The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Applied and Environmental Microbiology 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 and Environmental Microbiology?
Applied and Environmental Microbiology is the 31st out of 273 Food Science and Technology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Food Science and Technology. This Journal is the 48th out of 751 Agriculture journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the discipline of Agriculture. This Journal is the 74th out of 504 Biotechnology journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the sub-discipline of Biotechnology. This Journal is the 88th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 93rd out of 593 Microbiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Microbiology. This Journal is the 649th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 828th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 938th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% 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.
