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National Eye Centre

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World rank, all time
#34,443
of 34,923
Rank in Nigeria
#202
of 202
Research works
141
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
National Eye Centre

Which fields of science does National Eye Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at National Eye Centre is in Health Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Psychology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 77.4% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 71.5% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 13.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKNational EyeCentre38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2771.5%
    2. Health Professions24.6%
    3. Veterinary01.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Psychology36.8%
    2. Social Sciences13.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.3%
    2. Neuroscience13.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.0%
    1. Mathematics00.6%
    2. Computer Science00.4%
    3. Engineering00.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Eye Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 27.2 works3.7×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 27 worksMedicineVeterinary: 8.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× 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, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.06×0 works
  2. Medicine3.72×27 works
  3. Neuroscience2.26×1 works
  4. Psychology2.21×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.03×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.73×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×2 works
  8. Mathematics0.52×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.36×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.29×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  15. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Eye Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Mansur Muhammad Rabiu, Mahmoud Babanini Alhassan and Henry OD Ejere lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Eye Centre.

  1. 1 Mansur Muhammad Rabiu Nigeria · #470,689 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Mahmoud Babanini Alhassan Nigeria · #2,042,031 worldwide 725 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Henry OD Ejere Nigeria · #2,221,013 worldwide 855 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Adenike Abiose Nigeria · #3,243,738 worldwide 1.4k citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Murtala Muhammad Umar Nigeria · #5,226,998 worldwide 434 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at National Eye Centre

What are the most cited papers from National Eye Centre?

The most cited paper from National Eye Centre is "Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level" (Global Retinoblastoma Study Group et al., 2020), with 382 citations. Next come "Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Nigeria: The Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey" (260) and "A clinical classification and grading system of the cutaneous changes in onchocerciasis" (220).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level Global Retinoblastoma Study Group et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access473 authors 27 Feb 2020 382
2 Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Nigeria: The Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey Mohammed M. Abdull, Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam, G. V. S. Murthy et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 27 Aug 2009 260
3 A clinical classification and grading system of the cutaneous changes in onchocerciasis Michele E. Murdoch, Roderick J. Hay, C. D. Mackenzie et al. · British Journal of Dermatology Sep 1993 220
4 Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Nigeria: The National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey Fatima Kyari, Murthy V. S. Gudlavalleti, Selvaraj Sivsubramaniam et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 22 Apr 2009 188
5 Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Chinese patients Alvin KH Kwok · British Journal of Ophthalmology Open access Aug 2002 160
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Which keywords describe research at National Eye Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Myopia, Risk Factors, Visual Impairment, Global Prevalence, Refractive Error and Intraocular Pressure.

▲ 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-now 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 5.6×21 topics
  2. Glaucoma4▲ 72×3 topics
  3. Myopia4▲ 140×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  5. Visual Impairment3▲ 155×2 topics
  6. Global Prevalence3▲ 83×1 topic
  7. Inflammation3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  8. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 92×2 topics
  9. Refractive Error3▲ 189×1 topic
  10. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 72×2 topics
  11. Optic Nerve3▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  13. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Treatment2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  16. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Hearing Loss1▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 123×1 topic
  19. Atherosclerosis1▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  21. Intravitreal Injection1▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  23. COVID-191▲ 2.5×5 topics
  24. Macular Degeneration1▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Corneal Biomechanics1▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Keratoconus1▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Prevalence1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  29. Prevention1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  30. Coronary Stents1▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Endophthalmitis1▲ 74×2 topics
  32. Immunosuppressive Therapy1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Myocardial Revascularization1▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does National Eye Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses and Corneal surgery and disorders.

Ophthalmology and Visual…3Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional worksOccupational health in dentistry: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  3. 3 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Occupational health in dentistry Medical Laboratory Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Infections and Treatments 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 available68.4%not open31.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Eye Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Eye Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%National Eye Centre0.00013% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of National Eye Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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