Journal of Optics

Published by IOP Publishing

Abbrev: J. Opt.

ISSN 2040-8978EISSN 2040-8986

Previously known as: Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Database Coverage

Scopus
SCIE
Ei Compendex
Inspec
Scilit

Journal Articles

All-time journal articles: 6,125
2025 journal articles: 266

Subject

Geometrical Optics
Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering
Wireless Technology

Publications Analysis

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Publications in 2016-2026

Open Access Publications in 2016-2026

Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

Subject	Publications
Geometrical Optics	1,182
Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering	1,133
Wireless Technology	685
Quantum Mechanics	409
Laser Physics	393
Nanoparticles	206
Medical Physics	200
Solitons	162
Photochemistry	103
Semiconductor Physics	91

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

Country	Publications
China	1,161
United States	360
India	328
United Kingdom	208
Germany	123
Russia	113
France	99
Italy	96
Mexico	96
Iran	94

Citation analysis

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

Total Citations: 1,105
Total Publications: 409
Average Citations: 2.70
Cited Publications: 280
Cited Publications %: 68.5%
Self Citations: 104
Self Citations %: 9.4%

Metrics

2025 Integrated Impact Indicators

I3: 898
I3/N: 2.54
h5_index: 35
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM): 2.24

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year

All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution

All citations to publications in 2023-2024.

Q1: 2
Med: 3
Q3: 7
99%: 29.8
Max: 268

Citation Origins

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

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