The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Laboratory Medicine 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 Laboratory Medicine?
Laboratory Medicine is the 85th out of 107 Clinical Biochemistry journals. This Journal is the 380th out of 659 Biochemistry journals. This Journal is the 2153rd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 3290th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 4263rd out of 14,350 Health 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.
