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Rotterdam Eye Hospital

In research, Rotterdam Eye Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,588 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#3,006 of 14,558 worldwide) and Ophthalmology (#231 of 551 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,999
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#166
of 407
Research works
791
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Rotterdam Eye Hospital

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
Health SciencesDomain #2,588 of 16,688 11.7%611
MedicineField #3,006 of 14,558 11.8%599
OphthalmologySubfield #231 of 551 12.6%229
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #590 of 1,311 13.6%154
Life SciencesDomain #7,715 of 11,023 7.5%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Rotterdam Eye Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Rotterdam Eye Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (80%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Neuroscience (2%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 50 fractional works · 80.4% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 79.6% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 28.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 15.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRotterdam EyeHospital62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5079.6%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology711.1%
    2. Neuroscience11.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    1. Engineering11.4%
    2. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Psychology10.8%
    2. Social Sciences00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.14× its world share, 50 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial 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: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.14×50 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.09×7 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.13×1 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.36×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.32×0 works
  7. Psychology0.27×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×0 works
  9. Engineering0.10×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rotterdam Eye Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, L. Ingeborgh van den Born, Suzanne Yzer and Mirjam E. J. van Velthoven lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rotterdam Eye Hospital.

  1. 1 L. Ingeborgh van den Born Netherlands · #228,673 worldwide 9.8k citations · 180 works
  2. 2 Suzanne Yzer Netherlands · #517,344 worldwide 4.4k citations · 105 works
  3. 3 Mirjam E. J. van Velthoven Netherlands · #545,891 worldwide 3.1k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Leonieke M. E. van Koolwijk Netherlands · #771,923 worldwide 1.7k citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Lies Remeijer Netherlands · #818,744 worldwide 3.2k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Annette J.M. Geerards Netherlands · #945,682 worldwide 2k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Bart T.H. van Dooren Netherlands · #1,137,850 worldwide 951 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Hans G. Lemij Netherlands · #1,314,328 worldwide 7.2k citations · 245 works
  9. 9 Martha J. H. Tjon-Fo-Sang Netherlands · #1,507,862 worldwide 769 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Tom Missotten Netherlands · #1,520,128 worldwide 2.2k citations · 89 works
All ranked researchers at Rotterdam Eye Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Rotterdam Eye Hospital?

The most cited paper from Rotterdam Eye Hospital is "Long-Term Effect of Gene Therapy on Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis" (James W. Bainbridge et al., 2015), with 751 citations. Next come "Retinal neurodegeneration may precede microvascular changes characteristic of diabetic retinopathy in diabetes mellitus" (696) and "Mutations in the CEP290 (NPHP6) Gene Are a Frequent Cause of Leber Congenital Amaurosis" (684).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Long-Term Effect of Gene Therapy on Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis James W. Bainbridge et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 May 2015 751
2 Retinal neurodegeneration may precede microvascular changes characteristic of diabetic retinopathy in diabetes mellitus Elliott H. Sohn, Hille W. van Dijk, Chunhua Jiao et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 25 Apr 2016 696
3 Mutations in the CEP290 (NPHP6) Gene Are a Frequent Cause of Leber Congenital Amaurosis Anneke I. den Hollander, Robert K. Koenekoop, Suzanne Yzer et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access 8 Aug 2006 684
4 A Surgical Technique for Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Gerrit R.J. Melles, Fred A.G.J. Eggink, Frank Lander et al. · Cornea Nov 1998 669
5 Incidence of contact-lens-associated microbial keratitis and its related morbidity Kam H. Cheng, Siu Lan Leung, Hans W Hoekman et al. · The Lancet Open access Jul 1999 613
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Which keywords describe research at Rotterdam Eye Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Macular Degeneration, Optic Nerve, Epidemiology, Optical Coherence Tomography, Intravitreal Injection and Diabetic Retinopathy.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.2×22 topics
  2. Glaucoma8▲ 85×3 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure7▲ 127×2 topics
  4. Macular Degeneration7▲ 86×3 topics
  5. Optic Nerve6▲ 91×2 topics
  6. Intravitreal Injection5▲ 108×2 topics
  7. Optical Coherence Tomography5▲ 79×3 topics
  8. Diabetic Retinopathy5▲ 74×2 topics
  9. Inflammation5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations4▲ 16×9 topics
  11. Myopia4▲ 104×2 topics
  12. Retinal Ganglion Cells4▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  14. Neurodegeneration4▲ 20×1 topic
  15. OCT Imaging4▲ 204×2 topics
  16. Ocular Hypertension4▲ 119×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.6×5 topics
  18. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor4▲ 67×3 topics
  19. Corneal Biomechanics3▲ 139×1 topic
  20. Keratoconus3▲ 139×1 topic
  21. Choroidal Thickness3▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Macular Hole3▲ 204×1 topic
  23. Retinal Pigment Epithelium3▲ 87×1 topic
  24. Vitreoretinal Surgery3▲ 204×1 topic
  25. Wound Healing3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  27. Endophthalmitis2▲ 109×2 topics
  28. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 127×1 topic
  30. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 131×1 topic
  31. Tissue Engineering2▲ 6.0×1 topic
  32. Anatomy2▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Radiation Therapy2▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  36. Gene Therapy2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Retinal Stem Cells2▲ 140×1 topic
  38. Retinitis Pigmentosa2▲ 140×1 topic
  39. Keratitis2▲ 171×1 topic
  40. Ocular Infections2▲ 171×1 topic

Which research topics does Rotterdam Eye Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Corneal surgery and disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Retinal and Macular Surgery.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…4Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 4 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…3Corneal surgery and disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…3Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…3Retinal and Macular Surgery: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRetinal Development and …2Retinal Development and Disorders: 2 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Trea…2Ocular Oncology and Treatments: 2 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular Biology

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 3 works
  4. 4 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  5. 5 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
  10. 10 Ocular Oncology and Treatments 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rotterdam Eye Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rotterdam Eye Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Rotterdam Eye Hospital0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rotterdam Eye Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2021Rotterdam Eye Hospital5.9% in 202120102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.3% in 2012.

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