Search of high impact factor journal

[jasum]

it seems a silly question.
how to figure out the most important journal in this field?
can I serch by the impact factor?how can I use it?
I am a beginner in this branch, and I am confused in how to find out the important artical which imapct this field a lot.

 

[ZapperZ]

You need to look at a citation index. Go to a library and ask a librarian to help you with this if you do not have access to a citation index such as the ISI.

In physics, the top 3 highest ranked journals in terms of impact factor are Nature, Science, and Physical Review Letters.

Zz.

 

[J77]

What's the field?

All the Elsevier journals have the IF on their intro pages now.

fwiw, iirc, highest in physics are:

Science and Nature (of course)

and

Physics Review Letters

For maths - I think the Journal of Fluid Dynamics is high - but it depends on the specific field (apart from S and N, and PRL).

What's your field?