The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Development (Cambridge) 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.This graph shows how the impact factor of Development (Cambridge) is computed. The left axis depicts the number of papers published in years X-1 and X2, and the right axis displays their citations in year X.
How Influential is Development (Cambridge)?
Development (Cambridge) is the 13th out of 127 Developmental Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 11% in the sub-discipline of Developmental Biology. This Journal is the 63rd out of 437 Molecular Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the sub-discipline of Molecular Biology. This Journal is the 331st out of 6,760 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 475th out of 9,726 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the science branch of Life 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.