The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Digestive Diseases and Sciences 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 Digestive Diseases and Sciences?
Digestive Diseases and Sciences is the 31st out of 128 Gastroenterology journals. This Journal is the 73rd out of 409 Physiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Physiology. This Journal is the 921st out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1351st out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1471st out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the science branch of Health 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.
