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Best Ophthalmology journals

147 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Ophthalmology. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 37 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Progress in Retinal and Eye Research 29.9 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Ophthalmology 17.2 98th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Survey of Ophthalmology 13.3 98th Q1 SCIE – No
4 British Journal of Ophthalmology 10.9 97th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Ocular Surface 10.8 96th Q1 SCIE – No
6 JAMA Ophthalmology 10.7 96th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Annual Review of Vision Science 10 95th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 9.3 94th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology 9.2 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
10 Ophthalmology Retina 9.1 93rd Q1 ESCI – No
11 Eye and Vision 8.5 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
12 American Journal of Ophthalmology 8.1 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
13 Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 7.5 91st Q1 SCIE – No
14 Acta Ophthalmologica 7.5 90th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Ophthalmology Science 7 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
16 Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research 6.7 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
17 Ophthalmology and Therapy 6.5 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
18 Eye (Basingstoke) 6.1 88th Q1 SCIE – No
19 Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 6.1 87th Q1 SCIE – No
20 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 5.9 86th Q1 SCIE – No
21 Ophthalmology Glaucoma 5.7 86th Q1 ESCI – No
22 Experimental Eye Research 5.3 85th Q1 SCIE – No
23 Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 5.3 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
24 Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 5.2 84th Q1 SCIE – No
25 Journal of Refractive Surgery 5.1 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
26 Ophthalmic Research 5 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
27 Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 4.9 81st Q1 SCIE – No
28 Seminars in Ophthalmology 4.8 81st Q1 SCIE – No
29 Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 4.7 80th Q1 SCIE – No
30 Eye and Brain 4.6 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
31 Translational Vision Science and Technology 4.6 79th Q1 SCIE – Yes
32 Cornea 4.3 78th Q1 SCIE – No
33 Current Eye Research 4.2 77th Q1 SCIE – No
34 Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology 4.2 77th Q1 ESCI – Yes
35 Journal of Ophthalmology 4.1 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
36 Ophthalmic Epidemiology 4.1 75th Q1 SCIE – No
37 International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 4 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
38 Clinical Ophthalmology 4 74th Q2 ESCI – Yes
39 Journal of Eye Movement Research 3.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
40 Ophthalmologica 3.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
41 Eye and Contact Lens 3.8 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
42 Journal of Glaucoma 3.8 71st Q2 SCIE – No
43 Optometry and Vision Science 3.8 71st Q2 SCIE – No
44 Retina 3.8 70th Q2 SCIE – No
45 European Journal of Ophthalmology 3.6 69th Q2 SCIE – No
46 Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 3.5 69th Q2 SCIE – Yes
47 Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 3.5 68th Q2 SCIE – No
48 BMJ Open Ophthalmology 3.5 67th Q2 ESCI – Yes
49 International Journal of Ophthalmology 3.5 67th Q2 SCIE – Yes
50 Vision (Switzerland) 3.5 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
51 Clinical and Experimental Optometry 3.4 65th Q2 SCIE – No
52 Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 3.3 64th Q2 SCIE – No
53 BMC Ophthalmology 3.3 63rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
54 Clinical Optometry 3.3 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
55 Journal of Vision 3.2 62nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
56 Vision Research 3.1 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
57 British Journal of Visual Impairment 3 61st Q2 ESCI – No
58 International Ophthalmology 3 60th Q2 SCIE – No
59 Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection 3 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
60 Multisensory Research 2.9 59th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
61 Documenta Ophthalmologica 2.9 58th Q2 SCIE – No
62 Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research 2.6 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
63 Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2.6 57th Q2 – – Yes
64 Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology 2.6 56th Q2 ESCI – Yes
65 Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology 2.6 56th Q2 – – Yes
66 Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 2.5 55th Q2 SCIE – No
67 Frontiers in Ophthalmology 2.4 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
68 Perception 2.4 54th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
69 i-Perception 2.4 53rd Q2 SSCI – Yes
70 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2.4 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
71 Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology 2.3 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
72 Orbit 2.2 51st Q2 ESCI – No
73 Medical Hypothesis, Discovery, and Innovation in Ophthalmology 2.2 50th Q2 – – No
74 Molecular Vision 2.2 50th Q2 SCIE – Yes
75 Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases 2.1 49th Q3 ESCI – No
76 American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports 2.1 48th Q3 – – Yes
77 Current Ophthalmology Reports 2.1 47th Q3 ESCI – No
78 Ophthalmic Genetics 2.1 47th Q3 SCIE – No
79 Annals of Eye Science 2 46th Q3 ESCI – No
80 Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice 2 45th Q3 – – No
81 Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 2 45th Q3 SSCI – No
82 Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2 44th Q3 SCIE – No
83 British and Irish Orthoptic Journal 1.9 43rd Q3 – – Yes
84 Retinal Cases and Brief Reports 1.8 43rd Q3 – – No
85 Journal of AAPOS 1.8 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
86 Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia 1.8 41st Q3 SCIE – No
87 Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 1.8 41st Q3 SCIE – No
88 Journal of Current Ophthalmology 1.7 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
89 JFO Open Ophthalmology 1.7 39th Q3 – – Yes
90 Neuro-Ophthalmology 1.7 39th Q3 ESCI – No
91 Expert Review of Ophthalmology 1.7 38th Q3 ESCI – No
92 Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility 1.6 37th Q3 – – No
93 Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina 1.6 37th Q3 SCIE – No
94 International Ophthalmology Clinics 1.5 36th Q3 – – No
95 Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde 1.4 35th Q3 SCIE – No
96 Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia 1.3 35th Q3 – – No
97 Strabismus 1.3 34th Q3 ESCI – No
98 Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie 1.3 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
99 Case Reports in Ophthalmology 1.3 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
100 Ophthalmologie 1.2 32nd Q3 SCIE – No
101 African Vision and Eye Health 1.1 31st Q3 ESCI – Yes
102 Beyoglu Eye Journal 1.1 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
103 Vestnik Oftalmologii 1 30th Q3 – – No
104 Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 1 29th Q3 – – No
105 Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology 1 28th Q3 – – No
106 AJO International 0.9 28th Q3 – – Yes
107 Open Ophthalmology Journal 0.9 27th Q3 ESCI – No
108 Ceska a Slovenska Oftalmologie 0.8 26th Q3 – – No
109 Russian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 0.8 26th Q3 – – Yes
110 Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 0.8 25th Q3 – – Yes
111 Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 0.7 24th Q4 – – No
112 Oftalmologiya 0.7 24th Q4 – – Yes
113 Oftalmologicheskii Zhurnal 0.7 23rd Q4 – – Yes
114 Community Eye Health Journal 0.6 22nd Q4 – – Yes
115 Rossiiskii Oftal'mologicheskii Zhurnal 0.6 22nd Q4 – – Yes
116 Spektrum der Augenheilkunde 0.5 21st Q4 ESCI – No
117 Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 0.5 20th Q4 – – No
118 Fyodorov Journal of Ophthalmic Surgery 0.5 20th Q4 – – Yes
119 Journal for Modeling in Ophthalmology 0.5 19th Q4 – – No
120 Eye Glaz 0.5 18th Q4 – – No
121 Recent Advances in Ophthalmology 0.5 18th Q4 – – No
122 Ophthalmology Journal 0.4 17th Q4 – – No
123 Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology 0.3 16th Q4 – – Yes
124 International Eye Science 0.3 15th Q4 – – Yes
125 Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology 0.3 15th Q4 – – Yes
126 JCRS Online Case Reports 0.3 14th Q4 – – No
127 Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia 0.3 13th Q4 – – Yes
128 Russian Ophthalmology of Children 0.3 13th Q4 – – No
129 Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry 0.3 12th Q4 – – No
130 Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research 0.3 11th Q4 – – Yes
131 Oftalmologija. Vostochnaja Evropa 0.3 11th Q4 – – No
132 Chinese Journal of Optometry Ophthalmology and Visual Science 0.3 10th Q4 – – No
133 Delta Journal of Ophthalmology 0.3 10th Q4 – – Yes
134 Klinika Oczna 0.3 9th Q4 – – Yes
135 Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society 0.2 8th Q4 ESCI – No
136 OphthaTherapy. Therapies in Ophthalmology 0.2 7th Q4 – – No
137 Point of View. East-West 0.2 7th Q4 – – No
138 Archive of Ukrainian Ophthalmology 0.2 6th Q4 – – No
139 China Journal Of Chinese Ophthalmology 0.2 5th Q4 – – No
140 Revista Mexicana de Oftalmologia 0.2 5th Q4 – – Yes
141 Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 0.1 4th Q4 – – No
142 Ophthalmology in China 0.1 3rd Q4 – – No
143 Retina-Vitreus 0.1 3rd Q4 – – No
144 Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society 0.1 2nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
145 Retina Today 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
146 Turkish Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
147 Neuro-Ophthalmology Japan 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Ophthalmology Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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