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Nature Photonics

United Kingdom |Universities and research institutions |Media Ranking

Country

Universities and research institutions Media Ranking

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

SJR 2024

11.546 Q1

H-Index

404

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

17494885

Coverage

2007-2025

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Scope

Photonics — the scientific study and application of light — has evolved to become a key technology behind many devices found in the modern home, factory and research lab. Today, the field is both a Nobel-prize-winning science and a billion-dollar industry, underpinning applications such as fibre-optic communication, data storage, flat-panel displays and materials processing. Nature Photonics is a monthly journal dedicated to this exciting field and publishes top-quality, peer-reviewed research in all areas of light generation, manipulation and detection. Coverage extends from research into the fundamental properties of light and how it interacts with matter through to the latest designs of optoelectronic device and emerging applications that exploit photons. The journal covers topics including: -Lasers, LEDs and other light sources -Imaging, detectors and sensors -Optoelectronic devices and components -Novel materials and engineered structures -Physics of light propagation, interaction and behaviour -Quantum optics and cryptography -Ultrafast photonics -Biophotonics -Optical data storage -Spectroscopy -Fibre optics and optical communications -Solar energy and photovoltaics -Displays -Terahertz technology -Nonlinear optics -Plasmonics -Nanophotonics -X-rays

Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2008Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2009Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2010Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2011Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2012Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2013Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2014Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2015Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2016Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2017Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2018Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2019Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2020Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2021Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2022Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2023Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2024Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2008Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2009Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2010Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2011Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2012Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2013Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2014Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2015Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2016Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2017Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2018Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2019Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2020Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2021Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2022Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2023Q1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2024Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
20086.830
20098.746
201010.700
201111.753
201213.474
201313.684
201414.588
201517.275
201615.689
201716.462
201813.456
201913.614
202013.674
202110.991
202211.774
202311.249
202411.546
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
2007203
2008212
2009215
2010244
2011221
2012225
2013231
2014227
2015183
2016206
2017174
2018189
2019216
2020163
2021173
2022180
2023208
2024229
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document20070
External Cites per document20087.798
External Cites per document20099.294
External Cites per document201011.656
External Cites per document201113.692
External Cites per document201214.941
External Cites per document201317.420
External Cites per document201419.359
External Cites per document201523.772
External Cites per document201624.718
External Cites per document201723.893
External Cites per document201821.959
External Cites per document201921.067
External Cites per document202020.630
External Cites per document202121.342
External Cites per document202222.487
External Cites per document202321.403
External Cites per document202421.649
Cites per document20070.000
Cites per document20087.985
Cites per document20099.542
Cites per document201011.895
Cites per document201113.930
Cites per document201215.229
Cites per document201317.738
Cites per document201419.733
Cites per document201524.086
Cites per document201625.005
Cites per document201724.156
Cites per document201822.171
Cites per document201921.343
Cites per document202020.846
Cites per document202121.599
Cites per document202222.763
Cites per document202321.676
Cites per document202421.968
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
200711.82
200814.62
200918.60
201019.26
201122.62
201227.11
201331.17
201435.24
201530.60
201631.55
201731.03
201832.28
201933.33
202040.49
202141.04
202235.56
202334.13
202441.92
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents20070
Uncited documents2008110
Uncited documents2009179
Uncited documents2010267
Uncited documents2011244
Uncited documents2012237
Uncited documents2013223
Uncited documents2014211
Uncited documents2015189
Uncited documents2016149
Uncited documents2017155
Uncited documents2018138
Uncited documents2019170
Uncited documents2020165
Uncited documents2021174
Uncited documents2022141
Uncited documents2023118
Uncited documents2024131
Cited documents20070
Cited documents200893
Cited documents2009236
Cited documents2010363
Cited documents2011427
Cited documents2012443
Cited documents2013467
Cited documents2014466
Cited documents2015494
Cited documents2016492
Cited documents2017461
Cited documents2018425
Cited documents2019399
Cited documents2020414
Cited documents2021394
Cited documents2022411
Cited documents2023398
Cited documents2024430
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
200713.56
200811.94
200911.78
201012.56
201113.66
201211.55
201314.22
201414.17
201515.01
201615.24
201719.27
201817.19
201921.35
202017.73
202119.21
202219.72
202320.47
202421.24
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
2007
20084745
20094861
20104967
20115043
20125118
20135237
20145330
20155427
20165482
20175521
20185518
20195505
20205457
20215390
20225320
20235285
20245252
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
2007
20081005872
20092075615
20103333097
20114498400
20125716957
20135949709
20146119274
20155899240
20165876187
20175637248
20185402425
20195329275
20205172966
20214931934
20224899506
20234968073
20245005009
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites20070
Self Cites200838
Self Cites2009103
Self Cites2010151
Self Cites2011160
Self Cites2012196
Self Cites2013219
Self Cites2014253
Self Cites2015215
Self Cites2016184
Self Cites2017162
Self Cites2018119
Self Cites2019157
Self Cites2020125
Self Cites2021146
Self Cites2022152
Self Cites2023141
Self Cites2024179
Total Cites20070
Total Cites20081621
Total Cites20093960
Total Cites20107494
Total Cites20119347
Total Cites201210356
Total Cites201312239
Total Cites201413359
Total Cites201516451
Total Cites201616028
Total Cites201714880
Total Cites201812482
Total Cites201912144
Total Cites202012070
Total Cites202112268
Total Cites202212565
Total Cites202311185
Total Cites202412324
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20070.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20087.985
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20099.542
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201011.895
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201113.931
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201214.582
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201317.564
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201419.807
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201521.864
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201625.871
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201724.582
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201824.737
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201922.129
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202021.980
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202122.885
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202222.194
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202321.967
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202422.941
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20070.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20087.985
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20099.542
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201011.895
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201113.930
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201215.229
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201317.738
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201419.733
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201524.086
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201625.005
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201724.156
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201822.171
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201921.343
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202020.846
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202121.599
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202222.763
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202321.676
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202421.968
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20070.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20087.985
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20099.542
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201011.520
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201114.745
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201214.424
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201317.242
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201421.886
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201522.336
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201625.012
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201720.769
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201820.637
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201919.832
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202019.059
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202121.894
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202222.708
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202320.232
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202420.229
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents20070
Non-citable documents200844
Non-citable documents200988
Non-citable documents2010138
Non-citable documents2011147
Non-citable documents2012163
Non-citable documents2013174
Non-citable documents2014176
Non-citable documents2015181
Non-citable documents2016172
Non-citable documents2017170
Non-citable documents2018141
Non-citable documents2019163
Non-citable documents2020226
Non-citable documents2021242
Non-citable documents2022214
Non-citable documents2023154
Non-citable documents2024163
Citable documents20070
Citable documents2008159
Citable documents2009327
Citable documents2010492
Citable documents2011524
Citable documents2012517
Citable documents2013516
Citable documents2014501
Citable documents2015502
Citable documents2016469
Citable documents2017446
Citable documents2018422
Citable documents2019406
Citable documents2020353
Citable documents2021326
Citable documents2022338
Citable documents2023362
Citable documents2024398
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton20077
Overton20088
Overton20096
Overton201013
Overton201111
Overton201216
Overton201310
Overton201414
Overton20156
Overton20169
Overton20178
Overton20186
Overton20197
Overton20201
Overton20210
Overton20223
Overton20232
Overton20240
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG201813
SDG201910
SDG202013
SDG202111
SDG202218
SDG202319
SDG202418
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