The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Building Simulation 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 Building Simulation?
Building Simulation is the 8th out of 50 Thermodynamics journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Thermodynamics. This Journal is the 113rd out of 568 Energy journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the discipline of Energy. 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 567th out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. 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.
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.
