Advances in Optics and Photonics

pISSN: 1943-8206• JCR: ADV OPT PHOTONICSOptica Publishing GroupUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

30.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 6.3 (+26.5%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    30.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    23.8

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
OPTICSSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Advances in Optics and Photonics current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #25 in Engineering by impact factor and #25 among Q1 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Advances in Optics and Photonics against journals publishing in the same field.

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Advances in Optics and Photonics publication trend

Published 51 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 30.1.

2026 vs 2025: -10
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Journal Details

Total Articles
226
H-Index
106
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical Engineering

Article Volume

2022
13
2023
13
2024
11
2025
12
2026
2
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