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Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre

In research, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre stands highest in Medicine (#5,555 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,481 of 20,462 worldwide) and Ophthalmology (#352 of 531 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,506
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,050
of 2,253
Research works
925
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre 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 #5,555 of 17,978 12.6%726
Health SciencesDomain #7,481 of 20,462 12.7%752
OphthalmologySubfield #352 of 531 11.6%269
Life SciencesDomain #9,555 of 14,347 14.2%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre 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 Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 40.1 works4.5×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.48× its world share, 40 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, M. J. Roper-Hall, A. L. Woolf and Vernon H. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre.

  1. 1 M. J. Roper-Hall United Kingdom · #448,461 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 A. L. Woolf United Kingdom · #519,326 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Vernon H. Smith United Kingdom · #611,006 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optic Nerve, Macular Degeneration, Intravitreal Injection and Diabetic Retinopathy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 5.7×26 topics
  2. Glaucoma6▲ 87×3 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure5▲ 131×2 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography5▲ 105×2 topics
  5. Optic Nerve4▲ 97×2 topics
  6. Macular Degeneration4▲ 74×3 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  8. Intravitreal Injection4▲ 127×2 topics
  9. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 85×2 topics
  10. Risk Factors4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  12. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 130×1 topic
  13. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Myopia3▲ 109×2 topics
  15. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Choroidal Thickness3▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Retinal Pigment Epithelium3▲ 107×1 topic
  18. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 169×1 topic
  19. Endophthalmitis2▲ 155×2 topics
  20. Ocular Surface2▲ 169×1 topic
  21. Wound Healing2▲ 20×5 topics
  22. COVID-192▲ 3.6×3 topics
  23. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 26×4 topics
  25. Corneal Biomechanics2▲ 132×1 topic
  26. Keratoconus2▲ 132×1 topic
  27. Management2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  28. Ocular Findings2▲ 143×1 topic
  29. Retinal Artery Occlusion2▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Behçet's Disease2▲ 141×1 topic
  32. Uveitis2▲ 141×1 topic
  33. Autoimmunity2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 138×1 topic
  35. OCT Imaging2▲ 129×2 topics
  36. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 124×1 topic
  38. Macular Hole2▲ 152×1 topic
  39. Refractive Error2▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 152×1 topic

Which research topics does Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens and Corneal surgery and disorders.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…3Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…2Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…2Corneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Trea…2Corneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional works
OphthalmologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  3. 3 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  7. 7 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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