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Creative Commons

In research, Creative Commons stands highest in Health Sciences (#956 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#904 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,483 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Oral Surgery — Ophthalmology is 24.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,501
of 28,054 · #7,615 all time
Rank in United States
#626
of 4,192
Research works
10k
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
95%
world 28%

What is Creative Commons 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
Health SciencesDomain #956 of 11,982 2.7%3,422 #2128
MedicineField #904 of 10,443 2.4%3,029 #2389
Social SciencesDomain #3,483 of 10,521 8.4%577 #3413
SurgerySubfield #713 of 1,816 2.2%611 #1390
Health ProfessionsField #794 of 1,928 7.4%188 #1732
Life SciencesDomain #3,942 of 7,800 2.2%512 #6577
PsychologyField #1,345 of 2,181 4.5%171 #2492
Social SciencesField #4,254 of 6,365 8.1%221 #2957
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #585 of 828 5.6%171 #1490
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,419 of 1,998 14.9%101 #2767

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Creative Commons 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#2,128 #956
  2. Medicine#2,389 #904
  3. Social Sciences#3,413 #3,483
  4. Surgery#1,390 #713
  5. Health Professions#1,732 #794
  6. Life Sciences#6,577 #3,942
  7. Psychology#2,492 #1,345
  8. Social Sciences#2,957 #4,254
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#1,490 #585
  10. Arts and Humanities#2,767 #1,419
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Creative Commons specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 24.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 306.1 works24×
  2. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 55.9 works11×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 79.0 works8.7×
  4. DentistryField · 175.1 works7.7×
  5. PeriodonticsSubfield · 47.5 works7.4×
  6. UrologySubfield · 36.1 works6.3×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 309 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.66× its world share, 175 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 188 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 3,029 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 171 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 221 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Creative Commons?

Ranked on the composite score, Lori Bowen Ayre, Alan Clinton and J. Enoch Powell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Creative Commons.

  1. 1 Lori Bowen Ayre United States · #466,997 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Alan Clinton United States · #469,926 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 J. Enoch Powell United States · #675,964 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 International Military Tribunal United States · #986,904 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 William Bull United States · #1,119,842 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Julian Lewis United States · #1,122,620 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Robert O. Paxton United States · #1,632,869 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Creative Commons

Which keywords describe research at Creative Commons?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Breast Reconstruction, Glaucoma, Inflammation, Treatment and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology602▲ 3.2×136 topics
  2. Quality of Life277▲ 4.1×55 topics
  3. Complications249▲ 11×17 topics
  4. Inflammation220▲ 2.2×79 topics
  5. Treatment180▲ 3.1×52 topics
  6. Risk Factors174▲ 3.4×37 topics
  7. COVID-19159▲ 2.5×27 topics
  8. Diagnosis140▲ 3.2×41 topics
  9. Breast Reconstruction138▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Glaucoma133▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Depression120▲ 2.9×23 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress116▲ 1.50×54 topics
  13. Management110▲ 3.0×30 topics
  14. Radiotherapy110▲ 6.1×13 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations102▲ 5.0×23 topics
  16. Surgical Management96▲ 4.9×20 topics
  17. Genetics95▲ 2.9×21 topics
  18. Free Flap91▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Microsurgical Reconstruction91▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Intraocular Pressure90▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Optical Coherence Tomography88▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Mortality80▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines80▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Wound Healing77▲ 6.3×12 topics
  25. Neurodegeneration69▲ 4.9×11 topics
  26. Pain Management67▲ 6.2×9 topics
  27. Optic Nerve66▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Femtosecond Laser65▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Intraocular Lens Implantation65▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Myopia62▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Intravitreal Injection62▲ 19×2 topics
  32. ACE2 Receptor61▲ 5.3×3 topics
  33. Retinal Ganglion Cells57▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Ocular Hypertension54▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Visual Field Progression54▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Macular Degeneration54▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Treatment Outcomes54▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Endophthalmitis53▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Acellular Dermal Matrix47▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Patient-Reported Outcome Measure47▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Creative Commons publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Breast Implant and Reconstruction.

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 91 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 65 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…54Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 54 fractional worksBreast Implant and Recon…47Breast Implant and Reconstruction: 47 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 36 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 34 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…33Retinal and Optic Conditions: 33 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…32Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 32 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…32Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 32 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…30Retinal and Macular Surgery: 30 fractional works
SurgeryOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 91 works
  2. 2 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 65 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 54 works
  4. 4 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 47 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 36 works
  6. 6 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 34 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 33 works
  8. 8 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 32 works
  9. 9 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 32 works
  10. 10 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 30 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 available94.8%not open5.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.0%domestic only45.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Creative Commons's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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