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Australian College of Optometry

In research, Australian College of Optometry stands highest in Medicine (#4,652 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,996 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology — Ophthalmology is 63.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,683
of 28,054 · #16,426 all time
Rank in Australia
#237
of 391
Research works
1.1k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Australian College of Optometry known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,652 of 10,443 22.2%74 #7503
Health SciencesDomain #5,996 of 11,982 22.6%79 #9715

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian College 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Australian College of Optometry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 63.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 20.8 works64×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.24× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.14× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian College of Optometry?

Ranked on the composite score, David Cockburn and Laura E. Downie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian College of Optometry.

  1. 1 David Cockburn Australia · #416,232 worldwide 62 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Laura E. Downie Australia · #442,153 worldwide 105 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Australian College of Optometry

Which keywords describe research at Australian College of Optometry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Macular Degeneration, Myopia, Glaucoma, Visual Impairment, Global Prevalence and Refractive Error.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology23▲ 4.8×28 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure14▲ 139×2 topics
  3. Macular Degeneration14▲ 91×3 topics
  4. Myopia13▲ 176×2 topics
  5. Glaucoma12▲ 68×4 topics
  6. Visual Impairment12▲ 199×2 topics
  7. Global Prevalence11▲ 100×1 topic
  8. Refractive Error11▲ 240×1 topic
  9. Optic Nerve11▲ 91×2 topics
  10. Optical Coherence Tomography11▲ 84×3 topics
  11. Neurodegeneration9▲ 26×6 topics
  12. Diabetic Retinopathy9▲ 71×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors9▲ 6.4×4 topics
  14. Inflammation8▲ 3.3×19 topics
  15. Retinal Ganglion Cells8▲ 62×3 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress8▲ 4.1×18 topics
  17. Dry Eye Disease8▲ 208×1 topic
  18. Ocular Surface8▲ 208×1 topic
  19. Ocular Hypertension8▲ 125×1 topic
  20. Visual Field Progression8▲ 125×1 topic
  21. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor8▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Intravitreal Injection7▲ 81×2 topics
  23. Corneal Biomechanics6▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Keratoconus6▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Choroidal Thickness6▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Retinal Pigment Epithelium6▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Gene Therapy5▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Retinal Stem Cells5▲ 182×1 topic
  29. Retinitis Pigmentosa5▲ 182×1 topic
  30. Neural Processing4▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Telemedicine4▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Cortical Connectivity4▲ 73×2 topics
  33. Ophthalmology4▲ 62×2 topics
  34. Retinal Disease4▲ 62×2 topics
  35. Perceptual Learning4▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Visual Perception4▲ 121×1 topic
  37. Image Analysis3▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Vessel Segmentation3▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Wound Healing3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  40. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian College of Optometry publish most on?

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

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 11 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 8 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…8Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 8 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…6Corneal surgery and disorders: 6 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 5 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…4Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 4 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRetinopathy of Prematurity Studies: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 11 works
  2. 2 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 8 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  5. 5 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 6 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 5 works
  7. 7 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  8. 8 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  9. 9 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian College of Optometry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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