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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

In research, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University stands highest in Medicine (#14,545 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,577 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,247
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#710
of 1,041
Research works
346
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University 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 #14,545 of 17,978 7.9%242
Health SciencesDomain #17,577 of 20,462 7.9%245

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.59× its world share, 9 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optic Nerve, Macular Degeneration, Risk Factors, Neurodegeneration and Retinal Ganglion Cells.

▲ 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. Glaucoma61▲ 111×4 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure49▲ 135×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology46▲ 3.3×30 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography45▲ 116×3 topics
  5. Optic Nerve44▲ 128×2 topics
  6. Macular Degeneration36▲ 84×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors34▲ 9.5×6 topics
  8. Neurodegeneration34▲ 32×4 topics
  9. Retinal Ganglion Cells34▲ 74×3 topics
  10. Ocular Hypertension33▲ 145×1 topic
  11. Visual Field Progression33▲ 145×1 topic
  12. Myopia32▲ 146×2 topics
  13. Inflammation28▲ 3.5×36 topics
  14. Diabetic Retinopathy26▲ 90×2 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress25▲ 4.0×19 topics
  16. Global Prevalence22▲ 69×2 topics
  17. Visual Impairment22▲ 137×2 topics
  18. Childhood Myopia22▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Refractive Error22▲ 166×1 topic
  20. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor22▲ 63×3 topics
  21. Intravitreal Injection20▲ 83×2 topics
  22. Femtosecond Laser16▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Intraocular Lens Implantation16▲ 135×1 topic
  24. Corneal Biomechanics16▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Keratoconus16▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Choroidal Thickness15▲ 86×1 topic
  27. Retinal Pigment Epithelium15▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Wound Healing14▲ 18×6 topics
  29. Gene Therapy12▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Tissue Engineering12▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Stem Cell Therapy12▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Risk12▲ 9.5×2 topics
  33. Corneal Regeneration11▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Limbal Stem Cells11▲ 110×1 topic
  35. Inflammatory Cytokines11▲ 44×2 topics
  36. Retinal Disease11▲ 86×1 topic
  37. Vessel Segmentation11▲ 95×1 topic
  38. ACE2 Receptor11▲ 27×3 topics
  39. Dry Eye Disease11▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Ocular Surface11▲ 88×1 topic

Which research topics does Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies and Retinal and Macular Surgery.

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRetinopathy of Prematurity Studies: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksRetinal Development and …0Retinal Development and Disorders: 0 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 0 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 0 fractional worksAmyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes: 0 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  3. 3 Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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