Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
Optical Coherence Tomography Applications is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 15.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, particularly in the areas of high-resolution in vivo imaging, retinal blood flow measurement, and its applications in dermatological diseases. The papers cover various technological developments and biomedical applications of OCT, including the detection of microvasculature and tissue optical clearing.
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- High-Resolution Imaging
- Biomedical Applications
- Spectral-Domain OCT
- In Vivo Imaging
- Retinal Blood Flow
- Dermatological Diseases
- Microvasculature Detection
- OCT Technology
- Tissue Optical Clearing
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Optical Coherence Tomography Applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 888 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 888 works
- 3 Germany 261 works
- 4 India 203 works
- 5 Japan 202 works
- 6 United Kingdom 182 works
- 7 France 159 works
- 8 South Korea 149 works
- 9 Russia 116 works
- 10 Canada 102 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 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Institute of Technology publishes the most Optical Coherence Tomography Applications research, followed by Tsinghua University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 39 works
- 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 36 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 32 works
- 4 Tianjin UniversityChina 32 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 30 works
- 6 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 29 works
- 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 28 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 27 works
- 9 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 26 works
- 10 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Optical Coherence Tomography Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Optical Coherence Tomography Applications include Daniel Rueckert, Patrick W. Serruys and Steven Chu.
- 1 Daniel Rueckert United Kingdom 3.6k citations
- 2 Patrick W. Serruys Netherlands 3.6k citations
- 3 Steven Chu United States 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Optical Coherence Tomography Applications research done?
The largest centres of Optical Coherence Tomography Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lübeck, Nizhny Novgorod and Dresden.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LübeckDE · 20.2 works25×
- Nizhny NovgorodRU · 23.6 works11×
- DresdenDE · 27.1 works6.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Optical Coherence Tomography Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Optical Coherence Tomography Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Medical University of Vienna, Beijing Institute of Technology and Oregon Health & Science 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 | Medical University of ViennaAustria | 69.9 | 25.5% | 12.7× | 18 | -7.0% |
| 2 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 64.4 | 12.2% | 7.0× | 39 | +184.3% |
| 3 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States | 64.0 | 23.0% | 11.1× | 15 | +31.4% |
| 4 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 62.9 | 15.9% | 6.5× | 22 | +233.1% |
| 5 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 62.4 | 17.1% | 7.6× | 29 | +106.9% |
| 6 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 60.1 | 21.6% | 5.3× | 17 | +71.8% |
| 7 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 59.7 | 22.3% | 4.0× | 36 | +73.4% |
| 8 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 57.8 | 18.3% | 3.5× | 27 | +221.6% |
| 9 | University of Illinois ChicagoUnited States | 56.6 | 14.3% | 7.4× | 17 | +154.7% |
| 10 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina | 53.2 | 15.8% | 7.0× | 17 | — |
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 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Optical Coherence Tomography Applications.
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.