The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Geo-Spatial Information Science 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 Geo-Spatial Information Science?
Geo-Spatial Information Science is the 5th out of 104 Information Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the sub-discipline of Information Science. This Journal is the 21st out of 335 Geography journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the sub-discipline of Geography. This Journal is the 40th out of 532 Human Geography journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the discipline of Human Geography. This Journal is the 88th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Earth Science. This Journal is the 129th out of 1,026 Computer Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the discipline of Computer Science. This Journal is the 215th out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the science branch of Formal Sciences. This Journal is the 749th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 1433rd out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% 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.
