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Institut Català de Retina

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World rank, all time
#38,907
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#871
of 927
Research works
142
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What does Institut Català de Retina 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 · 21.7 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institut Català de Retina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Myopia, Epidemiology, Optical Coherence Tomography, Macular Degeneration, Oxidative Stress, Retinal Ganglion Cells and Diabetic Retinopathy.

▲ 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. Glaucoma5▲ 112×4 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 3.8×13 topics
  3. Myopia4▲ 207×2 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 97×3 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  7. Macular Degeneration3▲ 70×3 topics
  8. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 80×2 topics
  10. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 94×2 topics
  11. Optic Nerve2▲ 81×2 topics
  12. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 146×1 topic
  13. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 268×1 topic
  14. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 104×2 topics
  15. Risk Factors2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  16. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 128×1 topic
  17. Neurodegeneration2▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 132×1 topic
  19. Refractive Error2▲ 184×1 topic
  20. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 128×1 topic
  21. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 81×2 topics
  22. Visual Impairment2▲ 146×1 topic
  23. Macular Hole2▲ 247×1 topic
  24. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 247×1 topic
  25. Management1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  26. Endophthalmitis1▲ 118×2 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  28. Intraocular Foreign Bodies1▲ 199×1 topic
  29. Ocular Trauma Score1▲ 199×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Català de Retina publish most on?

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

Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 1 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 0 fractional works
OphthalmologyEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingNeurology1 others

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

  1. 1 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular Disorders and Treatments Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Català de Retina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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