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Barraquer Opthalmology Center

In research, Barraquer Opthalmology Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,439 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,537 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#30,102
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#594
of 646
Research works
268
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Barraquer Opthalmology Center

What is Barraquer Opthalmology Center 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 #11,439 of 16,688 6.0%213
MedicineField #11,537 of 14,558 5.9%208

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Barraquer Opthalmology Center 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 Barraquer Opthalmology Center work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Barraquer Opthalmology Center is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (80%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Psychology (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 50 fractional works · 83.6% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 80.4% of its workOphthalmology: 15 fractional works · 24.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 20.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBarraquerOpthalmology…59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences4%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4880.4%
    2. Health Professions12.4%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.1%
    2. Neuroscience11.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Psychology22.9%
    2. Social Sciences00.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering11.1%
    2. Environmental Science10.9%
    3. Materials Science00.4%
    4. Energy00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Barraquer Opthalmology Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 47.6 works4.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.18× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.18×48 works
  2. Dentistry1.74×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.15×4 works
  5. Psychology0.95×2 works
  6. Health Professions0.91×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.78×1 works
  9. Energy0.20×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.18×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  15. Nursing0.08×0 works
  16. Engineering0.07×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Barraquer Opthalmology Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Elena Barraquer, Rafael Ignacio Barraquer and Ralph Michael lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Barraquer Opthalmology Center.

  1. 1 Elena Barraquer Spain · #2,875,785 worldwide 434 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Rafael Ignacio Barraquer Spain · #2,949,385 worldwide 3.9k citations · 178 works
  3. 3 Ralph Michael Spain · #3,149,585 worldwide 2.8k citations · 140 works
  4. 4 RI BARRAQUER Spain · #3,584,906 worldwide 24 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Víctor Charoenrook Spain · #3,606,021 worldwide 525 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Justin Christopher D’Antin Spain · #3,627,149 worldwide 183 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 José Lamarca Mateu Spain · #3,921,607 worldwide 212 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 María Isabel Canut Spain · #4,229,497 worldwide 197 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 María de la Paz Spain · #4,588,360 worldwide 476 citations · 127 works
  10. 10 Joaquín Rutllán Spain · #4,625,706 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Barraquer Opthalmology Center

What are the most cited papers from Barraquer Opthalmology Center?

The most cited paper from Barraquer Opthalmology Center is "Prevention of non‐contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 1: Mechanisms of injury and underlying risk factors" (Eduard Alentorn‐Geli, Gregory D. Myer, Holly Jacinda Silvers et al., 2009), with 907 citations. Next come "Prevention of non‐contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 2: A review of prevention programs aimed to modify risk factors and to reduce injury rates" (331) and "Straylight Effects with Aging and Lens Extraction" (242).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevention of non‐contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 1: Mechanisms of injury and underlying risk factors Eduard Alentorn‐Geli, Gregory D. Myer, Holly Jacinda Silvers et al. · Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 18 May 2009 907
2 Prevention of non‐contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 2: A review of prevention programs aimed to modify risk factors and to reduce injury rates Eduard Alentorn‐Geli, Gregory D. Myer, Holly Jacinda Silvers et al. · Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 8 Jun 2009 331
3 Straylight Effects with Aging and Lens Extraction Thomas Berg, Laurentius J. van Rijn, Ralph Michael et al. · American Journal of Ophthalmology 26 Jul 2007 242
4 Corneal Biomechanics, Refraction, and Corneal Aberrometry in Keratoconus: An Integrated Study David P. Piñero, JORGE LUCIANO ALIO, Rafael Ignacio Barraquer et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 16 Mar 2010 139
5 Evaluation of visual outcomes and patient satisfaction after implantation of a diffractive trifocal intraocular lens Javier Mendicute, Alexander Kapp, Pierre Lévy et al. · Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Feb 2016 131
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Barraquer Opthalmology Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Corneal Biomechanics, Keratoconus, Myopia, Femtosecond Laser 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-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▲ 5.0×18 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure9▲ 165×2 topics
  3. Glaucoma8▲ 92×4 topics
  4. Corneal Biomechanics6▲ 268×1 topic
  5. Keratoconus6▲ 268×1 topic
  6. Myopia6▲ 147×2 topics
  7. Femtosecond Laser5▲ 164×1 topic
  8. Intraocular Lens Implantation5▲ 288×1 topic
  9. Wound Healing4▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Global Prevalence4▲ 62×2 topics
  11. Refractive Error4▲ 141×1 topic
  12. Tissue Engineering4▲ 9.9×2 topics
  13. Visual Impairment4▲ 112×1 topic
  14. Corneal Regeneration4▲ 213×1 topic
  15. Limbal Stem Cells4▲ 213×1 topic
  16. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  17. Risk Factors3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  18. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations3▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Optic Nerve3▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Neurodegeneration3▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 92×1 topic
  25. Endophthalmitis3▲ 119×2 topics
  26. Macular Hole2▲ 160×1 topic
  27. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 160×1 topic
  28. Behçet's Disease2▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Ocular Surface2▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Uveitis2▲ 129×1 topic
  32. Treatment2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  33. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Keratitis2▲ 174×1 topic
  35. Ocular Infections2▲ 174×1 topic
  36. Macular Degeneration2▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Microphthalmia2▲ 223×1 topic
  38. Ocular Development2▲ 223×1 topic
  39. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Barraquer Opthalmology Center publish most on?

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

Corneal surgery and disorders: 6 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 5 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…4Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 4 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Trea…4Corneal Surgery and Treatments: 4 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…2Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  2. 2 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 5 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  5. 5 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  10. 10 Ocular Disorders and Treatments Genetics 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Barraquer Opthalmology Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower 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 Barraquer Opthalmology Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Barraquer Opthalmology Center0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

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