The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of The Open Journal of Astrophysics and its the corresponding percentile for the sake of comparison with the entire literature. Impact Factor is the most common scientometric index, which is defined by the number of citations of papers in two preceding years divided by the number of papers published in those years.
How Influential is The Open Journal of Astrophysics?
The Open Journal of Astrophysics is the 4th out of 48 Astrophysics journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the sub-discipline of Astrophysics. This Journal is the 75th out of 2,076 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 332nd out of 12,155 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the science branch of Physical Sciences.
How are inpact factors calculated?
The impact factor (IF) is calculated by counting citations from peer-reviewed journals only.
extended IF also counts citations from books and conference papers. However, no patent, abstract, working papers, online documents, etc., are covered.
