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The Retina Center

In research, The Retina Center stands highest in Medicine (#12,439 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,282 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,125
of 28,054 · #30,084 all time
Rank in United States
#3,454
of 4,192
Research works
339
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is The Retina Center 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
MedicineField #12,439 of 17,978 16.7%224
Health SciencesDomain #15,282 of 20,462 16.4%229

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Retina Center 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 The Retina Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 38.1 works3.3×
← 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at The Retina Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma, Intravitreal Injection, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation 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 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. Macular Degeneration10▲ 132×3 topics
  2. Diabetic Retinopathy9▲ 143×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 3.0×20 topics
  4. Glaucoma7▲ 74×3 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  6. Intravitreal Injection6▲ 154×2 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  8. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor6▲ 113×2 topics
  9. Choroidal Thickness5▲ 163×1 topic
  10. Optic Nerve5▲ 88×2 topics
  11. Retinal Pigment Epithelium5▲ 163×1 topic
  12. Optical Coherence Tomography5▲ 81×3 topics
  13. Deep Learning4▲ 1.94×6 topics
  14. Myopia4▲ 112×2 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Retinal Disease3▲ 113×1 topic
  17. Vessel Segmentation3▲ 120×1 topic
  18. COVID-193▲ 4.0×6 topics
  19. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Immunosuppressive Therapy3▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis3▲ 88×2 topics
  23. Ocular Findings3▲ 154×1 topic
  24. Retinal Artery Occlusion3▲ 154×1 topic
  25. Behçet's Disease3▲ 159×1 topic
  26. OCT Imaging3▲ 163×2 topics
  27. Uveitis3▲ 159×1 topic
  28. Macular Hole2▲ 187×1 topic
  29. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 187×1 topic
  30. Risk Factors2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  31. Neurodegeneration2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Visual Field Progression2▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Refractive Error2▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Visual Impairment2▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Endophthalmitis2▲ 72×2 topics
  39. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does The Retina Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal and Optic Conditions and Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…5Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…3Retinal and Optic Conditions: 3 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…3Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyNeurology

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 5 works
  2. 2 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 3 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  7. 7 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Retina Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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