Journal profile

Food microbiology

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0740-0020 | 1095-9998 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.26
Citation rate 5.87 2,162 total citations
h5-index 52 h5 depth signal
Cited share 92.1% 352 of 382
Total citations 2,162 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.19 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.4% 74 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 545
United States 380
Italy 235
Spain 223
France 182

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 1,528
Food Science & Technology 673
Industrial Microbiology 362
Dairy & Animal Science 318
Crop Science 277

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,698 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 382 352 cited publications
Last 12 months 313 26.1 publications/month
Open access share 25.6% 80 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 545 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 1,528 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v23n1, Feb. 2006-
PubMed
v23n1, Feb. 2006-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology

Broad Categories

Microbiology Nutritional Sciences Bacteriology Smell & Taste Science Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Dairy & Animal Science Food Science & Technology

MeSH Descriptors

Food Microbiology

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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