The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of the American Chemical Society 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 Journal of the American Chemical Society?
Journal of the American Chemical Society is the 7th out of 659 Biochemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the sub-discipline of Biochemistry. This Journal is the 15th out of 826 Chemical Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Chemical Engineering. This Journal is the 36th out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 36th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 61st out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 72nd out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 79th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Life 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.
