Journal profile

Optics express

Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
ISSN1094-4087 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.25
Citation rate 4.04 27,224 total citations
h5-index 91 h5 depth signal
Cited share 86.0% 6,041 of 7,022
Total citations 27,224 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.51 External metric anchor
Self-citation 11.0% 3,002 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 16,302
United States 4,203
Germany 1,769
Japan 1,561
United Kingdom 1,396

Citing Fields of Research

Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering 15,183
Geometrical Optics 10,297
Laser Physics 5,416
Wireless Technology 4,645
Quantum Mechanics 3,724

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 67,848 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 7,022 6,041 cited publications
Last 12 months 3,580 298.3 publications/month
Open access share 7.0% 249 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 16,302 citing publications
Leading citing field Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering 15,183 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v16n1, Jan. 2008-
PubMed
v16n1, Jan. 2008-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering Geometrical Optics Wireless Technology Laser Physics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Optical Society of America

Broad Categories

Biophysics Ophthalmology Geometrical Optics Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering Wireless Technology Laser Physics Semiconductor Physics

MeSH Descriptors

Optics and Photonics

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 29, 1998).

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 16, no. 16 (Aug. 4, 2008) (viewed Aug. 8, 2008).

Text (electronic journal)

Mode of access: World Wide Web.