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Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
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Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

0021-5155

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10384

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 2266 24 59 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 78
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 70
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.834
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology?

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology was organized to reinforce research efforts on Ophthalmology, Pathology, Anatomy, Surgery and Retinal. Ophthalmology study tackled is connected to the field of Retina. Eye disease is the primary subject of Surgery works presented in the journal.

  • Ophthalmology (35.70%)
  • Pathology (10.23%)
  • Anatomy (8.90%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Epidemiology of glaucoma in Japan--a nationwide glaucoma survey. (390 citations)
  • New quantitative method to determine protein concentration and cell number in aqueous in vivo. (251 citations)
  • Presynaptic Effects of Botulinum Toxin Type A on the Neuronally Evoked Response of Albino and Pigmented Rabbit Iris Sphincter and Dilator Muscles (205 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology:

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Ophthalmology, Surgery, Eye disease, Visual acuity and Glaucoma. The journal papers connects research in Ophthalmology with the related topics of Optics. The studies on Eye disease discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Retinopathy and Uveitis.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Ophthalmology, Visual acuity, Retinal, Intraocular pressure and Glaucoma are the focal point of discussions in Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology focuses on Ophthalmology as well as the interrelated topic of Aflibercept. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Visual acuity, it also covered topics in Odds ratio, Clinical trial, Optic neuritis, Pediatrics and Diabetic macular edema.

Issues in Retinal were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Retina and Ganglion. The subject of Fundus (eye), which is connected to the field of Erg and Fluorescein angiography, serves as the foundation of the Macular degeneration research featured in it. It holds forums on Vitrectomy that merges themes from other disciplines such as Retinal detachment and Cataract surgery.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Susceptibility of severe COVID-19 patients to rhino-orbital mucormycosis fungal infection in different clinical manifestations. (12 citations)
  • Efficacy and safety of 0.01% atropine for prevention of childhood myopia in a 2-year randomized placebo-controlled study (4 citations)
  • Epidemiology of uveitis in Japan: a 2016 retrospective nationwide survey. (3 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.

The top authors publishing in Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Manabu Mochizuki (98 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shigeru Kinoshita (95 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Makoto Araie (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masanobu Uyama (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norio Ohba (81 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (248 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nihon University (193 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Osaka University (183 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Juntendo University (126 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Okayama University (124 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 6.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.74% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.11% of all publications and 25.26% 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 Opportunities in Ophthalmology

Beyond academic research and publications, the field of Ophthalmology offers a range of career opportunities for interested individuals. Particularly, becoming a registered practitioner comes with considerable benefits, including having the ability to directly impact patients' lives by improving or restoring their vision.

Becoming a registered nurse specialized in Ophthalmology is one such opportunity. In this role, you will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks ranging from assisting doctors during eye examinations or surgeries to providing education and care to patients about eye health. These professionals can work in a wide range of settings, including hospitals, private practices, and outpatient care clinics.

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No matter which career path you choose within Ophthalmology, you'll be playing a vital role in improving patients' quality of life by caring for one of the most important aspect of health - vision.

Top Publications

  • Efficacy and safety of 0.01% atropine for prevention of childhood myopia in a 2-year randomized placebo-controlled study

    Osamu Hieda;Takahiro Hiraoka;Takashi Fujikado;Satoshi Ishiko

    (2021)
    94 Citations
  • Japan-Retinal Detachment Registry Report I: preoperative findings in eyes with primary retinal detachment

    Taiji Sakamoto;Sumihiro Kawano;Ryo Kawasaki;Akito Hirakata

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Heterogeneity of eye drop use among symptomatic dry eye individuals in Japan: large-scale crowdsourced research using DryEyeRhythm application

    Atsuko Eguchi;Takenori Inomata;Masahiro Nakamura;Ken Nagino

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Clinico-epidemiological analysis of 1000 cases of orbital tumors

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Foveal avascular zone area analysis in juvenile-onset type 1 diabetes using optical coherence tomography angiography

    Hajime Onoe;Yorihisa Kitagawa;Hiroyuki Shimada;Ari Shinojima

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Efficacy, durability, and safety of faricimab with extended dosing up to every 16 weeks in Japanese patients with diabetic macular edema: 1-year results from the Japan subgroup of the phase 3 YOSEMITE trial

    (2023)
    15 Citations
  • Comparison of combination therapy of prednisolone and cyclosporine with corticosteroid pulse therapy in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.

    Takashi Ono;Hiroshi Goto;Tsutomu Sakai;Fumihiko Nitta

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Spatial distribution of macular pigment estimated by autofluorescence imaging in elderly Japanese individuals

    Akira Obana;Yuko Gohto;Hiroyuki Sasano;Werner Gellermann

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Influence of cataract surgery for the first or second eye on vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) and the predictive factors of VR-QOL improvement

    Kenichi Makabe;Tetsuro Oshika;Mikio Inamura;Ken Hayashi

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Comparison of myopia progression between children wearing three types of orthokeratology lenses and children wearing single-vision spectacles

    Yo Nakamura;Osamu Hieda;Isao Yokota;Satoshi Teramukai

    (2021)
    11 Citations

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