The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Photonics 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 Photonics Research?
Photonics Research is the 6th out of 42 Photonics journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the sub-discipline of Photonics. This Journal is the 102nd out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 141st out of 1,481 Materials Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the discipline of Materials Science. This Journal is the 219th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 546th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% 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.
