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 China 1.3k works
- 2 United States 1.1k works
- 3 India 582 works
- 4 Germany 377 works
- 5 Spain 302 works
- 6 United Kingdom 268 works
- 7 Japan 241 works
- 8 Türkiye 219 works
- 9 Italy 190 works
- 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.
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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.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndia 75 works
- 2 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 62 works
- 3 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 54 works
- 4 Saarland UniversityGermany 46 works
- 5 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 42 works
- 6 Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan UniversityChina 40 works
- 7 Aravind Eye HospitalIndia 40 works
- 8 Creative CommonsUnited States 36 works
- 9 Intersectoral Research and Technology Complex Eye MicrosurgeryRussia 35 works
- 10 Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical CollegeChina 34 works
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 Jost B. Jonas Germany 7.7k citations
- 2 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
- 3 Konrad Pesudovs Australia 4.4k citations
- 4 Tien Yin Wong Singapore 4.3k citations
- 5 А. Антонов Israel 4.2k citations
- 6 Colm McAlinden China 4.1k citations
- 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
Where it is the local speciality
- MaduraiIN · 40.3 works23×
- SaarbrückenDE · 46.2 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Corneal surgery and disorders than the world average.
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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke-NUS Medical SchoolSingapore | 59.6 | 29.2% | 19.5× | 10 | +94.6% |
| 2 | Shandong First Medical UniversityChina | 58.7 | 21.2% | 12.0× | 20 | +135.7% |
| 3 | Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina | 57.9 | 24.5% | 18.1× | 42 | -12.3% |
| 4 | Saarland UniversityGermany | 56.6 | 9.7% | 31.8× | 46 | +67.3% |
| 5 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 54.9 | 10.5% | 15.3× | 62 | +27.2% |
| 6 | Aston UniversityUnited Kingdom | 54.9 | 31.9% | 12.4× | 10 | -5.7% |
| 7 | University of HoustonUnited States | 53.4 | 32.4% | 8.1× | 18 | +4.6% |
| 8 | Tianjin Medical UniversityChina | 53.1 | 22.3% | 18.9× | 25 | +1.8% |
| 9 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina | 51.1 | 27.1% | 5.1× | 54 | +13.3% |
| 10 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 49.9 | 23.4% | 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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Which topics inside it are moving
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