The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 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 Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering?
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is the 1st out of 13 Geotechnical Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the sub-discipline of Geotechnical Engineering. This Journal is the 14th out of 333 Civil Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the discipline of Civil Engineering. This Journal is the 31st out of 551 Mechanics journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the sub-discipline of Mechanics. This Journal is the 124th out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 315th out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 668th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% 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.
