The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Birth Defects Research 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 Birth Defects Research?
Birth Defects Research is the 47th out of 126 Developmental Biology journals. This Journal is the 61st out of 388 Pediatrics journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the discipline of Pediatrics. This Journal is the 349th out of 1,169 Pharmacology journals. This Journal is the 1393rd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 2049th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 2080th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 2463rd out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the science branch of Health 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.
