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Eye and Ear Foundation

In research, Eye and Ear Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,963 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#5,635 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,880 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,103
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,964
of 7,310
Research works
697
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Eye and Ear Foundation

What is Eye and Ear Foundation 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,963 of 16,688 13.5%476
MedicineField #5,635 of 14,558 13.4%449
Life SciencesDomain #8,880 of 11,023 8.1%172

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eye and Ear Foundation 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Eye and Ear Foundation work in?

In all years, 68% of research at Eye and Ear Foundation is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Neuroscience (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 476 fractional works · 68.3% of its workMedicine: 449 fractional works · 64.4% of its workOphthalmology: 91 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSurgery: 61 fractional works · 8.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 55 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 33 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 26 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 18 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 172 fractional works · 24.6% of its workNeuroscience: 84 fractional works · 12.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSensory Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKEye and EarFoundation697fractional works, all years
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine44964.4%
    2. Health Professions172.4%
    3. Dentistry81.2%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Neuroscience8412.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology679.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology111.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences81.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    1. Engineering152.1%
    2. Computer Science81.2%
    3. Environmental Science30.4%
    4. Materials Science20.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    6. Energy10.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    8. Chemistry10.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology81.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities30.4%
    3. Social Sciences20.3%
    4. Decision Sciences20.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 17.06× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.84× its world share, 8 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 17.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience17.06×4 works
  2. Health Professions3.13×1 works
  3. Medicine2.84×8 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×1 works
  6. Dentistry0.74×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  9. Engineering0.11×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Eye and Ear Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Barbara A. Sigler, Robert C. Arffa and Donald E. Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eye and Ear Foundation.

  1. 1 Barbara A. Sigler United States · #4,326,476 worldwide 487 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Robert C. Arffa United States · #5,171,951 worldwide 1.2k citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Donald E. Evans United States · #5,366,148 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 John C. Stuart United States · #5,500,250 worldwide 471 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Louis J. Gallia United States · #5,525,448 worldwide 258 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Kenneth T. Richardson United States · #5,612,305 worldwide 159 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Paul G. Rehkopf United States · #5,994,006 worldwide 298 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Eye and Ear Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Eye and Ear Foundation?

The most cited paper from Eye and Ear Foundation is "Adaptation to altered support and visual conditions during stance: patients with vestibular deficits" (LM Nashner, F. Owen Black, Christopher Wall, 1982), with 838 citations. Next come "A Brief Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) Assessment to Evaluate Concussions" (761) and "Interaction between glucose and free fatty acid metabolism in human skeletal muscle." (486).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adaptation to altered support and visual conditions during stance: patients with vestibular deficits LM Nashner, F. Owen Black, Christopher Wall · Journal of Neuroscience Open access May 1982 838
2 A Brief Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) Assessment to Evaluate Concussions Anne Mucha, Michael W. Collins, R.J. Elbin et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 8 Aug 2014 761
3 Interaction between glucose and free fatty acid metabolism in human skeletal muscle. David E. Kelley, M Mokan, J. A. Simoneau et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Jul 1993 486
4 OCT for glaucoma diagnosis, screening and detection of glaucoma progression Igor I. Bussel, Gadi Wollstein, Joel S. Schuman · British Journal of Ophthalmology Open access 19 Dec 2013 450
5 The complete sequence of perlecan, a basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, reveals extensive similarity with laminin A chain, low density lipoprotein-receptor, and the neural cell adhesion molecule. Douglas McClain Noonan, Anna Fulle, Piera Valente et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Dec 1991 450
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Eye and Ear Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Hearing Loss, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optic Nerve, Neurological Disorders and Macular Degeneration.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology83▲ 3.0×65 topics
  2. Glaucoma49▲ 43×4 topics
  3. Inflammation46▲ 2.8×43 topics
  4. Intraocular Pressure42▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Quality of Life39▲ 4.2×27 topics
  6. Hearing Loss35▲ 33×4 topics
  7. Optical Coherence Tomography35▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Neurological Disorders33▲ 7.0×12 topics
  9. Optic Nerve33▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Macular Degeneration30▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Neuroimaging30▲ 15×8 topics
  12. Risk Factors27▲ 3.8×7 topics
  13. Surgical Management26▲ 8.2×12 topics
  14. Intravitreal Injection26▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Radiotherapy25▲ 9.4×9 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering25▲ 6.7×7 topics
  17. Retinal Ganglion Cells25▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration25▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Ocular Hypertension24▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Visual Field Progression24▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Cerebellum24▲ 52×2 topics
  22. Motor Control24▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Functional Connectivity24▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Cognition24▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Dizziness23▲ 83×1 topic
  26. Vestibular23▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Squamous Cell Carcinoma23▲ 38×3 topics
  28. Diabetic Retinopathy22▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Chemotherapy22▲ 4.3×13 topics
  30. Endoscopic Surgery20▲ 27×3 topics
  31. Wound Healing19▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Antibiotic Resistance18▲ 6.4×8 topics
  33. Corneal Biomechanics18▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Keratoconus18▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Prognosis17▲ 7.8×8 topics
  36. Inflammatory Cytokines17▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Dry Eye Disease17▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Ocular Surface17▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Stem Cell Therapy16▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Endophthalmitis16▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Eye and Ear Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Vestibular and auditory disorders, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics and Retinal and Optic Conditions.

Hearing Loss and Rehabil…2Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 1 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical Oncology: 0 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…0Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 0 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 0 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceNeurologySensory SystemsOphthalmology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  2. 2 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 1 works
  3. 3 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 0 works
  9. 9 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 0 works
  10. 10 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 0 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 available18.1%not open81.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Eye and Ear Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Eye and Ear Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Eye and Ear Foundation0.000063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Eye and Ear Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%Eye and Ear Foundation10.7% in 2003all institutions10.0% in 20032000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.1% in 1990.

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