Journal profile

Optics letters

Publisher: Optica Publishing Group
ISSN0146-9592 | 1539-4794 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.15
Citation rate 3.78 13,015 total citations
h5-index 70 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.9% 2,980 of 3,510
Total citations 13,015 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.21 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.6% 994 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 7,614
United States 2,651
Germany 874
France 811
Russia 614

Citing Fields of Research

Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering 8,639
Geometrical Optics 4,560
Laser Physics 3,220
Wireless Technology 1,990
Quantum Mechanics 1,918

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 46,102 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 3,510 2,980 cited publications
Last 12 months 1,788 149.0 publications/month
Open access share 3.0% 54 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 7,614 citing publications
Leading citing field Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering 8,639 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v28n1, Jan. 1 2003-
PubMed
v28n1, Jan. 1 2003-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering Geometrical Optics Laser Physics Wireless Technology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Optical Society of America

Broad Categories

Ophthalmology Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering Geometrical Optics Photochemistry Laser Physics Wireless Technology

MeSH Descriptors

Optics and Photonics

Latest Publications

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

07
Ze-Huan Zheng, Jin-Hui Chen
Optical speckles, a disordered photonic phenomenon that originates from the interference of multiple scattered coherent waves, typically obey Rayleigh statistics. Beyond this classical regime, featuring customizable statistical propertie...
09
Zhilong Zhou, Han Lin, Baohua Jia
Quantitative control of the twist pitch of helical magnetization remains a fundamental challenge for three-dimensional all-optical magnetic manipulation. Although inverse-Faraday-effect-induced magnetization needles have been demonstrate...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.