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Ophthalmology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Ophthalmology research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Johns Hopkins University and National Institutes of Health.

United States's world rank
#1
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
12.4%
Ranked institutions
45

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Ophthalmology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.016.3%481
2Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #286.116.1%280
3National Institutes of HealthBethesda #472.219.2%109
4Stanford UniversityStanford #567.715.5%129
5University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #858.313.5%115
6University of California San DiegoSan Diego #955.915.8%108
7University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #1447.016.5%123
8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1644.413.0%128
9Duke UniversityDurham #1743.212.5%121
10University of MichiganAnn Arbor #1940.914.8%132
11Northwestern UniversityEvanston #2138.917.0%97
12Columbia UniversityNew York #2337.111.0%114
13University of WashingtonSeattle #2436.214.3%88
14New York UniversityNew York #2535.416.9%88
15Emory UniversityAtlanta #2833.115.8%97
16Cornell UniversityIthaca #2932.413.4%95
17University of MiamiCoral Gables #3131.113.4%238
18Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #3727.516.3%88
19Doheny Eye InstituteLos Angeles #3926.520.8%75
20University of PittsburghPittsburgh #4026.011.5%107
21Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland #4623.214.1%102
22Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia #4722.79.6%222
23University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #4921.915.8%81
24United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #5021.512.5%84
25University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #5121.115.4%92
26University of UtahSalt Lake City #5619.212.0%84
27Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #5718.915.0%60
28Indiana UniversityBloomington #6017.815.1%89
29University of ChicagoChicago #6117.510.1%62
30Baylor College of MedicineHouston #6217.211.7%68
31Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #6516.213.2%73
32University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #6815.318.8%72
33Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #7014.814.2%67
34University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #7313.99.0%66
35Mayo ClinicRochester #7413.610.0%161
36Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research InstituteSan Francisco #7513.419.1%66
37University of IowaIowa City #7613.112.1%74
38Tufts UniversityMedford #7912.313.4%66
39University of RochesterRochester #899.99.9%61
40Cleveland ClinicCleveland #919.513.3%76
41University of California, DavisDavis #929.311.9%69
42The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #958.612.8%62
43Cleveland Eye ClinicBrecksville #978.212.8%74
44University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #1095.97.0%84
45Creative CommonsMountain View #1351.62.2%306

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Ophthalmology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Ophthalmology researchers in United States?

Robert Neal Weinreb, Ronald Klein and K. Bailey Freund rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Ophthalmology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Robert Neal Weinreb#39,450 worldwide overall172.0 of 542 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ronald Klein#15,872 worldwide overall155.3 of 383 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3K. Bailey Freund#29,225 worldwide overall124.2 of 343 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Srinivas Reddy Sadda#73,061 worldwide overall113.7 of 358 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Richard F. Spaide#26,850 worldwide overall88.7 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Emily Y. Chew#36,890 worldwide overall84.9 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Philip J. Rosenfeld#46,162 worldwide overall78.6 of 231 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Christine A. Curcio#23,607 worldwide overall69.4 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Linda M. Zangwill#53,727 worldwide overall79.5 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lawrence A. Yannuzzi#62,109 worldwide overall77.5 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Neil M. Bressler#31,038 worldwide overall70.8 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Peter A. Campochiaro#29,346 worldwide overall69.7 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jerry A. Shields#211,216 worldwide overall95.1 of 445 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Lee M. Jampol#98,504 worldwide overall72.2 of 216 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15David Steven Friedman#45,816 worldwide overall72.9 of 231 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Ophthalmology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How United States compares with other countries in Ophthalmology