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Rotterdam Eye Hospital

In research, Rotterdam Eye Hospital stands highest in Ophthalmology (#140 of 531 worldwide), Medicine (#5,656 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,520 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#18,965
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#237
of 464
Research works
791
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Rotterdam Eye Hospital 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 #140 of 531 20.8%229
MedicineField #5,656 of 17,978 20.2%599
Health SciencesDomain #7,520 of 20,462 20.1%611
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #904 of 1,574 23.8%154
Life SciencesDomain #10,070 of 14,347 14.7%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rotterdam Eye Hospital 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 Rotterdam Eye Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 41.8 works4.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.21× its world share, 42 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rotterdam Eye Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans G. Lemij, L. Ingeborgh van den Born and H.E. Henkes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rotterdam Eye Hospital.

  1. 1 Hans G. Lemij Netherlands · #92,624 worldwide 203 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 L. Ingeborgh van den Born Netherlands · #118,683 worldwide 185 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 H.E. Henkes Netherlands · #258,886 worldwide 66 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Nicole C. Naus Netherlands · #315,797 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Koenraad A. Vermeer Netherlands · #380,215 worldwide 93 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Nicolaas J. Reus Netherlands · #469,158 worldwide 51 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Suzanne Yzer Netherlands · #493,692 worldwide 100 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 G.H.M. van Lith Netherlands · #645,429 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 G. S. Baarsma Netherlands · #804,368 worldwide 49 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 J. de Vries Netherlands · #980,281 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Rotterdam Eye Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Rotterdam Eye Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Optic Nerve, Optical Coherence Tomography, Epidemiology, Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Ganglion Cells.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.3×20 topics
  2. Glaucoma6▲ 84×3 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure6▲ 148×2 topics
  4. Macular Degeneration6▲ 91×3 topics
  5. Optic Nerve5▲ 103×2 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography5▲ 88×3 topics
  7. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 75×2 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  9. Risk Factors4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations4▲ 16×8 topics
  11. Retinal Ganglion Cells4▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Neurodegeneration4▲ 24×1 topic
  13. Ocular Hypertension4▲ 137×1 topic
  14. Myopia3▲ 112×2 topics
  15. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 90×2 topics
  16. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 70×3 topics
  17. OCT Imaging3▲ 210×2 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  19. Corneal Biomechanics3▲ 164×1 topic
  20. Keratoconus3▲ 164×1 topic
  21. Wound Healing3▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 177×1 topic
  24. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 84×1 topic
  25. Tissue Engineering2▲ 7.2×1 topic
  26. Macular Hole2▲ 201×1 topic
  27. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 201×1 topic
  28. Prognostic Factors2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  29. Anatomy2▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Gene Therapy2▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Radiation Therapy2▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Retinal Stem Cells2▲ 161×1 topic
  34. Retinitis Pigmentosa2▲ 161×1 topic
  35. Tumor Classification2▲ 71×2 topics
  36. Retinoblastoma2▲ 220×1 topic
  37. Uveal Melanoma2▲ 220×1 topic
  38. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis2▲ 60×2 topics
  39. Retinal Disease2▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Vessel Segmentation2▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Rotterdam Eye Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Corneal surgery and disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Corneal Surgery and Treatments.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…4Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 4 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…3Corneal surgery and disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…2Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Trea…2Corneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 2 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Trea…2Ocular Oncology and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…2Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…1Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Di…1Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular BiologyPathology and Forensic Medicine

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 4 works
  2. 2 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  4. 4 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rotterdam Eye Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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