Impact Factor & Ranking

3.0 2.25 1.5 0.75 2.936 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2.936 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
  • 1 142
    #71
  • 1 127
    #62
  • 1 146
    #64
  • 1 129
    #57
  • 1 296
    #156
  • 1 131
    #56
  • 1 143
    #76
  • 1 131
    #72
  • 1 142
    #84
  • 1 130
    #78

About Impact Factor & Ranking

Measure of the number of times an average paper in this journal is cited. Copyright Clarivate Analytics.

Metrics

Year I.F. Psychiatry Psychology, clinical
2021 2.936 84/142 78/130
2020 2.699 76/143 72/131
2019 2.156 156/296 56/131
2018 2.178 64/146 57/129
2017 2.004 71/142 62/127

Definition

Impact Factor

The Journal Impact Factor is published each year by Clarivate Analytics. It is a measure of the number of times an average paper in a particular journal is cited during the preceding two years.
For example:

A = the number of times articles published in a specific journal in 2014 and 2015 were cited by journals during 2016.
B = the total number of 'citable items' published by that journal in 2014 and 2015. ('Citable items' are usually articles, reviews, proceedings, etc.; not editorials or letters-to-the-editor.)

2016 impact factor = A/B.

Actual value is intentionally only displayed for the most recent year. Earlier values are available in the Journal Citation Reports from Clarivate Analytics

ISI ranking

Journals are often ranked by Impact Factor in an appropriate Clarivate Analytics subject category. As there are now two Impact Factors published – two-year and five-year Impact Factors – this rank may differ, so care is needed when assessing these ranked lists to understand which of the two metrics is being used. In addition, journals can be categorized in multiple subject categories, giving them different ranks for each subject. Consequently, a rank should always be in context to the subject category.

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