The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of International Journal of Biological Sciences 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 International Journal of Biological Sciences?
International Journal of Biological Sciences is the 5th out of 126 Developmental Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the sub-discipline of Developmental Biology. This Journal is the 13th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 27th out of 375 Cell Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the sub-discipline of Cell Biology. This Journal is the 30th out of 439 Molecular Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the sub-discipline of Molecular Biology. This Journal is the 131st out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 173rd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% 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.
