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Ophthalmology Retina
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Ophthalmology Retina

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 557 117 318 33

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 176
Documents by Best Scientists*: 359
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.982
Impact Factor: 5.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ophthalmology Retina?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Ophthalmology, Visual acuity, Retinal, Macular degeneration and Vitrectomy. The research on Ophthalmology featured in Ophthalmology Retina combines topics in other fields like Diabetic retinopathy, Retina and Retrospective cohort study. The Diabetic retinopathy research discussed is included in the broader subject of Diabetes mellitus.

The study of Internal medicine serves as the foundation of the Retrospective cohort study research discussed in the journal. Issues in Visual acuity were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ranibizumab, Randomized controlled trial, Aflibercept and Confidence interval. The journal encompasses Ranibizumab studies in the context of Bevacizumab as a whole.

Retinal pigment epithelium and Oct angiography are Retinal topics of special interest in the journal. The work on Macular degeneration tackled in Ophthalmology Retina brings together disciplines like Fundus (eye), Age related and Atrophy. Pars plana, Epiretinal membrane and Macular hole are all areas of Vitrectomy tackled in the journal.

  • Ophthalmology (98.48%)
  • Visual acuity (28.65%)
  • Retinal (18.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Deep learning is effective for the classification of OCT images of normal versus Age-related Macular Degeneration. (249 citations)
  • Machine Learning to Analyze the Prognostic Value of Current Imaging Biomarkers in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. (74 citations)
  • Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Compared with Control Participants (72 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ophthalmology Retina:

The journal publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Ophthalmology, Macular degeneration, Visual acuity, Fluorescein angiography and Retinal. The journal papers address concerns in Ophthalmology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Diabetic retinopathy, Aflibercept and Retrospective cohort study. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Visual acuity, it also covers topics in Contrast (vision), Randomized controlled trial, Confidence interval, Ranibizumab and Cohort.

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 Retina (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Usha Chakravarthy (26 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Srinivas R. Sadda (26 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Justis P. Ehlers (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sunil K. Srivastava (22 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Philip J. Rosenfeld (21 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 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 Retina (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cleveland Clinic (57 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Miami (41 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (41 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Duke University (39 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas Jefferson University (34 papers) published 14 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, 9.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.70% of all publications and 23.77% 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 Path and Further Studies

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Beyond Nursing, there are a plethora of other career opportunities to explore. In the realm of academia, those who have graduated from reputable institutions and have a strong competency in research might consider the path of a Medical Research Scientist or an Academic Lecturer. Other possibilities include becoming a Clinical Pharmacist specializing in ophthalmic medicine or an Optometrist with a particular interest in retina diseases.

Delving further into your field of interest greatly enhances your skills and opens up new career opportunities. The right path will vary from one individual to another based on their personal goals, capabilities, and interests. Careful planning, dedication, continuous learning, and passion for your field are the four main staples to success.

Top Publications

  • Progression from Early/Intermediate to Advanced Forms of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in a Large UK Cohort: Rates and Risk Factors.

    Usha Chakravarthy;Clare C. Bailey;Peter H. Scanlon;Martin McKibbin

    (2020)
    147 Citations
  • Imaging Features Associated with Progression to Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Classification of Atrophy Meeting Report 5.

    Glenn J. Jaffe;Usha Chakravarthy;K. Bailey Freund;Robyn H. Guymer

    (2021)
    100 Citations
  • Multimodal Imaging-Based Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Classification

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • Age-Related Changes in Choroidal Thickness and the Volume of Vessels and Stroma Using Swept-Source OCT and Fully Automated Algorithms.

    Hao Zhou;Yining Dai;Yingying Shi;Jonathan F. Russell

    (2020)
    94 Citations
  • Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Nascent Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Zhichao Wu;Chi D. Luu;Lauren A.B. Hodgson;Emily Caruso

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Deep Learning Approach for Automated Detection of Myopic Maculopathy and Pathologic Myopia in Fundus Images.

    Ran Du;Shiqi Xie;Yuxin Fang;Tae Igarashi-Yokoi

    (2021)
    64 Citations
  • The Effect of Pegcetacoplan Treatment on Photoreceptor Maintenance in Geographic Atrophy Monitored by Artificial Intelligence–Based OCT Analysis

    (2022)
    64 Citations
  • Visual Function Decline Resulting from Geographic Atrophy Results from the Chroma and Spectri Phase 3 Trials

    Jeffrey S Heier;Dante Pieramici;Usha Chakravarthy;Sunil S Patel

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Surgical Method for Implantation of a Biosynthetic Retinal Pigment Epithelium Monolayer for Geographic Atrophy: Experience from a Phase 1/2a Study.

    Amir H. Kashani;Jeremy Uang;Melissa Mert;Firas Rahhal

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • The Bacillary Detachment in Posterior Segment Ocular Diseases.

    Maria Vittoria Cicinelli;Chiara Giuffré;Alessandro Marchese;Lee M. Jampol

    (2020)
    59 Citations

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