Subscribe to Newsletter
Subspecialties Retina

Benchmarking DME

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the major cause of vision loss in people with diabetic retinopathy – if a person has diabetes, they have a 1 in 10 chance of developing DME during their life. The raw numbers are chilling: the International Diabetes Federation estimates that in 2011 that there were 366 million people with diabetes, and they predict this to rise to 552 million by 2030 (1).

To provide insight into the past and predictions for the future of the field, a series of metrics were applied to the last five years of the published literature. We asked:

  • What are the major topics for the field?
  • Which publications have the greatest impact?
  • How is the knowledge available online?
  • Who are the most prolific authors?

PubMed, was searched for diabetic macular edema* with results limited to the last five years, in humans (for a clinical focus). The data were analyzed in Microsoft Excel 2013.

Most frequent topics on PubMed

DME publications per year

Top 25 journals (by publication number)

Journal Impact Factors for 2013

Average Impact Factors for journals over the past five years

Average journal Eigenfactor score

Most prolific authors in DME, 2009–2013

Receive content, products, events as well as relevant industry updates from The Ophthalmologist and its sponsors.

When you click “Subscribe” we will email you a link, which you must click to verify the email address above and activate your subscription. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at [email protected].
If you wish to unsubscribe, you can update your preferences at any point.

  1. D.R. Whiting et al., “IDF diabetes atlas: global estimates of the prevalence of diabetes for 2011 and 2030”, Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract., 94, 311–21 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2011.10.029.
About the Author
Mark Hillen

I spent seven years as a medical writer, writing primary and review manuscripts, congress presentations and marketing materials for numerous – and mostly German – pharmaceutical companies. Prior to my adventures in medical communications, I was a Wellcome Trust PhD student at the University of Edinburgh.

Related Product Profiles
Uncover the Unique DNA of SPECTRALIS®

| Contributed by Heidelberg Engineering

Subspecialties Retina
ForeseeHome® – remote monitoring to help detect wet AMD earlier and improve outcomes

| Contributed by Notal Vision

Product Profiles

Access our product directory to see the latest products and services from our industry partners

Here
Register to The Ophthalmologist

Register to access our FREE online portfolio, request the magazine in print and manage your preferences.

You will benefit from:
  • Unlimited access to ALL articles
  • News, interviews & opinions from leading industry experts
  • Receive print (and PDF) copies of The Ophthalmologist magazine

Register

Disclaimer

The Ophthalmologist website is intended solely for the eyes of healthcare professionals. Please confirm below: