The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of ACS Synthetic 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 ACS Synthetic Biology?
ACS Synthetic Biology is the 39th out of 335 Biomedical Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Biomedical Engineering. This Journal is the 293rd out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 603rd out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 646th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the science branch of Health Sciences. This Journal is the 654th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% 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.
