The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of PeerJ Computer Science 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 PeerJ Computer Science?
PeerJ Computer Science is the 79th out of 460 Information Systems journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the sub-discipline of Information Systems. This Journal is the 158th out of 736 Software Engineering journals. This Journal is the 172nd out of 1,026 Computer Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% in the discipline of Computer Science. This Journal is the 316th out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the science branch of Formal Sciences. This Journal is the 889th out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This Journal is the 1939th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 17% 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.
