The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Clinical Microbiology and Infection 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 Clinical Microbiology and Infection?
Clinical Microbiology and Infection is the 28th out of 593 Microbiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the sub-discipline of Microbiology. This Journal is the 179th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 223rd out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the science branch of Health Sciences. This Journal is the 244th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% 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.
