The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials 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 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials?
IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials is the 1st out of 581 Electrical Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of Electrical Engineering. This Journal is the 9th out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 18th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% 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.
