Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Aims & Scope

By invitation leading experts write on basic and clinical aspects of the eye in a style appealing to molecular biologists, neuroscientists and physiologists, as well as to vision researchers and ophthalmologists.

The journal covers all aspects of eye research, including topics pertaining to the retina and pigment pithelial layer, cornea, tears, lacrimal glands, aqueous humour, iris, ciliary body, trabeculum, lens, vitreous humour and diseases such as dry-eye, inflammation, keratoconus, corneal dystrophy, glaucoma and cataract.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	14.7
2024	18.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.838

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	200

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	219

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3325

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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
• Medline
• Embase

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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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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.

• The multifunctional choroid

  Citation: 1510

  Authors: Debora L., Josh

• Optical coherence tomography angiography

  Citation: 1426

  Authors: Richard F., James G., Nadia K., Srinivas R., Giovanni

• Müller cells in the healthy and diseased retina

  Citation: 1407

  Authors: A, T, J, M, P, S, N, A

• The impact of ocular blood flow in glaucoma

  Citation: 1254

  Authors: Josef, Selim, Vital P, Nicola, Günter K, Luis Metzner, Jean-Paul, Einar

• The epidemics of myopia: Aetiology and prevention

  Citation: 976

  Authors: Ian G., Amanda N., Regan S., Xinxing, Xiaohu, Mingguang, Kathryn A.

• The progress in understanding and treatment of diabetic retinopathy

  Citation: 925

  Authors: Alan W., Timothy M., Mei, Reinhold J., Gareth J., Alicia, Thomas A., Timothy J., Hans-Peter, Rafael, Noemi

• An Integrated Hypothesis That Considers Drusen as Biomarkers of Immune-Mediated Processes at the RPE-Bruch's Membrane Interface in Aging and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  Citation: 912

  Authors: G

• Inflammation in diabetic retinopathy

  Citation: 891

  Authors: Johnny, Timothy S.

• The optic nerve head as a biomechanical structure: a new paradigm for understanding the role of IOP-related stress and strain in the pathophysiology of glaucomatous optic nerve head damage

  Citation: 861

  Authors: Claude F., J., Anthony J., J.-K., Richard T.

• The molecular basis of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma

  Citation: 805

  Authors: Mohammadali, Ariel M., Barbara, Jorge Luis, Adriana

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