Figure 3 .
The impact factor of a number 1 ranked journal within 69 (sub)disciplines (such as ‘Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems’ or ‘Biochemistry & Molecular Biology’) in life and medical sciences is correlated with the total number of journals within that category. Data are taken from ISI Journal Citation Reports® 1999 (Thomson Corporation). There are large differences between (sub)disciplines. Compiled from reference 15.