The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of BMC Obesity 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 BMC Obesity?
BMC Obesity is the 39th out of 180 Epidemiology journals. This Journal is the 84th out of 236 Endocrinology journals. 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 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 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.
