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Best Physics Journals for Optics

This comprehensive ranking presents a curated list of scientific journals in the field of Optics, meticulously prepared by Research.com—one of the leading platforms trusted by the scientific community for delivering robust data on scholarly contributions since 2014. By leveraging a unique bibliometric score developed by Research.com's team of domain experts, each journal's position in the ranking reflects a multifaceted assessment based on both the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have endorsed the journal over the preceding three years.

The 2024 analysis incorporates Impact Score values as of 2024-11-27, ensuring the most current and relevant evaluation of journal impact. The rigorous selection process involved a comprehensive examination of more than 87 journals, chosen after an in-depth review of over 73,493 scientific documents published by 11,981 esteemed scientists actively contributing to the field of Optics in recent years.

This ranking stands as a reliable benchmark for identifying influential publications and guiding scholarly discourse within the optics research community. For a detailed explanation of the methodology and bibliometric criteria underlying these rankings, please refer to our Methodology Page.

Rank

Journal Details

Best scientists

Documents

D-Index

1 Rank

Nature Materials

1476-1122

Best Scientists 1626 1108 D-Index 165

2 Rank

Nature Photonics

1749-4885

Best Scientists 712 600 D-Index 116

3 Rank

Nature Nanotechnology

1748-3387

Best Scientists 1319 862 D-Index 147

4 Rank

Light: Science and Applications

2047-7538

Best Scientists 880 909 D-Index 109

5 Rank

Optica

2334-2536

Best Scientists 604 650 D-Index 67

6 Rank

ACS Photonics

2330-4022

Best Scientists 1275 1571 D-Index 69

7 Rank

Physical Review Applied

2331-7019

Best Scientists 1427 2024 D-Index 57

8 Rank

Applied Physics Letters

0003-6951

Best Scientists 3579 5787 D-Index 67

9 Rank

Optics Express

1094-4087

Best Scientists 2848 6292 D-Index 64

10 Rank

Laser and Photonics Reviews

1863-8880

Best Scientists 909 1365 D-Index 74

11 Rank

Nanophotonics

2192-8614

Best Scientists 871 1096 D-Index 67

12 Rank

Advanced Optical Materials

2195-1071

Best Scientists 2535 3585 D-Index 94

13 Rank

Optics Letters

0146-9592

Best Scientists 1603 3438 D-Index 52

14 Rank

Journal of Instrumentation

1748-0221

Best Scientists 796 934 D-Index 35

15 Rank

Optik

0030-4026

Best Scientists 733 1450 D-Index 62

16 Rank

Journal of Lightwave Technology

0733-8724, Semi-monthly

Best Scientists 1018 2732 D-Index 59

17 Rank

APL Photonics

2378-0967

Best Scientists 472 483 D-Index 43

18 Rank

APL Materials

2166-532X

Best Scientists 932 829 D-Index 49

19 Rank

Photonics Research

2327-9125, Monthly

Best Scientists 717 838 D-Index 57

20 Rank

Advanced Photonics

2577-5421

Best Scientists 188 179 D-Index 43

21 Rank

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

0168-9002

Best Scientists 670 825 D-Index 28

22 Rank

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

1077-260X

Best Scientists 508 562 D-Index 43

23 Rank

Experimental Astronomy

0922-6435

Best Scientists 432 174 D-Index 22

24 Rank

Chinese Physics C

1674-1137

Best Scientists 175 118 D-Index 24

25 Rank

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

0022-3727

Best Scientists 1610 1876 D-Index 55

26 Rank

Optical Materials Express

2159-3930

Best Scientists 583 721 D-Index 30

27 Rank

Advanced Electronic Materials

2199-160X

Best Scientists 1609 1653 D-Index 64

28 Rank

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

0018-9383, Monthly

Best Scientists 1015 2379 D-Index 45

29 Rank

Results in Physics

2211-3797

Best Scientists 633 1334 D-Index 71

30 Rank

Advances in Optics and Photonics

1943-8206

Best Scientists 73 54 D-Index 29

31 Rank

Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems

2329-4124

Best Scientists 267 223 D-Index 19

32 Rank

Review of Scientific Instruments

0034-6748

Best Scientists 945 1081 D-Index 29

33 Rank

Journal of Physics: Photonics

2515-7647

Best Scientists 232 154 D-Index 24

34 Rank

Biomedical Optics Express

2156-7085

Best Scientists 591 802 D-Index 37

35 Rank

Opto-Electronic Advances

2096-4579

Best Scientists 173 177 D-Index 41

36 Rank

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

0947-8396

Best Scientists 714 969 D-Index 40

37 Rank

Materials Today Physics

2542-5293

Best Scientists 864 863 D-Index 73

38 Rank

Applied Optics

1559-128X

Best Scientists 1052 1407 D-Index 27

39 Rank

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

0740-3224

Best Scientists 418 548 D-Index 26

40 Rank

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

0953-4075

Best Scientists 137 178 D-Index 15

41 Rank

Chinese Physics Letters

0256-307X

Best Scientists 360 401 D-Index 29

42 Rank

PhotoniX

2662-1991

Best Scientists 105 93 D-Index 37

43 Rank

AIP Advances

2158-3226

Best Scientists 1371 1505 D-Index 31

44 Rank

Journal of Optics

2040-8986

Best Scientists 280 261 D-Index 22

45 Rank

Photonics

2304-6732

Best Scientists 650 836 D-Index 24

46 Rank

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

0018-9499

Best Scientists 226 491 D-Index 20

47 Rank

Applied Physics Express

1882-0778

Best Scientists 487 757 D-Index 34

48 Rank

Optical Materials

0925-3467

Best Scientists 1048 1658 D-Index 52

49 Rank

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

0022-4073

Best Scientists 237 400 D-Index 29

50 Rank

Advanced Photonics Research

2699-9293

Best Scientists 553 509 D-Index 31

51 Rank

Optics Communications

0030-4018

Best Scientists 705 986 D-Index 32

52 Rank

Physical Review Accelerators and Beams

2469-9888

Best Scientists 92 114 D-Index 15

53 Rank

Chinese Physics B

1674-1056

Best Scientists 887 1095 D-Index 28

54 Rank

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

1041-1135

Best Scientists 576 892 D-Index 30

55 Rank

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

0909-0495

Best Scientists 295 329 D-Index 24

56 Rank

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

0946-2171

Best Scientists 168 184 D-Index 22

57 Rank

Photoacoustics

2213-5979

Best Scientists 145 219 D-Index 39

58 Rank

Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letetrs

1862-6254

Best Scientists 510 526 D-Index 27

59 Rank

Optics and Laser Technology

0030-3992

Best Scientists 959 1503 D-Index 57

60 Rank

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

0021-4922

Best Scientists 731 1414 D-Index 24

61 Rank

IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

0018-9197, Monthly

Best Scientists 209 209 D-Index 20

62 Rank

Chinese Optics Letters

1671-7694, Monthly

Best Scientists 297 399 D-Index 21

63 Rank

High Power Laser Science and Engineering

2095-4719

Best Scientists 61 80 D-Index 17

64 Rank

Journal of Biomedical Optics

1083-3668

Best Scientists 214 286 D-Index 26

65 Rank

IEEE Photonics Journal

1943-0655

Best Scientists 532 779 D-Index 28

66 Rank

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

1084-7529

Best Scientists 182 258 D-Index 20

67 Rank

Physics in Medicine and Biology

0031-9155

Best Scientists 477 777 D-Index 46

68 Rank

IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology

2156-342X

Best Scientists 150 229 D-Index 25

69 Rank

Ultramicroscopy

0304-3991

Best Scientists 262 334 D-Index 25

70 Rank

Infrared Physics and Technology

1350-4495

Best Scientists 341 486 D-Index 28

71 Rank

Semiconductor Science and Technology

0268-1242, Monthly

Best Scientists 443 493 D-Index 23

72 Rank

Journal of Biophotonics

1864-063X

Best Scientists 293 382 D-Index 26

73 Rank

Optics and Photonics News

1047-6938

Best Scientists 68 53 D-Index 11

74 Rank

Optical Engineering

0091-3286

Best Scientists 303 371 D-Index 18

75 Rank

Optica Quantum

2837-6714

Best Scientists 39 34 D-Index 5

76 Rank

Comptes Rendus Physique

1631-0705

Best Scientists 70 50 D-Index 8

77 Rank

Optical Fiber Technology

1068-5200, Bimonthly

Best Scientists 291 470 D-Index 25

78 Rank

Opto-Electronic Science

2097-0382

Best Scientists 68 53 D-Index 18

79 Rank

Physics (APS)

1943-2879

Best Scientists 48 50 D-Index 5

80 Rank

Photonics Insights

2791-1748

Best Scientists 29 28 D-Index 11

81 Rank

Laser Physics Letters

1612-2011

Best Scientists 96 131 D-Index 11

82 Rank

Optics Continuum

2770-0208

Best Scientists 128 140 D-Index 8

83 Rank

Frontiers of Optoelectronics

2095-2759

Best Scientists 106 119 D-Index 20

84 Rank

Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

1866-6892, Monthly

Best Scientists 96 117 D-Index 15

85 Rank

Frontiers in Photonics

2673-6853

Best Scientists 63 55 D-Index 9

86 Rank

npj Nanophotonics

2948-216X

Best Scientists 36 27 D-Index 5

87 Rank

Journal of Modern Optics

0950-0340

Best Scientists 57 80 D-Index 13

Best Physics Journals for Optics

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