The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Materials 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 Journal of Materials Science?
Journal of Materials Science is the 39th out of 320 Mechanics of Materials journals. This means the journal is among the top 13% in the sub-discipline of Mechanics of Materials. This Journal is the 51st out of 551 Mechanics journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the sub-discipline of Mechanics. This Journal is the 66th out of 667 Mechanical Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the discipline of Mechanical Engineering. This Journal is the 178th out of 2,084 Physics journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the discipline of Physics. This Journal is the 215th out of 1,481 Materials Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the discipline of Materials Science. This Journal is the 357th out of 2,661 Chemistry journals. This means the journal is among the top 14% in the discipline of Chemistry. This Journal is the 463rd out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 964th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% 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.
