Impact Factor
4.29
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
6.68
1,942 total citations
h5-index
53
h5 depth signal
Cited share
88.9%
272 of 306
Total citations
1,942
Citation footprint
Metric signal
6.50
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.6%
69 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
237
United States
198
Switzerland
193
Germany
175
Netherlands
166
Citing Fields of Research
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
1,456
Bacteriology
293
Legionella Infection
152
Healthcare Policy
132
Virology
65
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,764
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
306
272 cited publications
Last 12 months
202
16.8 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
202 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
237 citing publications
Leading citing field
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
1,456 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v6, 2017-
v1, 2012-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Broad Categories
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
MeSH Descriptors
Communicable Disease Control
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Infection Control
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01845-1
Open DOI
Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of Swiss healthcare workers on antibiotic use and resistance: a cross-sectional study
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03
DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01839-z
Open DOI
Regulatory barriers to antimicrobial resistance control in Nigeria: implications for stewardship and surveillance
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05
DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01841-5
Open DOI
Airborne occurrence and genomic relatedness of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in hospital wards: a prospective genomic epidemiology study
Background: Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MDRSE) is an increasing cause of healthcare-associated infections despite enhanced contact-based infection control. Unlike methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , its inci...
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DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01833-5
Open DOI
Nail Polish remains inappropriate for clinical care: a narrative review
Background: Recently, there have been changes to healthcare practices and even national guidelines to allow the use of nail polish. These changes are based on some recent laboratory studies which have challenged the long-standing recomme...
07
DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01827-3
Open DOI
A scoping review of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in tertiary hospitals across low- and middle-income countries
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DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01836-2
Open DOI
Assessment of infection prevention practices in office-based surgery: a multicentre regional audit
Background: Office-based surgery (OBS) is increasingly used due to organizational constraints and perceived benefits. However, data on infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in OBS settings remain limited. This study aimed to a...
09
DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01837-1
Open DOI
Prevalence, molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (2020–2024): a systematic review and meta-analysis of regional and between-study variation
Summary: Background: Previous reviews of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) focused on specific populations, species or regions, while surveillance platforms omit gene distribution, detection-method variabi...
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DOI 10.1186/s13756-026-01832-6
Open DOI
Patient-environment transmission dynamics of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Dutch intensive care unit: a longitudinal retrospective and prospective analysis in a non-outbreak setting
Background: In the intensive care unit (ICU), nosocomial acquisition of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDRE) may lead to adverse patient outcomes; however, investigating the link between patient MDRE colonization and environment...