The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Forest Policy and Economics 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 Forest Policy and Economics?
Forest Policy and Economics is the 18th out of 197 Forestry journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the sub-discipline of Forestry. This Journal is the 77th out of 751 Agriculture journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the discipline of Agriculture. This Journal is the 654th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 1302nd out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 1418th 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.
