The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of PLoS Computational Biology 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 PLoS Computational Biology?
PLoS Computational Biology is the 26th out of 837 Applied Mathematics journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the sub-discipline of Applied Mathematics. This Journal is the 52nd out of 2,015 Mathematics journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the discipline of Mathematics. This Journal is the 67th out of 543 Genetics journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the sub-discipline of Genetics. This Journal is the 81st out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 110th out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the science branch of Formal Sciences. This Journal is the 604th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 784th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 872nd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% 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.
