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Emory Eye Center

In research, Emory Eye Center stands highest in Medicine (#9,524 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#12,509 of 20,462 worldwide) and Ophthalmology (#345 of 531 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#25,394
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,443
of 8,685
Research works
450
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Emory Eye 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 #9,524 of 17,978 18.2%344
Health SciencesDomain #12,509 of 20,462 18.0%348
OphthalmologySubfield #345 of 531 20.5%133

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 35.2 works4.4×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 35.7 works3.7×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.36× its world share, 35 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Emory Eye Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Allan E. Kreiger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Emory Eye Center.

  1. 1 Allan E. Kreiger United States · #566,496 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Emory Eye Center

Which keywords describe research at Emory Eye Center?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 4.1×17 topics
  2. Glaucoma6▲ 100×4 topics
  3. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 127×2 topics
  4. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 127×2 topics
  5. Macular Degeneration4▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  8. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 83×2 topics
  9. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor4▲ 99×2 topics
  10. Optic Nerve3▲ 82×2 topics
  11. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 115×2 topics
  12. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 70×3 topics
  13. Neurodegeneration3▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Choroidal Thickness3▲ 130×1 topic
  15. Retinal Pigment Epithelium3▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  17. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 27×3 topics
  18. COVID-193▲ 4.9×2 topics
  19. Myopia3▲ 115×2 topics
  20. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Visual Field Progression3▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Ocular Findings3▲ 223×1 topic
  23. Retinal Artery Occlusion3▲ 223×1 topic
  24. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 121×1 topic
  25. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 221×1 topic
  26. Intracranial Pressure2▲ 81×2 topics
  27. Neuroimaging2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis2▲ 230×1 topic
  29. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension2▲ 230×1 topic
  30. Behçet's Disease2▲ 170×1 topic
  31. Genetic Mutations2▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Uveitis2▲ 170×1 topic
  33. OCT Imaging2▲ 162×2 topics
  34. Corneal Biomechanics2▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Keratoconus2▲ 124×1 topic
  36. Macular Hole2▲ 191×1 topic
  37. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 191×1 topic
  38. Prognostic Factors1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  39. Radiation Therapy1▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Telemedicine1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Emory Eye Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal and Optic Conditions and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…3Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…3Retinal and Optic Conditions: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …2Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksCerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…2Corneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyNeurologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Neurology 2 works
  6. 6 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  7. 7 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Emory Eye Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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