Retinal and Optic Conditions
Retinal and Optic Conditions is a research topic within Ophthalmology. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 10.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the ocular manifestations of COVID-19, including its impact on the eyes, such as retinal artery occlusion, conjunctivitis, viral shedding in tears and secretions, and the expression of ACE2 receptor on the ocular surface. It also delves into specific conditions like Susac syndrome and utilizes techniques like optical coherence tomography to study these manifestations.
- COVID-19
- Ocular Findings
- Retinal Artery Occlusion
- Conjunctivitis
- Tears and Secretions
- Susac Syndrome
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Viral Shedding
- ACE2 Receptor
- Ophthalmic Manifestations
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +67% 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 Retinal and Optic Conditions research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (1k and 794 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 India 794 works
- 3 China 659 works
- 4 United Kingdom 276 works
- 5 Türkiye 227 works
- 6 Japan 193 works
- 7 Italy 180 works
- 8 Spain 180 works
- 9 Germany 163 works
- 10 Brazil 152 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 Retinal and Optic Conditions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Aravind Eye Hospital publishes the most Retinal and Optic Conditions research, followed by Creative Commons and L V Prasad Eye Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Aravind Eye HospitalIndia 35 works
- 2 Creative CommonsUnited States 33 works
- 3 L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndia 32 works
- 4 Sankara NethralayaIndia 27 works
- 5 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 26 works
- 6 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 26 works
- 7 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 23 works
- 8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 20 works
- 9 Narayana NethralayaIndia 19 works
- 10 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Retinal and Optic Conditions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Retinal and Optic Conditions include Jost B. Jonas, Van Charles Lansingh and Tien Yin Wong.
- 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany 7.7k citations
- 2 Van Charles Lansingh Mexico 4.7k citations
- 3 Tien Yin Wong Singapore 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Retinal and Optic Conditions research done?
The largest centres of Retinal and Optic Conditions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Chennai (India) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Madurai and Mountain View.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MaduraiIN · 36.1 works23×
- Mountain ViewUS · 34.1 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Retinal and Optic Conditions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Retinal and Optic Conditions?
Among universities, judged by research, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Vita-Salute San Raffaele 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 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 59.4 | 10.8% | 9.8× | 19 | +353.1% |
| 2 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 53.0 | 5.7% | 7.2× | 26 | +431.1% |
| 3 | Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityItaly | 50.7 | 18.2% | 11.3× | 8 | +74.9% |
| 4 | University of MiamiUnited States | 50.3 | 17.2% | 6.3× | 18 | +118.7% |
| 5 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 48.6 | 19.3% | 3.2× | 26 | +63.8% |
| 6 | Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 48.5 | 0.0% | 9.0× | 17 | +561.7% |
| 7 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 47.3 | 39.3% | 2.6× | 11 | -0.2% |
| 8 | Medical University of ViennaAustria | 46.3 | 34.0% | 4.7× | 8 | +48.4% |
| 9 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 44.1 | 5.3% | 7.0× | 23 | — |
| 10 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States | 43.1 | 27.0% | 5.5× | 10 | +67.2% |
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 Retinal and Optic Conditions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 67% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Retinal and Optic Conditions.
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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.