The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 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 Autism and Developmental Disorders?
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the 1st out of 65 Special Needs Education journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the sub-discipline of Special Needs Education. This Journal is the 13th out of 250 Educational Psychology journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the sub-discipline of Educational Psychology. This Journal is the 31st out of 2,277 Education journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Education. This Journal is the 104th out of 2,014 Psychology journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the discipline of Psychology. This Journal is the 404th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the science branch of Social 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.
