The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Optics Express 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 Optics Express?
Optics Express is the 12th out of 103 Optics journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Optics. This Journal is the 27th out of 160 Chemical Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the sub-discipline of Chemical Physics. This Journal is the 329th out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 1687th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% 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.
