The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of ACS Central 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 ACS Central Science?
ACS Central Science is the 13th out of 826 Chemical Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Chemical Engineering. This Journal is the 32nd out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 32nd out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 66th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Physical 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.
