Figure 1
JIF distribution in a subject category (Web of Science – Science Citation Index Expanded; Plant Sciences)
Figure 2
JIF trend over time (Tropical Hygiene and International Health)
Table 1
Ranking of Tropical Medicine & International Health in both subject categories
| Category | Rank | Quartile | JIF percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 51/161 | Q2 | 68.8 |
| Tropical Medicine | 4/19 | Q1 | 81.6 |
Figure 3
Top ten journals in the Web of Science SCIE Tropical Medicine category in terms of documents (2004–2014, articles and reviews)
Table 2
Several citation indicators – including normalized citation impacts – for Tropical Medicine & International Health (2004–2014). Combinations of indicators give a better picture
| Article title | Authors | Volume | Issue | Pages | Pub date | Times cited | Journal expected citations | Category expected citations | JNCI | CNCI | Percentile in subject area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insecticide-treated bednets reduce mortality and severe morbidity from malaria among children on the Kenyan coast | Nevill, C G, Some E S, Mungala V O, Mutemi W, New L | 1 | 2 | 139–146 | 1996 | 285 | 17.55 | 21.39 | 16.24 | 13.32 | 0.08 |
| Impact of permethrin impregnated bednets on child mortality in Kassena-Nankana district, Ghana: A randomized controlled trial | Binka F N, Kubaje A, Adjuik M, Williams LA, Lengeler C | 1 | 2 | 147–154 | 1996 | 255 | 17.55 | 21.39 | 14.53 | 11.92 | 0.16 |
| Patient retention in antiretroviral therapy programs up to three years on treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, 2007-2009: systematic review | Fox M P, Rosen, S | 15 | Jan-15 | 2010 | 179 | 13.2 | 8.95 | 13.56 | 20 | 0.09 | |
| Drug resistance in Indian visceral leishmaniasis | Sundar S | 6 | 11 | 849–854 | 2001 | 281 | 32.2 | 22.61 | 8.73 | 12.43 | 0.39 |
| Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low- and middle-income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries | Pruess-Ustuen A, Bartram J, Clasen T, Colford J M Jr, Cumming, Oliver | 19 | 8 | 894–905 | 2014 | 4 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.84 | 7.89 | 2.56 |
[i] JNCI: Journal Normalized Citation Impact; CNCI: Category Normalized Citation Impact
Figure 4
Citation patterns vary between subjects, over time, and by document type. These variables must be controlled for
Figure 5
Calculation of Category Normalized Citation Impact
Table 3
Individual article-level indicators for articles and reviews in Tropical Medicine & International Health (2004–2014)
| No of docs | Times cited | % docs cited | Journal impact factor | Category Normalized Citation Impact | Cited Half Life | Article influence | Immediacy index | EigeN-factor | 5-year impact factor | Impact factor w/o self cites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,120 | 55,937 | 93 | 2.329 | 1.13 | 7.1 | 1.003 | 0.571 | 0.01488 | 2.895 | 2.196 |
[i] Tropical Medicine & International Health. source: Web Of Science Core Collection 2004–2014