The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Infection, Genetics and Evolution 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 Infection, Genetics and Evolution?
Infection, Genetics and Evolution is the 89th out of 543 Genetics journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the sub-discipline of Genetics. This Journal is the 97th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 105th out of 593 Microbiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Microbiology. This Journal is the 140th out of 439 Molecular Biology journals. This Journal is the 722nd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1055th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1091st out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% 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.
