Journal profile

Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision

Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
ISSN1084-7529 | 0740-3232 | 1520-8532 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.17
Citation rate 1.79 1,073 total citations
h5-index 25 h5 depth signal
Cited share 64.0% 390 of 609
Total citations 1,073 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.73 External metric anchor
Self-citation 8.5% 91 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 815
United States 621
France 191
United Kingdom 143
Germany 130

Citing Fields of Research

Geometrical Optics 1,773
Medical Physics 591
Computer Vision & Graphics 372
Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering 362
Wireless Technology 276

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 13,039 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 609 390 cited publications
Last 12 months 277 23.1 publications/month
Open access share 2.9% 8 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 815 citing publications
Leading citing field Geometrical Optics 1,773 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v10n8, Aug. 1993-
PubMed
v10n8, Aug. 1993-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Geometrical Optics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Optical Society of America

Broad Categories

Ophthalmology Geometrical Optics

MeSH Descriptors

Image Enhancement Optics and Photonics Vision, Ocular

Latest Publications

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

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Damien Gatinel, Guillaume Debellemanière, Mathieu Gauvin et al.
Current intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation delivers a point prediction of the postoperative refraction without quantifying how uncertain that prediction is for the individual eye. Building on the closed-form sensitivity calculus es...
10
Marcel Lucassen, Rémy Broersma, Malgorzata Perz et al.
It is well known that visual acuity increases with light intensity. We report on the possibility to further increase visual acuity by changing the spectrum of the light while keeping light intensity fixed, or alternatively, provide the s...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Vols. for 1993- called also ser. 2 on spine.

Also issued online.

Vol. 10, no. 8 (AUG 1993)19971216 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper