Journal profile

Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions

Publisher: Springer
ISSN1431-0651 | 1433-4909 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.26
Citation rate 2.62 231 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 82.0% 73 of 89
Total citations 231 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.81 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.2% 12 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 114
United States 82
Japan 80
Germany 54
Brazil 47

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 491
Industrial Microbiology 242
Genetics & Genomics 168
Ecological Monitoring 51
Marine Biology 35

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,972 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 89 73 cited publications
Last 12 months 43 6.1 publications/month
Open access share 16.3% 7 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 114 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 491 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 23 April 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,Feb. 1997-
PubMed
v1n1,Feb. 1997-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology Industrial Microbiology Genetics & Genomics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
International Society for Extremophiles

Broad Categories

Biology Biochemical Engineering Industrial Microbiology Paper & Wood Materials Science Bacteriology Metalloenzymes Polymer Science

MeSH Descriptors

Adaptation, Biological Environment Microbiology

Latest Publications

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

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Yesenia M. Santa-Cruz Vasquez, Luis Gabriel Cueva-Yesquen, Luiz Henrique Rosa et al.
Chitin is the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature and constitutes a key structural component in the cell wall of fungi and invertebrate exoskeletons. Chitinases produced by Antarctic organisms have demonstrated high catalytic e...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Official organ of the International Society for Extremophiles, <June 2002->

Vol. 1, no. 1 (FEB 1997)19980716 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper