The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Library and Information Science Research 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 Library and Information Science Research?
Library and Information Science Research is the 13th out of 104 Information Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the sub-discipline of Information Science. This Journal is the 143rd out of 460 Information Systems journals. This Journal is the 301st out of 1,026 Computer Science journals. This Journal is the 611st out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This Journal is the 2038th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 3182nd 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.
