The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Life 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 Life?
Life is the 5th out of 117 Paleontology journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the sub-discipline of Paleontology. This Journal is the 57th out of 509 Geology journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Geology. This Journal is the 116th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the discipline of Earth Science. This Journal is the 186th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the sub-discipline of Ecology. This Journal is the 1291st out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 1867th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 1925th 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.
