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Ophthalmology
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Ophthalmology

0161-6420

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/ophthalmology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 133 295 561 63

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 452
Documents by Best Scientists*: 653
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 28
SCIMAGO H-index: 297
SCIMAGO SJR: 4.552
Impact Factor: 9.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ophthalmology?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Ophthalmology, Surgery, Eye disease, Visual acuity and Glaucoma. Issues in Ophthalmology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Retinopathy and Optometry. It features Retinopathy research that overlaps with concepts in Diabetic retinopathy.

Topics in Surgery explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Retinal detachment and Internal medicine. Ophthalmology focuses on Eye disease but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Cornea and Pathology. The journal explores topics in Visual acuity which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Randomized controlled trial, Macular degeneration and Cataract surgery.

Macular degeneration research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Choroidal neovascularization. Many of the studies tackled connect Glaucoma with a similar field of study like Visual field. The Retinal study featured in it draws connections with the study of Retina.

  • Ophthalmology (43.02%)
  • Surgery (33.06%)
  • Eye disease (20.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Global prevalence of glaucoma and projections of glaucoma burden through 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2518 citations)
  • Proposed international clinical diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema disease severity scales (1927 citations)
  • Prevalence of age-related maculopathy. The Beaver Dam Eye Study. (1651 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ophthalmology:

Ophthalmology, Surgery, Eye disease, Visual acuity and Glaucoma are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. Issues in Ophthalmology were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Retinopathy and Optometry. Surgery research in the published papers connects with the study of Internal medicine.

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 aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Ophthalmology, MEDLINE, Glaucoma, Visual acuity and Confidence interval. Discussions in Ophthalmology are anchored in the subject of Ophthalmology and the similar topic of Diabetic retinopathy. The research on MEDLINE featured in it combines topics in other fields like Text mining, Optometry and Pediatrics.

The research on Glaucoma tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Visual field, Intraocular pressure and Receiver operating characteristic. Visual acuity research discussed in the journal aim to provide more information in the subject of Surgery. The studies in Confidence interval featured incorporate elements of Odds ratio and Retrospective cohort study.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • HAWK and HARRIER: Ninety-Six-Week Outcomes from the Phase 3 Trials of Brolucizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. (39 citations)
  • C5 Inhibitor Avacincaptad Pegol for Geographic Atrophy Due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Randomized Pivotal Phase 2/3 Trial. (35 citations)
  • Risk of Inflammation, Retinal Vasculitis, and Retinal Occlusion–Related Events with Brolucizumab: Post Hoc Review of HAWK and HARRIER (31 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 Ophthalmology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jerry A. Shields (192 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Carol L. Shields (170 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ronald Klein (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tien Yin Wong (143 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Paul Mitchell (126 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Ophthalmology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johns Hopkins University (654 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (554 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Miami (430 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital (380 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Southern California (369 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 20.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 21.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.18% of all publications and 36.18% 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.

Further Education Opportunities in Ophthalmology

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Top Publications

  • Global Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Projection of Burden through 2045: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Zhen Ling Teo;Yih-Chung Tham;Marco Yu;Miao Li Chee

    (2021)
    1130 Citations
  • HAWK and HARRIER: Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked Trials of Brolucizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Pravin U Dugel;Adrian Koh;Yuichiro Ogura;Glenn J Jaffe

    (2020)
    771 Citations
  • Consensus Nomenclature for Reporting Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Data: Consensus on Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Nomenclature Study Group

    Richard F. Spaide;Glenn J. Jaffe;David Sarraf;K. Bailey Freund

    (2020)
    546 Citations
  • Assessing Viral Shedding and Infectivity of Tears in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients.

    Ivan Yu Jun Seah;Danielle E. Anderson;Adrian Eng Zheng Kang;Linfa Wang

    (2020)
    484 Citations
  • International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity, Third Edition.

    Michael F. Chiang;Graham E. Quinn;Alistair R. Fielder;Susan R. Ostmo

    (2021)
    481 Citations
  • Complement C3 Inhibitor Pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial.

    David S. Liao;Federico V. Grossi;Delphine El Mehdi;Monica R. Gerber

    (2020)
    393 Citations
  • C5 Inhibitor Avacincaptad Pegol for Geographic Atrophy Due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Randomized Pivotal Phase 2/3 Trial.

    Glenn J. Jaffe;Keith Westby;Karl G. Csaky;Jordi Monés

    (2021)
    313 Citations
  • HAWK and HARRIER: Ninety-Six-Week Outcomes from the Phase 3 Trials of Brolucizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

    Pravin U. Dugel;Rishi P. Singh;Adrian Koh;Yuichiro Ogura

    (2021)
    280 Citations
  • Risk of Inflammation, Retinal Vasculitis, and Retinal Occlusion–Related Events with Brolucizumab: Post Hoc Review of HAWK and HARRIER

    Jordi Monés;Sunil K. Srivastava;Glenn J. Jaffe;Ramin Tadayoni

    (2021)
    256 Citations
  • Photovoltaic Restoration of Central Vision in Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

    (2020)
    250 Citations

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