The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Land Degradation and Development 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 Land Degradation and Development?
Land Degradation and Development is the 33rd out of 125 Environmental Chemistry journals. This Journal is the 347th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 426th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 934th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 1055th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% 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.
