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Prevent Blindness

In research, Prevent Blindness stands highest in Medicine (#15,469 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,317 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,478
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,333
of 8,685
Research works
259
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Prevent Blindness 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
MedicineField #15,469 of 17,978 13.8%159
Health SciencesDomain #18,317 of 20,462 14.0%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Prevent Blindness 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.37× its world share, 17 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× 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, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Prevent Blindness?

Ranked on the composite score, Leslie L. Clark lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Prevent Blindness.

  1. 1 Leslie L. Clark United States · #282,390 worldwide 70 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Prevent Blindness

Which keywords describe research at Prevent Blindness?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optic Nerve, Intraocular Pressure, Risk Factors, Ocular Hypertension, Retinal Ganglion Cells and Myopia.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Glaucoma4▲ 115×3 topics
  2. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 121×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  4. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 140×2 topics
  5. Optic Nerve3▲ 121×2 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  7. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 188×1 topic
  8. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 88×1 topic
  9. Myopia2▲ 164×2 topics
  10. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 133×2 topics
  11. Macular Degeneration2▲ 75×3 topics
  12. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 85×2 topics
  13. Inflammation2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  14. Quality of Life2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  15. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.8×1 topic
  17. Refractive Error2▲ 163×1 topic
  18. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 117×1 topic
  19. Visual Impairment2▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Assistive Technology1▲ 108×1 topic
  21. Augmentative and Alternative Communication1▲ 266×1 topic
  22. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 192×1 topic
  24. COVID-191▲ 3.0×4 topics
  25. Early Intervention1▲ 46×2 topics
  26. OCT Imaging1▲ 155×2 topics
  27. Gesture1▲ 146×1 topic
  28. Sign Language1▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Prevent Blindness publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksAssistive Technology in …1Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…1Retinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyEpidemiologyOccupational TherapyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 1 works
  5. 5 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Prevent Blindness's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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