The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology 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 Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology?
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology is the 135th out of 434 Immunology journals. This Journal is the 165th out of 593 Microbiology journals. This Journal is the 1137th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 1679th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1896th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the science branch of Health 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.
