The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Boreas 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 Boreas?
Boreas is the 4th out of 717 Religious Studies journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of Religious Studies. This Journal is the 11th out of 38 Physical Geography journals. This Journal is the 33rd out of 335 Geography journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the sub-discipline of Geography. This Journal is the 83rd out of 509 Geology journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the sub-discipline of Geology. This Journal is the 132nd out of 4,377 Arts and Humanities journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the science branch of Arts and Humanities. This Journal is the 165th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the discipline of Earth Science. This Journal is the 236th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This Journal is the 1357th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 1563rd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 2343rd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 2358th 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.
