Table 1. Core journals according to Bradford’s law (19 most productive journals between 2010 and 2014).
| Journal | Impact Factor* (JCR rank †) | Language of publication | Number of articles related to “eye diseases” | Total number of articles published by the journal (percentage of articles related to “eye diseases” relative to the total number of articles published) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science | 3.661 (6) | English | 3,619 | 4,955 (73.03) |
| Ophthalmology | 6.170 (2) | English | 1,575 | 1,715 (91.86) |
| British Journal of Ophthalmology | 2.809 (10) | English | 1,319 | 1,496 (88.20) |
| Retina | 3.177 (8) | English | 1,292 | 1,628 (79.36) |
| American Journal of Ophthalmology | 4.021 (5) | English | 1,235 | 1,382 (89.35) |
| Cornea | 2.360 (19) | English | 1,156 | 1,384 (83.52) |
| Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | 2.552 (15) | English | 1,082 | 1,441 (75.10) |
| JAMA Ophthalmology ‡ | 4.488 (3) | English | 1,030 | 1,135 (90.74) |
| PLoS One | 3.534 § | English | 1,012 | 82,543 (1.23) |
| Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | 2.333 (20) | English | 967 | 1,174 (82.36) |
| Molecular Vision | 2.245 (21) | English | 940 | 1,372 (68.51) |
| Eye | 1.897 (26) | English | 842 | 958 (87.90) |
| Acta Ophthalmologica | 2.512 (16) | English | 780 | 943 (82.71) |
| Optometry and Vision Science | 2.038 (22) | English | 709 | 913 (77.66) |
| Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde | 0.665 (53) | German, English | 691 | 858 (80.54) |
| European Journal of Ophthalmology | 1.058 (46) | English | 667 | 738 (90.43) |
| Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 0.914 (50) | English | 647 | 774 (83.59) |
| Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie | 0.361 (56) | French, English | 627 | 688 (91.10) |
| Experimental Eye Research | 3.017 (9) | English | 589 | 1,013 (58.14) |
Notes:
JCR, Journal Citation Report.
* Impact factor for 2013.
† Ranking of journals in the JCR with impact factor in the category “Ophthalmology” (2013). This category includes 58 journals.
‡ Formerly Archives of Ophthalmology.
§ JCR Category: Multidisciplinary Sciences.
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery also belong in the category “Surgery” of the JCR. Molecular Vision also belongs in the category “Biochemistry and molecular biology” of the JCR.