The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 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 Limnology and Oceanography: Methods?
Limnology and Oceanography: Methods is the 6th out of 27 Limnology journals. This Journal is the 47th out of 253 Oceanography journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the sub-discipline of Oceanography. This Journal is the 157th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the discipline of Earth Science. This Journal is the 2260th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% 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.
