The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Physics in Medicine and Biology 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 Physics in Medicine and Biology?
Physics in Medicine and Biology is the 2nd out of 3 Medical Physics journals. This Journal is the 36th out of 195 Biophysics journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the sub-discipline of Biophysics. This Journal is the 67th out of 350 Radiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the discipline of Radiology. This Journal is the 252nd out of 2,076 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 1369th out of 12,155 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 1633rd out of 15,471 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.
