Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
In research, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,059 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,430 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,142 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #20,609 of 28,054 · #14,682 all time
- Rank in Ireland
- #59 of 79
- Research works
- 1.2k ▲ 28% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 24k 19.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 32% world 28%
What is Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #4,059 of 17,978 | 11.7% | 947 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #5,430 of 20,462 | 11.9% | 999 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #8,142 of 14,347 | 11.7% | 147 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #2,996 of 4,227 | 14.2% | 140 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Victoria Eye and Ear 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 Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MedicineField · 50.7 works3.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 3.8×
- Dentistry 3.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2.2×
- Neuroscience 1.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Psychology 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.0×
- Engineering 0.0×
- Nursing 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital?
Ranked on the composite score, G. D. L. Smyth, W.H. Rutherford and A. G. Kerr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital.
- 1 G. D. L. Smyth Ireland · #131,608 worldwide 119 citations · 32 works
- 2 W.H. Rutherford Ireland · #295,524 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
- 3 A. G. Kerr Ireland · #459,180 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
- 4 Conrad Timon Ireland · #683,454 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Macular Degeneration, Optical Coherence Tomography, Genetic Mutations, Intraocular Pressure, Prognostic Factors, Intravitreal Injection and Oxidative Stress.
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Uveitis
- Ocular Findings
- Behçet's Disease
- Visual Field Progression
- Myopia
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Neurodegeneration
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium
- Choroidal Thickness
- Retinoblastoma
- Dry Eye Disease
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Risk Factors
- Prognostic Factors
- Genetic Mutations
- Inflammation
- Macular Degeneration
- Epidemiology
- Oxidative Stress
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Intraocular Pressure
- Intravitreal Injection
- Glaucoma
- Treatment
- Optic Nerve
- Ocular Surface
- Uveal Melanoma
- Immunosuppressive Therapy
- Surgical Management
- Retinal Ganglion Cells
- Cell Death
- Ocular Hypertension
- ACE2 Receptor
- Mitochondria
- Retinal Artery Occlusion
- Gene Therapy
- Telemedicine
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
- Epidemiology11▲ 3.9×28 topics
- Macular Degeneration5▲ 59×3 topics
- Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.1×10 topics
- Inflammation4▲ 2.9×11 topics
- Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 58×2 topics
- Genetic Mutations4▲ 14×8 topics
- Intraocular Pressure4▲ 68×2 topics
- Prognostic Factors4▲ 13×6 topics
- Intravitreal Injection4▲ 81×2 topics
- Risk Factors4▲ 5.0×5 topics
- Glaucoma3▲ 33×3 topics
- Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 46×2 topics
- Treatment3▲ 3.6×13 topics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 54×2 topics
- Optic Nerve3▲ 42×2 topics
- Dry Eye Disease3▲ 120×1 topic
- Ocular Surface3▲ 120×1 topic
- Retinoblastoma3▲ 260×1 topic
- Uveal Melanoma3▲ 260×1 topic
- Choroidal Thickness2▲ 67×1 topic
- Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 19×4 topics
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 67×1 topic
- Surgical Management2▲ 8.5×7 topics
- Neurodegeneration2▲ 11×3 topics
- Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 30×2 topics
- Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Cell Death2▲ 14×4 topics
- Myopia2▲ 55×2 topics
- Ocular Hypertension2▲ 61×1 topic
- Visual Field Progression2▲ 61×1 topic
- ACE2 Receptor2▲ 12×3 topics
- Behçet's Disease2▲ 108×1 topic
- Mitochondria2▲ 22×3 topics
- Ocular Findings2▲ 99×1 topic
- Retinal Artery Occlusion2▲ 99×1 topic
- Uveitis2▲ 108×1 topic
- Gene Therapy2▲ 15×2 topics
- Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 6.9×4 topics
- Telemedicine2▲ 21×3 topics
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 8.8×3 topics
Which research topics does Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Ocular Oncology and Treatments, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
- 2 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
- 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
- 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
- 5 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 works
- 6 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 2 works
- 7 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
- 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
- 9 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
- 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Dublin
- University College Dublin
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin City University
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- St. James's Hospital
- St. Vincent's University Hospital
- Technological University Dublin
- National University of Ireland
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.