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Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel

In research, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel stands highest in Life Sciences (#475 of 14,347 worldwide), Immunology and Microbiology (#171 of 1,980 worldwide) and Immunology (#147 of 1,394 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology — Ophthalmology is 99.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,790
of 28,054 · #1,536 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#88
of 220
Research works
806
▲ 595% vs 2013–17
Citations
74k
91.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel 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
Life SciencesDomain #475 of 14,347 41.7%493
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #171 of 1,980 47.2%292
ImmunologySubfield #147 of 1,394 47.4%286
MedicineField #2,315 of 17,978 37.6%270
Health SciencesDomain #2,914 of 20,462 37.6%276
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,387 of 7,814 35.1%174
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,566 of 4,961 33.1%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel 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 Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 99.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 25.1 works100×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.79× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.95× its world share, 8 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.15× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× 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: Neuroscience, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald Palacios and Ivan Lefkovits lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel.

  1. 1 Ronald Palacios Switzerland · #228,741 worldwide 187 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ivan Lefkovits Switzerland · #463,099 worldwide 77 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel?

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

▲ 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. Macular Degeneration20▲ 175×3 topics
  2. Glaucoma16▲ 112×4 topics
  3. Optic Nerve14▲ 152×2 topics
  4. Diabetic Retinopathy14▲ 148×2 topics
  5. Intraocular Pressure14▲ 170×2 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography13▲ 135×3 topics
  7. Epidemiology12▲ 3.4×24 topics
  8. Inflammation12▲ 6.0×25 topics
  9. Myopia12▲ 210×2 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress12▲ 7.4×15 topics
  11. Risk Factors11▲ 10×9 topics
  12. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor11▲ 138×3 topics
  13. Retinal Ganglion Cells10▲ 101×3 topics
  14. Neurodegeneration10▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Intravitreal Injection10▲ 157×2 topics
  16. Ocular Hypertension10▲ 209×1 topic
  17. Visual Field Progression10▲ 209×1 topic
  18. Choroidal Thickness10▲ 200×1 topic
  19. Retinal Pigment Epithelium10▲ 200×1 topic
  20. Visual Impairment9▲ 209×2 topics
  21. Global Prevalence9▲ 109×2 topics
  22. Childhood Myopia9▲ 259×1 topic
  23. Refractive Error9▲ 259×1 topic
  24. Gene Therapy7▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Retinal Stem Cells6▲ 297×1 topic
  26. Retinitis Pigmentosa6▲ 297×1 topic
  27. Deep Learning5▲ 1.42×11 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 14×6 topics
  29. Retinal Disease4▲ 84×1 topic
  30. Vessel Segmentation4▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Corneal Biomechanics3▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Keratoconus3▲ 110×1 topic
  33. OCT Imaging3▲ 111×2 topics
  34. Macular Hole2▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 124×1 topic
  36. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  37. In Vivo Imaging2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. High-Resolution Imaging2▲ 39×3 topics
  40. Retinal Blood Flow2▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel publish most on?

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

Glaucoma and retinal dis…10Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 10 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 10 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 9 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 6 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 4 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…3Corneal surgery and disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 2 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyEpidemiologyMolecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 10 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 10 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 9 works
  4. 4 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 6 works
  5. 5 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  6. 6 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 595% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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