The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Building and Environment 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 Building and Environment?
Building and Environment is the 1st out of 210 Architecture journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of Architecture. This Journal is the 8th out of 532 Human Geography journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Human Geography. This Journal is the 9th out of 333 Civil Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the discipline of Civil Engineering. This Journal is the 17th out of 210 Environmental Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the sub-discipline of Environmental Engineering. This Journal is the 182nd out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 223rd out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 454th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% 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.
