Optical Materials

Aims & Scope

Optical Materials has an open access mirror journal Optical Materials: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.

The purpose of Optical Materials is to provide a means of communication and technology transfer between researchers who are interested in materials for potential device applications.

The journal publishes original papers and review articles on the design, synthesis, characterisation and applications of optical materials.

OPTICAL MATERIALS focuses on: • Optical Properties of Material Systems; • The Materials Aspects of Optical Phenomena; • The Materials Aspects of Devices and Applications.

Authors can submit separate research elements describing their data to Data in Brief and methods to Methods X.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.699

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	128

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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 Chemistry, Computer Science, 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.

• Tellurite glass: a new candidate for fiber devices

  Citation: 938

  Authors: J.S., E.M., E.

• Novel materials doped with trivalent lanthanides and transition metal ions showing near-infrared to visible photon upconversion

  Citation: 576

  Authors: J.F., A., D., P., J., S., K.W., C., H.U.

• Structural, FTIR and photoluminescence studies of Cu doped ZnO nanopowders by co-precipitation method

  Citation: 538

  Authors: S., R.

• Comparative study of ceramic and single crystal Ce:GAGG scintillator

  Citation: 537

  Authors: Takayuki, Kei, Yutaka, Hideki, Takagimi

• Properties of transparent Ce:YAG ceramic phosphors for white LED

  Citation: 507

  Authors: S., S., K., Y.

• Spontaneous Raman spectroscopy of tungstate and molybdate crystals for Raman lasers

  Citation: 471

  Authors: T.T, A.A, Yu.K, P.G

• Investigating the performance of formamidinium tin-based perovskite solar cell by SCAPS device simulation

  Citation: 467

  Authors: S., A., A., M.

• Photon avalanche upconversion in rare earth laser materials

  Citation: 407

  Authors: Marie-France

• Linear and nonlinear optical properties of the KBe2BO3F2 (KBBF) crystal

  Citation: 394

  Authors: Baichang, Dingyuen, Ning, Chuangtian

• Optical band gaps of organic semiconductor materials

  Citation: 387

  Authors: José C.S., Ricardo J.S., Carlos F.R.A.C., Adélio, Luís M.N.B.F.

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