The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of APL Materials 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 APL Materials?
APL Materials is the 8th out of 71 Applied Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Applied Physics. This Journal is the 55th out of 504 Biotechnology journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the sub-discipline of Biotechnology. This Journal is the 109th out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 145th out of 1,481 Materials Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the discipline of Materials Science. This Journal is the 229th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 435th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 582nd 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 631st 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.
