The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Surface Science Reports 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 Surface Science Reports?
Surface Science Reports is the 8th out of 428 Condensed Matter Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the sub-discipline of Condensed Matter Physics. This Journal is the 9th out of 308 Inorganic Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the sub-discipline of Inorganic Chemistry. This Journal is the 9th out of 229 Materials Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the sub-discipline of Materials Chemistry. This Journal is the 10th out of 311 Physical Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the sub-discipline of Physical Chemistry. This Journal is the 33rd out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 39th out of 1,481 Materials Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the discipline of Materials Science. This Journal is the 60th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 117th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% 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.
