62 Ophthalmology journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science | 0146-0404 | 835 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| BMC Ophthalmology | 1471-2415 | 745 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Eye | 0078-5334 | 630 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Journal of Ophthalmology | 0002-9394 | 586 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Ophthalmology | 0165-5701 | 533 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Clinical ophthalmology | 1177-5467 | 478 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Indian Journal of Ophthalmology | 0301-4738 | 418 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Translational Vision Science & Technology | 2164-2591 | 392 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Ophthalmology | 0161-6420 | 373 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Retina | 0275-004X | 368 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Ophthalmology Science | 2666-9145 | 338 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | 0721-832X | 337 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Ophthalmology | 2222-3959 | 317 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| JAMA Ophthalmology | 2168-6165 | 303 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Ocular Immunology and Inflammation | 0927-3948 | 300 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Ophthalmology | 1120-6721 | 289 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ophthalmology Retina | 2468-6530 | 286 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| British Journal of Ophthalmology | 0007-1161 | 251 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery | 0146-2776 | 250 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology | 0008-4182 | 224 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Canada |
| Ophthalmology and Therapy | 2193-6528 | 214 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,47,550 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | 1442-6404 | 187 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Clinical and Experimental Optometry | 0816-4622 | 181 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics | 0275-5408 | 178 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology | 0021-5155 | 171 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Seminars in Ophthalmology | 0882-0538 | 165 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases | 2474-1264 | 162 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Current Eye Research | 0271-3683 | 161 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Retina and Vitreous | 2056-9920 | 161 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,043 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Survey of Ophthalmology | 0039-6257 | 160 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Glaucoma | 1057-0829 | 147 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| BMJ Open Ophthalmology | 2397-3269 | 135 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Ophthalmology Glaucoma | 2589-4196 | 132 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| AJO International | 2950-2535 | 122 | 1 | ≈ ₹91,030 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Frontiers in Ophthalmology | 2674-0826 | 117 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Optometry and Vision Science | 1040-5488 | 113 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology | 2211-5056 | 111 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection | 1869-5760 | 107 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,27,459 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 1080-7683 | 92 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology | 2162-0989 | 91 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,87,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Ophthalmology | 2090-004X | 88 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,21,737 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology | 1319-4534 | 85 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Saudi Arabia |
| Current Opinion in Ophthalmology | 1040-8738 | 77 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology | 1300-0659 | 70 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology | 1556-9527 | 61 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Ophthalmic Epidemiology | 0928-6586 | 58 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Translational Medicine | 2673-8937 | 56 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research | 2008-2010 | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology | 2515-8414 | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research | 2667-3762 | 50 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,54,126 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| International Ophthalmology Clinics | 0020-8167 | 47 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Ophthalmic Research | 0030-3747 | 46 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,42,695 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| International Journal of Science and Technology Research Archive | 0799-6632 | 45 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| JOURNAL OF CURRENT GLAUCOMA PRACTICE | 0974-0333 | 44 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Clinical Optometry | 1179-2752 | 42 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,43,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Ophthalmologica | 0030-3755 | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Switzerland |
| The EPMA Journal | 1878-5077 | 39 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Medical Hypothesis Discovery & Innovation in Ophthalmology | 2322-3219 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Nature Cell and Science | 2958-695X | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Current Ophthalmology Reports | 2167-4868 | 15 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Eye and Brain | 1179-2744 | 13 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Indonesian Journal of Case Reports | 3025-3578 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |