The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Great Lakes Research 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 Great Lakes Research?
Journal of Great Lakes Research is the 4th out of 27 Limnology journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the sub-discipline of Limnology. This Journal is the 40th out of 253 Oceanography journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Oceanography. This Journal is the 139th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the discipline of Earth Science. This Journal is the 201st out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 1393rd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 2049th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 2080th out of 8,993 Life 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.
