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Retina Associates

In research, Retina Associates stands highest in Ophthalmology (#194 of 531 worldwide), Medicine (#7,743 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,173 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#16,735
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,644
of 8,685
Research works
746
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Retina Associates 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
OphthalmologySubfield #194 of 531 15.9%222
MedicineField #7,743 of 17,978 15.0%514
Health SciencesDomain #10,173 of 20,462 15.1%522
Life SciencesDomain #9,403 of 14,347 14.9%139
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #1,342 of 1,574 14.8%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Retina Associates 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 Retina Associates 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 · 32.0 works3.7×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 32.3 works3.1×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.66× its world share, 32 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Retina Associates?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles L. Schepens, Clement L. Trempe and Miguel F. Refojo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Retina Associates.

  1. 1 Charles L. Schepens United States · #33,992 worldwide 240 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Clement L. Trempe United States · #163,429 worldwide 128 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Miguel F. Refojo United States · #181,519 worldwide 89 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 David Miller United States · #282,387 worldwide 61 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Oleg Pomerantzeff United States · #297,151 worldwide 67 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 J. Wallace McMeel United States · #411,182 worldwide 97 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Retina Associates

Which keywords describe research at Retina Associates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Diabetic Retinopathy, Intravitreal Injection, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Choroidal Thickness and Retinal Pigment Epithelium.

▲ 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. Macular Degeneration8▲ 142×3 topics
  2. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor7▲ 179×3 topics
  3. Diabetic Retinopathy7▲ 150×2 topics
  4. Intravitreal Injection6▲ 207×2 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 6.8×8 topics
  6. Epidemiology6▲ 3.3×13 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  8. Choroidal Thickness6▲ 232×1 topic
  9. Retinal Pigment Epithelium6▲ 232×1 topic
  10. Myopia5▲ 179×2 topics
  11. Glaucoma5▲ 69×3 topics
  12. OCT Imaging3▲ 278×2 topics
  13. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 72×2 topics
  14. Macular Hole3▲ 345×1 topic
  15. Vitreoretinal Surgery3▲ 345×1 topic
  16. Immunosuppressive Therapy3▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Optic Nerve3▲ 59×2 topics
  18. Behçet's Disease3▲ 218×1 topic
  19. Uveitis3▲ 218×1 topic
  20. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Genetic Mutations2▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 163×1 topic
  23. COVID-192▲ 3.1×1 topic
  24. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Ocular Findings2▲ 148×1 topic
  26. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  27. Global Prevalence2▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration2▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Refractive Error2▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Visual Impairment2▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Endophthalmitis1▲ 90×2 topics
  32. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Prognostic Factors1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Retinal Ganglion Cells1▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Gene Therapy1▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Retinal Disease1▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Retinopathy1▲ 151×2 topics
  40. Vessel Segmentation1▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Retina Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal and Macular Surgery, Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…6Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 3 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksRetinopathy of Prematurity Studies: 1 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Treatments: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 6 works
  2. 2 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  3. 3 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Oncology 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 available18.1%not open81.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Retina Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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