Impact Factor
3.39
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.32
259 total citations
h5-index
24
h5 depth signal
Cited share
80.2%
65 of 81
Total citations
259
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.40
External metric anchor
Self-citation
7.7%
20 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
83
Brazil
43
China
42
Italy
39
Japan
34
Citing Fields of Research
Virology
305
Digestive Disorders
237
Hepatitis
90
Bacteriology
71
Viral Identification & Phylogenetics
63
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
702
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
81
65 cited publications
Last 12 months
46
3.8 publications/month
Open access share
50.0%
23 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
83 citing publications
Leading citing field
Virology
305 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
27 September 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v4n1, Mar. 2012-
v4n1, Mar. 2012-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Virology
Digestive Disorders
Hepatitis
Broad Categories
Environmental Health
Nutritional Sciences
Virology
Digestive Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Environmental Microbiology
Food Contamination
Food Microbiology
Virus Diseases
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09711-4
Open DOI
Long-Term Wastewater Genomic Surveillance Reveals SARS-CoV-2 Variant Dynamics in Italy from 2021 to 2025
Long-term genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 remains important as routine clinical testing and sequencing decline over time after the pandemic. We describe the temporal dynamics, methodological adaptation, and operational continuity of I...
02
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09710-5
Open DOI
Long-Term Survival of Human Enteric Virus Surrogates (Murine Norovirus, Rhesus Rotavirus, and Porcine Sapovirus) in Bottled Drinking Water
Enteric viruses are major causes of food- and waterborne diseases. Due to the limited cultivability of many human enteric viruses, surrogate viruses are commonly used to model their environmental persistence. This study aimed to evaluate...
03
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09708-z
Open DOI
Stage-Specific Tulane Virus Replication in Zebrafish: Permissive in Embryos, Restricted in Larvae
Human norovirus (HuNoV), the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States and acute gastroenteritis globally, replicates in the zebrafish embryo and larvae model. However, due to challenges in obtaining well-characterized HuNo...
04
05
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09707-0
Open DOI
Shrimp Aquaculture Under Viral Threats: Insights into Pathogens and Control Strategies
Viral diseases are among the most serious threats to shrimp aquaculture, causing large-scale mortality and production losses. This review summarizes current knowledge on the major viral diseases affecting cultured penaeid shrimp and fres...
06
07
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09705-2
Open DOI
Simultaneous Detection of Human Norovirus GI, GII and Hepatitis A Virus Using CRISPR-Cas12a-Based RT-RPA and Lateral Flow Strip Method
Human norovirus (HuNoV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) are highly prevalent and contagious foodborne pathogens that pose a significant threat to global public health. Current molecular detection methods such as RT-qPCR and RT-ddPCR are high...
08
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09704-3
Open DOI
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology of Hepatitis A in Mexico: Temporal Association with Hospital Admissions and Clinical-Environmental Phylogenetic Relatedness
Hepatitis A (HepA) is a viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), and currently Mexico is considered to have an intermediate-HAV endemicity. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a tool for monitoring infectious diseases bu...
09
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09703-4
Open DOI
The Effect of Food Processing and Preservation on the Survivability of Group A Rotavirus (SA11) in Simulated and Real Food Models
Rotavirus SA11 (RV SA11), a simian strain and member of group A, is widely used for RV research due to its attenuation and similarity to human strains. This study investigated the effects of food acidifying agents and common food process...
10
DOI 10.1007/s12560-026-09702-5
Open DOI
First Wastewater-Based Surveillance of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) in Korea
Monitoring human fecal contamination in wastewater is crucial for public health and environmental safety. Traditional fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), such as Escherichia coli and Enterococci, lack source specificity between human and non...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 2009); title from cover.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 1, no. 3/4 (Dec. 2009).
Print issues ceased with v. 2 (2010).
Also issued online.