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Bristol Eye Hospital

In research, Bristol Eye Hospital stands highest in Ophthalmology (#273 of 531 worldwide), Medicine (#9,673 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,527 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#26,374
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,410
of 2,253
Research works
556
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Bristol Eye Hospital 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
OphthalmologySubfield #273 of 531 20.0%169
MedicineField #9,673 of 17,978 16.6%432
Health SciencesDomain #12,527 of 20,462 16.4%444

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bristol Eye Hospital 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 Bristol Eye Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 23.6 works4.1×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 23.7 works3.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.12× its world share, 24 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bristol Eye Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, J M Sparrow, D L Easty and Clare Bailey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bristol Eye Hospital.

  1. 1 J M Sparrow United Kingdom · #267,349 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 D L Easty United Kingdom · #376,750 worldwide 65 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Clare Bailey United Kingdom · #751,194 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 R A Harrad United Kingdom · #873,002 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Bristol Eye Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Bristol Eye Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Immunosuppressive Therapy, Intravitreal Injection, Behçet's Disease, Uveitis and Myopia.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 4.5×15 topics
  2. Glaucoma3▲ 67×3 topics
  3. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis3▲ 179×2 topics
  4. Behçet's Disease2▲ 298×1 topic
  5. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 117×2 topics
  7. Uveitis2▲ 298×1 topic
  8. Myopia2▲ 124×2 topics
  9. Optical Coherence Tomography2▲ 68×3 topics
  10. Graves' Ophthalmopathy2▲ 343×1 topic
  11. OCT Imaging2▲ 239×2 topics
  12. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy2▲ 343×1 topic
  13. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Optic Nerve2▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  17. Endophthalmitis2▲ 149×2 topics
  18. Inflammation2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  19. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Keratitis1▲ 301×1 topic
  21. Macular Degeneration1▲ 39×3 topics
  22. Macular Hole1▲ 226×1 topic
  23. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Ocular Infections1▲ 301×1 topic
  25. Retinal Ganglion Cells1▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Vitreoretinal Surgery1▲ 226×1 topic
  27. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations1▲ 9.0×5 topics
  29. Diagnosis1▲ 3.8×8 topics
  30. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 141×1 topic
  32. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor1▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Academic Achievement1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Perfectionism1▲ 141×1 topic
  35. Procrastination1▲ 141×1 topic
  36. Self-Regulation1▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Bristol Eye Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome, Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Ocular Infections and Treatments.

Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Tr…1Ocular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…1Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 1 fractional worksConnexins and lens biology: 1 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyPathology and Forensic MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Connexins and lens biology Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bristol Eye Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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