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Glaucoma Research Foundation

In research, Glaucoma Research Foundation stands highest in Ophthalmology (#319 of 531 worldwide), Medicine (#11,131 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,236 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#34,046
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,250
of 8,685
Research works
324
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
27.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Glaucoma Research 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
OphthalmologySubfield #319 of 531 18.8%140
MedicineField #11,131 of 17,978 21.1%271
Health SciencesDomain #14,236 of 20,462 20.9%275

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Glaucoma Research 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Glaucoma Research Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 26.3 works4.5×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 26.9 works3.9×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.48× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Glaucoma Research Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Dunbar Hoskins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Glaucoma Research Foundation.

  1. 1 H. Dunbar Hoskins United States · #723,341 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Glaucoma Research Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Glaucoma Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Optic Nerve, Optical Coherence Tomography, Retinal Ganglion Cells, Neurodegeneration, Ocular Hypertension 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Intraocular Pressure12▲ 469×2 topics
  2. Glaucoma11▲ 248×4 topics
  3. Optic Nerve10▲ 326×2 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography9▲ 279×2 topics
  5. Retinal Ganglion Cells9▲ 261×2 topics
  6. Neurodegeneration8▲ 91×3 topics
  7. Ocular Hypertension8▲ 524×1 topic
  8. Risk Factors8▲ 25×1 topic
  9. Macular Degeneration4▲ 121×3 topics
  10. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 139×2 topics
  11. Corneal Biomechanics4▲ 383×1 topic
  12. Keratoconus4▲ 383×1 topic
  13. Oxidative Stress3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  14. Inflammation3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  15. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 134×2 topics
  16. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 108×2 topics
  17. Choroidal Thickness3▲ 167×1 topic
  18. Retinal Pigment Epithelium3▲ 167×1 topic
  19. Epidemiology3▲ 2.1×8 topics
  20. Myopia2▲ 134×2 topics
  21. Deep Learning2▲ 1.52×4 topics
  22. Retinal Disease2▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Vessel Segmentation2▲ 106×1 topic
  24. Macular Hole1▲ 193×1 topic
  25. Refractive Error1▲ 101×1 topic
  26. Visual Impairment1▲ 80×1 topic
  27. Vitreoretinal Surgery1▲ 193×1 topic
  28. Clinical Photography1▲ 314×1 topic
  29. Digital Photography1▲ 314×1 topic

Which research topics does Glaucoma Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Corneal surgery and disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Retinal Imaging and Analysis.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…8Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 8 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 4 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…3Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Imaging in Medicine: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 8 works
  2. 2 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Digital Imaging in Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Glaucoma Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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