The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Mountain Science 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 Journal of Mountain Science?
Journal of Mountain Science is the 86th out of 532 Human Geography journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the discipline of Human Geography. This Journal is the 100th out of 509 Geology journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the sub-discipline of Geology. This Journal is the 215th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the discipline of Earth Science. This Journal is the 1759th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 2863rd 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.
