The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Operations Research 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 Operations Research?
Operations Research is the 5th out of 54 Operations Research journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the sub-discipline of Operations Research. This Journal is the 12th out of 111 Systems Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the discipline of Systems Science. This Journal is the 210th out of 734 Software Engineering journals. This Journal is the 261st out of 2,248 Mathematics journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the discipline of Mathematics. This Journal is the 454th out of 3,140 Formal Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the science branch of Formal Sciences. This Journal is the 1126th out of 5,488 Applied Sciences journals. This Journal is the 1526th out of 20,139 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 2574th out of 12,155 Physical Sciences journals.
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.
