Table 1 The maximum impact factor and number of journals in different fields of medicine for 1997.
From: Impact factors of dermatological journals for 1991 – 2000
Field | Highest impact factor | No. Of journals |
|---|---|---|
Biochemistry | 40,782 | 253 |
Immunology | 37,796 | 117 |
Cell biol. | 37,297 | 130 |
Medicine (exp) | 28,114 | 61 |
Medicine (gen) | 27,766 | 100 |
Endocrinology | 23,017 | 81 |
Microbiology | 18,153 | 73 |
Oncology | 11,403 | 102 |
Psychiatry | 10,751 | 67 |
Gastoenterology | 10,250 | 42 |
Cardiology | 9,762 | 62 |
Haematology | 9,762 | 59 |
Pathology | 6,501 | 66 |
Rheumatology | 6,167 | 18 |
Surgery | 5,954 | 114 |
Ophthalmology | 5,250 | 39 |
Anaesthetics | 4,625 | 21 |
Dermatology | 4,584 | 32 |
Allergology | 3,797 | 18 |
Paediatrics | 3,793 | 66 |
Bioch. Res. Methods | 3,181 | 33 |
Mycology | 2,442 | 15 |
Ortopaedics | 2,242 | 37 |
ENT | 1,915 | 26 |