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Journal Impact Factors for Optometry Journals
A journal impact factor measures the frequency with which an average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period. In general, a journal with a higher impact factor is considered to be more prestigious or of a higher quality than those journals with a lesser impact factor. 
Journal titles sorted according to 2--3 ranking
2002 Ranking
2003 Ranking
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
5.50
6.81
Progress in Optics
4.632
6.08
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
4.09
4.15
Journal of Biomedical Optics
2.709
3.54
Archives of Ophthalmology
2.34
3.20
Ophthalmology
2.86
3.16
Survey of Ophthalmology
2.39
3.10
Molecular Vision
2.63
2.78
Experimental Eye Research
1.97
2.61
American Journal of Ophthalmology
1.98
2.26
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics
1.84
2.12
British Journal of Ophthalmology
1.78
2.10
Vision Research
1.96
1.96
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
2.18
1.90
Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision
1.69
1.89
Journal of Refractive Surgery
2.31
1.88
Visual Neuroscience
1.77
1.82
Applied Optics
1.52
1.53
Cornea
1.38
1.52
Optics Communications
1.488
1.48
Retina - The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases
1.06
1.39
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
1.05
1.38
Journal of Glaucoma
1.20
1.36
Eye
1.21
1.31
Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
1.19
1.28
Journal of Modern Optics
1.72
1.21
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
0.71
1.15
Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
0.80
1.12
Current Eye Research
1.31
1.11
Optometry and Vision Science
1.16
1.04
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
0.88
1.02
Ophthalmic Research
0.93
0.98
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
0.75
0.97
Spatial Vision
0.704
0.69
Journal of AAPOS
0.59
0.69
Optics & Laser Technology
0.566
0.68
Ophthalmolgica
0.65
0.66
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
0.59
0.66
Optical Review
0.538
0.60
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
0.64
0.54
European Journal of Ophthalmology
0.48
0.52
Optics & Spectroscopy
0.647
0.52
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
0.97
0.52
Ophthalmologe
0.60
0.51
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde
0.53
0.50
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology/Journal Canadien d'Ophtalmologie
0.66
0.41
Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers
0.53
0.40
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
0.43
0.32
Journal Francais d'Ophtalmolgie
0.31
0.28
Journal of Toxicology - Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology
0.26
0.18
Neuro-Ophthalmology
0.18
0.11
Annals of Ophthalmology
0.09
0.09
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