITHIN ESKIMO FAMILIES Francis A. Young, George A. Leary, William R. Baldwin et al. · Optometry and Vision Science Sep 1969 189
4 Functional Heterogeneity in Posterior Parietal Cortex Across Attention and Episodic Memory Retrieval Ben Hutchinson, Melina R. Uncapher, Kevin S. Weiner et al. · Cerebral Cortex Open access 26 Sep 2012 179
5 THE INFLUENCE OF VISUAL ACUITY ON ACCOMMODATIVE RESPONSES OF THE EYE Gordon G. Heath · Optometry and Vision Science Oct 1956 167
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Which keywords describe research at American Academy of Optometry?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-commerce, Higher Education, Community Empowerment, Innovation, Epidemiology, R&D, Stakeholder Analysis and Myopia.

▲ 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-now 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology9▲ 2.8×10 topics
  2. E-commerce7▲ 15×4 topics
  3. Higher Education7▲ 15×4 topics
  4. Innovation6▲ 7.1×3 topics
  5. Community Empowerment6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  6. Climate Change6▲ 2.5×2 topics
  7. R&D6▲ 88×1 topic
  8. Stakeholder Analysis6▲ 104×1 topic
  9. Myopia5▲ 98×2 topics
  10. Refractive Error5▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Visual Impairment5▲ 114×1 topic
  12. Machine Learning5▲ 1.80×5 topics
  13. Glaucoma4▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Educational Technology4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  15. Public Health Policy4▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Health Education4▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Maternal Health4▲ 17×1 topic
  19. Stunting4▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Big Data3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  21. Optic Nerve3▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Online Learning3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Curriculum Development3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. E-Learning3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  26. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 7.1×1 topic
  27. Digital Image Processing3▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  29. Corneal Biomechanics2▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Ergonomics2▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Keratoconus2▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Ocular Surface2▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Workplace Safety2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Macular Degeneration2▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Coping Strategies2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Telemedicine2▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Service Quality2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does American Academy of Optometry publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Varied Academic Research Topics, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Public Health and Nutrition and Computer Science and Engineering.

Varied Academic Research Topics: 6 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 5 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 4 fractional worksComputer Science and Engineering: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Management: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…2Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksStudent Stress and Coping: 2 fractional works
Management Information SystemsEpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Varied Academic Research Topics Management Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Computer Science and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Management Occupational Therapy 2 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Student Stress and Coping Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 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 available8.5%not open91.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Academy of Optometry's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Academy of Optometry as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%American Academy of Optometry0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Academy of Optometry over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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