The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Open Forum Infectious Diseases 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 Open Forum Infectious Diseases?
Open Forum Infectious Diseases is the 3rd out of 5 Infectious Disease journals. This Journal is the 122nd out of 203 Pathology journals. This Journal is the 323rd out of 471 Oncology journals. This Journal is the 5440th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals.
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.
