Journal profile

The ocular surface

Publisher: Elsevier Inc
ISSN1542-0124 | 1937-5913 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 6.56 1,554 total citations
h5-index 53 h5 depth signal
Cited share 79.6% 195 of 245
Total citations 1,554 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.66 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.7% 57 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 552
China 130
United Kingdom 112
Australia 108
India 95

Citing Fields of Research

Ophthalmology 940
Epithelial Barriers 63
Stem Cell Biology 50
Immunology 39
Allergies 38

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,031 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 245 195 cited publications
Last 12 months 122 10.2 publications/month
Open access share 28.7% 35 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 552 citing publications
Leading citing field Ophthalmology 940 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, Jan. 2006-
PubMed
v4n1, Jan. 2006-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Ophthalmology

Broad Categories

Ophthalmology

MeSH Descriptors

Eye Diseases Eye Ocular Physiological Phenomena

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v.1, no. 1 (Jan. 2003)20060522 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper