The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Nature Immunology 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 Nature Immunology?
Nature Immunology is the 6th out of 429 Immunology journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the sub-discipline of Immunology. This Journal is the 42nd out of 6,760 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 50th out of 9,726 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 50th out of 15,471 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% 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.
