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Southern College of Optometry

In research, Southern College of Optometry stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,939 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#17,259 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,839
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,571
of 8,685
Research works
437
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Southern College of Optometry 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 #16,939 of 20,462 3.3%245
MedicineField #17,259 of 17,978 3.4%232

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern College of Optometry 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 10.11× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.32× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern College of Optometry?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Haine and Steven H. Schwartz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern College of Optometry.

  1. 1 Charles Haine United States · #1,192,739 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Steven H. Schwartz United States · #1,542,188 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Southern College of Optometry

Which keywords describe research at Southern College of Optometry?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Optical Coherence Tomography, Dry Eye Disease, Ocular Surface, Myopia and Optic Nerve.

▲ 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. Epidemiology68▲ 3.9×33 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure30▲ 67×2 topics
  3. Glaucoma30▲ 43×4 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography28▲ 56×2 topics
  5. Dry Eye Disease26▲ 167×1 topic
  6. Ocular Surface26▲ 167×1 topic
  7. Myopia25▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Optic Nerve23▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Risk Factors23▲ 5.0×7 topics
  10. Macular Degeneration22▲ 40×3 topics
  11. Neural Processing21▲ 50×2 topics
  12. Visual Impairment21▲ 104×2 topics
  13. Retinal Ganglion Cells21▲ 36×3 topics
  14. Global Prevalence21▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Refractive Error21▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Cortical Connectivity21▲ 63×2 topics
  17. Perceptual Learning20▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Visual Perception20▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Neurodegeneration19▲ 14×1 topic
  20. Ocular Hypertension19▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Gene Therapy12▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Retinal Stem Cells12▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Retinitis Pigmentosa12▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Corneal Biomechanics11▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Keratoconus11▲ 68×1 topic
  26. COVID-1911▲ 3.8×4 topics
  27. Wound Healing10▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Diabetic Retinopathy10▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Intravitreal Injection10▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Neuroimaging10▲ 7.8×7 topics
  31. Telemedicine10▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Virtual Reality10▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Ocular Findings9▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Retinal Artery Occlusion9▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Corneal Regeneration8▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Simulation8▲ 5.7×2 topics
  37. Medical Students8▲ 165×1 topic
  38. Ophthalmoscopy8▲ 165×1 topic
  39. Visual Fatigue7▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor7▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern College of Optometry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Corneal Surgery and Treatments.

Ocular Surface and Conta…2Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 1 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…1Corneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 0 fractional worksSpatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction: 0 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 0 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyCognitive NeuroscienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2 others

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

  1. 1 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  4. 4 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 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 available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern College of Optometry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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