Journal profile

BMC infectious diseases

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1471-2334 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.30
Citation rate 4.55 9,840 total citations
h5-index 77 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.2% 2,009 of 2,387
Total citations 9,840 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.71 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.3% 419 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 3,972
United States 1,751
United Kingdom 794
Ethiopia 678
Iran 510

Citing Fields of Research

Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 2,636
Virology 2,167
Mycobacterial Diseases 1,601
HIV 1,514
Bacteriology 1,062

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 18,004 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 2,387 2,009 cited publications
Last 12 months 2,887 240.6 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 2,887 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 3,972 citing publications
Leading citing field Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 2,636 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2001-
PubMed
v1, 2001-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Mycobacterial Diseases Virology HIV Bacteriology Hepatitis

Broad Categories

Communicable Diseases Virology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents HIV Mycobacterial Diseases Tropical Diseases Fungal Pathogenesis

MeSH Descriptors

Communicable Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Latest Publications

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

03
Asha K. Rajan, Divya Bhat, Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara et al.
Background: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) bacteraemia is associated with high mortality in critically ill patients and poses major therapeutic challenges due to limited antimicrobial options, diagnostic uncertainty a...
04
Erik Sörstedt, Staffan Nilsson, Anders Sönnerborg et al.
Background: The pathogenesis and clinical consequences of viral blips are not completely understood. The aim of this large nationwide study was to investigate the incidence of viral blips and factors associated with them, with particular...
07
Zhiheng Luo, Wenzhou Duan, Yukun Lin et al.
Background: Reporting delays in laboratory confirmation constrain timely situational awareness in respiratory disease surveillance. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a reporting-lag-aware machine learning framework for short-term,...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed on Feb. 15, 2002).

Articles are added consecutively to the current annual v.

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Mode of access: Internet.