Journal profile

Emerging infectious diseases

Publisher: National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
ISSN1080-6040 | 1080-6059 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.52
Citation rate 6.70 6,403 total citations
h5-index 86 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.5% 872 of 1,032
Total citations 6,403 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.34 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.3% 148 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 446
United Kingdom 74
China 69
France 60
Germany 56

Citing Fields of Research

Virology 1,952
Tropical Diseases 1,231
Zoonotic Infections 732
Bacteriology 691
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 587

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 14,792 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 1,032 872 cited publications
Last 12 months 420 35.0 publications/month
Open access share 75.5% 317 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 446 citing publications
Leading citing field Virology 1,952 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 December 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1995-
PubMed
v1n1, 1995-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Virology Zoonotic Infections Tropical Diseases Bacteriology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Fungal Pathogenesis

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.)

Broad Categories

Communicable Diseases Virology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Tropical Diseases Zoonotic Infections Bacteriology Viral Identification & Phylogenetics Fungal Pathogenesis

MeSH Descriptors

Communicable Disease Control Communicable Diseases

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issued also online.