The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of US Geological Survey Open-File Report 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 US Geological Survey Open-File Report?
US Geological Survey Open-File Report is the 377th out of 509 Geology journals. This Journal is the 820th out of 1,091 Earth Science journals. This Journal is the 8481st out of 11,479 Physical 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.
