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Retina Consultants of Texas

In research, Retina Consultants of Texas stands highest in Medicine (#8,985 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,679 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Medicine and Health Sciences — Ophthalmology is 151.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,566
of 28,054 · #23,882 all time
Rank in United States
#2,847
of 4,192
Research works
284
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Retina Consultants of Texas 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 #8,985 of 17,978 21.1%221
Health SciencesDomain #11,679 of 20,462 21.2%225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Retina Consultants of Texas 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 Consultants of Texas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 151.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 24.8 works151×
  2. MedicineField · 46.8 works4.0×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 48.0 works3.4×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 47 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Retina Consultants of Texas?

Ranked on the composite score, David M. Brown, Charles C. Wykoff and Amy C Schefler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Retina Consultants of Texas.

  1. 1 David M. Brown United States · #22,703 worldwide 533 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Charles C. Wykoff United States · #255,969 worldwide 192 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Amy C Schefler United States · #511,525 worldwide 65 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Richard M. Feist United States · #874,041 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Retina Consultants of Texas

Which keywords describe research at Retina Consultants of Texas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, 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 Degeneration14▲ 187×3 topics
  2. Diabetic Retinopathy12▲ 193×2 topics
  3. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor9▲ 182×3 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 7.3×10 topics
  5. Intravitreal Injection9▲ 221×2 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress9▲ 8.9×4 topics
  7. Choroidal Thickness8▲ 260×1 topic
  8. Retinal Pigment Epithelium8▲ 260×1 topic
  9. Glaucoma8▲ 86×3 topics
  10. Epidemiology8▲ 3.1×14 topics
  11. Myopia7▲ 182×2 topics
  12. Optic Nerve6▲ 102×2 topics
  13. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 88×3 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations5▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors5▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Deep Learning4▲ 2.1×7 topics
  17. Retinoblastoma4▲ 481×1 topic
  18. Uveal Melanoma4▲ 481×1 topic
  19. OCT Imaging4▲ 252×2 topics
  20. Macular Hole4▲ 293×1 topic
  21. Vitreoretinal Surgery4▲ 293×1 topic
  22. Retinal Disease3▲ 112×1 topic
  23. Vessel Segmentation3▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Risk Factors3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Behçet's Disease3▲ 183×1 topic
  26. Uveitis3▲ 183×1 topic
  27. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration3▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Visual Impairment3▲ 96×2 topics
  32. Global Prevalence3▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Refractive Error3▲ 119×1 topic
  34. Gene Therapy2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Ocular Findings2▲ 128×1 topic
  36. Retinal Artery Occlusion2▲ 128×1 topic
  37. Retinal Stem Cells2▲ 157×1 topic
  38. Retinitis Pigmentosa2▲ 157×1 topic
  39. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 99×1 topic

Which research topics does Retina Consultants of Texas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Ocular Oncology and Treatments, Retinal and Macular Surgery and Retinal Imaging and Analysis.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…8Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Treatments: 4 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…4Retinal and Macular Surgery: 4 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…3Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…3Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 2 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 8 works
  2. 2 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  3. 3 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  4. 4 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  5. 5 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 3 works
  6. 6 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  7. 7 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Retina Consultants of Texas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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