The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Acta Ecologica Sinica 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 Acta Ecologica Sinica?
Acta Ecologica Sinica is the 25th out of 252 Botany journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the sub-discipline of Botany. This Journal is the 201st out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 1393rd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 2080th out of 8,993 Life 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.
