Chinese Optics

Aims & Scope

The Chinese Optics is published by the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and reports on developing trends, significant new findings and new physical insights in worldwide optics.

The Chinese Optics offers prompt publication of review papers bearing on all branches of science, engineering, and modern technology in optics.

The scope of this journal includes general optics, luminescence, spectroscopy, laser technology, information optics, imaging detector and sensors, integrated optics, optical communication, optical materials and fibre optics and so on.

Content is published online every other month.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16707

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	491

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.298

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Bound states in continuum in periodic optical systems

  Citation: 21

  Authors: YAO, LI, ZHANG, LI, YUE, XU, YANG

• Resolution, super-resolution and spatial bandwidth product expansion——some thoughts from the perspective of computational optical imaging

  Citation: 14

  Authors: ZUO, CHEN

• Research on highly sensitive detection of oxygen concentrations based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy

  Citation: 11

  Authors: YANG, QIAO, LIN, MA

• Survey of non-blind image restoration

  Citation: 10

  Authors: YANG

• Overview of key technologies for segmented mirrors of large-aperture optical telescopes

  Citation: 8

  Authors: HUO, YANG, WANG

• Optical design of space gravitational wave detection telescope

  Citation: 8

  Authors: LI, LIN, LUO, WU, WANG

• Research progress on high-resolution imaging system for optical remote sensing in aerospace

  Citation: 7

  Authors: SU, GE, WANG, WANG, WANG, ZHENG, SHAO

• Multi-channel phase measurement system for the space laser interferometry

  Citation: 7

  Authors: ZHANG, LIU, LUO

• Recent advances in lateral mode control technology of diode lasers

  Citation: 7

  Authors: WANG, TONG, WANG, LU, ZHANG, TIAN, WANG

• Review of optical systems′ desensitization design methods

  Citation: 6

  Authors: MENG, QIN, REN, QI

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