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Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Country

United States

Universities and research institutions in United States
Media Ranking in United States

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

SJR 2024

1.256 Q1

H-Index

106

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

10408738, 15317021

Coverage

1990-2025

Information

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Scope

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology is an indispensable resource featuring key up-to-date and important advances in the field from around the world. With renowned guest editors for each section, every bimonthly issue of Current Opinion in Ophthalmology delivers a fresh insight into topics such as glaucoma, refractive surgery and corneal and external disorders. With ten sections in total, the journal provides a convenient and thorough review of the field and will be of interest to researchers, clinicians and other healthcare professionals alike. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Medicine (miscellaneous)1999Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2000Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2001Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2002Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2003Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2004Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2005Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2006Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2007Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2008Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2009Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2010Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2023Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2024Q1
Ophthalmology1999Q3
Ophthalmology2000Q2
Ophthalmology2001Q2
Ophthalmology2002Q1
Ophthalmology2003Q1
Ophthalmology2004Q1
Ophthalmology2005Q1
Ophthalmology2006Q1
Ophthalmology2007Q1
Ophthalmology2008Q1
Ophthalmology2009Q1
Ophthalmology2010Q1
Ophthalmology2011Q1
Ophthalmology2012Q1
Ophthalmology2013Q1
Ophthalmology2014Q1
Ophthalmology2015Q1
Ophthalmology2016Q1
Ophthalmology2017Q1
Ophthalmology2018Q1
Ophthalmology2019Q1
Ophthalmology2020Q1
Ophthalmology2021Q1
Ophthalmology2022Q1
Ophthalmology2023Q1
Ophthalmology2024Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19990.320
20000.429
20010.581
20020.763
20030.810
20040.975
20051.032
20061.277
20071.472
20081.612
20091.767
20101.809
20111.703
20121.710
20131.588
20141.557
20151.785
20161.788
20171.434
20181.299
20191.230
20201.371
20211.653
20221.132
20231.304
20241.256
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199987
200088
200186
200271
200374
200493
200564
200690
200784
200888
200996
201088
201193
201286
201390
201483
201590
201686
2017100
201892
201981
202082
202187
202287
202386
202494
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19990.336
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20000.571
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20010.858
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20021.124
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20031.482
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20041.850
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20051.988
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20062.523
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20072.791
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20083.094
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20093.181
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20103.458
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20113.270
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20123.211
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20133.256
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20143.314
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20153.651
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20163.527
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20173.347
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20183.226
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20193.272
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20203.794
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20214.992
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20224.588
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20233.908
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20243.591
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19990.336
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20000.583
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20010.933
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20021.245
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20031.543
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20041.896
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20051.975
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20062.502
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20072.964
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20083.029
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20093.290
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20103.328
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20113.143
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20123.166
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20133.345
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20143.424
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20153.595
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20163.589
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20173.216
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20183.232
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20193.291
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20203.912
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20214.882
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20224.424
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20233.707
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20243.392
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19990.260
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20000.657
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20011.051
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20021.247
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20031.541
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20041.614
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20051.689
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20062.535
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20072.604
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20083.069
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20092.907
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20102.870
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20113.082
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20122.901
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20133.223
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20143.267
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20153.497
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20163.480
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20173.006
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20183.177
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20193.292
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20203.618
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20214.405
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20224.047
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20233.282
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20242.728
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites199913
Self Cites200013
Self Cites200118
Self Cites200215
Self Cites200320
Self Cites200425
Self Cites200519
Self Cites200620
Self Cites200722
Self Cites200813
Self Cites200922
Self Cites201019
Self Cites201116
Self Cites201224
Self Cites201327
Self Cites201437
Self Cites201530
Self Cites201620
Self Cites201726
Self Cites201816
Self Cites201923
Self Cites202018
Self Cites202116
Self Cites202233
Self Cites202315
Self Cites202418
Total Cites199989
Total Cites2000154
Total Cites2001251
Total Cites2002325
Total Cites2003378
Total Cites2004438
Total Cites2005470
Total Cites2006578
Total Cites2007732
Total Cites2008721
Total Cites2009862
Total Cites2010892
Total Cites2011855
Total Cites2012877
Total Cites2013893
Total Cites2014921
Total Cites2015931
Total Cites2016944
Total Cites2017833
Total Cites2018892
Total Cites2019915
Total Cites20201068
Total Cites20211245
Total Cites20221106
Total Cites2023949
Total Cites2024882
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19990.287
External Cites per document20000.534
External Cites per document20010.866
External Cites per document20021.188
External Cites per document20031.461
External Cites per document20041.788
External Cites per document20051.895
External Cites per document20062.416
External Cites per document20072.874
External Cites per document20082.975
External Cites per document20093.206
External Cites per document20103.257
External Cites per document20113.085
External Cites per document20123.079
External Cites per document20133.243
External Cites per document20143.286
External Cites per document20153.479
External Cites per document20163.513
External Cites per document20173.116
External Cites per document20183.174
External Cites per document20193.209
External Cites per document20203.846
External Cites per document20214.820
External Cites per document20224.292
External Cites per document20233.648
External Cites per document20243.323
Cites per document19990.336
Cites per document20000.583
Cites per document20010.933
Cites per document20021.245
Cites per document20031.543
Cites per document20041.896
Cites per document20051.975
Cites per document20062.502
Cites per document20072.964
Cites per document20083.029
Cites per document20093.290
Cites per document20103.328
Cites per document20113.143
Cites per document20123.166
Cites per document20133.345
Cites per document20143.424
Cites per document20153.595
Cites per document20163.589
Cites per document20173.216
Cites per document20183.232
Cites per document20193.291
Cites per document20203.912
Cites per document20214.882
Cites per document20224.424
Cites per document20233.707
Cites per document20243.392
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19993.45
20005.68
20014.65
20021.41
20038.11
20045.38
20059.38
200610.00
20079.52
20087.95
200914.58
20109.09
201110.75
201212.79
201315.56
201419.28
201515.56
201615.12
201718.00
201818.48
201912.35
202014.63
202117.24
202217.24
202319.77
202425.53
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents199911
Non-citable documents200018
Non-citable documents200119
Non-citable documents200216
Non-citable documents200312
Non-citable documents20048
Non-citable documents200513
Non-citable documents200620
Non-citable documents200726
Non-citable documents200825
Non-citable documents200922
Non-citable documents201023
Non-citable documents201124
Non-citable documents201224
Non-citable documents201320
Non-citable documents201417
Non-citable documents201514
Non-citable documents201613
Non-citable documents201711
Non-citable documents201812
Non-citable documents201911
Non-citable documents202017
Non-citable documents202117
Non-citable documents202219
Non-citable documents202315
Non-citable documents202417
Citable documents1999254
Citable documents2000246
Citable documents2001250
Citable documents2002245
Citable documents2003233
Citable documents2004223
Citable documents2005225
Citable documents2006211
Citable documents2007221
Citable documents2008213
Citable documents2009240
Citable documents2010245
Citable documents2011248
Citable documents2012253
Citable documents2013247
Citable documents2014252
Citable documents2015245
Citable documents2016250
Citable documents2017248
Citable documents2018264
Citable documents2019267
Citable documents2020256
Citable documents2021238
Citable documents2022231
Citable documents2023241
Citable documents2024243
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents1999213
Uncited documents2000182
Uncited documents2001149
Uncited documents2002134
Uncited documents200399
Uncited documents200490
Uncited documents200588
Uncited documents200667
Uncited documents200775
Uncited documents200877
Uncited documents200971
Uncited documents201076
Uncited documents201172
Uncited documents201272
Uncited documents201369
Uncited documents201460
Uncited documents201549
Uncited documents201651
Uncited documents201740
Uncited documents201848
Uncited documents201939
Uncited documents202047
Uncited documents202138
Uncited documents202247
Uncited documents202354
Uncited documents202454
Cited documents199952
Cited documents200082
Cited documents2001120
Cited documents2002127
Cited documents2003146
Cited documents2004141
Cited documents2005150
Cited documents2006164
Cited documents2007172
Cited documents2008161
Cited documents2009191
Cited documents2010192
Cited documents2011200
Cited documents2012205
Cited documents2013198
Cited documents2014209
Cited documents2015210
Cited documents2016212
Cited documents2017219
Cited documents2018228
Cited documents2019239
Cited documents2020226
Cited documents2021217
Cited documents2022203
Cited documents2023202
Cited documents2024206
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199923.81
200020.16
200121.01
200221.57
200325.81
200420.90
200537.08
200628.57
200724.39
200830.00
200932.03
201033.65
201139.13
201231.80
201332.96
201434.32
201533.33
201636.10
201732.60
201838.27
201936.07
202031.16
202136.97
202235.92
202342.24
202438.20
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton19997
Overton200010
Overton20018
Overton20028
Overton20039
Overton200415
Overton200510
Overton200618
Overton20070
Overton20080
Overton20090
Overton20100
Overton20110
Overton20120
Overton20131
Overton20140
Overton20150
Overton20160
Overton20171
Overton20180
Overton20190
Overton20200
Overton20210
Overton20220
Overton20230
Overton20240
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG201811
SDG201911
SDG202022
SDG202114
SDG202210
SDG202311
SDG20249
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
19992698
20002778
20012865
20022954
20033012
20043127
20053218
20063311
20073396
20083481
20093557
20103625
20113660
20123679
20133678
20143661
20153659
20163666
20173643
20183619
20193591
20203554
20213541
20223512
20233513
20243515
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
1999234752
2000486096
2001747890
2002980862
20031222714
20041288218
20051248710
20061298082
20071375254
20081458552
20091501095
20101616893
20111643538
20121659423
20131665924
20141610736
20151617201
20161594567
20171635812
20181632198
20191612282
20201567141
20211565162
20221506801
20231485931
20241532694
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