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Retina Research Foundation

In research, Retina Research Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#13,698 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,830 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,104
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,938
of 8,685
Research works
268
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
36.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Retina Research Foundation 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 #13,698 of 17,978 23.6%129
Health SciencesDomain #16,830 of 20,462 23.6%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Retina Research Foundation 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: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.84× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.71× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 7 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Retina Research Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, S Mishima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Retina Research Foundation.

  1. 1 S Mishima United States · #131,843 worldwide 194 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Retina Research Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Retina Research Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Inflammation, Diabetic Retinopathy, Optical Coherence Tomography, Epidemiology, Intravitreal Injection and Intraocular Pressure.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology25▲ 2.3×45 topics
  2. Inflammation22▲ 3.5×26 topics
  3. Macular Degeneration20▲ 60×3 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress18▲ 3.6×17 topics
  5. Glaucoma18▲ 41×4 topics
  6. Diabetic Retinopathy14▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Optical Coherence Tomography14▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Intravitreal Injection13▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Intraocular Pressure13▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor13▲ 48×4 topics
  11. Myopia12▲ 67×2 topics
  12. Optic Nerve12▲ 43×2 topics
  13. OCT Imaging11▲ 126×2 topics
  14. Choroidal Thickness11▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Retinal Pigment Epithelium11▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Tissue Engineering10▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Wound Healing10▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Macular Hole10▲ 139×1 topic
  19. Vitreoretinal Surgery10▲ 139×1 topic
  20. Gene Therapy8▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Retinal Ganglion Cells8▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Corneal Regeneration8▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Limbal Stem Cells8▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Neurodegeneration8▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Cell Signaling8▲ 8.7×3 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations8▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Ocular Hypertension8▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Visual Field Progression8▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Angiogenesis7▲ 6.5×9 topics
  30. Toll-like Receptors7▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Dry Eye Disease7▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Ocular Surface7▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Synaptic Plasticity6▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Femtosecond Laser6▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Ocular Findings6▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Retinal Artery Occlusion6▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Intraocular Lens Implantation6▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Posterior Capsule Opacification6▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Retinal Stem Cells6▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Retina Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal and Macular Surgery, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…2Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksRetinopathy of Prematurity Studies: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…0Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 0 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 0 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 0 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 0 fractional worksComposting and Vermicomposting Techniques: 0 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular BiologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  2. 2 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 0 works
  7. 7 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques Soil Science 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 available22.2%not open77.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Retina Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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