The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology 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 American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology?
American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology is the 47th out of 409 Physiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Physiology. This Journal is the 579th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 833rd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 842nd out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% 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.
