Journal profile

BMC immunology

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1471-2172 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.63
Citation rate 3.77 487 total citations
h5-index 28 h5 depth signal
Cited share 83.7% 118 of 141
Total citations 487 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.65 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.8% 4 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 371
United States 104
Iran 59
Japan 28
Germany 25

Citing Fields of Research

Immunology 466
Musculoskeletal Disorders 74
Hematology 61
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 51
Noncoding RNA 51

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,467 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 141 118 cited publications
Last 12 months 152 12.7 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 152 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 371 citing publications
Leading citing field Immunology 466 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 13 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2000-
PubMed
v1, 2000-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Immunology Noncoding RNA Hematology Musculoskeletal Disorders Allergies Mycobacterial Diseases

Broad Categories

Allergy and Immunology Immunology Musculoskeletal Disorders HIV Allergies Noncoding RNA Mycobacterial Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Immune System Diseases Immune System Immunity Immunologic Techniques

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed on Feb. 14, 2002).

Articles are added consecutively to the current annual v.

Text (electronic journal) in HMTL and PDF formats.

Mode of access: Internet.