Ocular Infections and Treatments
Ocular Infections and Treatments is a research topic within Ophthalmology. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, risk factors, microbiological spectrum, antibiotic resistance, and management strategies for ocular infections such as endophthalmitis, keratitis, and fungal keratitis. It also explores the impact of cataract surgery and intravitreal injections on the development of these infections, as well as the composition of conjunctival flora.
- Endophthalmitis
- Keratitis
- Ocular Infections
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Fungal Keratitis
- Cataract Surgery
- Microbial Spectrum
- Intravitreal Injection
- Conjunctival Flora
- Corneal Blindness
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +29% 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 Ocular Infections and Treatments research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (643 and 473 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 643 works
- 2 India 473 works
- 3 China 380 works
- 4 United Kingdom 139 works
- 5 Germany 104 works
- 6 Japan 103 works
- 7 Italy 93 works
- 8 Spain 92 works
- 9 Türkiye 87 works
- 10 South Korea 81 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Ocular Infections and Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, L V Prasad Eye Institute publishes the most Ocular Infections and Treatments research, followed by Aravind Eye Hospital and Creative Commons.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndia 64 works
- 2 Aravind Eye HospitalIndia 34 works
- 3 Creative CommonsUnited States 30 works
- 4 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 28 works
- 5 Sankara NethralayaIndia 22 works
- 6 University of MiamiUnited States 19 works
- 7 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 15 works
- 8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 14 works
- 9 Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryUnited States 12 works
- 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ocular Infections and Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ocular Infections and Treatments include Jost B. Jonas, Tien Yin Wong and João M. Furtado.
- 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany 7.7k citations
- 2 Tien Yin Wong Singapore 4.3k citations
- 3 João M. Furtado Brazil 3.7k citations
- 4 Hugh R. Taylor Australia 2.9k citations
- 5 Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris Greece 2.8k citations
- 6 Michael R. Hamblin United States 2.8k citations
- 7 Thomas J. Walsh United States 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ocular Infections and Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Ocular Infections and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are Hyderabad (India), Beijing (China), New Delhi (India) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Madurai, Mountain View and Hyderabad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MaduraiIN · 35.2 works41×
- Mountain ViewUS · 29.6 works16×
- HyderabadIN · 72.6 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ocular Infections and Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ocular Infections and Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Miami, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and UNSW Sydney 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 | University of MiamiUnited States | 56.3 | 26.1% | 12.3× | 19 | +11.1% |
| 2 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 52.0 | 10.5% | 14.3× | 15 | +227.1% |
| 3 | UNSW SydneyAustralia | 50.6 | 38.8% | 3.9× | 10 | +83.4% |
| 4 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 49.2 | 9.8% | 14.4× | 28 | +80.6% |
| 5 | Qingdao UniversityChina | 43.2 | 35.8% | 5.0× | 9 | +54.6% |
| 6 | Saarland UniversityGermany | 42.5 | 11.1% | 16.4× | 11 | +56.5% |
| 7 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 37.5 | 28.1% | 4.6× | 8 | +83.7% |
| 8 | Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran | 35.5 | 22.9% | 5.5× | 8 | +68.9% |
| 9 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 28.9 | 22.1% | 2.8× | 11 | +19.8% |
| 10 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 27.0 | 21.2% | 4.4× | 9 | -1.1% |
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 Ocular Infections and Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Ocular Infections and Treatments.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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