UMH Recognises the Research Excellence of Ophthalmologist Jorge Alió

Dr Jorge Alió's extensive career in ophthalmology has been recognised by the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche with the International Research Excellence Award 2024.

According to the academic institution, "his outstanding research career is acknowledged, as he ranks among the top 2% of the most cited authors worldwide in his field, according to the list compiled by Stanford University, published by Elsevier in August 2024, based on the scientific impact metric created in 2019 by John P. A. Ioannidis."

Among Alió's various achievements is the creation of the innovative accommodative intraocular lens (AIOL) Lumina after 14 years of study. He is also the only ophthalmologist in Spain to implant this lens in cases of cataracts and presbyopia, adapting to the patient to restore their full range of vision without the need for glasses in later stages.

Additionally, the latest recognition from the prestigious English magazine The Ophthalmologist highlights Prof. Jorge Alió as the 7th Most Influential and Inspiring Ophthalmologist in the World in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 'The Ophthalmologist Power List 2025', being the only Spanish doctor among the top 50.

The 'Elsevier-Stanford University ranking' is a list of the world's most prominent scientists and authors, representing approximately 2% of the international scientific community, in which Dr Alió is included. With the Scopus database as a reference, this ranking has been published annually since 2019 by Elsevier in collaboration with Stanford University.