Journal profile

Environmental microbiology

Publisher: Blackwell Science
ISSN1462-2912 | 1462-2920 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.05
Citation rate 4.68 1,719 total citations
h5-index 63 h5 depth signal
Cited share 81.7% 330 of 404
Total citations 1,719 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.43 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.5% 26 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,095
China 786
Germany 526
Spain 344
France 339

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 2,305
Genetics & Genomics 832
Marine Biology 596
Plant Pathology 574
Industrial Microbiology 384

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,629 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 404 330 cited publications
Last 12 months 249 20.8 publications/month
Open access share 57.8% 144 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,095 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 2,305 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Feb. 1999-
PubMed
v1n1, Feb. 1999-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology Marine Biology Genetics & Genomics Plant Pathology Entomology

Broad Categories

Environmental Health Microbiology Biochemical Engineering Bacteriology Marine Biology Plant Pathology Soil Science Entomology

MeSH Descriptors

Environmental Microbiology

Latest Publications

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

01
Annika DeJager, Anna Kirkland, Aaron Hinz et al.
Microbially‐induced corrosion (MIC) driven by redox‐active metabolites has been well studied for iron‐bearing infrastructure, but whether such pathways solubilise economically critical cobalt is poorly understood. This study uses the mod...
04
Getachew Gezehagn Kussia, Bayable Atnafu Kassa, Alazar Amare Amdiyee et al.
Water sustains all living systems, maintaining human, animal, and environmental health. However, as open systems, surface waters are highly exposed to microbial and chemical pollutants, including antimicrobials. These contaminants exert ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v. 1, no. 1 (1999)20001127 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper