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Sightsavers

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,333
of 28,054 · #39,318 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,032
of 1,094
Research works
251
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.33× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sightsavers?

Ranked on the composite score, Elena Schmidt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sightsavers.

  1. 1 Elena Schmidt United Kingdom · #1,313,528 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sightsavers

Which keywords describe research at Sightsavers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Helminth Infections, Global Epidemiology, Identity, Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality and Health Systems.

▲ 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▲ 2.0×21 topics
  2. Helminth Infections6▲ 182×2 topics
  3. Global Epidemiology5▲ 142×2 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  5. Human Rights4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  6. Identity4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  7. Health Inequalities4▲ 34×2 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality4▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Child Mortality3▲ 57×1 topic
  10. Health Systems3▲ 57×1 topic
  11. Immune Regulation3▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Schistosomiasis3▲ 148×1 topic
  13. Soil-Transmitted Helminths3▲ 148×1 topic
  14. HIV Transmission3▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Quality of Life3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  16. Sexually Transmitted Infections3▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Vaginal Microbiome3▲ 130×1 topic
  18. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Myopia3▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Visual Impairment3▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Gender3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  22. Inclusion3▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Ivermectin3▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Lymphatic Filariasis3▲ 261×1 topic
  25. Healthcare2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  26. Migration2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  27. Epidemiological Study2▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Global Governance2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Social Model of Disability2▲ 192×1 topic
  30. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Ethics2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  32. Biopolitics2▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Culture2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  34. Neurosyphilis2▲ 131×1 topic
  35. Syphilis2▲ 131×1 topic
  36. Development2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  37. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  38. Crisis Management1▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Environmental Sustainability1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Postcolonialism1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Sightsavers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parasites and Host Interactions, Global Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive tract infections research and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Parasites and Host Inter…3Parasites and Host Interactions: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksReproductive tract infec…3Reproductive tract infections research: 3 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…3Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 3 fractional worksDisability Rights and Representation: 2 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and T…2Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksInformation Systems Theories and Implementation: 1 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 1 fractional works
ParasitologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMicrobiologyEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 3 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  3. 3 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 3 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 3 works
  6. 6 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 2 works
  7. 7 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Information Systems Theories and Implementation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available67.6%not open32.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sightsavers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 132% 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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