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Kresge Eye Institute

In research, Kresge Eye Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,372 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,490 of 7,814 worldwide) and Ophthalmology (#240 of 531 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,174
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,885
of 8,685
Research works
732
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Kresge Eye Institute 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 #5,372 of 14,347 22.7%215
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,490 of 7,814 26.8%128
OphthalmologySubfield #240 of 531 20.1%199
MedicineField #8,973 of 17,978 17.6%476
Health SciencesDomain #11,816 of 20,462 17.4%485

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kresge Eye Institute 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).

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: 2.70× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.60× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kresge Eye Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jayne S. Weiss, Dong Ho Shin and Nan Gao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kresge Eye Institute.

  1. 1 Jayne S. Weiss United States · #802,774 worldwide 41 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Dong Ho Shin United States · #915,010 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Nan Gao United States · #944,032 worldwide 57 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Fu‐Shin X. Yu United States · #1,045,945 worldwide 59 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Nariman Nassiri United States · #1,392,468 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Chaesik Kim United States · #1,467,412 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kresge Eye Institute

Which keywords describe research at Kresge Eye Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Glaucoma, Oxidative Stress, Intravitreal Injection, Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy and Endophthalmitis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 3.9×18 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 5.9×13 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  4. Glaucoma4▲ 71×3 topics
  5. Intravitreal Injection4▲ 147×2 topics
  6. Macular Degeneration3▲ 67×3 topics
  7. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Endophthalmitis2▲ 187×2 topics
  10. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Optic Nerve2▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Myopia2▲ 94×2 topics
  13. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 98×1 topic
  15. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Keratitis2▲ 313×1 topic
  17. Neurodegeneration2▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Ocular Infections2▲ 313×1 topic
  19. Optical Coherence Tomography2▲ 47×3 topics
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  21. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Telemedicine2▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Behçet's Disease2▲ 151×1 topic
  27. Cancer2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  28. Medical Students2▲ 357×1 topic
  29. OCT Imaging2▲ 150×2 topics
  30. Ophthalmoscopy2▲ 357×1 topic
  31. Uveitis2▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Macular Hole2▲ 183×1 topic
  34. Ocular Surface2▲ 121×1 topic
  35. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 183×1 topic
  36. Tissue Engineering1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  37. Wound Healing1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Corneal Regeneration1▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Limbal Stem Cells1▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Genetic Mutations1▲ 6.7×7 topics

Which research topics does Kresge Eye Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Ocular Infections and Treatments, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…2Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Infections and Tr…2Ocular Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…2Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  2. 2 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  3. 3 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kresge Eye Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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