The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Isis 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 Isis?
Isis is the 7th out of 39 History of Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of History of Science. This Journal is the 270th out of 2,115 History journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the discipline of History. This Journal is the 1119th out of 4,377 Arts and Humanities journals. This Journal is the 6497th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This Journal is the 6566th out of 11,479 Physical 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.
