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Corneal surgery and disorders

Corneal surgery and disorders is a research topic within Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the biomechanical properties of the cornea, with a specific emphasis on conditions such as keratoconus and related treatments like collagen crosslinking. It also covers topics such as corneal transplantation, intraocular pressure measurement, and the impact of riboflavin-ultraviolet-A treatment. Additionally, it explores advancements in refractive surgery techniques and their effects on corneal biomechanics.

  • Corneal Biomechanics
  • Keratoconus
  • Collagen Crosslinking
  • Corneal Transplantation
  • Ocular Response Analyzer
  • Endothelial Keratoplasty
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Riboflavin-Ultraviolet-A Treatment
  • Corneal Thickness
  • Refractive Surgery
Research works
42k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Corneal surgery and disorders research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.3k works
  2. 2 United States 1.1k works
  3. 3 India 582 works
  4. 4 Germany 377 works
  5. 5 Spain 302 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 268 works
  7. 7 Japan 241 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 219 works
  9. 9 Italy 190 works
  10. 10 Russia 190 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 26.4%United States: 23.8%India: 12.2%Germany: 7.9%6 others listed: 29.6%26%largest
China1,257 · 26.4%United States1,132 · 23.8%India582 · 12.2%Germany377 · 7.9%6 others listed1,411 · 29.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Corneal surgery and disorders research?

By volume in 2022–2025, L V Prasad Eye Institute publishes the most Corneal surgery and disorders research, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Sun Yat-sen University.

Who are the leading researchers in Corneal surgery and disorders?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Corneal surgery and disorders include Jost B. Jonas, Winfried März and Konrad Pesudovs.

  1. 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany 7.7k citations
  2. 2 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
  3. 3 Konrad Pesudovs Australia 4.4k citations
  4. 4 Tien Yin Wong Singapore 4.3k citations
  5. 5 А. Антонов Israel 4.2k citations
  6. 6 Colm McAlinden China 4.1k citations
  7. 7 Mehdi Yaseri Iran 3.7k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Corneal surgery and disorders research done?

The largest centres of Corneal surgery and disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Madurai and Saarbrücken.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 210 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 153 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 131 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 102 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 100 works
  6. 6 New Delhi India 95 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 89 works
  8. 8 Hyderabad India 82 works
  9. 9 Tehran Iran 82 works
  10. 10 Tokyo Japan 81 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MaduraiIN · 40.3 works23×
  2. SaarbrückenDE · 46.2 works20×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Corneal surgery and disorders than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Corneal surgery and disorders?

Among universities, judged by research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Shandong First Medical University and Wenzhou Medical University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 23.22%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Duke-NUS Medical School: 10, 29.2%Shandong First Medical University: 20, 21.2%Wenzhou Medical University: 42, 24.5%Saarland University: 46, 9.7%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 62, 10.5%Aston University: 10, 31.9%University of Houston: 18, 32.4%Tianjin Medical University: 25, 22.3%Sun Yat-sen University: 54, 27.1%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 30, 23.4%Duke-NUS Medical Sch…Wenzhou Medical Univ…Shandong First Medic…Saarland University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Duke-NUS Medical SchoolSingapore 59.629.2%19.5×10 +94.6%
2 Shandong First Medical UniversityChina 58.721.2%12.0×20 +135.7%
3 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 57.924.5%18.1×42 -12.3%
4 Saarland UniversityGermany 56.69.7%31.8×46 +67.3%
5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 54.910.5%15.3×62 +27.2%
6 Aston UniversityUnited Kingdom 54.931.9%12.4×10 -5.7%
7 University of HoustonUnited States 53.432.4%8.1×18 +4.6%
8 Tianjin Medical UniversityChina 53.122.3%18.9×25 +1.8%
9 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 51.127.1%5.1×54 +13.3%
10 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 49.923.4%4.7×30 +137.8%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Corneal surgery and disorders research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Corneal surgery and disorders.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.