The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of MSphere 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 MSphere?
MSphere is the 87th out of 593 Microbiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the sub-discipline of Microbiology. This Journal is the 105th out of 439 Molecular Biology journals. This Journal is the 579th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 833rd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% 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.
