Journal profile

Critical reviews in biotechnology

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
ISSN0738-8551 | 1549-7801 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.60
Citation rate 10.20 1,331 total citations
h5-index 64 h5 depth signal
Cited share 97.7% 130 of 133
Total citations 1,331 Citation footprint
Metric signal 10.76 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.5% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 265
India 157
United States 75
United Kingdom 46
Brazil 42

Citing Fields of Research

Industrial Microbiology 255
Bacteriology 138
Crop Science 125
Genetics & Genomics 89
Biochemical Engineering 87

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,385 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 133 130 cited publications
Last 12 months 59 6.6 publications/month
Open access share 13.6% 8 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 265 citing publications
Leading citing field Industrial Microbiology 255 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v6n1, 1987-
PubMed
v6n1, 1987-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Industrial Microbiology Crop Science Bacteriology Genetics & Genomics Photoproductivity

Broad Categories

Biotechnology Photoproductivity Crop Science Paper & Wood Materials Science Industrial Microbiology Food Science & Technology Phytochemicals

MeSH Descriptors

Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Technology

Latest Publications

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

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Phavit Wongsirichot, Gerard Cloke Browne, Rebecca Dunn et al.
Sophorolipids are a family of microbial biosurfactants that contain a hydrophilic sophorose head and a hydrophobic fatty acid tail. Sophorolipids have gained prominence within both academia and the commercial biochemical industry due to ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Print issues ceased with v. 28 (2008).

Also issued online.

Vol. 1, no. 1 (1983)19911012 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper