Journal metric profile

JAMA Ophthalmology

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 9.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 7.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank Mar-98 Recorded category rank

JAMA Ophthalmology JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

JAMA Ophthalmology is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by AMER MEDICAL ASSOC. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 9.200, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The database records the JCR category rank as “Mar-98”. Because some imported rank values may require manual verification, readers should confirm the category rank with the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 10,509 total citations, 111 total articles, 112 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 7.900, which is 1.300 points below the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 8.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 3.810.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 6 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.6 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

JAMA Ophthalmology is identified in this record by print ISSN 2168-6165 and electronic ISSN 2168-6173. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJAMA Ophthalmology
Abbreviated journalJAMA OPHTHALMOL
PublisherAMER MEDICAL ASSOC
Metric year2025
Overall rank650
ISSN2168-6165
eISSN2168-6173
Total cites10,509
Total articles111
Citable items112
Cited half-life6 years
Citing half-life6.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor9.200
5-Year Impact Factor7.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites8.600
Journal Citation Indicator3.810
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankMar-98
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JAMA Ophthalmology?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JAMA Ophthalmology is 9.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is JAMA Ophthalmology?

JAMA Ophthalmology is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes JAMA Ophthalmology?

JAMA Ophthalmology is listed as being published by AMER MEDICAL ASSOC.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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