The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Geriatrics (Switzerland) 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 Geriatrics (Switzerland)?
Geriatrics (Switzerland) is the 13th out of 21 Geriatrics journals. This Journal is the 19th out of 49 Gerontology journals. This Journal is the 188th out of 1,172 Nursing journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the discipline of Nursing. This Journal is the 1631st out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 2635th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 3253rd out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals.
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.
