Ten journals in the JCR Ophthalmology category have a first recorded JIF in 2026. Frontiers in Ophthalmology leads at 2.4.
See the complete analysis of 2,454 journals with a first recorded JIF- Journals
- 10
- Mean exact JIF
- 1.17
- Median exact JIF
- 1.05
- Highest JIF
- 2.4
Numerical summaries use 10 exact values. There are no threshold records in this cohort; any <0.1 record would be excluded from the mean and median.
Ophthalmology first recorded JIF ranking
Values come from the current JCR 2026 record. Hover or tap for each journal's displayed JIF and quartile.
All qualifying ophthalmology journals
| Rank | Journal | JIF | Quartile | JCR categories | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frontiers in Ophthalmology | 2.4 | Q2 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 625 |
| 2 | Current Ophthalmology Reports | 1.5 | Q3 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 349 |
| 3 | Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases | 1.3 | Q3 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 825 |
| 4 | Expert Review of Ophthalmology | 1.2 | Q4 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 646 |
| 5 | KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE | 1.1 | Q4 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 1,456 |
| 6 | British Journal of Visual Impairment | 1.0 | Q4 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 738 |
| 7 | Beyoglu Eye Journal | 0.9 | Q4 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 287 |
| 8 | African Vision and Eye Health | 0.8 | Q4 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 388 |
| 9 | Orbit-The International Journal on Orbital Disorders-Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery | 0.8 | Q4 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 1,773 |
| 10 | Strabismus | 0.7 | Q4 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 719 |
What the 2026 data shows
The cohort mean is 1.17 and the median is 1.05, so the center is not driven by one extreme outlier.
Seven of ten journals are Q4, while one enters at Q2 and two enter at Q3.
What “first recorded JIF” means
Category membership is taken from the canonical JCR 2026 record and may include vision or eye-health titles whose names do not contain “ophthalmology.”
A current value appears in the JCR 2026 edition, while no earlier metric entry of any qualifier appears in the retained Journal Metrics history. This does not prove a title is newly launched or newly indexed, nor does the retained dataset represent complete Clarivate history.
Frequently asked questions
How many ophthalmology journals received a first recorded JIF in 2026?
Ten journals in the Ophthalmology category meet the strict retained-history definition.
What is the average first JIF for ophthalmology?
The ten exact values average 1.17, with a median of 1.05.
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Written by Dr. Meng Zhao
Physician-Scientist · Founder, LabCat AI
MD · Former Neurosurgeon · Medical AI Researcher
Dr. Meng Zhao is a former neurosurgeon turned medical-AI researcher. After years in the operating room, he moved into applied AI for clinical workflows and now leads LabCat AI, a medical-AI company working on decision support and research tooling for clinicians. He built Journal Metrics as a free resource for researchers who need reliable journal metrics without paid database subscriptions.
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