The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 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 Law, Medicine and Ethics?
Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics is the 13th out of 39 Medical Ethics journals. This Journal is the 27th out of 216 Ethics journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the sub-discipline of Ethics. This Journal is the 68th out of 1,046 Philosophy journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the discipline of Philosophy. This Journal is the 364th out of 1,172 Nursing journals. This Journal is the 3135th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 4792nd out of 14,350 Health 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.
