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American Optometric Association

In research, American Optometric Association stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,654 of 16,688 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#16,503 of 17,446 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,243 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,317
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,511
of 7,310
Research works
618
▲ 178% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.3k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.61×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
American Optometric Association

What is American Optometric Association 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
Health SciencesDomain #15,654 of 16,688 3.0%320
Physical SciencesDomain #16,503 of 17,446 3.9%138
MedicineField #14,243 of 14,558 3.0%287

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Optometric Association 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 Optometric Association work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at American Optometric Association is in Health Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Physics and Astronomy (7%), Engineering (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 41 fractional works · 60.3% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 56.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 17.6% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 13.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmericanOptometric…68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences13%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3956.9%
    2. Health Professions23.2%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Physics and Astronomy57.0%
    2. Engineering45.8%
    3. Computer Science23.4%
    4. Chemistry11.0%
    5. Environmental Science00.7%
    6. Materials Science00.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences34.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.3%
    3. Decision Sciences12.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    5. Psychology11.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    1. Neuroscience34.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.51× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.15× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.96× its world share, 39 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.15×5 works
  2. Medicine2.96×39 works
  3. Neuroscience2.51×3 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.20×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.84×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.20×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.15×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.63×1 works
  9. Dentistry0.51×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.44×2 works
  12. Psychology0.42×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×1 works
  15. Engineering0.39×4 works
  16. Social Sciences0.36×3 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Optometric Association?

Ranked on the quality score, C. K. Peck, Ralph P. Garzia and Charles Wright lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Optometric Association.

  1. 1 C. K. Peck United States · #2,450,746 worldwide 969 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ralph P. Garzia United States · #3,854,237 worldwide 524 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Charles Wright United States · #5,371,486 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Peregrine Horton United States · #5,430,417 worldwide 120 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Richard C. Edlow United States · #5,437,981 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Ryan Jb United States · #5,684,846 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Bob Pieper United States · #5,807,707 worldwide 172 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 HOWARD A. BACKMAN United States · #5,940,961 worldwide 88 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Joshua E. Josephson United States · #6,182,088 worldwide 353 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Starr Nicholson United States · #6,219,136 worldwide 61 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at American Optometric Association

What are the most cited papers from American Optometric Association?

The most cited paper from American Optometric Association is "NMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity: Mechanism and Prevention" (John W. Olney, Joann Labruyere, G. Wang et al., 1991), with 852 citations. Next come "Visual Factors and Orientation-Mobility Performance" (337) and "Retinal imaging in Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases" (197).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 NMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity: Mechanism and Prevention John W. Olney, Joann Labruyere, G. Wang et al. · Science 6 Dec 1991 852
2 Visual Factors and Orientation-Mobility Performance James A. Marron, Ian L. Bailey · Optometry and Vision Science May 1982 337
3 Retinal imaging in Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases Peter Jeffrey Snyder, Jessica Alber, Clemens Alt et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access 8 Oct 2020 197
4 Inducing Myopia, Hyperopia, and Astigmatism in Chicks Elizabeth L. Irving, MURCHISON G. CALLENDER, J. G. Sivak · Optometry and Vision Science May 1991 188
5 Mapping of molecular gas inflow towards the Seyfert nucleus of NGC 4051 using Gemini NIFS Rogemar André Riffel, Thaisa Storchi‐Bergmann, Cláudia Winge et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access 25 Feb 2008 170
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Which keywords describe research at American Optometric Association?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Quality Assessment, Clinical Guidelines, Myopia, Guideline Development, Practice Recommendations and Global Prevalence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 4.6×14 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure6▲ 96×2 topics
  3. Quality Assessment6▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 27×2 topics
  5. Myopia5▲ 120×2 topics
  6. Guideline Development5▲ 405×1 topic
  7. Practice Recommendations5▲ 405×1 topic
  8. Global Prevalence5▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Visual Impairment5▲ 139×2 topics
  10. Childhood Myopia5▲ 170×1 topic
  11. Refractive Error5▲ 170×1 topic
  12. Dry Eye Disease5▲ 202×1 topic
  13. Ocular Surface5▲ 202×1 topic
  14. Glaucoma5▲ 45×3 topics
  15. Corneal Biomechanics4▲ 159×1 topic
  16. Keratoconus4▲ 159×1 topic
  17. Virtual Reality4▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Education4▲ 3.2×6 topics
  19. Telemedicine4▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Simulation4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Medical Students3▲ 390×1 topic
  22. Ophthalmoscopy3▲ 390×1 topic
  23. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 39×3 topics
  24. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Risk Factors2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  27. Entanglement2▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Optic Nerve2▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Bell Inequality2▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Decoherence2▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Peer Review2▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Scholarly Communication2▲ 74×2 topics
  35. Quality Improvement1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Corneal Regeneration1▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Historical Figures1▲ 90×2 topics
  38. Educational Assessment1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Intravitreal Injection1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Radiology Errors1▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does American Optometric Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Clinical practice guidelines implementation, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens and Corneal surgery and disorders.

Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 5 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 5 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…5Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 5 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…4Corneal surgery and disorders: 4 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Health Research: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 2 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 1 fractional worksEducational Technology and Assessment: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmology2 others

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

  1. 1 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research Ophthalmology 3 works
  6. 6 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  7. 7 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Technology and Assessment Information Systems 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.1%domestic only64.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Optometric Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 178% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Optometric Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%American Optometric Association0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

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