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Retina Institute

In research, Retina Institute stands highest in Medicine (#7,983 of 17,978 worldwide), Ophthalmology (#245 of 531 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,650 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,969
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,319
of 8,685
Research works
492
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Retina Institute 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 #7,983 of 17,978 16.3%359
OphthalmologySubfield #245 of 531 16.9%173
Health SciencesDomain #10,650 of 20,462 16.7%369

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 26.9 works3.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 28.2 works2.7×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.03× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Retina Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Gaurav K. Shah, Daniel P. Joseph and Kevin J. Blinder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Retina Institute.

  1. 1 Gaurav K. Shah United States · #315,037 worldwide 75 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Daniel P. Joseph United States · #543,481 worldwide 66 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Kevin J. Blinder United States · #677,940 worldwide 41 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Steve Charles United States · #764,297 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Retina Institute

Which keywords describe research at Retina Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Glaucoma, Intravitreal Injection, 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 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▲ 141×3 topics
  2. Diabetic Retinopathy6▲ 136×2 topics
  3. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor6▲ 156×2 topics
  4. Glaucoma6▲ 83×3 topics
  5. Inflammation5▲ 5.1×6 topics
  6. Intravitreal Injection5▲ 155×2 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress5▲ 6.2×2 topics
  8. Choroidal Thickness4▲ 178×1 topic
  9. Retinal Pigment Epithelium4▲ 178×1 topic
  10. Myopia4▲ 158×2 topics
  11. OCT Imaging4▲ 303×2 topics
  12. Macular Hole3▲ 350×1 topic
  13. Vitreoretinal Surgery3▲ 350×1 topic
  14. Optic Nerve3▲ 67×2 topics
  15. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 64×3 topics
  16. Epidemiology3▲ 1.60×12 topics
  17. Femtosecond Laser3▲ 116×1 topic
  18. Intraocular Lens Implantation3▲ 214×1 topic
  19. Treatment2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  21. COVID-192▲ 3.1×5 topics
  22. Image Analysis2▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Retinopathy2▲ 259×2 topics
  24. Telemedicine2▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Retinal Disease2▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Vessel Segmentation2▲ 88×1 topic
  28. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Gene Therapy2▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Prematurity2▲ 324×1 topic
  31. Retinitis Pigmentosa2▲ 164×1 topic
  32. Screening2▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Ocular Findings2▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Retinal Artery Occlusion2▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Behçet's Disease1▲ 109×1 topic
  36. Genetic Mutations1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. Neurodegeneration1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Uveitis1▲ 109×1 topic
  39. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Retina Institute publish most on?

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

Retinal Diseases and Tre…4Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 3 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinopathy of Prematuri…2Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular BiologyGenetics

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  2. 2 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  3. 3 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Disorders and Treatments Genetics 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Retina Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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