The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Genome Biology and Evolution 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 Genome Biology and Evolution?
Genome Biology and Evolution is the 9th out of 44 Evolutionary Biology journals. This Journal is the 120th out of 543 Genetics journals. This Journal is the 125th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 921st out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1351st out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the science branch of Life 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.
