Light: Science and Applications

SJR Rank #297H-index: 193SJR: 4.946Best quartile: Q1Open AccessAPC: US$4,190Listed in DOAJ

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Publisher

Springer Nature

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ1
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Areas: Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy

Most published research topics

Photonic and Optical DevicesMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesDigital Holography and Microscopy

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

2047-7538, 2095-5545

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

17.66

References per Document

52.27

Coverage

2012-2026

Scope

Light: Science & Applications (LSA) seeks to promote research from all aspects of optics and photonics, including basic, applied and engineering research and applications. This journal will primarily publish new research results in cutting-edge and emerging topics in optics and photonics, as well as covering traditional topics in optical engineering. The journal will publish original articles and reviews that are of high quality, high interest and far-reaching consequence. Light: Science & Applications is an open access, online-only journal.

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