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Western Eye Hospital

In research, Western Eye Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,676 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,671 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#29,394
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,572
of 2,253
Research works
336
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Western Eye Hospital 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 #11,676 of 17,978 10.3%247
Health SciencesDomain #14,671 of 20,462 10.1%261

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Eye Hospital 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 Western Eye Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 21.8 works4.2×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 21.9 works3.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.17× its world share, 22 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Eye Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Migdal and Philip Bloom lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Eye Hospital.

  1. 1 C. Migdal United Kingdom · #767,167 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Philip Bloom United Kingdom · #1,099,460 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Western Eye Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Western Eye Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Optic Nerve, Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration and Inflammation.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Intraocular Pressure5▲ 213×2 topics
  2. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 146×3 topics
  3. Macular Degeneration4▲ 116×3 topics
  4. Glaucoma4▲ 94×3 topics
  5. Epidemiology4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  6. Inflammation4▲ 6.1×10 topics
  7. Optic Nerve3▲ 128×2 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  9. Neurodegeneration3▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 109×2 topics
  11. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 151×2 topics
  12. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 200×1 topic
  13. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 107×2 topics
  15. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 162×1 topic
  16. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 162×1 topic
  17. Corneal Biomechanics2▲ 234×1 topic
  18. Keratoconus2▲ 234×1 topic
  19. Myopia2▲ 132×2 topics
  20. COVID-192▲ 4.3×4 topics
  21. Immunosuppressive Therapy1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Behçet's Disease1▲ 173×1 topic
  23. Ocular Findings1▲ 149×1 topic
  24. Refractive Error1▲ 122×1 topic
  25. Retinal Artery Occlusion1▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Uveitis1▲ 173×1 topic
  27. Visual Impairment1▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Quality of Life1▲ 2.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Western Eye Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Corneal surgery and disorders and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…1Retinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  3. 3 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Eye Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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