The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Nanophotonics 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 Nanophotonics?
Nanophotonics is the 42nd out of 504 Biotechnology journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the sub-discipline of Biotechnology. This Journal is the 130th out of 1,481 Materials Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Materials Science. This Journal is the 205th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 352nd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 495th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 504th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the science branch of Life 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.
