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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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Optics Journal Rankings(20 / 70)
Compare Journals#21
Tier 3
Journal of Biomedical Optics
ISSN: 1083-3668 / 1560-2281 • SPIE
Impact Factor
3.3
Scopus SJR
0.761
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#22
Tier 2TOP
Optics Letters
ISSN: 0146-9592 / 1539-4794 • The Optical Society
Impact Factor
3.3
Scopus SJR
0.849
United StatesView Profile
#23
Tier 3
Advanced Optical Technologies
ISSN: 2192-8576 / 2192-8584 • Walter de Gruyter
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
0.52
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#24
Tier 3
Biomedical Optics Express
ISSN: 2156-7085 • The Optical Society
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
0.831
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#25
Tier 3
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
ISSN: 0909-0495 / 1600-5775 • International Union of Crystallography
Impact Factor
2.8
Scopus SJR
0.937
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#27
Tier 3
Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics
ISSN: 1609-1833 / 1816-2002 • Institute of Physical Optics
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
0.662
UkraineView Profile
#28
Tier 3
IEEE Photonics Journal
ISSN: 1943-0655 / 1943-0647 • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.553
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#29
Tier 3
Journal of Optics
ISSN: 2040-8978 / 2040-8986 • IOP Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.584
EnglandView Profile
#30
Tier 3
Optical Materials Express
ISSN: 2159-3930 • The Optical Society
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.651
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#33
Tier 3
Journal of Optics-India
ISSN: 0972-8821 / 0974-6900 • Optical Society of India
Impact Factor
2.2
Scopus SJR
0.371
IndiaView Profile
#34
Tier 4
Journal of Laser Applications
ISSN: 1042-346X / 1938-1387 • Laser Institute of America
Impact Factor
2.1
Scopus SJR
0.401
United StatesView Profile
#35
Tier 2
CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG
ISSN: 0258-7025 • Science Press
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.32
ChinaView Profile
#36
Tier 3
Lighting Research & Technology
ISSN: 1477-1535 / 1477-0938 • SAGE Publications Ltd
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.572
EnglandView Profile
#37
Tier 4
Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
ISSN: 1793-5458 / 1793-7205 • World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.418
SingaporeView Profile
#38
Tier 3
Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics
ISSN: 0740-3224 • The Optical Society
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.446
United StatesView Profile
#39
Tier 3
Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics
ISSN: 0946-2171 / 1432-0649 • Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Impact Factor
1.8
Scopus SJR
0.421
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