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Vance Thompson Vision

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Research works
86
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Vance Thompson Vision

Not ranked overall: Vance Thompson Vision 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 Vance Thompson Vision work in?

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Vance Thompson Vision is in Health Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (89%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Engineering (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 35 fractional works · 89.6% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 89.3% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 34.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 29.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKVance ThompsonVision39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences90%Social Sciences2%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3589.3%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.9%
    2. Neuroscience00.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Engineering11.7%
    2. Environmental Science11.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences01.1%
    2. Psychology00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Vance Thompson Vision specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 34.8 works4.7×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 34.9 works3.9×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.65× its world share, 35 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.65×35 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×2 works
  3. Neuroscience0.50×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  5. Environmental Science0.31×1 works
  6. Psychology0.19×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  8. Engineering0.11×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.11×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vance Thompson Vision?

Ranked on the quality score, John Palmer Berdahl, Vance M. Thompson and John A. Vukich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vance Thompson Vision.

  1. 1 John Palmer Berdahl United States · #516,965 worldwide 4.6k citations · 189 works
  2. 2 Vance M. Thompson United States · #1,238,056 worldwide 1.6k citations · 87 works
  3. 3 John A. Vukich United States · #1,548,047 worldwide 1.3k citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Russell J. Swan United States · #1,811,003 worldwide 963 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Tanner J. Ferguson United States · #2,126,864 worldwide 875 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Michael D. Greenwood United States · #2,158,409 worldwide 338 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Justin A. Schweitzer United States · #2,419,174 worldwide 557 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Brent A. Kramer United States · #2,438,175 worldwide 288 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Brandon J. Baartman United States · #3,052,714 worldwide 397 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Daniel C. Terveen United States · #3,351,520 worldwide 322 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Vance Thompson Vision

What are the most cited papers from Vance Thompson Vision?

The most cited paper from Vance Thompson Vision is "Dysfunctional tear syndrome" (Mark S. Milner et al., 2017), with 211 citations. Next come "Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Decreases with Older Age" (192) and "Body Mass Index Has a Linear Relationship with Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure" (159).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dysfunctional tear syndrome Mark S. Milner et al. · Current Opinion in Ophthalmology Open access 2017 211
2 Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Decreases with Older Age David Fleischman, John Palmer Berdahl, Jana Zaydlarova et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 26 Dec 2012 192
3 Body Mass Index Has a Linear Relationship with Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure John Palmer Berdahl, David Fleischman, Jana Zaydlarova et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science Open access 9 Feb 2012 159
4 An algorithm for the preoperative diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface disorders Christopher E. Starr, Preeya K. Gupta, Marjan Farid et al. · Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 26 Apr 2019 149
5 12-Month Outcomes of Goniotomy Performed Using the Kahook Dual Blade Combined with Cataract Surgery in Eyes with Medically Treated Glaucoma Syril Kumar Dorairaj, Leonard K. Seibold, Nathan M. Radcliffe et al. · Advances in Therapy Open access 4 Aug 2018 133
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vance Thompson Vision?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Myopia, Epidemiology, Corneal Biomechanics, Keratoconus, Optic Nerve and Optical Coherence Tomography.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Intraocular Pressure12▲ 341×2 topics
  2. Glaucoma10▲ 167×3 topics
  3. Epidemiology9▲ 5.6×9 topics
  4. Myopia8▲ 290×2 topics
  5. Corneal Biomechanics6▲ 423×1 topic
  6. Keratoconus6▲ 423×1 topic
  7. Optic Nerve6▲ 153×2 topics
  8. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 147×3 topics
  9. Retinal Ganglion Cells6▲ 133×2 topics
  10. Risk Factors6▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Neurodegeneration6▲ 47×1 topic
  12. Ocular Hypertension6▲ 282×1 topic
  13. Refractive Error4▲ 255×1 topic
  14. Visual Impairment4▲ 203×1 topic
  15. Femtosecond Laser4▲ 191×1 topic
  16. Intraocular Lens Implantation4▲ 335×1 topic
  17. Macular Hole3▲ 352×1 topic
  18. Vitreoretinal Surgery3▲ 352×1 topic
  19. Dry Eye Disease3▲ 223×1 topic
  20. Ocular Surface3▲ 223×1 topic
  21. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 98×2 topics
  22. Inflammation2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  23. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  25. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 49×2 topics
  26. Macular Degeneration2▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Wound Healing2▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Corneal Regeneration2▲ 153×1 topic
  31. Tissue Engineering2▲ 7.0×1 topic
  32. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  33. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Microphthalmia1▲ 214×1 topic
  35. Ocular Development1▲ 214×1 topic
  36. Endophthalmitis1▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Keratitis1▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Vance Thompson Vision publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corneal surgery and disorders, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Corneal surgery and disorders: 6 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 6 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 4 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …4Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 4 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…3Retinal and Macular Surgery: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 6 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 4 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Ocular Disorders and Treatments Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 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 available60.5%not open39.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vance Thompson Vision's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% 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 Vance Thompson Vision as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Vance Thompson Vision0.00012% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Vance Thompson Vision over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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