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Optical Materials: X

Optical Materials: X is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 6), DOAJ. Published by Elsevier B.V..

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2590-1478Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

Scopus · Q2Open Access

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 266 of 1030 · 74th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2019–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

SJR · SCImago

0.544

Q2 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q2 · 74th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	266 / 1030	74th	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	68 / 243	72nd	Q2
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	91 / 318	71st	Q2
Organic Chemistry	62 / 215	71st	Q2
Spectroscopy	24 / 81	70th	Q2
Inorganic Chemistry	28 / 86	68th	Q2
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	66 / 194	66th	Q2

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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed

Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Optical Materials: X indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 6.

What quartile is Optical Materials: X in Scopus?

Optical Materials: X is Q2 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (rank 266 of 1030), Q2 in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (rank 68 of 243) and Q2 in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (rank 91 of 318), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Optical Materials: X?

Optical Materials: X is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 6, quartile Q2, 74th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.544, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 24.

How much does it cost to publish in Optical Materials: X?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,270 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.

Who publishes Optical Materials: X and what is its ISSN?

Optical Materials: X is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 2590-1478.

Is Optical Materials: X in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is Optical Materials: X open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Optical Materials: X? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Optical Materials: X has an h-index of 21 and a 2-year mean of 2.58 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #288 of 744 Scopus journals in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

h-index

2.58

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

398

works indexed

2,561

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$2,270

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#288 of 744 Top 39% Electrical and Electronic Engineering

#96 of 222 Top 44% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

#136 of 269 Bottom 50% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Papers published per year

Optical Materials: X published 26 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 103. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPerovskite Materials and Applications

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Optical Materials: X? — latest 96 articles, 2024–2026

In its latest 96 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Kazakhstan (12.1%), Poland (8.7%) and Latvia (8.7%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Optical Materials: X? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (10.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers 4 · 10.1 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 2.5 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2590-1478 ↗

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