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Ophthalmic Research

S. Karger AG · Switzerland

ISSN1423-0259

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.881

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.806

Total Worksi

3,892

Total Citationsi

55,354

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Sensory Systems; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,892

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1423-0259

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.8k

2019

130

1.5k

2020

976

2021

996

2022

113

684

2023

210

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

OphthalmologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Sensory SystemsQ2

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSensory SystemsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsGlaucoma and retinal disordersConnexins and lens biologyRetinal Development and DisordersIntraocular Surgery and LensesOcular Surface and Contact LensCorneal surgery and disordersCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsRetinal and Macular SurgeryOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies

Frequently asked questions about Ophthalmic Research

Is Ophthalmic Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ophthalmic Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ophthalmic Research?

Ophthalmic Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.69.

Is Ophthalmic Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ophthalmic Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Ophthalmic Research?