Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Aims & Scope

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), published online several times a month, is an official journal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), an international organization whose purpose is to advance research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders.

Included are original contributions that emphasize clinical and laboratory hypothesis-based research with statistically valid results that clearly advance our knowledge of the normal and abnormal processes impacting vision.

IOVS de-emphasizes purely descriptive studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.7
2024	5.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.376

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	260

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2788

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4934

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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 Medicine and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Acanthamoeba Keratitis: The Role of Domestic Tap Water Contamination in the United Kingdom

  Citation: 210

  Authors: S.

• Major Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Visually Impaired Older Adults

  Citation: 205

  Authors: H. P. A., H. C., B. W. J. H., G. H. M. B., R. M. A.

• Conjunctival Proinflammatory and Proapoptotic Effects of Latanoprost and Preserved and Unpreserved Timolol: An Ex Vivo and In Vitro Study

  Citation: 200

  Authors: P.-J.

• Three-Dimensional Ultrahigh-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography of Macular Diseases

  Citation: 197

  Authors: U.

• Axial Eye Growth and Refractive Error Development Can Be Modified by Exposing the Peripheral Retina to Relative Myopic or Hyperopic Defocus

  Citation: 195

  Authors: A., A., D.

• Elevated Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Inflammatory Cytokines in Keratoconus Patients Is Inhibited by Cyclosporine A

  Citation: 184

  Authors: R., A., R. R., M., K., R., A., S., R. M. M. A., R., R., D., S. S., A., A.

• Effects of TGF- 2 in Perfused Human Eyes

  Citation: 183

  Authors: J.

• Ex Vivo Dynamic Imaging of Retinal Microglia Using Time-Lapse Confocal Microscopy

  Citation: 162

  Authors: J. E., K. J., R. N., W. T.

• Intravitreal Autologous Bone Marrow CD34+ Cell Therapy for Ischemic and Degenerative Retinal Disorders: Preliminary Phase 1 Clinical Trial Findings

  Citation: 149

  Authors: S. S., G., M., S., A., R., R. J., J. S., J.

• The  2 and  4 Alleles of the Apolipoprotein Gene Are Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  Citation: 147

  Authors: P. N.

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