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Optics Continuum

Optica Publishing Group
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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.4
SJR
0.385
CiteScore
3.3
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Optics Continuum
OPT CONTINUUM

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Optics Express
176 citations, 8.31%
Optics Continuum
75 citations, 3.54%
Applied Optics
64 citations, 3.02%
Optics Letters
54 citations, 2.55%
Scientific Reports
44 citations, 2.08%
Photonics
42 citations, 1.98%
Optical and Quantum Electronics
37 citations, 1.75%
Plasmonics
33 citations, 1.56%
Optics Communications
32 citations, 1.51%
Optics and Laser Technology
30 citations, 1.42%
Sensors
30 citations, 1.42%
Physica Scripta
30 citations, 1.42%
Journal of Lightwave Technology
28 citations, 1.32%
Optical Materials Express
28 citations, 1.32%
Physical Review A
21 citations, 0.99%
Journal of Optics (India)
21 citations, 0.99%
IEEE Sensors Journal
20 citations, 0.94%
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
19 citations, 0.9%
IEEE Access
18 citations, 0.85%
Optical Fiber Technology
15 citations, 0.71%
APL Photonics
15 citations, 0.71%
Applied Physics Letters
14 citations, 0.66%
Optik
14 citations, 0.66%
Heliyon
14 citations, 0.66%
IEEE Photonics Journal
13 citations, 0.61%
Optics and Lasers in Engineering
13 citations, 0.61%
AIP Advances
11 citations, 0.52%
RSC Advances
10 citations, 0.47%
ACS Photonics
10 citations, 0.47%
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
10 citations, 0.47%
Laser and Photonics Reviews
10 citations, 0.47%
Optics
10 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Optics
10 citations, 0.47%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
9 citations, 0.42%
Optical Review
9 citations, 0.42%
Biomedical Optics Express
9 citations, 0.42%
Physical Review Applied
9 citations, 0.42%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
9 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
9 citations, 0.42%
Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology
8 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Applied Physics
8 citations, 0.38%
Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
8 citations, 0.38%
Advanced Photonics Research
8 citations, 0.38%
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
7 citations, 0.33%
Frontiers in Physics
7 citations, 0.33%
Nanomaterials
7 citations, 0.33%
EPJ Web of Conferences
7 citations, 0.33%
Optica
7 citations, 0.33%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
7 citations, 0.33%
Results in Physics
7 citations, 0.33%
Remote Sensing
7 citations, 0.33%
Advanced Materials Technologies
6 citations, 0.28%
Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
6 citations, 0.28%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
6 citations, 0.28%
Photonics Research
6 citations, 0.28%
Nature Communications
6 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Imaging
6 citations, 0.28%
European Physical Journal Plus
6 citations, 0.28%
Energy Technology
6 citations, 0.28%
Inorganic Chemistry Communication
6 citations, 0.28%
Optical Engineering
6 citations, 0.28%
Advanced Quantum Technologies
6 citations, 0.28%
Physical Review Research
6 citations, 0.28%
ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications
5 citations, 0.24%
Laser Physics
5 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Modern Optics
5 citations, 0.24%
Nano Letters
5 citations, 0.24%
Microchimica Acta
5 citations, 0.24%
Crystals
5 citations, 0.24%
Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical
5 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Physics Photonics
5 citations, 0.24%
Results in Optics
5 citations, 0.24%
Engineering Research Express
5 citations, 0.24%
Nanoscale
4 citations, 0.19%
New Journal of Physics
4 citations, 0.19%
Advanced Optical Materials
4 citations, 0.19%
Sensing and Imaging
4 citations, 0.19%
Spectrochimica Acta, Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy
4 citations, 0.19%
Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
4 citations, 0.19%
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
4 citations, 0.19%
Optical Materials
4 citations, 0.19%
Results in Engineering
4 citations, 0.19%
Light: Science and Applications
4 citations, 0.19%
Indian Journal of Physics
4 citations, 0.19%
Measurement Science and Technology
4 citations, 0.19%
Analytical Chemistry
4 citations, 0.19%
ACS Omega
4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Computational Electronics
4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)
4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Optical Communications
4 citations, 0.19%
Applied Physics Express
4 citations, 0.19%
Micro and Nanostructures
4 citations, 0.19%
Next Research
4 citations, 0.19%
Advances in Optics and Photonics
3 citations, 0.14%
Applied Physics Reviews
3 citations, 0.14%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
3 citations, 0.14%
ACS Applied Nano Materials
3 citations, 0.14%
Experimental Mechanics
3 citations, 0.14%
Laser Physics Letters
3 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
3 citations, 0.14%
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Citing publishers

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Optica Publishing Group
453 citations, 21.39%
Elsevier
309 citations, 14.59%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
277 citations, 13.08%
Springer Nature
258 citations, 12.18%
MDPI
152 citations, 7.18%
IOP Publishing
96 citations, 4.53%
Wiley
84 citations, 3.97%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
74 citations, 3.49%
AIP Publishing
67 citations, 3.16%
American Physical Society (APS)
44 citations, 2.08%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
42 citations, 1.98%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
41 citations, 1.94%
Taylor & Francis
18 citations, 0.85%
Frontiers Media S.A.
11 citations, 0.52%
Pleiades Publishing
10 citations, 0.47%
EDP Sciences
8 citations, 0.38%
Walter de Gruyter
7 citations, 0.33%
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
6 citations, 0.28%
Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers
5 citations, 0.24%
SAGE
4 citations, 0.19%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.14%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
3 citations, 0.14%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
3 citations, 0.14%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
3 citations, 0.14%
Oxford University Press
2 citations, 0.09%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.09%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2 citations, 0.09%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2 citations, 0.09%
American Geophysical Union
2 citations, 0.09%
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 citations, 0.09%
Opto-Electronic Advances
2 citations, 0.09%
PAGEPress Publications
2 citations, 0.09%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.09%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
2 citations, 0.09%
The Japan Society for Precision Engineering
2 citations, 0.09%
Research Square Platform LLC
2 citations, 0.09%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.05%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.05%
Scientific Publishers
1 citation, 0.05%
Laser Institute of America
1 citation, 0.05%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
1 citation, 0.05%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.05%
Fuji Technology Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Japan Institute of Metals
1 citation, 0.05%
Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.05%
American Vacuum Society
1 citation, 0.05%
Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk Journal
1 citation, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.05%
Canadian Science Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Allerton Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Technosphera JSC
1 citation, 0.05%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.05%
Akademizdatcenter Nauka
1 citation, 0.05%
American Astronomical Society
1 citation, 0.05%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.05%
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
11 publications, 1.24%
Keio University
9 publications, 1.01%
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology
8 publications, 0.9%
University of Baghdad
7 publications, 0.79%
Peking University
6 publications, 0.68%
Shanxi University
6 publications, 0.68%
University of Rajshahi
6 publications, 0.68%
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology
6 publications, 0.68%
Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica
6 publications, 0.68%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
5 publications, 0.56%
University of Technology, Iraq
5 publications, 0.56%
Harbin Institute of Technology
5 publications, 0.56%
Osaka University
5 publications, 0.56%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
5 publications, 0.56%
National University of Defense Technology
5 publications, 0.56%
University of Stuttgart
5 publications, 0.56%
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
5 publications, 0.56%
Tokushima University
5 publications, 0.56%
Shahid Beheshti University
4 publications, 0.45%
Beihang University
4 publications, 0.45%
Xidian University
4 publications, 0.45%
Jinan University
4 publications, 0.45%
Shenzhen University
4 publications, 0.45%
University of Tsukuba
4 publications, 0.45%
University of Glasgow
4 publications, 0.45%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
4 publications, 0.45%
Pennsylvania State University
4 publications, 0.45%
Shandong University
4 publications, 0.45%
University of Tokyo
4 publications, 0.45%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
4 publications, 0.45%
Chiba University
4 publications, 0.45%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
4 publications, 0.45%
University of Delaware
4 publications, 0.45%
Université Paris-Saclay
4 publications, 0.45%
Perm National Research Polytechnic University
3 publications, 0.34%
Al Ain University
3 publications, 0.34%
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
3 publications, 0.34%
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
3 publications, 0.34%
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Raman Research Institute
3 publications, 0.34%
Yazd University
3 publications, 0.34%
Razi University
3 publications, 0.34%
Beijing Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Zhejiang University
3 publications, 0.34%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
3 publications, 0.34%
Ghent University
3 publications, 0.34%
University of Bordeaux
3 publications, 0.34%
Tampere University
3 publications, 0.34%
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
3 publications, 0.34%
Nanjing Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Southeast University
3 publications, 0.34%
ETH Zurich
3 publications, 0.34%
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
University of Southampton
3 publications, 0.34%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
3 publications, 0.34%
Anhui University
3 publications, 0.34%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Seoul National University
3 publications, 0.34%
Pohang University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Ajou University
3 publications, 0.34%
Nagoya Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
University of Central Florida
3 publications, 0.34%
Trinity College Dublin
3 publications, 0.34%
Leibniz University Hannover
3 publications, 0.34%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
3 publications, 0.34%
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
3 publications, 0.34%
Stevens Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Paderborn University
3 publications, 0.34%
Purdue University
3 publications, 0.34%
University of Maryland, College Park
3 publications, 0.34%
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
3 publications, 0.34%
Nihon University
3 publications, 0.34%
Ritsumeikan University
3 publications, 0.34%
University of Electro-Communications
3 publications, 0.34%
Utsunomiya University
3 publications, 0.34%
Tokyo City University
3 publications, 0.34%
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Université Laval
3 publications, 0.34%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
2 publications, 0.23%
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
2 publications, 0.23%
Perm State National Research University
2 publications, 0.23%
Voronezh State University
2 publications, 0.23%
Nazarbayev University
2 publications, 0.23%
King Saud University
2 publications, 0.23%
Tarbiat Modares University
2 publications, 0.23%
Technology Innovation Institute
2 publications, 0.23%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
2 publications, 0.23%
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Madras
2 publications, 0.23%
Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Isfahan
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Tübingen
2 publications, 0.23%
Al-Nahrain University
2 publications, 0.23%
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Sistan and Baluchestan
2 publications, 0.23%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.23%
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Publishing countries

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China, 89, 10.03%
China
89 publications, 10.03%
USA, 66, 7.44%
USA
66 publications, 7.44%
Japan, 64, 7.22%
Japan
64 publications, 7.22%
India, 25, 2.82%
India
25 publications, 2.82%
Germany, 22, 2.48%
Germany
22 publications, 2.48%
Iran, 18, 2.03%
Iran
18 publications, 2.03%
Republic of Korea, 14, 1.58%
Republic of Korea
14 publications, 1.58%
Iraq, 12, 1.35%
Iraq
12 publications, 1.35%
Bangladesh, 11, 1.24%
Bangladesh
11 publications, 1.24%
United Kingdom, 11, 1.24%
United Kingdom
11 publications, 1.24%
France, 10, 1.13%
France
10 publications, 1.13%
Italy, 9, 1.01%
Italy
9 publications, 1.01%
Russia, 7, 0.79%
Russia
7 publications, 0.79%
Belgium, 7, 0.79%
Belgium
7 publications, 0.79%
Australia, 6, 0.68%
Australia
6 publications, 0.68%
Israel, 6, 0.68%
Israel
6 publications, 0.68%
Canada, 6, 0.68%
Canada
6 publications, 0.68%
UAE, 6, 0.68%
UAE
6 publications, 0.68%
Switzerland, 6, 0.68%
Switzerland
6 publications, 0.68%
Mexico, 5, 0.56%
Mexico
5 publications, 0.56%
Netherlands, 4, 0.45%
Netherlands
4 publications, 0.45%
Pakistan, 4, 0.45%
Pakistan
4 publications, 0.45%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 0.45%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 0.45%
Vietnam, 3, 0.34%
Vietnam
3 publications, 0.34%
Ireland, 3, 0.34%
Ireland
3 publications, 0.34%
Spain, 3, 0.34%
Spain
3 publications, 0.34%
Malaysia, 3, 0.34%
Malaysia
3 publications, 0.34%
Finland, 3, 0.34%
Finland
3 publications, 0.34%
South Africa, 3, 0.34%
South Africa
3 publications, 0.34%
Kazakhstan, 2, 0.23%
Kazakhstan
2 publications, 0.23%
Portugal, 2, 0.23%
Portugal
2 publications, 0.23%
Austria, 2, 0.23%
Austria
2 publications, 0.23%
Indonesia, 2, 0.23%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.23%
Lithuania, 2, 0.23%
Lithuania
2 publications, 0.23%
Singapore, 2, 0.23%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.23%
Philippines, 2, 0.23%
Philippines
2 publications, 0.23%
Montenegro, 2, 0.23%
Montenegro
2 publications, 0.23%
Ukraine, 1, 0.11%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.11%
Belarus, 1, 0.11%
Belarus
1 publication, 0.11%
Argentina, 1, 0.11%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.11%
Brazil, 1, 0.11%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.11%
Georgia, 1, 0.11%
Georgia
1 publication, 0.11%
Yemen, 1, 0.11%
Yemen
1 publication, 0.11%
Colombia, 1, 0.11%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.11%
Costa Rica, 1, 0.11%
Costa Rica
1 publication, 0.11%
Latvia, 1, 0.11%
Latvia
1 publication, 0.11%
New Zealand, 1, 0.11%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.11%
Norway, 1, 0.11%
Norway
1 publication, 0.11%
Thailand, 1, 0.11%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.11%
Turkey, 1, 0.11%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.11%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.11%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.11%
Chile, 1, 0.11%
Chile
1 publication, 0.11%
Sweden, 1, 0.11%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.11%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.11%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.11%
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