The Academic Impact Level of Ophthalmology Journals Published in Türkiye: A Comparative Scientometric Analysis

OBJECTIVES: This study set out to comprehensively analyze and compare the scientific impact, productivity, and collabora-tion networks of seven ophthalmology journals published in Türkiye, using the Dimensions, Tübitak/Ulakbim and SCImago databases.
METHODS: The study examined various bibliometric indicators, including publication count, citation count, percentage of cited publications, self-citation ratio, field citation ratio (FCR), and relative citation ratio (RCR). In addition, the collabora-tion networks for each journal were analyzed in terms of the number of authors, co-authorship links, total co-authorships, and the number of co-authorship clusters. The scientific impact and academic prestige of the journals were assessed using the SCImago Journal Rank Indicator, Q Journal Classification, and H-index.
RESULTS: The Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology (TJO) outperformed the other journals across various metrics, including publication count, citation count, percentage of cited articles, and impact factors. The Beyoglu Eye Journal exhibited the second best performance. The TJO also exhibited the most extensive collaboration network and the highest FCR and RCR values, indicating its strong academic impact.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The TJO is the leading ophthalmology journal in Türkiye, while Beyoglu Eye Journal demonstrates the sec-ond-best performance, both exhibiting high publication counts, citation metrics, and field-normalized indicators. Other Turkish ophthalmology journals demonstrate lower levels of academic impact, indicating that coordinated efforts are required to enhance their quality, visibility, and global recognition.