The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Geophysical Research 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 Geophysical Research Letters?
Geophysical Research Letters is the 4th out of 133 Geophysics journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the sub-discipline of Geophysics. This Journal is the 17th out of 506 Geology journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the sub-discipline of Geology. This Journal is the 35th out of 1,682 Earth Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the discipline of Earth Science. This Journal is the 146th out of 2,076 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 806th out of 12,155 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% 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.
