The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Epidemics 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 Epidemics?
Epidemics is the 8th out of 74 Parasitology journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the sub-discipline of Parasitology. This Journal is the 23rd out of 180 Epidemiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the sub-discipline of Epidemiology. This Journal is the 24th out of 77 Virology journals. This Journal is the 62nd out of 805 Public Health journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the discipline of Public Health. This Journal is the 83rd out of 593 Microbiology journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the sub-discipline of Microbiology. This Journal is the 560th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 807th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 810th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% 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.
