The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Cortex 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 Cortex?
Cortex is the 13th out of 117 Experimental Psychology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Experimental Psychology. This Journal is the 18th out of 90 Psychobiology journals. This Journal is the 24th out of 89 Cognitive Neuroscience journals. This Journal is the 59th out of 343 Neuroscience journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Neuroscience. This Journal is the 100th out of 460 Neurology journals. This Journal is the 171st out of 2,014 Psychology journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Psychology. This Journal is the 614th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 921st out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1351st out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1471st out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% 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.
