The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Oikos 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 Oikos?
Oikos is the 118th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 887th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1294th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the science branch of Life 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.
