The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 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 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology?
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology is the 62nd out of 409 Physiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Physiology. This Journal is the 86th out of 504 Biotechnology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Biotechnology. This Journal is the 109th out of 593 Microbiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the sub-discipline of Microbiology. This Journal is the 750th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1099th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1146th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% 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.
