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The Eye Care Institute

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Research works
36
▲ 86% vs 2018-21
Citations
823
22.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
The Eye Care Institute

Not ranked overall: The Eye Care Institute is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does The Eye Care Institute work in?

In all years, 65% of research at The Eye Care Institute is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (27%), Social Sciences (3%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 64.6% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 63.5% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 28.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 29.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 27.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 17.2% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThe Eye CareInstitute36fractional works, all years
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2363.5%
    2. Health Professions00.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1027.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    1. Chemistry12.1%
    2. Chemical Engineering00.9%
    3. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences12.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

What are the most cited papers from The Eye Care Institute?

The most cited paper from The Eye Care Institute is "Lifitegrast for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease" (Edward J. Holland, Jodi Luchs, Paul M Karpecki et al., 2016), with 215 citations. Next come "Role of Cholesterol in the Structural Order of Lens Membrane Lipids" (86) and "Regional and age-dependent differences in the phospholipid composition of human lens membranes." (82).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Lifitegrast for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease Edward J. Holland, Jodi Luchs, Paul M Karpecki et al. · Ophthalmology Open access 27 Oct 2016 215
2 Role of Cholesterol in the Structural Order of Lens Membrane Lipids Douglas Borchman, Richard J. Cenedella, Om P. Lamba · Experimental Eye Research Feb 1996 86
3 Regional and age-dependent differences in the phospholipid composition of human lens membranes. Douglas Borchman, William Craig Byrdwell, Marta Cecilia Yappert · PubMed Oct 1994 82
4 Survival of Allogeneic Porcine Retinal Pigment Epithelial Sheets after Subretinal Transplantation Lucian V. Del Priore, Tongalp H. Tezel, Henry J. Kaplan · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 25 Feb 2004 69
5 Visual Outcome and Risk Factors for Light Perception and No Light Perception Vision After Vitrectomy for Diabetic Retinopathy John O. Mason, Cheri T. Colagross, Troy Haleman et al. · American Journal of Ophthalmology 30 Jun 2005 65
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Eye Care Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optic Nerve, Retinal Ganglion Cells and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 5.1×9 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 7.4×11 topics
  3. Glaucoma4▲ 76×2 topics
  4. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 111×2 topics
  5. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 90×2 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  7. Optic Nerve3▲ 94×1 topic
  8. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 70×1 topic
  9. Dry Eye Disease3▲ 202×1 topic
  10. Ocular Surface3▲ 202×1 topic
  11. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis2▲ 130×2 topics
  12. Connexins2▲ 272×1 topic
  13. Gap Junctions2▲ 272×1 topic
  14. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Behçet's Disease2▲ 200×1 topic
  16. Cardiovascular Function2▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Uveitis2▲ 200×1 topic
  18. Endophthalmitis2▲ 126×2 topics
  19. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 73×2 topics
  20. Metabolism2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  21. Macular Degeneration2▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Aquaporins2▲ 151×1 topic
  23. Hypertension2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Water Channels2▲ 151×1 topic
  25. Myopia1▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  27. Arachidonic Acid1▲ 114×1 topic
  28. Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors1▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Diabetes1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  30. Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids1▲ 114×1 topic
  31. Management1▲ 4.7×2 topics
  32. Prostaglandins1▲ 95×1 topic
  33. Neuroprotection1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  34. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 43×1 topic
  36. International Law1▲ 9.9×1 topic
  37. Intraocular Foreign Bodies1▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Mitochondrial Function1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Wound Healing1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does The Eye Care Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects, Corneal Surgery and Treatments and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Ocular Surface and Conta…1Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatme…0Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 0 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Trea…0Corneal Surgery and Treatments: 0 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 0 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging0Skin Protection and Aging: 0 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 0 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 0 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthDermatologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmology3 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 1 works
  2. 2 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 0 works
  3. 3 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 0 works
  5. 5 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 0 works
  6. 6 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 0 works
  7. 7 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Ocular Disorders and Treatments Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 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 available18.8%not open81.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Eye Care Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 86% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Eye Care Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%The Eye Care Institute0.0000083% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of The Eye Care Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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