The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Ecology and Evolution 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 Ecology and Evolution?
Ecology and Evolution is the 20th out of 44 Evolutionary Biology journals. This Journal is the 201st out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 1393rd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 2049th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 2080th out of 8,993 Life 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.
