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. 2023 Apr-Jun;16(2):167-174.
doi: 10.1016/j.optom.2021.12.003. Epub 2022 Jan 11.

Optometry research in Spain: Topics of interest, institutions and investigators

Genis Cardona  1 , Laura Puigdueta-Carrera  2 , Nathan Efron  3
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Optometry research in Spain: Topics of interest, institutions and investigators

Genis Cardona et al. J Optom. 2023 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the institutions, journals of choice and topics of investigation of the most prolific and highly cited Spanish optometrist researchers.

Methods: As a primary search strategy, the Scopus database (Elsevier) was queried with the terms (optometr* OR "contact lens*" OR refracti* OR *ocular) and the affiliation country filter "Spain". The list of authors returned by the primary search was used in a secondary manual search based on co-authors and institutions. Authors were included in the analysis if they had an h-index > 10, were of Spanish nationality, were affiliated to Spanish institutions, and possessed an optometry degree. Authors were ranked by h-index, number of publications and number of citations. Topics of research interest and target journals were determined by analyzing the 10 most highly cited papers of each author.

Results: A total of 32 authors with an h-index > 10 were identified, of whom 14 (43.7%) were female. Only one author had an h-index > 40, and 7 (21.9%) authors had an h-index over 20. The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery was the first journal of choice (19.1% of highest cited papers), followed by Optometry and Vision Science (10.3%). The Universidad Complutense de Madrid hosted the largest percentage of authors (18.7%), followed by the Universitat de València (15.6%). Main topics of research interest were topography (6.5% of papers), cornea (6.2%) and contact lens (5.0%).

Conclusion: Optometry in Spain is a fertile field of research, with an increasing number of highly cited authors publishing in high impact journals.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; H-index; Optometry; Publication metrics; Research.

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