The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology 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 Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology?
Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology is the 39th out of 180 Epidemiology journals. This Journal is the 40th out of 532 Human Geography journals. This means the journal is among the top 8% in the discipline of Human Geography. This Journal is the 144th out of 805 Public Health journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the discipline of Public Health. This Journal is the 749th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 1042nd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 20% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 1433rd out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the science branch of Physical Sciences. This Journal is the 1533rd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the science branch of Life Sciences. This Journal is the 1706th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% 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.
