Impact Factor
3.32
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.47
678 total citations
h5-index
30
h5 depth signal
Cited share
60.5%
173 of 286
Total citations
678
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.77
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.8%
26 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
276
United States
181
China
120
Germany
71
Australia
59
Citing Fields of Research
Ophthalmology
886
Transplantation
27
Cosmetic Surgery
17
Medical Ethics
16
Patient Care
14
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
848
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
286
173 cited publications
Last 12 months
102
10.2 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
102 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
276 citing publications
Leading citing field
Ophthalmology
886 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
15 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v7n1, 2022-
v1n1, 2017-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Ophthalmology
Broad Categories
Ophthalmology
MeSH Descriptors
Eye Diseases
Ophthalmology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2025-002689
Open DOI
Exploring emotion identification and categorisation in simulated central vision loss: an event-related potential study
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03
DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2026-003108
Open DOI
Complexity of recognising, diagnosing and managing corneal neuropathic pain
The cornea is the most densely innervated tissue in the body, yet the pain that arises when its nerves misfire remains one of ophthalmology’s least understood clinical presentations. Neuropathic corneal pain (NCP) is known by many interc...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2026-002958
Open DOI
Age-continuous centile curves reveal upper-tail divergence of anisometropia in 389 056 schoolchildren: implications for risk stratification in myopia control
Objective: To characterise the age-continuous distribution of anisometropia in a large school-based cohort, derive age-specific centile curves and determine whether age-related increases in anisometropia reflect a generalised distributio...
06
DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2026-002876
Open DOI
Compliance with post-school vision screening referral: a systematic review
Purpose: To estimate referral compliance rates and evaluate intervention effectiveness after post-school vision screening in children and adolescents. Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science and the Coc...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2026-002904
Open DOI
Screening for diabetic retinopathy with artificial intelligence in a primary care setting: a comparative cost analysis
Objective: Cost analysis of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI)-based screening of diabetic retinopathy (DR) for adults with diabetes at a primary care clinic. Methods and analysis: This study provides a comparative cost analysis of ...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2026-002903
Open DOI
Bridging policy gaps in clinical trial volunteering: public and healthcare professional perspectives in England
Objective: To examine organisational leave policies for clinical trial participation in England and compare willingness between the public and healthcare professionals (HPs) under varying leave conditions. Methods and analysis: Freedom o...
09
DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2026-002835
Open DOI
Visual acuity degradation under positive lens–induced myopic defocus at nominal chart contrast levels in young adults: a repeated-measures study
Objective: To quantify visual acuity (VA) degradation across nominal chart contrast levels under graded positive lens–induced myopic defocus and to determine whether corrected low myopes differ from emmetropes in their acute response to ...
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DOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2026-002896
Open DOI
Comparative efficacy of different treatment modalities in the management of macular oedema in retinitis pigmentosa: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Objective: To compare the efficacy of current treatments for retinitis pigmentosa (RP)-associated macular oedema using network meta-analysis (NMA). Methods and analysis: Electronic databases were searched for studies reporting changes in...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Some articles in v. 1 published electronically in 2016.