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SCImago
Q1
Impact factor
27.2
SJR
8.650
CiteScore
30.4
Categories
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Areas
Materials Science
Physics and Astronomy
Years of issue
2021-2025
journal names
eLight
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
80
Citations
4 008
h-index
36
Top-3 citing journals
Light: Science and Applications
Optics Express
Optics Express (182 citations)
Laser and Photonics Reviews
Laser and Photonics Reviews (135 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
China (50 publications)
USA (30 publications)
Singapore (10 publications)

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Citing journals

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Light: Science and Applications
Light: Science and Applications, 402, 10.03%
Optics Express
Optics Express, 182, 4.54%
Laser and Photonics Reviews
Laser and Photonics Reviews, 135, 3.37%
Nanophotonics
Nanophotonics, 100, 2.5%
Nature Communications
Nature Communications, 98, 2.45%
Optics Letters
Optics Letters, 86, 2.15%
ACS Photonics
ACS Photonics, 77, 1.92%
Advanced Optical Materials
Advanced Optical Materials, 72, 1.8%
Applied Physics Letters
Applied Physics Letters, 65, 1.62%
Photonics Research
Photonics Research, 62, 1.55%
Nano Letters
Nano Letters, 58, 1.45%
Physical Review B
Physical Review B, 45, 1.12%
Optics and Laser Technology
Optics and Laser Technology, 43, 1.07%
Nanomaterials
Nanomaterials, 41, 1.02%
ACS Nano
ACS Nano, 40, 1%
Advanced Materials
Advanced Materials, 36, 0.9%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 35, 0.87%
Advanced Science
Advanced Science, 33, 0.82%
Photonics
Photonics, 31, 0.77%
eLight
eLight, 31, 0.77%
Optical Materials Express
Optical Materials Express, 30, 0.75%
Optics Communications
Optics Communications, 30, 0.75%
Results in Physics
Results in Physics, 28, 0.7%
Springer Proceedings in Physics
Springer Proceedings in Physics, 28, 0.7%
Physical Review Letters
Physical Review Letters, 27, 0.67%
Physica Scripta
Physica Scripta, 26, 0.65%
Advanced Functional Materials
Advanced Functional Materials, 25, 0.62%
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, 25, 0.62%
IEEE Photonics Journal
IEEE Photonics Journal, 22, 0.55%
Science advances
Science advances, 22, 0.55%
Optical Materials
Optical Materials, 21, 0.52%
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 21, 0.52%
Physical Review Applied
Physical Review Applied, 21, 0.52%
Sensors
Sensors, 20, 0.5%
APL Photonics
APL Photonics, 20, 0.5%
Solar RRL
Solar RRL, 20, 0.5%
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 19, 0.47%
Applied Physics Reviews
Applied Physics Reviews, 18, 0.45%
Applied Optics
Applied Optics, 17, 0.42%
Chemical Engineering Journal
Chemical Engineering Journal, 16, 0.4%
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 16, 0.4%
PhotoniX
PhotoniX, 14, 0.35%
Materials and Design
Materials and Design, 13, 0.32%
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal of Applied Physics, 13, 0.32%
Optica
Optica, 13, 0.32%
ACS Applied Optical Materials
ACS Applied Optical Materials, 13, 0.32%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 12, 0.3%
Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
Journal Physics D: Applied Physics, 12, 0.3%
Optics and Lasers in Engineering
Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 12, 0.3%
Nanoscale
Nanoscale, 11, 0.27%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11, 0.27%
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 11, 0.27%
Frontiers in Physics
Frontiers in Physics, 11, 0.27%
Physical Review A
Physical Review A, 11, 0.27%
Nature Photonics
Nature Photonics, 11, 0.27%
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11, 0.27%
Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)
Journal of Optics (United Kingdom), 11, 0.27%
SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers
SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, 11, 0.27%
Advanced Photonics Nexus
Advanced Photonics Nexus, 11, 0.27%
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 10, 0.25%
Ceramics International
Ceramics International, 10, 0.25%
Advanced Photonics
Advanced Photonics, 10, 0.25%
Micromachines
Micromachines, 9, 0.22%
Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, 9, 0.22%
Engineering
Engineering, 9, 0.22%
Materials Research Bulletin
Materials Research Bulletin, 9, 0.22%
Small
Small, 9, 0.22%
Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision, 9, 0.22%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 8, 0.2%
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 8, 0.2%
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 8, 0.2%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 8, 0.2%
Journal of Lightwave Technology
Journal of Lightwave Technology, 8, 0.2%
Materials Today Communications
Materials Today Communications, 8, 0.2%
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 8, 0.2%
Chemical Society Reviews
Chemical Society Reviews, 8, 0.2%
Advanced Materials Technologies
Advanced Materials Technologies, 7, 0.17%
Molecules
Molecules, 7, 0.17%
Plasmonics
Plasmonics, 7, 0.17%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 7, 0.17%
Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, 7, 0.17%
Nano Energy
Nano Energy, 7, 0.17%
Advanced Quantum Technologies
Advanced Quantum Technologies, 7, 0.17%
Small Science
Small Science, 7, 0.17%
Advanced Physics Research
Advanced Physics Research, 7, 0.17%
Electronics (Switzerland)
Electronics (Switzerland), 6, 0.15%
Photoacoustics
Photoacoustics, 6, 0.15%
Nature Physics
Nature Physics, 6, 0.15%
Science Bulletin
Science Bulletin, 6, 0.15%
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 6, 0.15%
IEEE Access
IEEE Access, 6, 0.15%
Advanced Photonics Research
Advanced Photonics Research, 6, 0.15%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 5, 0.12%
Nature Nanotechnology
Nature Nanotechnology, 5, 0.12%
Small Methods
Small Methods, 5, 0.12%
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 5, 0.12%
ACS Materials Letters
ACS Materials Letters, 5, 0.12%
Crystals
Crystals, 5, 0.12%
Optical and Quantum Electronics
Optical and Quantum Electronics, 5, 0.12%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
Physica B: Condensed Matter, 5, 0.12%
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Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 799, 19.94%
Wiley
Wiley, 529, 13.2%
Elsevier
Elsevier, 528, 13.17%
Optica Publishing Group
Optica Publishing Group, 466, 11.63%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 340, 8.48%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 199, 4.97%
MDPI
MDPI, 188, 4.69%
AIP Publishing
AIP Publishing, 144, 3.59%
American Physical Society (APS)
American Physical Society (APS), 136, 3.39%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 115, 2.87%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 104, 2.59%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 100, 2.5%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 86, 2.15%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 52, 1.3%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 20, 0.5%
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, 16, 0.4%
Science in China Press, 15, 0.37%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 12, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 9, 0.22%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 7, 0.17%
SAGE
SAGE, 6, 0.15%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 5, 0.12%
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5, 0.12%
Research Square Platform LLC, 5, 0.12%
EDP Sciences
EDP Sciences, 4, 0.1%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 4, 0.1%
World Scientific
World Scientific, 3, 0.07%
eLife Sciences Publications
eLife Sciences Publications, 3, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing
Pleiades Publishing, 2, 0.05%
The Royal Society
The Royal Society, 2, 0.05%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
Japan Society of Applied Physics, 2, 0.05%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2, 0.05%
American Vacuum Society
American Vacuum Society, 2, 0.05%
Optical Society of India
Optical Society of India, 2, 0.05%
Allerton Press, 2, 0.05%
Opto-Electronic Advances, 2, 0.05%
IntechOpen, 2, 0.05%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 1, 0.02%
King Saud University
King Saud University, 1, 0.02%
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), 1, 0.02%
Image Processing Systems Institute of RAS
Image Processing Systems Institute of RAS, 1, 0.02%
American Scientific Publishers
American Scientific Publishers, 1, 0.02%
Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.02%
Tsinghua University Press
Tsinghua University Press, 1, 0.02%
American Association of Avian Pathologists Inc., 1, 0.02%
Beilstein-Institut
Beilstein-Institut, 1, 0.02%
The Electrochemical Society
The Electrochemical Society, 1, 0.02%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 1, 0.02%
Akademizdatcenter Nauka
Akademizdatcenter Nauka, 1, 0.02%
OAE Publishing Inc.
OAE Publishing Inc., 1, 0.02%
Media Sphere Publishing House
Media Sphere Publishing House, 1, 0.02%
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National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore, 9, 11.25%
Peking University
Peking University, 8, 10%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 8, 10%
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles, 7, 8.75%
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University, 4, 5%
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University, 4, 5%
Nanjing University
Nanjing University, 4, 5%
Southern University of Science and Technology
Southern University of Science and Technology, 4, 5%
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing Institute of Technology, 3, 3.75%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 3, 3.75%
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 3, 3.75%
Southeast University
Southeast University, 3, 3.75%
Nankai University
Nankai University, 3, 3.75%
Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University, 3, 3.75%
University of Technology Sydney
University of Technology Sydney, 3, 3.75%
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 3, 3.75%
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3, 3.75%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 3, 3.75%
University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida, 3, 3.75%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2, 2.5%
Fudan University
Fudan University, 2, 2.5%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 2, 2.5%
Tongji University
Tongji University, 2, 2.5%
Australian National University
Australian National University, 2, 2.5%
University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales, 2, 2.5%
Xidian University
Xidian University, 2, 2.5%
Jinan University
Jinan University, 2, 2.5%
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University, 2, 2.5%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2, 2.5%
China Jiliang University
China Jiliang University, 2, 2.5%
Stanford University
Stanford University, 2, 2.5%
Boston University
Boston University, 2, 2.5%
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Pohang University of Science and Technology, 2, 2.5%
Pusan National University
Pusan National University, 2, 2.5%
University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong, 2, 2.5%
Duke University
Duke University, 2, 2.5%
Harvard University
Harvard University, 2, 2.5%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2, 2.5%
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 2, 2.5%
University of Science and Technology of China
University of Science and Technology of China, 2, 2.5%
Songshan lake Materials Laboratory
Songshan lake Materials Laboratory, 2, 2.5%
University of Stuttgart
University of Stuttgart, 2, 2.5%
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania, 2, 2.5%
ITMO University
ITMO University, 1, 1.25%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 1, 1.25%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Islamic Azad University, Tehran, 1, 1.25%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1, 1.25%
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology, 1, 1.25%
South China University of Technology
South China University of Technology, 1, 1.25%
Beihang University
Beihang University, 1, 1.25%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Northwestern Polytechnical University, 1, 1.25%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 1, 1.25%
Harbin Engineering University
Harbin Engineering University, 1, 1.25%
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology, 1, 1.25%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1, 1.25%
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing Tech University, 1, 1.25%
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 1, 1.25%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 1, 1.25%
Wuhan University
Wuhan University, 1, 1.25%
Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza University of Rome, 1, 1.25%
Aalto University
Aalto University, 1, 1.25%
Technische Universität Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden, 1, 1.25%
Capital Normal University
Capital Normal University, 1, 1.25%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 1, 1.25%
Hunan Normal University
Hunan Normal University, 1, 1.25%
Xiamen University
Xiamen University, 1, 1.25%
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University, 1, 1.25%
Imperial College London
Imperial College London, 1, 1.25%
National Institute for Materials Science
National Institute for Materials Science, 1, 1.25%
Jiaxing University
Jiaxing University, 1, 1.25%
University of Oxford
University of Oxford, 1, 1.25%
Tianjin University
Tianjin University, 1, 1.25%
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge, 1, 1.25%
Tianjin Medical University
Tianjin Medical University, 1, 1.25%
Shanxi University
Shanxi University, 1, 1.25%
Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark, 1, 1.25%
King's College London
King's College London, 1, 1.25%
University of Southampton
University of Southampton, 1, 1.25%
Cornell University
Cornell University, 1, 1.25%
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University, 1, 1.25%
Air Force Engineering University
Air Force Engineering University, 1, 1.25%
Air Force Medical University
Air Force Medical University, 1, 1.25%
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow, 1, 1.25%
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology, 1, 1.25%
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University, 1, 1.25%
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory, 1, 1.25%
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne, 1, 1.25%
Monash University
Monash University, 1, 1.25%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1, 1.25%
Australian Research Council
Australian Research Council, 1, 1.25%
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology, 1, 1.25%
Yonsei University
Yonsei University, 1, 1.25%
Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University, 1, 1.25%
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis, 1, 1.25%
City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong, 1, 1.25%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 1, 1.25%
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley, 1, 1.25%
University of Washington
University of Washington, 1, 1.25%
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University, 1, 1.25%
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara, 1, 1.25%
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China, 50, 62.5%
USA, 30, 37.5%
Singapore, 10, 12.5%
Germany, 6, 7.5%
United Kingdom, 6, 7.5%
Australia, 5, 6.25%
Republic of Korea, 5, 6.25%
Israel, 2, 2.5%
Austria, 1, 1.25%
Brazil, 1, 1.25%
Denmark, 1, 1.25%
Iran, 1, 1.25%
Italy, 1, 1.25%
Canada, 1, 1.25%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 1.25%
Finland, 1, 1.25%
Croatia, 1, 1.25%
Czech Republic, 1, 1.25%
Switzerland, 1, 1.25%
Japan, 1, 1.25%
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