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Top Scientific Journals in Optics

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Optics. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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70
Q1 Journals
21
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#1
Tier 1TOP
Nature Photonics
ISSN: 1749-4885 / 1749-4893 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
38.1
Scopus SJR
12.491
EnglandView Profile
#2
Tier 1TOP
Advances in Optics and Photonics
ISSN: 1943-8206 • The Optical Society
Impact Factor
30.1
Scopus SJR
8.026
United StatesView Profile
#3
Tier 1TOP
Light-Science & Applications
ISSN: 2047-7538 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
24
Scopus SJR
4.946
EnglandView Profile
#4
Tier 1TOP
Opto-Electronic Advances
ISSN: 2096-4579 / 2097-3993 • CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST OPTICS & ELECTRONICS, ED OFF OPTO-ELECTRONIC ADV
Impact Factor
22.4
Scopus SJR
3.315
ChinaView Profile
#5
Tier 1TOP
Advanced Photonics
ISSN: 2577-5421 • SPIE; Chinese Laser Press
Impact Factor
19.5
Scopus SJR
4.365
United StatesView Profile
#6
Tier 1TOP
Photonix
ISSN: 2662-1991 • SpringerOpen
Impact Factor
18
Scopus SJR
3.949
United KingdomView Profile
#7
Tier 1TOP
Laser & Photonics Reviews
ISSN: 1863-8880 / 1863-8899 • Wiley-VCH Verlag
Impact Factor
9.7
Scopus SJR
2.455
GermanyView Profile
#8
Tier 1TOP
Optica
ISSN: 2334-2536 • OSA Publishing
Impact Factor
8.8
Scopus SJR
2.995
United StatesView Profile
#9
Tier 2
Advanced Optical Materials
ISSN: 2195-1071 • John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Impact Factor
7.2
Scopus SJR
1.713
GermanyView Profile
#10
Tier 1TOP
Photonics Research
ISSN: 2327-9125 • OSA Publishing
Impact Factor
7.1
Scopus SJR
1.836
ChinaView Profile
#11
Tier 3
Optical Switching and Networking
ISSN: 1573-4277 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
5.5
Scopus SJR
0.615
NetherlandsView Profile
#12
Tier 2TOP
Optics and Laser Technology
ISSN: 0030-3992 • Elsevier Ltd
Impact Factor
5.2
Scopus SJR
0.92
EnglandView Profile
#13
Q1
Optica Quantum
ISSN: 2837-6714 • Optica Publishing Group
Impact Factor
5.1
Scopus SJR
—
InternationalView Profile
#14
Tier 2
Journal of Physics-Photonics
ISSN: 2515-7647 • IOP Publishing
Impact Factor
4.7
Scopus SJR
1.611
United KingdomView Profile
#15
Tier 4
International Journal of Photoenergy
ISSN: 1110-662X / 1687-529X • Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Impact Factor
4.5
Scopus SJR
0.572
EgyptView Profile
#16
Tier 2
Optics and Lasers in Engineering
ISSN: 0143-8166 • Elsevier Ltd
Impact Factor
4.2
Scopus SJR
0.824
EnglandView Profile
#17
Tier 2
Infrared Physics & Technology
ISSN: 1350-4495 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
3.8
Scopus SJR
0.595
NetherlandsView Profile
#18
Tier 3
Journal of Luminescence
ISSN: 0022-2313 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
3.8
Scopus SJR
0.556
NetherlandsView Profile
#19
Tier 2
IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology
ISSN: 2156-342X • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Impact Factor
3.6
Scopus SJR
1.022
United StatesView Profile
#20
Tier 2TOP
Optics Express
ISSN: 1094-4087 • The Optical Society
Impact Factor
3.4
Scopus SJR
0.836
United StatesView Profile
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