The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Computers and Security 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 Computers and Security?
Computers and Security is the 8th out of 991 Law journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of Law. This Journal is the 371st out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 828th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the science branch of Physical 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.
