Journal of Laser Applications

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Laser Applications (JLA) is the scientific platform of the Laser Institute of America (LIA) and is published in cooperation with AIP Publishing.

The high-quality articles cover a broad range from fundamental and applied research and development to industrial applications.

Therefore, JLA is a reflection of the state-of-R&D in photonic production, sensing and measurement as well as Laser safety.

The following international and well known first-class scientists serve as allocated Editors in 9 new categories: High Precision Materials Processing with Ultrafast Lasers Laser Additive Manufacturing High Power Materials Processing with High Brightness Lasers Emerging Applications of Laser Technologies in High-performance/Multi-function Materials and Structures Surface Modification Lasers in Nanomanufacturing / Nanophotonics & Thin Film Technology Spectroscopy / Imaging / Diagnostics / Measurements Laser Systems and Markets Medical Applications & Safety Thermal Transportation Nanomaterials and Nanoprocessing Laser applications in Microelectronics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13475

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	952

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.414

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	67

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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 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.

• Femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures

  Citation: 706

  Authors: J., J., S., A.

• Design guidelines for laser additive manufacturing of lightweight structures in TiAl6V4

  Citation: 387

  Authors: J., D., C.

• Physics and applications of laser-shock processing

  Citation: 364

  Authors: R., P., L., X.

• Laser cladding

  Citation: 353

  Authors: R.

• A review of ultrashort pulsed laser ablation of materials

  Citation: 346

  Authors: M. D., P. A.

• Investigation on reducing distortion by preheating during manufacture of aluminum components using selective laser melting

  Citation: 310

  Authors: Damien, Wilhelm, Norbert, Konrad, Johannes

• Dynamics of keyhole and molten pool in laser welding

  Citation: 305

  Authors: Akira, Jong-Do, Naoki, Masami, Seiji

• Review of laser hybrid welding

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Claus, Flemming O.

• Investigations on ultra-high-speed laser material deposition as alternative for hard chrome plating and thermal spraying

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Thomas, Andres, Konrad, Reinhart

• Wettability conversion of ultrafast laser structured copper surface

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Jiangyou, Minlin, Peixun, Dingwei, Hongjun

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