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SUNY College of Optometry

In research, SUNY College of Optometry stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,148 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,841 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience (Ophthalmology is 61.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,609
of 22,385 · #5,319 all time
Rank in United States
#1,158
of 3,332
Research works
2.4k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
SUNY College of Optometry

What is SUNY College of Optometry known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,148 of 9,902 12.8%78 #3302
MedicineField #2,841 of 8,541 12.8%75 #4147

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where SUNY 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does SUNY College of Optometry work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at SUNY College of Optometry is in Health Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Neuroscience (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 92 fractional works · 57.4% of its workMedicine: 90 fractional works · 55.8% of its workOphthalmology: 26 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 14.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 45 fractional works · 27.9% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 18.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 13.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSUNY College ofOptometry161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences57%Social Sciences9%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9055.8%
    2. Health Professions21.5%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Neuroscience2918.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology148.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology106.4%
    2. Social Sciences31.9%
    3. Decision Sciences10.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Computer Science42.5%
    2. Engineering31.9%
    3. Environmental Science10.4%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does SUNY College of Optometry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 61.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 26.2 works61×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 21.5 works18×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 29.0 works11×
  4. EpidemiologySubfield · 22.6 works10.0×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.12× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience11.12×29 works
  2. Medicine2.90×90 works
  3. Psychology2.09×10 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.63×14 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.57×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.52×1 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.32×4 works
  10. Social Sciences0.15×3 works
  11. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  12. Nursing0.14×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.14×1 works
  14. Engineering0.13×3 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.08×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SUNY College of Optometry?

Ranked on the quality score, Jianzhong Jin, José‐Manuel Alonso and David Troilo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SUNY College of Optometry.

  1. 1 Jianzhong Jin United States · #428,422 worldwide 3.6k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 José‐Manuel Alonso United States · #531,122 worldwide 7.5k citations · 157 works
  3. 3 David Troilo United States · #672,635 worldwide 4.9k citations · 102 works
  4. 4 Yushi Wang United States · #741,541 worldwide 1k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Suresh Viswanáthan United States · #744,516 worldwide 3.7k citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Ann R. Beaton United States · #800,534 worldwide 1.6k citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Zan Pan United States · #1,091,814 worldwide 868 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Chong Weng United States · #1,158,085 worldwide 1.5k citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Alexandra Benavente-Pérez United States · #1,208,330 worldwide 1.3k citations · 69 works
  10. 10 Joan K. Portello United States · #1,337,379 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at SUNY College of Optometry

What are the most cited papers from SUNY College of Optometry?

The most cited paper from SUNY College of Optometry is "The Lack of Association Between Signs and Symptoms in Patients With Dry Eye Disease" (Kelly Kinney Nichols, Jason J. Nichols, MS MPH et al., 2004), with 782 citations. Next come "Parental myopia, near work, school achievement, and children's refractive error." (746) and "Computer vision syndrome: a review of ocular causes and potential treatments" (726).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Lack of Association Between Signs and Symptoms in Patients With Dry Eye Disease Kelly Kinney Nichols, Jason J. Nichols, MS MPH et al. · Cornea 21 Oct 2004 782
2 Parental myopia, near work, school achievement, and children's refractive error. Donald O. Mutti, Gladys Lynn Mitchell, Melvin L. Moeschberger et al. · PubMed Dec 2002 746
3 Computer vision syndrome: a review of ocular causes and potential treatments Mark Rosenfield · Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 12 Apr 2011 726
4 Refractive Error, Axial Length, and Relative Peripheral Refractive Error before and after the Onset of Myopia Donald O. Mutti, John R. Hayes, Gladys Lynn Mitchell et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science Open access 25 May 2007 658
5 Baseline findings in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study. Karla Zadnik, Joseph T. Barr, Timothy B. Edrington et al. · PubMed Dec 1998 545
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SUNY College of Optometry?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Myopia, Visual Impairment, Global Prevalence, Refractive Error, Intraocular Pressure, Cortical Connectivity and Glaucoma.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 5.8×19 topics
  2. Myopia23▲ 211×2 topics
  3. Visual Impairment22▲ 254×2 topics
  4. Global Prevalence22▲ 136×1 topic
  5. Refractive Error22▲ 310×1 topic
  6. Intraocular Pressure16▲ 115×2 topics
  7. Cortical Connectivity14▲ 200×2 topics
  8. Glaucoma13▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Macular Degeneration12▲ 63×3 topics
  10. Neural Processing12▲ 126×2 topics
  11. Perceptual Learning11▲ 139×1 topic
  12. Visual Perception11▲ 289×1 topic
  13. Optic Nerve10▲ 64×2 topics
  14. Optical Coherence Tomography10▲ 61×3 topics
  15. Neurodegeneration9▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Risk Factors9▲ 5.1×4 topics
  17. Dry Eye Disease9▲ 160×1 topic
  18. Ocular Surface9▲ 160×1 topic
  19. Retinal Ganglion Cells8▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Ocular Hypertension8▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Visual Field Progression8▲ 100×1 topic
  22. Corneal Biomechanics8▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Keratoconus8▲ 135×1 topic
  24. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor8▲ 54×2 topics
  25. Inflammation7▲ 2.0×21 topics
  26. Gene Therapy6▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Diabetic Retinopathy6▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.3×9 topics
  29. Retinal Stem Cells6▲ 169×1 topic
  30. Retinitis Pigmentosa6▲ 169×1 topic
  31. Telemedicine6▲ 27×4 topics
  32. Intravitreal Injection6▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Choroidal Thickness5▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Retinal Pigment Epithelium5▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Neuronal Oscillations4▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Laser Eye Injuries4▲ 216×1 topic
  37. Retinal Damage4▲ 216×1 topic
  38. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Retinopathy3▲ 107×2 topics
  40. Femtosecond Laser3▲ 36×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Ophthalmology and Visual…22Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 22 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…11Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 11 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…9Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 9 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 8 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 8 fractional worksRetinal Development and …6Retinal Development and Disorders: 6 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science Research: 4 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 3 fractional worksRetinopathy of Prematurity Studies: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyCognitive NeurosciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOphthalmology2 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 22 works
  2. 2 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  3. 3 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 8 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 6 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 5 works
  8. 8 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 4 works
  9. 9 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 3 works
  10. 10 Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is SUNY College of Optometry as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%SUNY College of Optometry0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SUNY College of Optometry 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.

still counting10%20%30%SUNY College of Optometry11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.4% in 2014.

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