Journal profile

American journal of ophthalmology

Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISSN0002-9394 | 1879-1891 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.01
Citation rate 4.20 3,301 total citations
h5-index 61 h5 depth signal
Cited share 71.3% 582 of 816
Total citations 3,301 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.75 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.7% 187 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,330
China 555
United Kingdom 398
India 263
South Korea 253

Citing Fields of Research

Ophthalmology 4,223
Cosmetic Surgery 85
Dermatology 78
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 66
Diabetes 64

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 48,648 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 816 582 cited publications
Last 12 months 619 51.6 publications/month
Open access share 24.9% 154 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,330 citing publications
Leading citing field Ophthalmology 4,223 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v59n3, Mar. 1965-
PubMed
v59n3, Mar. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Ophthalmology

Broad Categories

Ophthalmology

MeSH Descriptors

Ophthalmology

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issues for 1918- called 3d ser. in continuation of retrospective numbering of issues for 1884-1917 as ser. 2 and of an earlier title with the same name, but otherwise unrelated, as ser. 1.

Spine of vol. 100, no. 4 (Oct. 1986) misnumbered v. 100, no. 5.

Cover of vol. 108, no. 4, 1989 misnumbered as v. 107; spine misnumbered v. 108, no. 3.

Also issued online.

Indexes: Vols. 26-35, 1943-52, in v. 36, no.7, pt. 2; Vols. 75-84, 1973-77. 1 v.

Absorbed the following journals in 1918: Annals of ophthalmology, the Ophthalmic record, Ophthalmology, the Ophthalmic yearbook, Ophthalmic literature, and Anales de oftamología.

Vol. 119, no. 3 (MAR 1995)19950517 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper