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Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

Intraocular Surgery and Lenses is a research topic within Ophthalmology. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers advancements in cataract surgery techniques, including the use of femtosecond laser, sutureless intraocular lens fixation, and prevention of posterior capsule opacification. It also explores complications such as glaucoma, impact on lens epithelial cells, and outcomes in pediatric cataract surgery.

  • Intraocular Lens Implantation
  • Femtosecond Laser
  • Posterior Capsule Opacification
  • Sutureless Intraocular Lens Fixation
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Lens Epithelial Cells
  • Glaucoma
  • Corneal Endothelium
  • Capsular Tension Ring
  • Pediatric Cataract
Research works
39k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+16%
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 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1k and 746 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1k works
  2. 2 China 746 works
  3. 3 India 723 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 242 works
  5. 5 Germany 236 works
  6. 6 Japan 211 works
  7. 7 Spain 193 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 166 works
  9. 9 Italy 154 works
  10. 10 South Korea 150 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.

United States: 27.1%China: 19.3%India: 18.7%United Kingdom: 6.3%6 others listed: 28.7%27%largest
United States1,050 · 27.1%China746 · 19.3%India723 · 18.7%United Kingdom242 · 6.3%6 others listed1,109 · 28.7%

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

Which institutions lead Intraocular Surgery and Lenses research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Aravind Eye Hospital publishes the most Intraocular Surgery and Lenses research, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Creative Commons.

Who are the leading researchers in Intraocular Surgery and Lenses?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Intraocular Surgery and Lenses include Xiaogang Wang, Jost B. Jonas and Konrad Pesudovs.

  1. 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
  2. 2 Jost B. Jonas Germany 7.7k citations
  3. 3 Konrad Pesudovs Australia 4.4k citations
  4. 4 Tien Yin Wong Singapore 4.3k citations
  5. 5 Colm McAlinden China 4.1k citations
  6. 6 Mehdi Yaseri Iran 3.7k citations
  7. 7 Hugh R. Taylor Australia 2.9k citations
  8. 8 Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris Greece 2.8k citations

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

Where is Intraocular Surgery and Lenses research done?

The largest centres of Intraocular Surgery and Lenses research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Shanghai (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Madurai, Mountain View and Saarbrücken.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 116 works
  2. 2 New Delhi India 105 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 84 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 84 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 80 works
  6. 6 Madurai India 76 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 71 works
  8. 8 Seoul South Korea 70 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Japan 66 works
  10. 10 Mountain View United States 65 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MaduraiIN · 76.2 works53×
  2. Mountain ViewUS · 65.5 works22×
  3. SaarbrückenDE · 24.7 works13×
  4. Coral GablesUS · 30.2 works11×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Intraocular Surgery and Lenses than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Intraocular Surgery and Lenses?

Among universities, judged by research, Medical University of Vienna, All India Institute of Medical Sciences 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%10%20%30%mean 12.58%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Medical University of Vienna: 11, 26.0%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 66, 5.9%Wenzhou Medical University: 23, 21.3%University of Miami: 30, 14.0%Goethe University Frankfurt: 16, 9.4%Saarland University: 25, 7.9%Heidelberg University: 16, 19.2%Sun Yat-sen University: 50, 13.0%Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research: 19, 4.3%All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal: 12, 4.8%Medical University o…Wenzhou Medical Univ…University of MiamiAll India Institute …
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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 Medical University of ViennaAustria 68.526.0%6.8×11 +430.4%
2 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 61.95.9%20.1×66 +128.6%
3 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 61.121.3%12.3×23 -29.3%
4 University of MiamiUnited States 60.514.0%11.6×30 +36.4%
5 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 52.99.4%7.5×16 +273.3%
6 Saarland UniversityGermany 51.67.9%21.1×25 +22.9%
7 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 50.219.2%5.6×16 +34.2%
8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 49.713.0%5.8×50 +13.4%
9 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 47.94.3%10.6×19 +112.1%
10 All India Institute of Medical Sciences BhopalIndia 46.94.8%19.1×12 +150.0%

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 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

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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.