The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Botany 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 Botany?
Botany is the 49th out of 252 Botany journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the sub-discipline of Botany. This Journal is the 431st out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This Journal is the 2276th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 3499th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 4048th 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.
