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Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular

In research, Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular stands highest in Medicine (#14,963 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,919 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#38,964
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#872
of 927
Research works
221
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular 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
MedicineField #14,963 of 17,978 16.8%186
Health SciencesDomain #17,919 of 20,462 16.9%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular 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 Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 35.8 works4.3×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 36.0 works3.6×
← 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: 2.35× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.28× its world share, 36 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular?

Ranked on the composite score, José L. Güell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular.

  1. 1 José L. Güell Spain · #548,140 worldwide 32 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular?

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

▲ 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. Glaucoma8▲ 121×3 topics
  2. Macular Degeneration8▲ 141×3 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure7▲ 198×2 topics
  4. Myopia6▲ 254×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology6▲ 3.4×6 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography5▲ 115×3 topics
  7. Diabetic Retinopathy5▲ 113×2 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress5▲ 6.7×6 topics
  9. Intravitreal Injection5▲ 154×2 topics
  10. Inflammation4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  11. Optic Nerve4▲ 104×2 topics
  12. OCT Imaging4▲ 356×2 topics
  13. Retinal Pigment Epithelium4▲ 180×1 topic
  14. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor4▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Macular Hole4▲ 418×1 topic
  16. Vitreoretinal Surgery4▲ 418×1 topic
  17. Neurodegeneration4▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Ocular Hypertension4▲ 164×1 topic
  19. Retinal Ganglion Cells4▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Corneal Biomechanics4▲ 250×1 topic
  21. Keratoconus4▲ 250×1 topic
  22. Femtosecond Laser3▲ 158×1 topic
  23. Intraocular Lens Implantation3▲ 289×1 topic
  24. Gene Therapy3▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Refractive Error3▲ 161×1 topic
  26. Retinitis Pigmentosa3▲ 269×1 topic
  27. Visual Impairment3▲ 128×1 topic
  28. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 157×1 topic
  29. Tissue Engineering2▲ 6.3×1 topic
  30. Wound Healing2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Behçet's Disease1▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  33. Graves' Ophthalmopathy1▲ 177×1 topic
  34. Ocular Findings1▲ 110×1 topic
  35. Retinal Artery Occlusion1▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy1▲ 177×1 topic
  37. Uveitis1▲ 123×1 topic
  38. Dry Eye Disease1▲ 95×1 topic
  39. Ocular Surface1▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Genome Engineering1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular publish most on?

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

Retinal Diseases and Tre…4Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…4Retinal and Macular Surgery: 4 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…4Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 4 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…4Corneal surgery and disorders: 4 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 3 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksRetinal Development and …3Retinal Development and Disorders: 3 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  2. 2 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 4 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  5. 5 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 3 works
  6. 6 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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