Eye

Top Research Topics at Eye?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Ophthalmology, Surgery, Eye disease, Visual acuity and Glaucoma. The study on Ophthalmology presented in Eye intersects with subjects under the field of Optometry. It facilitated presentations on Surgery research, particularly Cataract surgery, Retrospective cohort study, Complication, Phacoemulsification and Prospective cohort study.

The featured Eye disease studies mainly concentrate on Retinopathy but also cover areas of interest in Diabetic retinopathy. The work tackled in Eye goes beyond the discipline of Visual acuity as it also encompasses Macular degeneration. Ophthalmic pathology and Trabeculectomy are among the concentrations of Glaucoma that garnered much attention in it.

It focuses on Retinal research which is adjacent to topics in Retina. Studies on Neuro-ophthalmology discussed in Eye link to the field of Ocular oncology. The work on Vitrectomy addressed in Eye expands to the thematically related Retinal detachment.

• Ophthalmology (35.93%)
• Surgery (26.01%)
• Eye disease (15.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Evolution of geographic atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium. (636 citations)
• Concept and application of limbal stem cells. (530 citations)
• Smoking and age-related macular degeneration: a review of association (412 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Eye:

The published papers focus on Ophthalmology, Surgery, Eye disease, Visual acuity and Glaucoma. Many of the studies tackled in the published articles connect Ophthalmology with a similar field of study like Optometry. The study of Surgery in the journal publications encompasses disciplines such as Internal medicine, as well as fields such as Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, all of which overlap with one another.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Diabetes mellitus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Ophthalmology, MEDLINE, Visual acuity, Glaucoma and Retinal. The Ophthalmology study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Diabetic retinopathy. While MEDLINE is the focus of Eye, it also provided insights into the studies of Optometry, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Intensive care medicine and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

Eye tackles topics on Visual acuity, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Surgery. The study on Glaucoma presented in it intersects with the topics under Intraocular pressure. The study on Retinal presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Retina.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Transforming ophthalmic education into virtual learning during COVID-19 pandemic: a global perspective. (20 citations)
• Infectious keratitis: an update on epidemiology, causative microorganisms, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance. (18 citations)
• Factors affecting anatomical and visual outcome after macular hole surgery: findings from a large prospective UK cohort (14 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Eye (based on the number of publications) are:

• Andrew J. Lotery (83 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Sobha Sivaprasad (76 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 14 more than at the previous edition,
• Dennis S.C. Lam (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ian G. Rennie (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
• 忠男 寺光 (57 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Eye (based on the number of publications) are:

• Moorfields Eye Hospital (836 papers) published 83 papers at the last edition, 38 more than at the previous edition,
• Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (188 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Royal Hallamshire Hospital (165 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (150 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
• UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (149 papers) published 46 papers at the last edition, 26 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 10.05% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.39% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.43% of all publications and 48.91% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Paths in Ophthalmology

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