Journal of Optical Communications

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.

Category	Year	Quartile
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	1999	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2000	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2001	Q3
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2002	Q3
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2003	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2004	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2005	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2006	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2007	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2008	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2009	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2010	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2011	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2012	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2013	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2014	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2015	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2016	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2017	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2018	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2019	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2020	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2021	Q3
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2022	Q4
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2023	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	1999	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2000	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2001	Q3
Condensed Matter Physics	2002	Q3
Condensed Matter Physics	2003	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2004	Q3
Condensed Matter Physics	2005	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2006	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2007	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2008	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2009	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2010	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2011	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2012	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2013	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2014	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2015	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2016	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2017	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2018	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2019	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2020	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2021	Q3
Condensed Matter Physics	2022	Q4
Condensed Matter Physics	2023	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	1999	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2000	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2001	Q2
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2002	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2003	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2004	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2005	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2006	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2007	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2008	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2009	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2010	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2011	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2012	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2013	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2014	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2015	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2016	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2017	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2018	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2019	Q4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2020	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2021	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2022	Q3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	2023	Q3

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.

Year	SJR
1999	0.178
2000	0.210
2001	0.310
2002	0.227
2003	0.171
2004	0.229
2005	0.190
2006	0.156
2007	0.144
2008	0.158
2009	0.132
2010	0.184
2011	0.136
2012	0.151
2013	0.138
2014	0.163
2015	0.134
2016	0.144
2017	0.154
2018	0.157
2019	0.165
2020	0.246
2021	0.288
2022	0.245
2023	0.231

Total Documents

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

Year	Documents
1999	44
2000	41
2001	54
2002	52
2003	55
2004	52
2005	54
2006	72
2007	62
2008	56
2009	49
2010	54
2011	43
2012	48
2013	55
2014	47
2015	47
2016	54
2017	84
2018	40
2019	82
2020	88
2021	133
2022	204
2023	409

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 document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.142
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.170
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.324
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.235
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.194
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.188
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.169
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.188
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.107
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.121
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	0.143
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	0.205
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	0.403
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	0.178
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	0.206
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	0.210
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	0.218
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	0.264
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	0.345
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	0.418
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	0.507
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	0.858
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	2.605
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	3.936
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	4.077
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.142
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.209
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.364
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.230
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.177
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.193
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.170
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.199
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.101
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.122
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.158
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	0.192
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	0.396
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	0.233
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	0.228
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	0.253
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.207
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	0.275
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	0.365
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	0.395
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	0.539
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	0.961
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	3.310
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	4.277
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	4.059
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.176
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.216
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.400
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.242
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.189
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.168
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.159
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.236
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.079
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.149
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.178
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.143
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	0.388
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.196
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	0.308
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	0.320
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	0.186
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	0.277
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	0.277
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	0.355
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	0.508
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	1.213
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	3.882
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	4.344
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	3.837

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.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	9
Self Cites	2000	12
Self Cites	2001	11
Self Cites	2002	12
Self Cites	2003	7
Self Cites	2004	11
Self Cites	2005	4
Self Cites	2006	8
Self Cites	2007	7
Self Cites	2008	7
Self Cites	2009	5
Self Cites	2010	12
Self Cites	2011	3
Self Cites	2012	2
Self Cites	2013	13
Self Cites	2014	12
Self Cites	2015	11
Self Cites	2016	14
Self Cites	2017	22
Self Cites	2018	7
Self Cites	2019	20
Self Cites	2020	38
Self Cites	2021	446
Self Cites	2022	1021
Self Cites	2023	1327
Total Cites	1999	18
Total Cites	2000	27
Total Cites	2001	47
Total Cites	2002	32
Total Cites	2003	26
Total Cites	2004	31
Total Cites	2005	27
Total Cites	2006	32
Total Cites	2007	18
Total Cites	2008	23
Total Cites	2009	30
Total Cites	2010	32
Total Cites	2011	63
Total Cites	2012	34
Total Cites	2013	33
Total Cites	2014	37
Total Cites	2015	31
Total Cites	2016	41
Total Cites	2017	54
Total Cites	2018	73
Total Cites	2019	96
Total Cites	2020	198
Total Cites	2021	695
Total Cites	2022	1296
Total Cites	2023	1725

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.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.071
External Cites per document	2000	0.116
External Cites per document	2001	0.279
External Cites per document	2002	0.144
External Cites per document	2003	0.129
External Cites per document	2004	0.124
External Cites per document	2005	0.145
External Cites per document	2006	0.149
External Cites per document	2007	0.062
External Cites per document	2008	0.085
External Cites per document	2009	0.132
External Cites per document	2010	0.120
External Cites per document	2011	0.377
External Cites per document	2012	0.219
External Cites per document	2013	0.138
External Cites per document	2014	0.171
External Cites per document	2015	0.133
External Cites per document	2016	0.181
External Cites per document	2017	0.216
External Cites per document	2018	0.357
External Cites per document	2019	0.427
External Cites per document	2020	0.777
External Cites per document	2021	1.186
External Cites per document	2022	0.908
External Cites per document	2023	0.936
Cites per document	1999	0.142
Cites per document	2000	0.209
Cites per document	2001	0.364
Cites per document	2002	0.230
Cites per document	2003	0.177
Cites per document	2004	0.193
Cites per document	2005	0.170
Cites per document	2006	0.199
Cites per document	2007	0.101
Cites per document	2008	0.122
Cites per document	2009	0.158
Cites per document	2010	0.192
Cites per document	2011	0.396
Cites per document	2012	0.233
Cites per document	2013	0.228
Cites per document	2014	0.253
Cites per document	2015	0.207
Cites per document	2016	0.275
Cites per document	2017	0.365
Cites per document	2018	0.395
Cites per document	2019	0.539
Cites per document	2020	0.961
Cites per document	2021	3.310
Cites per document	2022	4.277
Cites per document	2023	4.059

% 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.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	11.36
2000	24.39
2001	0.00
2002	1.92
2003	9.09
2004	21.15
2005	1.85
2006	12.50
2007	8.06
2008	3.57
2009	0.00
2010	5.56
2011	13.95
2012	4.17
2013	3.64
2014	14.89
2015	6.38
2016	7.41
2017	7.14
2018	10.00
2019	24.39
2020	29.55
2021	27.07
2022	28.43
2023	22.25

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.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	0
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	0
Non-citable documents	2002	8
Non-citable documents	2003	10
Non-citable documents	2004	13
Non-citable documents	2005	8
Non-citable documents	2006	8
Non-citable documents	2007	6
Non-citable documents	2008	7
Non-citable documents	2009	9
Non-citable documents	2010	11
Non-citable documents	2011	10
Non-citable documents	2012	8
Non-citable documents	2013	7
Non-citable documents	2014	6
Non-citable documents	2015	4
Non-citable documents	2016	3
Non-citable documents	2017	2
Non-citable documents	2018	3
Non-citable documents	2019	2
Non-citable documents	2020	1
Non-citable documents	2021	0
Non-citable documents	2022	0
Non-citable documents	2023	0
Citable documents	1999	127
Citable documents	2000	129
Citable documents	2001	129
Citable documents	2002	131
Citable documents	2003	137
Citable documents	2004	148
Citable documents	2005	151
Citable documents	2006	153
Citable documents	2007	172
Citable documents	2008	181
Citable documents	2009	181
Citable documents	2010	156
Citable documents	2011	149
Citable documents	2012	138
Citable documents	2013	138
Citable documents	2014	140
Citable documents	2015	146
Citable documents	2016	146
Citable documents	2017	146
Citable documents	2018	182
Citable documents	2019	176
Citable documents	2020	205
Citable documents	2021	210
Citable documents	2022	303
Citable documents	2023	425

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.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	114
Uncited documents	2000	106
Uncited documents	2001	97
Uncited documents	2002	115
Uncited documents	2003	124
Uncited documents	2004	136
Uncited documents	2005	139
Uncited documents	2006	141
Uncited documents	2007	162
Uncited documents	2008	171
Uncited documents	2009	169
Uncited documents	2010	145
Uncited documents	2011	129
Uncited documents	2012	121
Uncited documents	2013	123
Uncited documents	2014	124
Uncited documents	2015	131
Uncited documents	2016	122
Uncited documents	2017	119
Uncited documents	2018	143
Uncited documents	2019	123
Uncited documents	2020	110
Uncited documents	2021	92
Uncited documents	2022	126
Uncited documents	2023	171
Cited documents	1999	13
Cited documents	2000	23
Cited documents	2001	32
Cited documents	2002	24
Cited documents	2003	23
Cited documents	2004	25
Cited documents	2005	20
Cited documents	2006	20
Cited documents	2007	16
Cited documents	2008	17
Cited documents	2009	21
Cited documents	2010	22
Cited documents	2011	30
Cited documents	2012	25
Cited documents	2013	22
Cited documents	2014	22
Cited documents	2015	19
Cited documents	2016	27
Cited documents	2017	29
Cited documents	2018	42
Cited documents	2019	55
Cited documents	2020	96
Cited documents	2021	118
Cited documents	2022	177
Cited documents	2023	254

% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

Year	Female Percent
1999	16.44
2000	12.68
2001	11.76
2002	21.25
2003	23.33
2004	12.24
2005	28.40
2006	21.86
2007	20.34
2008	28.16
2009	18.75
2010	19.05
2011	16.67
2012	18.69
2013	24.77
2014	18.37
2015	28.00
2016	26.92
2017	29.08
2018	30.12
2019	28.03
2020	30.81
2021	27.20
2022	26.67
2023	27.96

Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

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

Documents	Year	Value
Overton	1999	0
Overton	2000	0
Overton	2001	0
Overton	2002	0
Overton	2003	0
Overton	2004	0
Overton	2005	0
Overton	2006	0
Overton	2007	0
Overton	2008	0
Overton	2009	0
Overton	2010	0
Overton	2011	0
Overton	2012	0
Overton	2013	0
Overton	2014	0
Overton	2015	0
Overton	2016	0
Overton	2017	0
Overton	2018	0
Overton	2019	0
Overton	2020	0
Overton	2021	0
Overton	2022	0
Overton	2023	0