The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Ecology 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 Ecology?
Ecology is the 91st out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 678th out of 6,760 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 981st out of 9,726 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.
