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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

In research, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#6,031 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,749 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Medicine — Ophthalmology is 127.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,974
of 28,054 · #12,708 all time
Rank in United States
#2,911
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is New York 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 #6,031 of 10,443 16.3%104 #2468
Health SciencesDomain #7,749 of 11,982 16.3%107 #3329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York 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).

What does New York Eye and Ear Infirmary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 127.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 43.4 works127×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 20.8 works18×
  3. MedicineField · 104.2 works4.2×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Ritch, Mark J. Kupersmith and Jeffrey M. Liebmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.

  1. 1 Robert Ritch United States · #58,992 worldwide 298 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Mark J. Kupersmith United States · #67,713 worldwide 213 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey M. Liebmann United States · #186,382 worldwide 355 citations · 163 works
  4. 4 Robert Ritch United States · #199,548 worldwide 415 citations · 149 works
  5. 5 Steven A. McCormick United States · #212,635 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Steven D. Schaefer United States · #278,263 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Toco Yuen Ping Chui United States · #310,592 worldwide 127 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Samuel Rosen United States · #446,087 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Christopher C. Teng United States · #452,336 worldwide 49 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Ramón Castroviejo United States · #465,191 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary?

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

▲ 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. Glaucoma21▲ 111×3 topics
  2. Epidemiology20▲ 3.8×32 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure17▲ 155×2 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography16▲ 120×3 topics
  5. Optic Nerve15▲ 120×2 topics
  6. Macular Degeneration15▲ 95×3 topics
  7. Diabetic Retinopathy14▲ 106×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors12▲ 8.5×11 topics
  9. Intravitreal Injection12▲ 135×2 topics
  10. Neurodegeneration11▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor11▲ 100×3 topics
  12. Ocular Hypertension11▲ 162×1 topic
  13. Retinal Ganglion Cells11▲ 76×1 topic
  14. Inflammation10▲ 3.9×13 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress10▲ 4.8×10 topics
  16. Myopia9▲ 125×2 topics
  17. Choroidal Thickness9▲ 134×1 topic
  18. Retinal Pigment Epithelium9▲ 134×1 topic
  19. Corneal Biomechanics6▲ 144×1 topic
  20. Keratoconus6▲ 144×1 topic
  21. Femtosecond Laser6▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Intraocular Lens Implantation6▲ 173×1 topic
  23. OCT Imaging5▲ 156×2 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations5▲ 9.6×7 topics
  25. Macular Hole5▲ 185×1 topic
  26. Vitreoretinal Surgery5▲ 185×1 topic
  27. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Global Prevalence5▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Ocular Findings5▲ 128×1 topic
  30. Retinal Artery Occlusion5▲ 128×1 topic
  31. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Neuroimaging5▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Image Analysis4▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Ophthalmology4▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Refractive Error4▲ 91×1 topic
  37. Retinal Disease4▲ 70×2 topics
  38. Vessel Segmentation4▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Visual Impairment4▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Behçet's Disease4▲ 128×1 topic

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

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

Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 11 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 9 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 6 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 6 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 5 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 5 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…4Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 4 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 4 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 4 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…4Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 4 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 11 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 9 works
  3. 3 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 6 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 5 works
  7. 7 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  8. 8 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  9. 9 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 4 works
  10. 10 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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