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Illinois College of Optometry

In research, Illinois College of Optometry stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,836 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#14,470 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,698 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#29,071
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,225
of 8,685
Research works
770
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Illinois College of Optometry 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 #14,836 of 20,462 3.9%476
MedicineField #14,470 of 17,978 3.6%456
Life SciencesDomain #13,698 of 14,347 4.2%131
OphthalmologySubfield #526 of 531 3.0%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois College of Optometry 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 Illinois College of Optometry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 30.2 works4.1×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.09× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Illinois College of Optometry?

Ranked on the composite score, Milton M. Hom, Kelly A. Frantz and Helen M. Robinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois College of Optometry.

  1. 1 Milton M. Hom United States · #924,917 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Kelly A. Frantz United States · #1,021,094 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Helen M. Robinson United States · #1,227,644 worldwide 19 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Daniel K. Roberts United States · #1,285,494 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Janice McMahon United States · #1,326,586 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 David D. Michaels United States · #1,455,497 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Yi Pang United States · #1,570,607 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Illinois College of Optometry

Which keywords describe research at Illinois College of Optometry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Myopia, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Refractive Error, Visual Impairment, Glaucoma and Dry Eye Disease.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology9▲ 5.9×10 topics
  2. Myopia4▲ 202×2 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 87×3 topics
  5. Refractive Error3▲ 233×1 topic
  6. Visual Impairment3▲ 184×1 topic
  7. Glaucoma3▲ 51×3 topics
  8. Dry Eye Disease3▲ 221×1 topic
  9. Ocular Surface3▲ 221×1 topic
  10. Corneal Biomechanics2▲ 174×1 topic
  11. Keratoconus2▲ 174×1 topic
  12. Neurodegeneration2▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Optic Nerve2▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 100×1 topic
  15. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  16. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 47×1 topic
  17. COVID-192▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. OCT Imaging2▲ 181×2 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  20. Endophthalmitis2▲ 124×2 topics
  21. Inflammation2▲ 1.84×4 topics
  22. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Macular Degeneration2▲ 32×3 topics
  24. Treatment2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  26. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor1▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Intraocular Foreign Bodies1▲ 169×1 topic
  29. Macular Hole1▲ 147×1 topic
  30. Ocular Findings1▲ 112×1 topic
  31. Ocular Trauma Score1▲ 169×1 topic
  32. Retinal Artery Occlusion1▲ 112×1 topic
  33. Vitreoretinal Surgery1▲ 147×1 topic
  34. Choroidal Thickness1▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Neuroimaging1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Retinal Pigment Epithelium1▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Hydrocephalus1▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Quality of Life1▲ 1.81×3 topics

Which research topics does Illinois College of Optometry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Corneal surgery and disorders and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 3 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…2Corneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and For…1Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmology1 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available14.5%not open85.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois College of Optometry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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