Journal profile

Current opinion in virology

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1879-6257 | 1879-6265 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.85
Citation rate 6.04 368 total citations
h5-index 47 h5 depth signal
Cited share 76.1% 51 of 67
Total citations 368 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.4% 5 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 414
Germany 90
France 75
United Kingdom 70
Netherlands 40

Citing Fields of Research

Virology 448
Viral Identification & Phylogenetics 207
Immunology 197
Tropical Diseases 147
Plant Virology 83

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,520 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 67 51 cited publications
Last 12 months 69 5.8 publications/month
Open access share 58.0% 40 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 414 citing publications
Leading citing field Virology 448 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 29 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, July 2011-
PubMed
v1n1, July 2011-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Virology Immunology Tropical Diseases Plant Virology Hepatitis

Broad Categories

Virology Tropical Diseases Viral Identification & Phylogenetics Hepatitis Lymphomas

MeSH Descriptors

Virus Diseases Virus Physiological Phenomena Viruses

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.