The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Rheumatology International 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 Rheumatology International?
Rheumatology International is the 17th out of 73 Rheumatology journals. This Journal is the 123rd out of 434 Immunology journals. This Journal is the 1006th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1483rd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1633rd out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% 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.
