The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Natural History 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 Natural History?
Journal of Natural History is the 5th out of 72 Natural History journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the sub-discipline of Natural History. This Journal is the 120th out of 257 Zoology journals. This Journal is the 212nd out of 2,115 History journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the discipline of History. This Journal is the 656th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This Journal is the 2929th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 4625th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 5838th out of 18,687 Social 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.
