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SUNY College of Optometry

In research, SUNY College of Optometry stands highest in Medicine (#7,070 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,847 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology and Neuroscience — Ophthalmology is 62.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,201
of 28,054 · #16,318 all time
Rank in United States
#2,951
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is SUNY College of Optometry known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,070 of 10,443 18.1%75 #7617
Health SciencesDomain #8,847 of 11,982 18.3%78 #9900

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does SUNY College of Optometry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 62.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 22.8 works62×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 25.8 works12×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.56× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× 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 ScienceDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.19× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SUNY College of Optometry?

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

  1. 1 David Troilo United States · #189,136 worldwide 136 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Mark Rosenfield United States · #192,308 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 José‐Manuel Alonso United States · #268,968 worldwide 129 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Kenneth J. Ciuffreda United States · #338,942 worldwide 149 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Suresh Viswanáthan United States · #451,645 worldwide 75 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Hao Sun United States · #501,606 worldwide 74 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Dean Yager United States · #544,838 worldwide 74 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Alexandra Benavente-Pérez United States · #573,664 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Milton Katz United States · #668,059 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 William H. Swanson United States · #766,429 worldwide 52 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at SUNY College of Optometry

Which keywords describe research at SUNY College of Optometry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology32▲ 5.9×19 topics
  2. Myopia19▲ 232×2 topics
  3. Visual Impairment18▲ 280×2 topics
  4. Global Prevalence18▲ 144×1 topic
  5. Refractive Error18▲ 344×1 topic
  6. Intraocular Pressure14▲ 120×2 topics
  7. Cortical Connectivity12▲ 205×2 topics
  8. Glaucoma11▲ 56×3 topics
  9. Macular Degeneration11▲ 66×3 topics
  10. Neural Processing11▲ 126×2 topics
  11. Perceptual Learning10▲ 142×1 topic
  12. Visual Perception10▲ 288×1 topic
  13. Optic Nerve9▲ 66×2 topics
  14. Optical Coherence Tomography9▲ 62×3 topics
  15. Neurodegeneration8▲ 20×4 topics
  16. Dry Eye Disease8▲ 176×1 topic
  17. Ocular Surface8▲ 176×1 topic
  18. Risk Factors8▲ 5.2×4 topics
  19. Retinal Ganglion Cells7▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Ocular Hypertension7▲ 102×1 topic
  21. Visual Field Progression7▲ 102×1 topic
  22. Corneal Biomechanics7▲ 147×1 topic
  23. Keratoconus7▲ 147×1 topic
  24. Inflammation6▲ 2.1×21 topics
  25. Gene Therapy6▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Diabetic Retinopathy6▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor6▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Retinal Stem Cells5▲ 181×1 topic
  29. Retinitis Pigmentosa5▲ 181×1 topic
  30. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.2×9 topics
  31. Intravitreal Injection5▲ 51×2 topics
  32. Neuronal Oscillations4▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Telemedicine4▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Choroidal Thickness4▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Retinal Pigment Epithelium4▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Laser Eye Injuries4▲ 254×1 topic
  37. Retinal Damage4▲ 254×1 topic
  38. Cognition3▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Cross-modal Plasticity2▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Tactile Perception2▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Ophthalmology and Visual…18Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 18 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…10Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 10 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…8Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 8 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 7 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 7 fractional worksRetinal Development and …5Retinal Development and Disorders: 5 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science Research: 4 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 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 18 works
  2. 2 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  3. 3 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 7 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 5 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  8. 8 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 4 works
  9. 9 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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