The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Nature Reviews Genetics 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 Nature Reviews Genetics?
Nature Reviews Genetics is the 2nd out of 543 Genetics journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the sub-discipline of Genetics. This Journal is the 4th out of 439 Molecular Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the sub-discipline of Molecular Biology. This Journal is the 15th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 19th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 20th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% 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.
