TY - JOUR T1 - Optometry research in Spain: Topics of interest, institutions and investigators JO - Journal of Optometry T2 - AU - Cardona,Genis AU - Puigdueta-Carrera,Laura AU - Efron,Nathan SN - 18884296 M3 - 10.1016/j.optom.2021.12.003 DO - 10.1016/j.optom.2021.12.003 UR - https://www.journalofoptometry.org/en-optometry-research-in-spain-topics-articulo-S1888429621000923 AB - PurposeTo determine the institutions, journals of choice and topics of investigation of the most prolific and highly cited Spanish optometrist researchers. MethodsAs 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. ResultsA 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%). ConclusionOptometry in Spain is a fertile field of research, with an increasing number of highly cited authors publishing in high impact journals. ER -