SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,088CAS 1区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Survey of Ophthalmology

Abbreviation (ISO):SURV OPHTHALMOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.326•SCImago Rank: #1,088•Identifier (ISSN):0039-6257(Print)/1879-3304(Online)•Articles / Year: 88•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,779 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.8
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
120

120 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
88articles/year
23.22% Gold OA•1.15% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.8)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.197)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.048)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.195)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.959)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.764)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Survey of Ophthalmology is a clinically oriented review journal designed to keep ophthalmologists up to date. Comprehensive major review articles, written by experts and stringently refereed, integrate the literature on subjects selected for their clinical importance. Survey also includes feature articles, section reviews, book reviews, and abstracts.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine94.9%Biology66.3%Ophthalmology64.3%Psychology47.2%Surgery45.2%Internal medicine37.4%Neuroscience37.2%Physics36.2%Pathology31.5%Optics29.8%Optometry29.2%Genetics26.9%Psychiatry25.5%Chemistry25.2%Biochemistry22.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,088Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1956-1970, 1972-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.326

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
170

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.90

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,779 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,139
3-Year Documents299
Citable Documents266

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

OphthalmologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区OPHTHALMOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
14.8周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
24.4周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier USA
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1956
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
OPHTHALMOLOGY
JCRSCIE
5/98Q1
OPHTHALMOLOGY
JCISCIE
16/98Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—10137
20255.9160640
20245.11031,263
20235.1961,749
20226.197841,951
20216.0481253,907
20204.195792,793
20193.959883,624
20183.764614,115
2017—945,237
2016—844,279
2015—703,474
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Survey of Ophthalmology

WoS Q1
2468201820192020202120222023202420255.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 9dbf98fc-831a-4854-9840-7855896636ac
Database Updated: 2026-10-01