The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Natural History Sciences 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 Natural History Sciences?
Natural History Sciences is the 8th out of 72 Natural History journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the sub-discipline of Natural History. This Journal is the 80th out of 117 Paleontology journals. This Journal is the 300th out of 509 Geology journals. This Journal is the 343rd out of 2,115 History journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the discipline of History. This Journal is the 620th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This Journal is the 748th out of 1,129 Ecology journals. This Journal is the 3167th out of 5,258 Biology journals. This Journal is the 5045th out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This Journal is the 6994th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This Journal is the 7183rd out of 18,687 Social 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.
