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Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research

Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research is a research topic within Ophthalmology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 5.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on ophthalmology education and training methods, particularly related to ophthalmoscopy, fundus photography, and clinical skills. It explores the use of simulation, virtual reality, and telemedicine in improving education for medical students and practitioners. The papers also discuss the challenges and opportunities in the current ophthalmology curriculum.

  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Medical Students
  • Fundus Photography
  • Education
  • Emergency Department
  • Simulation
  • Virtual Reality
  • Curriculum
  • Clinical Skills
  • Telemedicine
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
718
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+30%
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 Visual Health Research research?

By volume, the United States and Iran publish the most (404 and 316 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 404 works
  2. 2 Iran 316 works
  3. 3 India 292 works
  4. 4 Pakistan 119 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 96 works
  6. 6 China 82 works
  7. 7 Nigeria 77 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 74 works
  9. 9 Saudi Arabia 69 works
  10. 10 Egypt 66 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: 25.4%Iran: 19.8%India: 18.3%Pakistan: 7.4%6 others listed: 29.1%25%largest
United States404 · 25.4%Iran316 · 19.8%India292 · 18.3%Pakistan119 · 7.4%6 others listed464 · 29.1%

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

Which institutions lead Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences publishes the most Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research research, followed by Creative Commons and Iran University of Medical Sciences.

Who are the leading researchers in Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research include Maziar Moradi‐Lakeh and Konrad Pesudovs.

  1. 1 Maziar Moradi‐Lakeh Iran 5k citations
  2. 2 Konrad Pesudovs Australia 4.4k citations

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

Where is Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research research done?

The largest centres of Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research research in 2022–2025 are Tehran (Iran), London (United Kingdom), Lahore (Pakistan) and New Delhi (India).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tehran Iran 95 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 36 works
  3. 3 Lahore Pakistan 27 works
  4. 4 New Delhi India 25 works
  5. 5 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 25 works
  6. 6 Chennai India 24 works
  7. 7 New York United States 20 works
  8. 8 Isfahan Iran 19 works
  9. 9 Philadelphia United States 17 works
  10. 10 Peshawar Pakistan 17 works
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Where is the best place to study Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Iranshahr University, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and University of KwaZulu-Natal 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%mean 7.92857%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Iranshahr University: 10, 16.4%Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences: 16, 5.5%University of KwaZulu-Natal: 10, 4.3%Iran University of Medical Sciences: 12, 3.6%Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: 9, 9.8%Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: 11, 8.2%Tehran University of Medical Sciences: 11, 7.7%Iranshahr UniversityShahid Beheshti Univ…University of KwaZul…Iran University of M…
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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 Iranshahr UniversityIran 74.616.4%49.8×10 +240.1%
2 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran 59.15.5%19.2×16 +65.0%
3 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 53.54.3%11.5×10 +238.3%
4 Iran University of Medical SciencesIran 52.33.6%20.0×12 +123.9%
5 Shiraz University of Medical SciencesIran 48.79.8%14.1×9 +57.7%
6 Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIran 46.48.2%20.3×11 -20.2%
7 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 23.87.7%9.9×11 +12.7%

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 Visual Health Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research.

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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.