The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Frontiers in Physics 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 Frontiers in Physics?
Frontiers in Physics is the 84th out of 2,015 Mathematics journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the discipline of Mathematics. This Journal is the 170th out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the science branch of Formal Sciences. This Journal is the 215th out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 249th out of 1,481 Materials Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the discipline of Materials Science. This Journal is the 413rd out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 1163rd out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 1294th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the science branch of Life 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.
