The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Infection and Immunity 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 Infection and Immunity?
Infection and Immunity is the 14th out of 74 Parasitology journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the sub-discipline of Parasitology. This Journal is the 123rd out of 429 Immunology journals. This Journal is the 144th out of 590 Microbiology journals. This Journal is the 1006th out of 6,760 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1483rd out of 9,726 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the science branch of Life 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.
