The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Optica 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 Optica?
Optica is the 3rd out of 103 Optics journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the sub-discipline of Optics. This Journal is the 62nd out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 80th out of 1,481 Materials Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the discipline of Materials Science. This Journal is the 120th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 250th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% 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.
