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Ophthalmology Associates (United States)

In research, Ophthalmology Associates (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,954 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,712 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Epidemiology (Ophthalmology is 105.1× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#19,777
of 22,385 · #6,749 all time
Rank in United States
#2,929
of 3,332
Research works
2.6k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
60k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%

What is Ophthalmology Associates (United States) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,954 of 9,902 3.2%120 #3300
MedicineField #6,712 of 8,541 3.1%114 #3489

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ophthalmology Associates (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ophthalmology Associates (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at Ophthalmology Associates (United States) is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (85%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 209 fractional works · 87.6% of its workMedicine: 202 fractional works · 84.6% of its workOphthalmology: 67 fractional works · 28.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 41 fractional works · 17.2% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOphthalmologyAssociates…239fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences88%Social Sciences2%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine20284.6%
    2. Health Professions52.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology135.2%
    2. Neuroscience52.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.0%
    2. Psychology10.4%
    3. Decision Sciences10.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Environmental Science10.5%
    2. Mathematics10.3%
    3. Engineering10.3%
    4. Computer Science10.3%
    5. Materials Science10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ophthalmology Associates (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 105.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 67.0 works105×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 41.0 works19×
  3. EpidemiologySubfield · 25.2 works7.5×
  4. MedicineField · 201.8 works4.4×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.40× its world share, 202 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.40×202 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.47×1 works
  3. Neuroscience1.26×5 works
  4. Nursing1.14×1 works
  5. Veterinary1.06×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×12 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.88×2 works
  8. Health Professions0.78×5 works
  9. Dentistry0.55×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.30×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.24×1 works
  12. Psychology0.13×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.10×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.08×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  20. Engineering0.02×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ophthalmology Associates (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Brian E. Flowers, Gregg J. Berdy and Marilyn B. Mets lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ophthalmology Associates (United States).

  1. 1 Brian E. Flowers United States · #444,816 worldwide 2.1k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Gregg J. Berdy United States · #727,484 worldwide 1.3k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Marilyn B. Mets United States · #1,493,474 worldwide 2.2k citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Charles E. Letocha United States · #4,147,069 worldwide 139 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 David D. Dulaney United States · #4,610,172 worldwide 379 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Chen Y United States · #4,961,161 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Armitage United States · #5,330,625 worldwide 127 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Mary Diane Armitage United States · #5,334,260 worldwide 202 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Chung Jp United States · #5,563,639 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Srinivas Sai A. Kondapalli United States · #5,973,802 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Ophthalmology Associates (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Ophthalmology Associates (United States)?

The most cited paper from Ophthalmology Associates (United States) is "Drusen proteome analysis: An approach to the etiology of age-related macular degeneration" (John W. Crabb, Masaru Miyagi, Xiaorong Gu et al., 2002), with 1,226 citations. Next come "Application of Student's t-test, Analysis of Variance, and Covariance" (969) and "Disease modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis: Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the MS Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines [RETIRED]" (802).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Drusen proteome analysis: An approach to the etiology of age-related macular degeneration John W. Crabb, Masaru Miyagi, Xiaorong Gu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 21 Oct 2002 1,226
2 Application of Student's t-test, Analysis of Variance, and Covariance Prabhakar Mishra, Uttam Singh, ChandraM Pandey et al. · Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia Open access Oct 2019 969
3 Disease modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis: Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the MS Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines [RETIRED] Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the America, Douglas S. Goodin, E. M. Frohman et al. · Neurology Open access 22 Jan 2002 802
4 Risk factors for progression of visual field abnormalities in normal-tension glaucoma Stephen M. Drance, Douglas R. Anderson, Michael Schulzer · American Journal of Ophthalmology Jun 2001 798
5 Triallelic Inheritance in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, a Mendelian Recessive Disorder Nicholas Katsanis, Stephen J. Ansley, José Luis Badano et al. · Science 21 Sep 2001 668
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ophthalmology Associates (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Myopia, Optic Nerve, Optical Coherence Tomography, Global Prevalence and Visual Impairment.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology46▲ 4.8×44 topics
  2. Glaucoma35▲ 99×3 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure32▲ 152×2 topics
  4. Myopia31▲ 193×2 topics
  5. Optic Nerve23▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography22▲ 93×3 topics
  7. Global Prevalence21▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Visual Impairment21▲ 160×2 topics
  9. Childhood Myopia21▲ 201×1 topic
  10. Refractive Error21▲ 201×1 topic
  11. Intravitreal Injection19▲ 107×2 topics
  12. Macular Degeneration19▲ 63×3 topics
  13. Risk Factors18▲ 7.1×8 topics
  14. Neurodegeneration18▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Inflammation18▲ 3.5×26 topics
  16. Retinal Ganglion Cells18▲ 68×2 topics
  17. Ocular Hypertension18▲ 144×1 topic
  18. Visual Field Progression18▲ 144×1 topic
  19. Diabetic Retinopathy18▲ 73×2 topics
  20. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor16▲ 76×3 topics
  21. Oxidative Stress14▲ 3.7×12 topics
  22. Corneal Biomechanics14▲ 162×1 topic
  23. Keratoconus14▲ 162×1 topic
  24. Choroidal Thickness12▲ 95×1 topic
  25. Femtosecond Laser12▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Intraocular Lens Implantation12▲ 170×1 topic
  27. Retinal Pigment Epithelium12▲ 95×1 topic
  28. OCT Imaging12▲ 171×2 topics
  29. Macular Hole10▲ 178×1 topic
  30. Vitreoretinal Surgery10▲ 178×1 topic
  31. Endophthalmitis9▲ 101×2 topics
  32. Wound Healing8▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Inflammatory Cytokines8▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Dry Eye Disease7▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Ocular Surface7▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Antibiotic Resistance7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Stem Cell Therapy7▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Corneal Regeneration7▲ 103×1 topic
  39. Limbal Stem Cells7▲ 103×1 topic
  40. Keratitis6▲ 146×1 topic

Which research topics does Ophthalmology Associates (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Corneal surgery and disorders and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 21 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 18 works
  3. 3 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 works
  4. 4 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 12 works
  5. 5 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 12 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 works
  7. 7 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  8. 8 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 6 works
  10. 10 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ophthalmology Associates (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Ophthalmology Associates (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Ophthalmology Associates (United States)0.00069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ophthalmology Associates (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ophthalmology Associates (United States)1.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.2% in 2013.

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