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Barraquer Opthalmology Center

In research, Barraquer Opthalmology Center stands highest in Medicine (#17,138 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,763 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#40,466
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#895
of 927
Research works
268
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #17,138 of 17,978 5.8%208
Health SciencesDomain #19,763 of 20,462 6.2%213

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Barraquer Opthalmology Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 22.6 works3.8×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 24.2 works3.4×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Energy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.81× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Barraquer Opthalmology Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Joaquı́n Barraquer, María de la Paz and Rafael I. Barraquer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Barraquer Opthalmology Center.

  1. 1 Joaquı́n Barraquer Spain · #295,010 worldwide 47 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 María de la Paz Spain · #352,500 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Rafael I. Barraquer Spain · #386,738 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 María Fidéliz de la Paz Spain · #627,491 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Barraquer Opthalmology Center

Which keywords describe research at Barraquer Opthalmology Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Corneal Biomechanics, Keratoconus, Wound Healing, Tissue Engineering and Corneal Regeneration.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 5.2×16 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 169×2 topics
  3. Glaucoma3▲ 70×3 topics
  4. Corneal Biomechanics3▲ 283×1 topic
  5. Keratoconus3▲ 283×1 topic
  6. Wound Healing3▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 294×1 topic
  8. Limbal Stem Cells2▲ 294×1 topic
  9. Tissue Engineering2▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 190×1 topic
  11. Ocular Surface2▲ 190×1 topic
  12. Risk Factors2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  13. Myopia2▲ 96×2 topics
  14. Inflammation2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  15. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 97×1 topic
  17. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 178×1 topic
  18. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 69×2 topics
  19. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Optic Nerve2▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  22. Treatment1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  23. Global Prevalence1▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Immune Response1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Refractive Error1▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Visual Impairment1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Barraquer Opthalmology Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corneal surgery and disorders, Corneal Surgery and Treatments, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Corneal surgery and diso…3Corneal surgery and disorders: 3 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…1Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOphthalmologyEpidemiology

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

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

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Barraquer Opthalmology Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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