The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A 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 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A?
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A is the 1st out of 38 Orthopedic Surgery journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the sub-discipline of Orthopedic Surgery. This Journal is the 9th out of 645 Surgery journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Surgery. This Journal is the 10th out of 222 Orthopedics journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the discipline of Orthopedics. This Journal is the 677th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the science branch of Health 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.
