Impact Factor
4.60
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
26.30
2,058 total citations
h5-index
69
h5 depth signal
Cited share
92.8%
77 of 83
Total citations
2,058
Citation footprint
Metric signal
26.06
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.3%
7 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
212
Australia
59
United Kingdom
53
Canada
43
China
41
Citing Fields of Research
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
134
Bacteriology
123
Virology
59
Clinical Laboratory Science
39
Fungal Pathogenesis
39
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,508
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
83
77 cited publications
Last 12 months
84
12.0 publications/month
Open access share
11.9%
10 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
212 citing publications
Leading citing field
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
134 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
14 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1,Jan. 1988-
v1n1,Jan. 1988-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Bacteriology
Fungal Pathogenesis
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Mycobacterial Diseases
Virology
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
American Society for Microbiology
Broad Categories
Microbiology
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents
Fungal Pathogenesis
Virology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Parasitology Studies
MeSH Descriptors
Microbiology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00201-26
Open DOI
Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella disease in the vaccine-development era: diagnostic blind spots, antimicrobial resistance, genomic transmission, and prevention
SUMMARY: Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease is a severe bloodstream and focal invasive infection caused by non-typhoidal serovars of Salmonella enterica , especially S . Typhimurium and S . Enteritidis. Its clinical importa...
02
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00237-26
Open DOI
Clinical and ecological significance of bacterial dormancy in human pathogens
SUMMARY: Bacteria can enter a transient state of reduced metabolic activity to survive temporary unfavorable conditions. This phenomenon, sometimes referred to as dormancy, growth arrest, or quiescence, enables pathogen survival inside a...
03
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00163-24
Open DOI
HIV therapeutics in 2026
SUMMARY: The treatment and prevention of HIV have undergone significant transformations in the 16 years since the last major review of HIV therapeutics published in ASM’s Journal of Virology (A. M. N. Tsibris and M. S. Hirsch, J Virol 84...
04
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00139-26
Open DOI
Re-emergence of Brucella species: epidemiology and pathogenesis
SUMMARY: Brucella spp. are highly adapted intracellular bacterial pathogens that remain a substantial global cause of zoonotic disease. The globally distributed species Brucella melitensis , Brucella abortus , Brucella suis , and Brucell...
05
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00142-24
Open DOI
A new era of dermatophytes: emerging species, new risk factors, and taxonomic change
SUMMARY: The traditional landscape of dermatophyte infections has changed over the past decade. The emergence and global expansion of Trichophyton indotineae have highlighted the impact of irrational and uncontrolled antifungal and topic...
06
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00302-26
Open DOI
A duty to act
Throughout our history, the healthcare and scientific communities have united in the face of public health crises to save lives. During natural disasters like hurricanes or wildfires, infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics, and longs...
07
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00133-25
Open DOI
Streptococcus suis disease in Southeast Asia: microbiology and epidemiology in humans and pigs
SUMMARY: Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen causing significant economic losses and an important zoonotic agent in humans. Southeast Asia is a high-incidence region, where infection is strongly linked to consumption of raw or underco...
08
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00051-26
Open DOI
From decline to resurgence: current perspectives on Mycoplasma pneumoniae
SUMMARY: Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) is an acute respiratory infection caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) and constitutes the primary cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among children aged 5 years and older in China....
09
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00079-24
Open DOI
Advancement of LAMP technologies for rapid and accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases
SUMMARY: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a type of isothermal nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT). Compared to more traditional NAATs, like polymerase chain reaction (PCR), LAMP is run at one consistent temperature, u...
10
DOI 10.1128/cmr.00352-25
Open DOI
DNA sequencing for microbial surveillance in cystic fibrosis airways: advances, challenges, and clinical translation
SUMMARY: DNA sequencing has revolutionized microbial surveillance in cystic fibrosis (CF), transforming pathogen identification from culture-dependent to total microbial community identification using molecular-based approaches. Techniqu...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Print issues ceased with 2017.
Also issued online.
Vol. 1 (1988)19890816 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper