The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Fluid Mechanics 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 Fluid Mechanics?
Journal of Fluid Mechanics is the 2nd out of 25 Fluid Mechanics journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the sub-discipline of Fluid Mechanics. This Journal is the 51st out of 320 Mechanics of Materials journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Mechanics of Materials. This Journal is the 64th out of 551 Mechanics journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Mechanics. This Journal is the 68th out of 428 Condensed Matter Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Condensed Matter Physics. This Journal is the 90th out of 667 Mechanical Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the discipline of Mechanical Engineering. This Journal is the 240th out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 622nd out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 1302nd out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% 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.
