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

• Genis Cardona ^[1] ; Laura Puigdueta-Carrera ^[1] ; Nathan Efron ^[2]
  1. [1] Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

     Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

     Barcelona, España

     
  2. [2] Queensland University of Technology

     Queensland University of Technology

     Australia

     
• Localización: Journal of Optometry: peer-reviewed Journal of the Spanish General Council of Optometry, ISSN-e 1888-4296, Vol. 16, Nº. 2, 2023, págs. 167-174
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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.