New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Optics

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Advances in Optics and Photonics56.923
2 Nature Photonics36.613
3 Light-Science & Applications25.484
4 Opto-Electronic Advances25.475
5 Advanced Photonics15.442
6 Optica14.378
7 Progress in Quantum Electronics12.071
8 Optical and Quantum Electronics11.483
9 Laser & Photonics Reviews10.222
10 Photonics Research10.172
11 Advanced Optical Materials9.881
12 ACS Photonics9.117
13 Optics and Laser Technology8.999
14 Optical Materials8.363
15 APL Photonics8.191
16 Photonic Sensors8.113
17 Optik8.071
18 Image and Vision Computing8.007
19 Journal of Optical Communications and Networking7.814
20 Journal of Luminescence7.321
21 International Journal of Photoenergy7.242
22 Optics and Lasers in Engineering7.160
23 Journal of Lightwave Technology7.077
24 Displays6.583
25 Optical Switching and Networking6.543
26 Microelectronic Engineering6.416
27 High Power Laser Science and Engineering6.324
28 Biomedical Optics Express6.297
29 Infrared Physics & Technology6.265
30 Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics6.255
31 Optics Express5.984
32 Neurophotonics5.838
33 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics5.806
34 Optics Letters5.638
35 Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves5.480
36 Optical Fiber Technology5.433
37 Journal of Biomedical Optics5.274
38 Optical Materials Express5.074
39 IEEE Photonics Journal4.924
40 Optics Communications4.915
41 International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology4.827
42 Advanced Quantum Technologies4.699
43 Journal of Photonics for Energy4.675
- Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications4.675
45 Photonics4.017
46 Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer3.901
47 IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology3.853
48 Journal of Laser Applications3.757
49 Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics3.663
50 Journal of Optics3.624
51 Chinese Optics Letters3.509
52 Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences3.431
53 Photonic Network Communications3.418
54 Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics3.385
55 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters3.293
56 Journal of Biophotonics3.266
57 Lighting Research & Technology3.220
58 Leukos3.092
59 European Physical Journal D3.073
60 Applied Optics2.973
61 Journal of the Optical Society of America A-Optics Image Science and Vision2.971
62 Journal of Physics B-Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics2.751
63 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics2.674
64 Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications2.583
65 Laser Physics Letters2.511
66 International Journal of Optics2.382
67 Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials2.322
68 Journal of the Society for Information disPlay2.166
69 Color Research and Application2.162
- Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems2.162
71 Fiber and Integrated Optics2.103
72 Laser Physics2.098
73 Microwave and Optical Technology Letters2.009
74 Journal of Nanophotonics1.871
75 Optical Engineering1.838
76 Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology1.820
77 Journal of Electronic Imaging1.732
78 Optical Review1.706
79 Journal of Russian Laser Research1.525
80 Journal of Modern Optics1.365
81 Journal of Optical Technology0.988
82 Optics and Spectroscopy0.690
83 Light & Engineering0.657
84 Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering0.457
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