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Retina Foundation of the Southwest

In research, Retina Foundation of the Southwest stands highest in Life Sciences (#9,334 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#14,849 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,082 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,655
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,051
of 8,685
Research works
389
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
41.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Retina Foundation of the Southwest 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
Life SciencesDomain #9,334 of 14,347 14.8%167
Health SciencesDomain #14,849 of 20,462 20.8%195
MedicineField #14,082 of 17,978 18.1%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Retina Foundation of the Southwest 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.52× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.88× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 2.95× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Retina Foundation of the Southwest?

Ranked on the composite score, Eileen E. Birch, Dennis R. Hoffman and David G. Birch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Retina Foundation of the Southwest.

  1. 1 Eileen E. Birch United States · #49,918 worldwide 526 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Dennis R. Hoffman United States · #119,826 worldwide 205 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 David G. Birch United States · #223,619 worldwide 470 citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Yolanda S. Castañeda United States · #227,785 worldwide 174 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Yi‐Zhong Wang United States · #489,638 worldwide 95 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Reed M. Jost United States · #791,844 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Krista R. Kelly United States · #1,134,860 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Martin Klein United States · #1,381,443 worldwide 16 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Kirsten G. Locke United States · #1,542,804 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Retina Foundation of the Southwest

Which keywords describe research at Retina Foundation of the Southwest?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Choroidal Thickness, Retinal Pigment Epithelium 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Macular Degeneration8▲ 253×3 topics
  2. Diabetic Retinopathy6▲ 208×2 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 8.7×7 topics
  4. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor5▲ 217×3 topics
  5. Epidemiology4▲ 3.9×5 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  7. Choroidal Thickness4▲ 274×1 topic
  8. Retinal Pigment Epithelium4▲ 274×1 topic
  9. Myopia4▲ 219×2 topics
  10. Refractive Error3▲ 322×1 topic
  11. Visual Impairment3▲ 255×1 topic
  12. Gene Therapy3▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Glaucoma3▲ 70×2 topics
  14. Optic Nerve3▲ 105×2 topics
  15. Retinal Stem Cells3▲ 455×1 topic
  16. Retinitis Pigmentosa3▲ 455×1 topic
  17. Neural Processing2▲ 151×2 topics
  18. Perceptual Learning2▲ 186×1 topic
  19. Visual Perception2▲ 376×1 topic
  20. Deep Learning2▲ 1.82×1 topic
  21. Retinal Disease2▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Neurodegeneration1▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Retinal Ganglion Cells1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Retina Foundation of the Southwest publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Retinal Development and Disorders and Visual perception and processing mechanisms.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…4Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 3 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…2Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 2 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…2Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 0 fractional worksAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer: 0 fractional works
OphthalmologyEpidemiologyMolecular BiologyCognitive Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 0 works
  10. 10 Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer Molecular Biology 0 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Retina Foundation of the Southwest's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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