The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of ZooKeys 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 ZooKeys?
ZooKeys is the 36th out of 117 Paleontology journals. This Journal is the 62nd out of 257 Zoology journals. This Journal is the 171st out of 509 Geology journals. This Journal is the 358th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This Journal is the 458th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This Journal is the 2351st out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 3626th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 4267th out of 11,479 Physical 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.
