Corneal Surgery and Treatments
Corneal Surgery and Treatments is a research topic within Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 16.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on advances in corneal tissue engineering and regeneration, with a particular emphasis on the use of limbal stem cells, amniotic membrane, and stem cell therapy for corneal reconstruction. The research covers topics such as corneal neovascularization, epithelial cell transplantation, wound healing, and the use of Boston Keratoprosthesis. These studies contribute to the development of innovative approaches for treating ocular surface disorders and promoting corneal regeneration.
- Corneal Regeneration
- Tissue Engineering
- Limbal Stem Cells
- Amniotic Membrane
- Corneal Neovascularization
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Epithelial Cell Transplantation
- Wound Healing
- Keratocyte Phenotype
- Boston Keratoprosthesis
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% 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 Treatments research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (940 and 863 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 940 works
- 2 United States 863 works
- 3 India 507 works
- 4 Germany 215 works
- 5 Italy 179 works
- 6 United Kingdom 176 works
- 7 Türkiye 176 works
- 8 Spain 157 works
- 9 Brazil 153 works
- 10 Japan 145 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Corneal Surgery and Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, L V Prasad Eye Institute publishes the most Corneal Surgery and Treatments research, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Sun Yat-sen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndia 63 works
- 2 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 36 works
- 3 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 34 works
- 4 Saarland UniversityGermany 32 works
- 5 Creative CommonsUnited States 26 works
- 6 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 26 works
- 7 Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryUnited States 25 works
- 8 Aravind Eye HospitalIndia 25 works
- 9 Shandong First Medical UniversityChina 20 works
- 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Corneal Surgery and Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Corneal Surgery and Treatments include Jost B. Jonas, Tien Yin Wong and Colm McAlinden.
- 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany 7.7k citations
- 2 Tien Yin Wong Singapore 4.3k citations
- 3 Colm McAlinden China 4.1k citations
- 4 Sare Safi Iran 3.7k citations
- 5 Hugh R. Taylor Australia 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Corneal Surgery and Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Corneal Surgery and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Saarbrücken, Madurai and Wenzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SaarbrückenDE · 33.6 works19×
- MaduraiIN · 25.9 works19×
- WenzhouCN · 49.2 works11×
- Mountain ViewUS · 26.9 works9.5×
- HyderabadIN · 72.4 works7.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Corneal Surgery and Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Corneal Surgery and Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, Wenzhou Medical University, Saarland University and Shandong First 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 | Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina | 62.1 | 37.7% | 15.1× | 26 | +62.1% |
| 2 | Saarland UniversityGermany | 55.2 | 11.1% | 29.3× | 32 | +92.4% |
| 3 | Shandong First Medical UniversityChina | 53.3 | 24.3% | 15.4× | 20 | +67.5% |
| 4 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 49.0 | 10.6% | 11.8× | 36 | +20.1% |
| 5 | Medical University of SilesiaPoland | 46.4 | 24.4% | 12.1× | 11 | +43.8% |
| 6 | Tianjin Medical UniversityChina | 45.7 | 25.1% | 13.1× | 13 | +1.7% |
| 7 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran | 44.9 | 17.0% | 10.2× | 18 | -8.6% |
| 8 | Ege UniversityTürkiye | 43.1 | 8.2% | 7.8× | 13 | +182.1% |
| 9 | University of Illinois ChicagoUnited States | 43.0 | 37.3% | 6.2× | 16 | -16.4% |
| 10 | Alexandria UniversityEgypt | 41.7 | 3.2% | 6.4× | 15 | +319.5% |
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 Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Corneal Surgery and Treatments.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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