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Dean McGee Eye Institute

In research, Dean McGee Eye Institute stands highest in Medicine (#10,913 of 17,978 worldwide), Ophthalmology (#338 of 531 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,545 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,839
of 28,054 · #21,363 all time
Rank in United States
#3,230
of 4,192
Research works
558
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
28.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Dean McGee Eye Institute 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 #10,913 of 17,978 18.4%344
OphthalmologySubfield #338 of 531 22.7%121
Health SciencesDomain #13,545 of 20,462 18.8%357
Life SciencesDomain #9,926 of 14,347 13.7%173
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,336 of 7,814 14.7%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dean McGee Eye Institute 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 Dean McGee Eye Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 47.7 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: 3.23× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dean McGee Eye Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, James F. McGinnis, J. James Rowsey and R. Michael Siatkowski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dean McGee Eye Institute.

  1. 1 James F. McGinnis United States · #141,750 worldwide 297 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 J. James Rowsey United States · #276,250 worldwide 90 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 R. Michael Siatkowski United States · #572,694 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Raju V. S. Rajala United States · #1,425,113 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Dean McGee Eye Institute

Which keywords describe research at Dean McGee Eye Institute?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure8▲ 144×2 topics
  3. Glaucoma6▲ 63×3 topics
  4. Macular Degeneration6▲ 71×3 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 3.9×19 topics
  6. Corneal Biomechanics5▲ 220×1 topic
  7. Intravitreal Injection5▲ 107×2 topics
  8. Keratoconus5▲ 220×1 topic
  9. Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  10. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 63×3 topics
  11. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor4▲ 75×3 topics
  12. Neurodegeneration4▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Myopia4▲ 100×2 topics
  14. Optic Nerve4▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Risk Factors4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  16. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Choroidal Thickness3▲ 88×1 topic
  20. Retinal Pigment Epithelium3▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Femtosecond Laser3▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Intraocular Lens Implantation3▲ 147×1 topic
  23. Refractive Error3▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Visual Impairment3▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Gene Therapy3▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Retinal Stem Cells2▲ 160×1 topic
  27. Retinitis Pigmentosa2▲ 160×1 topic
  28. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  29. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 93×1 topic
  30. Ocular Surface2▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  32. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis2▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Wound Healing2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Behçet's Disease2▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 107×1 topic
  36. Endophthalmitis2▲ 79×2 topics
  37. Keratitis2▲ 169×1 topic
  38. Limbal Stem Cells2▲ 107×1 topic
  39. Ocular Infections2▲ 169×1 topic
  40. Uveitis2▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does Dean McGee Eye Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corneal surgery and disorders, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Corneal surgery and diso…5Corneal surgery and disorders: 5 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…3Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…3Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 3 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…2Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksOcular Infections and Tr…2Ocular Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…2Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Trea…2Corneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyEpidemiologyMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 3 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  10. 10 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dean McGee Eye Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher 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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