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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

In research, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#606 of 10,443 worldwide), Ophthalmology (#6 of 94 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#857 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Sensory Systems — Ophthalmology is 66.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,814
of 28,054 · #1,735 all time
Rank in United States
#406
of 4,192
Research works
8.6k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
309k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #606 of 10,443 18.9%649 #377
OphthalmologySubfield #6 of 94 19.4%169 #5
Health SciencesDomain #857 of 11,982 19.1%681 #480
Life SciencesDomain #1,357 of 7,800 22.1%203 #704
NeuroscienceField #511 of 1,168 23.8%93 #323
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #249 of 569 21.6%102 #153
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,975 of 3,579 20.2%89 #981

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#377 #606
  2. Ophthalmology#5 #6
  3. Health Sciences#480 #857
  4. Life Sciences#704 #1,357
  5. Neuroscience#323 #511
  6. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging#153 #249
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#981 #1,975
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 66.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 169.3 works67×
  2. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 29.5 works31×
  3. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 22.0 works30×
  4. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 101.6 works12×
  5. NeurologySubfield · 33.2 works6.1×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.01× its world share, 93 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 649 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, Gregory W. Randolph, Harold F. Schuknecht and Kenneth R. Kenyon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

  1. 1 Gregory W. Randolph United States · #4,969 worldwide 2.5k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Harold F. Schuknecht United States · #21,685 worldwide 286 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Kenneth R. Kenyon United States · #22,054 worldwide 582 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Frederick A. Jakobiec United States · #22,854 worldwide 387 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 David G. Cogan United States · #26,239 worldwide 443 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Douglas Gaasterland United States · #32,966 worldwide 376 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Alfred L. Weber United States · #35,039 worldwide 142 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Thaddeus P. Dryja United States · #45,179 worldwide 602 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Simmons Lessell United States · #46,900 worldwide 203 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Eric A. Pierce United States · #47,753 worldwide 390 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology129▲ 3.4×86 topics
  2. Glaucoma71▲ 51×4 topics
  3. Inflammation70▲ 3.5×56 topics
  4. Macular Degeneration70▲ 61×3 topics
  5. Quality of Life62▲ 4.5×33 topics
  6. Intraocular Pressure60▲ 75×2 topics
  7. Optical Coherence Tomography58▲ 59×3 topics
  8. Diabetic Retinopathy55▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Optic Nerve55▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress50▲ 3.2×38 topics
  11. Intravitreal Injection49▲ 75×2 topics
  12. Hearing Loss48▲ 44×4 topics
  13. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor48▲ 59×4 topics
  14. Neurodegeneration45▲ 16×10 topics
  15. Risk Factors43▲ 4.1×18 topics
  16. Myopia42▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Retinal Ganglion Cells38▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Choroidal Thickness38▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Ocular Hypertension38▲ 76×1 topic
  20. Retinal Pigment Epithelium38▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Visual Field Progression38▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Treatment36▲ 3.1×31 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering35▲ 6.0×11 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders32▲ 6.0×16 topics
  25. Wound Healing29▲ 12×10 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations27▲ 6.6×21 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors27▲ 6.5×11 topics
  28. Stem Cell Therapy25▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Corneal Regeneration25▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Limbal Stem Cells25▲ 105×1 topic
  31. OCT Imaging24▲ 95×2 topics
  32. Endoscopic Surgery24▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Inflammatory Cytokines23▲ 29×3 topics
  34. Dry Eye Disease23▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Ocular Surface23▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Corneal Biomechanics22▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Keratoconus22▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Visual Impairment22▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Immunosuppressive Therapy22▲ 12×7 topics
  40. Macular Hole21▲ 105×1 topic

Which research topics does Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Corneal Surgery and Treatments and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…38Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 38 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…38Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 38 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 25 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 23 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 22 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 21 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…21Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 21 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 20 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 19 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…18Retinal and Optic Conditions: 18 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 38 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 38 works
  3. 3 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 25 works
  4. 4 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 22 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 21 works
  7. 7 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 21 works
  8. 8 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 20 works
  9. 9 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 19 works
  10. 10 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 18 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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