Journal of Biophotonics

Aims & Scope

Journal of Biophotonics is the first international journal dedicated to publishing original articles and reviews from the exciting field of biophotonics, i.e. the development and application of photonic technologies in particular for (bio)medicine, but also life- and environmental sciences.

The journal offers a platform where technology developers (physicists, chemists, engineers, etc.) communicate with endusers (in particular research clinicians) and where the clinical practitioner learns about the latest tools for the diagnosis and therapy of diseases.

As such, the journal is highly interdisciplinary, publishing innovative research in the field of light interaction with biological material.

The coverage extends from fundamental research to specific developments, while also including the latest applications or clinical trials/case reports.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10951

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1694

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.531

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	84

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science and 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.

• Surface plasmon resonance based biosensor technique: A review

  Citation: 388

  Authors: Xiaowei

• A review of <i>in‐vivo</i> optical properties of human tissues and its impact on PDT

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Julia L., Timothy C.

• Transmission in near‐infrared optical windows for deep brain imaging

  Citation: 293

  Authors: Lingyan, Laura A., Adrián, Robert

• Clinical multiphoton tomography

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Karsten

• PALM imaging and cluster analysis of protein heterogeneity at the cell surface

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Dylan M., Carles, Jérémie, Astrid, David, Macarena, Katharina

• Disease recognition by infrared and Raman spectroscopy

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Christoph, Gerald, Claudia, Reiner

• Surgical applications of femtosecond lasers

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Samuel H., Eric

• Scanning fiber endoscopy with highly flexible, 1 mm catheterscopes for wide‐field, full‐color imaging

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Cameron M., Christoph J., Timothy D., Fritjof, Eric J.

• Application of circularly polarized light for non‐invasive diagnosis of cancerous tissues and turbid tissue‐like scattering media

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Britt, Callum, Alexander, Steven, Michael, Igor

• Optical coherence elastography for tissue characterization: a review

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Shang, Kirill V.

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