The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Applied Physics Letters 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 Applied Physics Letters?
Applied Physics Letters is the 13th out of 71 Applied Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the sub-discipline of Applied Physics. This Journal is the 286th out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 1517th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% 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.
