The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Soft Matter 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 Soft Matter?
Soft Matter is the 71st out of 428 Condensed Matter Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the sub-discipline of Condensed Matter Physics. This Journal is the 252nd out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 479th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 1369th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the science branch of Physical 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.
