Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders is a research topic within Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 8.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Graves' Ophthalmopathy
- Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy
- Orbital Fibroblasts
- Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies
- Teprotumumab
- Thyroid Eye Disease
- Autoimmunity
- Thalamus Infarction
- Strabismus Surgery
- IGF-1 Receptor
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 8.3% 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 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (779 and 496 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 779 works
- 2 China 496 works
- 3 India 316 works
- 4 Japan 200 works
- 5 United Kingdom 174 works
- 6 Türkiye 172 works
- 7 Germany 160 works
- 8 South Korea 151 works
- 9 Brazil 134 works
- 10 Italy 131 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 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sun Yat-sen University publishes the most Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders research, followed by L V Prasad Eye Institute and All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 28 works
- 2 L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndia 20 works
- 3 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 18 works
- 4 University of ChicagoUnited States 17 works
- 5 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 17 works
- 6 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 17 works
- 7 Capital Medical UniversityChina 16 works
- 8 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 9 Aravind Eye HospitalIndia 14 works
- 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders include Jost B. Jonas.
- 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany 7.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders research done?
The largest centres of Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), London (United Kingdom) and Istanbul (Türkiye).
Where is the best place to study Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders?
Among universities, judged by research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University and Capital 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 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 49.6 | 2.8% | 7.7× | 18 | +250.5% |
| 2 | Nanjing Medical UniversityChina | 49.0 | 15.5% | 5.9× | 11 | +146.8% |
| 3 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 46.5 | 9.6% | 7.2× | 16 | +72.4% |
| 4 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina | 45.6 | 11.4% | 4.5× | 28 | -2.8% |
| 5 | Medical University of WarsawPoland | 44.1 | 7.3% | 12.0× | 10 | +63.3% |
| 6 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 40.9 | 1.1% | 7.8× | 17 | — |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 40.7 | 15.4% | 3.6× | 15 | +25.5% |
| 8 | Sechenov UniversityRussia | 39.8 | 3.9% | 7.2× | 8 | +320.7% |
| 9 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany | 39.7 | 11.0% | 5.7× | 14 | +0.8% |
| 10 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 39.6 | 16.2% | 2.9× | 14 | +17.0% |
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 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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