The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of BMC Systems Biology 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 BMC Systems Biology?
BMC Systems Biology is the 4th out of 31 Systems Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the sub-discipline of Systems Biology. This Journal is the 22nd out of 54 Structural Biology journals. This Journal is the 67th out of 837 Applied Mathematics journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the sub-discipline of Applied Mathematics. This Journal is the 120th out of 2,015 Mathematics journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the discipline of Mathematics. This Journal is the 204th out of 439 Molecular Biology journals. This Journal is the 231st out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the science branch of Formal Sciences. This Journal is the 1094th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 1517th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 1615th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% 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.
