The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Human 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 Journal of Human Genetics?
Journal of Human Genetics is the 8th out of 11 Human Genetics journals. This Journal is the 103rd out of 542 Genetics journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the sub-discipline of Genetics. This Journal is the 783rd out of 6,760 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1149th out of 9,726 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1213rd out of 15,471 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.
