Table 3

Classification of journals according to their impact factor

Impact factor Journals
(n (%))
Articles published in these journals (n (%))
>202  (0.3)6  (0.3)
10–195 (0.9)12 (0.5)
5–910 (1.7)18 (0.8)
4–4.9999 (1.6)37 (1.6)
3–3.99919 (3.3)68 (3.0)
2–2.99944 (7.6)147 (6.5)
1–1.99983 (14.4)699 (31.1)
<1149 (25.8)463 (20.6)
Not indexed in SCI256 (44.4)797 (35.5)
Total577 (100.0)2247 (100.0)
  • SCI=science citation index.