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Vision Eye Institute

In research, Vision Eye Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,122 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,304 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Medicine (Ophthalmology is 96.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,353
of 22,385 · #20,800 all time
Rank in Australia
#262
of 270
Research works
403
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.2k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Vision Eye Institute

What is Vision Eye Institute 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 #7,122 of 9,902 8.3%63 #4955
MedicineField #7,304 of 8,541 8.1%62 #6152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vision Eye Institute 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 Vision Eye Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Vision Eye Institute is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Neuroscience (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 99 fractional works · 75.8% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 74.7% of its workOphthalmology: 34 fractional works · 25.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVision EyeInstitute131fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences3%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9874.7%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology107.9%
    2. Neuroscience75.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Computer Science32.0%
    2. Engineering21.8%
    3. Environmental Science11.1%
    4. Materials Science10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Psychology21.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    3. Social Sciences10.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Vision Eye Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 96.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 33.8 works97×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 26.4 works22×
  3. MedicineField · 97.6 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.49× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.88×98 works
  2. Neuroscience3.49×7 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.47×10 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×0 works
  5. Psychology0.57×2 works
  6. Dentistry0.49×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.29×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.25×3 works
  10. Environmental Science0.22×1 works
  11. Veterinary0.21×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.17×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.13×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  18. Engineering0.12×2 works
  19. Nursing0.11×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Vision Eye Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Chris Hodge, Uday Kumar Bhatt and Michael A. Lawless lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vision Eye Institute.

  1. 1 Chris Hodge Australia · #1,456,147 worldwide 4k citations · 193 works
  2. 2 Uday Kumar Bhatt Australia · #2,131,705 worldwide 602 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Michael A. Lawless Australia · #2,659,101 worldwide 3.1k citations · 151 works
  4. 4 Paul Beaumont Australia · #3,038,771 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Colin C. K. Chan Australia · #4,450,401 worldwide 1.5k citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Lewis Levitz Australia · #4,977,218 worldwide 306 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Perry Beaumont Australia · #5,407,734 worldwide 240 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Vision Eye Institute

What are the most cited papers from Vision Eye Institute?

The most cited paper from Vision Eye Institute is "Role of Near Work in Myopia: Findings in a Sample of Australian School Children" (Jenny M. Ip, Seang‐Mei Saw, Kathryn Ailsa Rose et al., 2008), with 603 citations. Next come "The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation" (554) and "Intravitreal Triamcinolone for Refractory Diabetic Macular EdemaTwo-Year Results of a Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial" (429).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Role of Near Work in Myopia: Findings in a Sample of Australian School Children Jenny M. Ip, Seang‐Mei Saw, Kathryn Ailsa Rose et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 25 Jun 2008 603
2 The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation Jennifer M. Burr, Graham Mowatt, Rodolfo A. Hernández et al. · Health Technology Assessment ReviewOpen access Oct 2007 554
3 Intravitreal Triamcinolone for Refractory Diabetic Macular EdemaTwo-Year Results of a Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial Mark C. Gillies, Florian Sutter, Judy M. Simpson et al. · Ophthalmology 8 Jul 2006 429
4 Risk Factors for Microbial Keratitis with Contemporary Contact Lenses John K.G. Dart, Cherry F. Radford, Angela M. Minassian et al. · Ophthalmology 3 Jul 2008 385
5 Macular Thickness Variations with Sex, Age, and Axial Length in Healthy Subjects: A Spectral Domain–Optical Coherence Tomography Study Won Kyung Song, Sung Chul Lee, Eun Suk Lee et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 31 Mar 2010 271
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vision Eye Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Myopia, Intraocular Pressure, Macular Degeneration, Visual Impairment, Optic Nerve and Global Prevalence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 4.6×27 topics
  2. Glaucoma18▲ 94×4 topics
  3. Myopia17▲ 192×2 topics
  4. Intraocular Pressure17▲ 143×2 topics
  5. Macular Degeneration11▲ 70×3 topics
  6. Visual Impairment11▲ 155×2 topics
  7. Optic Nerve11▲ 85×2 topics
  8. Global Prevalence11▲ 83×2 topics
  9. Childhood Myopia11▲ 188×1 topic
  10. Refractive Error11▲ 188×1 topic
  11. Optical Coherence Tomography10▲ 75×3 topics
  12. Intravitreal Injection10▲ 100×2 topics
  13. Corneal Biomechanics9▲ 189×1 topic
  14. Keratoconus9▲ 189×1 topic
  15. Diabetic Retinopathy9▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Inflammation8▲ 3.0×22 topics
  17. Neurodegeneration8▲ 20×7 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.8×15 topics
  19. Risk Factors8▲ 5.6×8 topics
  20. Retinal Ganglion Cells8▲ 54×3 topics
  21. Ocular Hypertension7▲ 110×1 topic
  22. Visual Field Progression7▲ 110×1 topic
  23. Femtosecond Laser7▲ 106×1 topic
  24. Intraocular Lens Implantation7▲ 185×1 topic
  25. OCT Imaging7▲ 181×2 topics
  26. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor7▲ 58×2 topics
  27. Wound Healing7▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Dry Eye Disease6▲ 141×1 topic
  29. Ocular Surface6▲ 141×1 topic
  30. Macular Hole6▲ 198×1 topic
  31. Vitreoretinal Surgery6▲ 198×1 topic
  32. Tissue Engineering6▲ 7.3×5 topics
  33. Choroidal Thickness6▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Endophthalmitis6▲ 113×2 topics
  35. Retinal Pigment Epithelium6▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Corneal Regeneration5▲ 149×1 topic
  37. Limbal Stem Cells5▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Genetic Mutations5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  39. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  40. Keratitis4▲ 166×1 topic

Which research topics does Vision Eye Institute publish most on?

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

Ophthalmology and Visual…11Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 11 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…9Corneal surgery and disorders: 9 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…7Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 7 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …7Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 7 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 6 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 6 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…6Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 5 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 4 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 11 works
  2. 2 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 7 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 7 works
  5. 5 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 6 works
  8. 8 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  10. 10 Retinal Imaging and Analysis 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.3%domestic only59.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vision Eye Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Vision Eye Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Vision Eye Institute0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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