Impact Factor
4.55
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
6.72
6,033 total citations
h5-index
68
h5 depth signal
Cited share
94.2%
901 of 956
Total citations
6,033
Citation footprint
Metric signal
6.94
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.5%
148 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
2,113
United States
500
Egypt
285
Germany
235
Iran
211
Citing Fields of Research
Bacteriology
2,525
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
1,216
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
870
Plant Pathology
473
Genetics & Genomics
393
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
7,882
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
956
901 cited publications
Last 12 months
1,368
114.0 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
1,368 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
2,113 citing publications
Leading citing field
Bacteriology
2,525 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1, 2001-
v1, 2001-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Bacteriology
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Plant Pathology
Broad Categories
Microbiology
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Bacteriology
Plant Pathology
Digestive Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Microbiological Techniques
Microbiology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1186/s12866-026-05805-y
Open DOI
The gut microbiota of severe acute malnourished and healthy infants in Ghana; a matched case-control study
Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a leading cause of child mortality in low-income countries, yet the role of the gut microbiome in its pathogenesis among West African infants remains poorly characterized. This age- and...
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DOI 10.1186/s12866-026-05808-9
Open DOI
Fumarate improves growth performance and fiber digestibility alongside rumen microbial and hydrogen metabolic remodeling in starch-rich-fed Hu sheep
Fumarate is widely regarded as an alternative ruminal electron acceptor and a precursor for propionate formation. Under starch-rich conditions, however, basal fermentation may already be biased toward propionate formation. Under these co...
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DOI 10.1186/s12866-026-05812-z
Open DOI
Occurrence of Escherichia coli and screening for enteropathogenic virulence genes (eaeA, bfpA) in cattle and abattoir environments in Sagamu, Southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Background: Pathogenic Escherichia coli , including enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), remains among the leading bacterial causes of diarrhoeal illness worldwide. Cattle and abattoir environments are widely recognised as reservoirs from wh...
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DOI 10.1186/s12866-026-05779-x
Open DOI
Urbanization shapes multidrug resistance dynamics in livestock farms of Bangladesh
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
HTML source title: BMC microbiol.
Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed on Feb. 13, 2002).
Articles are added consecutively to the current annual v.
Text (electronic journal) in HTML and PDF formats.
System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.