Journal profile

International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology

Publisher: Springer Nature
ISSN1139-6709 | 1618-1905 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.60
Citation rate 3.24 978 total citations
h5-index 27 h5 depth signal
Cited share 83.1% 260 of 313
Total citations 978 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.15 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.3% 13 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 197
India 160
Spain 77
Brazil 52
Iran 47

Citing Fields of Research

Bacteriology 430
Industrial Microbiology 180
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 141
Plant Pathology 127
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections 73

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,027 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 313 260 cited publications
Last 12 months 173 14.4 publications/month
Open access share 74.6% 129 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 197 citing publications
Leading citing field Bacteriology 430 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 8 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Mar. 1998-
PubMed
v1n1, Mar. 1998-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Bacteriology Plant Pathology Industrial Microbiology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Phytochemicals

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Sociedad Española de Microbiología
Contributor
Institut d'Estudis Catalans

Broad Categories

Microbiology Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Plant Pathology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Bacteriology Biochemical Engineering Fungal Pathogenesis

MeSH Descriptors

Microbiology

Latest Publications

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

04
Rasha Assad Assiri, Fayez M. Saleh, Sher Muhammad et al.
Klebsiella michiganensis , an emerging multidrug-resistant member of the Klebsiella oxytoca complex, has become an important opportunistic pathogen responsible for nosocomial infections, including bacteremia and ventilator-associated pne...
07
Phan Thi Ngoc Nhanh, Tran Chi Nhan, Mai Chi Bao et al.
In lowland rice cultivation, climate change is increasingly intensified by rising greenhouse gas emissions, especially methane (CH 4 ). This study aimed to: (i) isolate and select acid sulfate-tolerant purple nonsulfur bacteria (PNSB) ca...
08
Wenxing Zeng, Yuan Gong, Yitao Liao et al.
Objective To build a computational, hypothesis-generating framework that links gut microbiota-related metabolites with osteoporosis (OP) while retaining upstream microbial source and substrate information, and to prioritize candidate hos...
10
Hussein Hayder Jasim, Mehrdad Gholami, Mohammad Ahanjan et al.
Introduction The emergence of high-level antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Staphylococcus aureus, represents a critical global health threat that requires novel therapeutic strate...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Chiefly English, some Spanish; issues for 1999- in English; issues for Mar. 2004- Dec. 2004 include abstracts in Portuguese and Spanish.